| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| c.1692 | c.1697 | Service as a merchant seaman | ADM107/2 |
| 23.7.1705 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/2/59 | RNLPC | |
| 21.11.1707 | Lieutenant ADM 6/9/103 | ADM 6/9 | |
| 21.11.1707 | 17.12.1708 | Jersey (54), Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/103 | ADM 6/9 |
| 18.12.1708 | 26.1.1709/10 | Scarborough (32), Lieutenant ADM 6/10/85 Commission confirmed 27.8.1709 | ADM 6/10 |
| 27.1.1709/10 | 27.7.1711 | Sunderland (60), Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/22 | ADM 6/11 |
| 28.7.1711 | 1.10.1711 | Devonshire (80), Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/169 Commission confirmed 18.10.1711 | ADM 6/11 |
| 2.10.1711 | Mary Galley (42), Lieutenant ADM 6/11/164 | ADM 6/11 | |
| 3.10.1711 | 3.4.1712 | Norfolk (80), Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/164 | ADM 6/11 |
| 4.4.1712 | 14.10.1712 | Milford (36), Lieutenant ADM 6/11/203 | ADM 6/11 |
| 22.11.1717 | 6.1.1718/19 | Preston (50), First Lieutenant ADM 6/12/107 | ADM 6/12 |