Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Plow Boy (Schooner, 1816)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Plow Boy
Year of Build:
1816
Rebuilt:
1. 1821,;***
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sulivan, New York*
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
John Vorce
Ownership Notes:
Vorce, John, (1816); Hooker, John, (1816); Ellis, Jacob, (1816-1819); Vorce, William, (1816); Ledyara (Layard), Samuel, (1821); Mosely, Horace, (1821);
Master(s):
Vorce, John, (1816); Ellis, Jacob, (1819); Mosely, Horace, (1821);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1816)
Hull Dimensions
1816
Length: 57' 6" Width/Beam: 16' Depth: 3' 10"
1821
Length: 58' Width/Beam: 16' Depth: 3' 7"
Tonnage
1816
Gross: 31 + 00/95
1821
Gross: 29 + 25/95
Enrollments/Registration
June 29, 1816
   Port: Oswego Number: 6 of 1816
Document Type: Registration
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 7-18-1816
July 18, 1816
   Port: Oswego Number: 9 of 1816
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 10-31-1818
October 31, 1818
   Port: Oswego Number: 20 of 1818
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-25-1819
April 25, 1819
   Port: Oswego Number: 4 of 1819
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 10-26-1819
October 26, 1819
   Port: Oswego Number: 17 of 1819
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-9-1820
April 9, 1820
   Port: Oswego
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
April 27, 1821
   Port: Genesee Number: 6 of 1821
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Genesee 6-20-1822
June 20, 1822
   Port: Genesee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: (Sold out of District)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Plow Boy ** (1816-1826)
Nationality:
American (1816-1826 )
Chronology:

1. 11/00/1826, above Eighteen Mile Creek, Lake Erie, ashore;

Notes
General notes:
* Sullivan is located in Madison County, New York;
** the first registry stated the vessel name as "Plow Boy"; the second registry gave the name as "Plough Boy"; the newspapers referred to the vessel as "Ploughboy" or "Plough Boy";
*** she must have been rebuilt between 4/9/1820 and 4/27/1821 at either Oswego or Genesee;
Sources:
1. Enrollments: Genesee, New York; Oswego, New York;
2. Master Abstracts: Genesee, New York; Oswego, New York;
3. Certificates of Registry: Genesee, New York; Oswego, New York;
4. Kingston Gazette: 9/2/1817;
5. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 11/17/1826;
6. John Poole's notes;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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