Hi Frances, Try asking the Mariners list. They're a really knowledgeable and helpful bunch. To subscribe send an email to: MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the usual 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frances Laird" <frances_laird@yahoo.co.uk> To: <MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 3:01 PM Subject: [MDX] Bonhome - Blackwall | Hi List | Can Anyone help? I have a copy of the will made by an ancestor in 1633. He was a quartermaster based, I believe at Blackwall, on the ship 'Mary'. He mentions another ship in his will, the 'Jonah', which I beleive is sometimes the nickname for a ship called 'Jonas'. He died abroad, but I am interested to find out about the ship, or group of ships, he was associated with. Apparently two ships named the 'Mary and John' left London at about this time, one with the East India Company, the other taking pilgrims to the New World. Ca anyone help me out with this? | Many thanks | Frances