The captains listed below sailed into and out of the Port of San Francisco during the mid-1800s. During 1849 and 1850 alone, more than 600 Captains sailed from Eastern seaport towns into San Francisco Bay.
A
* Herman Ackerman, 2717-1/2 Mission
*Robert Ackerman, 9 Madison Avenue
E.H. Ackley
Captain Adams
*Charles H. Aitken, 33 Washington Avenue
Captain Alexander
*James G. Allen, 1314 Twenty-second
*Antonio Alves, 727 Broadway
*Jabez A. Amesbury, 710 O'Farrell
Captain Amy
*Andrew Anderson, 1124 Stevenson
*Frank A. Anderson, 17 Perry
*Frederick Anderson, 1128-1/2 Howard Street
*Henry Anderson, 121 Francisco
*William Anderson, 320 1/4 Ritch Street
Ole Anfindsen, Folsom Street
George Ankers, 754 Bryant Street
Henry Anson, 1133 Union Street
*Captain Auguay
*Richard Austin, 415 East
*Elihu Avery, 1437 Steiner
B
F.R. Baby
*Charles Backus, 230 Francisco
A. Bacon
*Charles A. F. Bahn, 906 Filbert
*James G. Baker, Pacific St. Wharf
Captain Bailey
W.W. Baker
*John W. Balch, 528 Ellis
Captain Baldwin
*Edward A. Barfred, 531 Grove Street
Captain Barnard
*William H. Barr, 1011 Union Street
William Jackson Barry
Captain Barstow
Lt. Edward F. Beal
Moses Thurston Bean
*Samuel B. Beck, 1721 Jones
*John H. Behrens, 612 Jessie
*William C. Behrens, N.S. Caselli Avenue near Rose
*Christopher A. Bell, 45=1/2 Federal
John H. Bell
*Conrad Benfeldt, N.S. Hale near Merrill
*John Bennett, 1432 Dolores
*William Bennett, 818 Jessie
Lt. Bissell
*Daniel W. Blanchard, 1708 Turk Street
Clement P. Blethen
James H. Blethen
James H. Blethen, Jr., 512
Devisadero Street
John C. Blethen
*Gustave Bluhm, 214 Steuart
William Bluhm, 1413 Bush Street
Lieutenant S.F. Blunt
W.M. Blye
J. Bodfish
*Russell S. Bodfish, 423 Tenth
*Gerhardt Boese, 124 Eugenia
*Henry Boettcher, 320 Drumm
*Frederick H. Boie, 23-1/2 Twenty-Second
*Morton Bondegard, 1731 Jessie
John Bone, 1505 Leavenworth
*William Borchers, 2 Rincon Court
*William Borchers, Jr., 2 Rincon Court 1889
*Hendrick Botcher, 5 Seymour Av
J. Bottom
Charles C. Boudrow
F. Bourne
*George W. Boyd, 113 Cumberland
*Hansen Boysen, 609 1/2 Chestnut
*John Brannan, 54 Sacramento
N.A. Bray
Charles J. Brenham
Captain Brewster
Captain Brieholm
*Martin Brigman, office 405 Front
*Albert Brown, 503 Filbert
*Charles Brown, office, 405 Front
*Frederick Brown, 426 Hayes
*John Brown, 14 Rondell Pl
*John W. Brown, 904 Church
*William Brown, 716 Bay
*Conrad Bruns The Morgan Oyster Co., 1223 Eddy Street
*Julius F. Bryn, 21 Madison Av
Lt. Thomas A. Budd, U.S.N.
Captain Burgess
*William R. Burmeister, office Pier 7, Steuart
C
*James J. Cabaniss, 1919 Polk
*Robert Caldwell, 9 Broadway
Captain Caleff
*Michael Canalli, 331 1/2 Union
Captain Carlton
John Carphin
James Carroll
*Daniel A. Carter, Brooklyn Hotel
Captain Caulfield
William Henry Causer
*John M. Caverly, 1815 Sutter
Captain Champion
*James Chapman, 1131 Bush
*John Christensen, 38 Fair Oaks
*Oliver Christenson, 734 Hayes
*Ernest W. Christiansen, 1229 York
*Peter Christianson, 621 Third
*Robert C. Clark, 6 Clay
S. Clark
W.S. Clarke
John Clay
Henry Cleaveland
*Charles Clint, 1028 Pacific
William Cobb
*William Colby, 524 1/2 Capp
Charles Coffin
D. Colburn
George A. Cole
H. Cole
*Theodore H. Collett, 198 Lombard
J. Collier
*Peter Colly, office 18 Howard
*James Colman, 318 Brannan
*Edward L. Colville, 929 1/2 Jackson
E. Cook
*George Cook, 503 Folsom
*James Cooper, 575 Minna
*William Cornell, 641 Folsom
Captain Corwin
Kenny Couillard
*William H. Coulson, 11 Clementina
*Edwin B. Cousins, 13 1/2 Washington Avenue
*Peter Crack, 814 Twentieth
*John S. Crawford, 322 1/2 Eighteenth
Captain Josiah Perkins
Cressey (and Eleanor Cressey, Navigator)
*C. H. Crocker, office 18 Howard
*Samuel F. Cromwell, 734 Sixteenth
Thomas B. Cropper
B.S. Crosby
Captain Cunningham
*George A. Currie, 614 Mason
*Henry G. Curtis, 414 Capp Street
D
Captain Dall
Timothy Herbert Dame
*George W. David, 628 O'Farrell
*James Davidson, 420 Third
*Charles Davis, office 18 Howard
*William J. Davis, 519 Bush
*Glrard Debney, 917 McAllister
Captain DeLaney
*Jullus De Moey, 37 Pacific
A.W. Dennis
*Henry Desslow, 28 South Park
*George Dettmers, 330 1/2 Eighteenth
*William H. Diggs, 732 Capp
*Oliver W. Ditson Arctic Whaling Co., 35 Stanford
*George Dittmers, 330 1/2 Eighteenth
Justus Doane
*Adams Dodd, 1309 Guerrero
Thomas Dodge
John M. Dow
Captain Dowd
*Thomas Dowdell, 1217 1/2 Hayes
Captain Downes
*Louis Dreysdoffer, 7 Clay 10 De Boom
*Theobald Duebeck, 720 Third
*Theobald Duerrbeck, 720 Third
Phillip Dumaresq
William Dunham
E. W. Dunn
Captain Durham
E
*Cyrus A. Eastman, 2 Ewer Place
*William F. Edwards, 114 Hyde Street
*Alexander Edwardson, 431 Vallejo
T. Eldridge
William Ellery
J.B. Elwell
*Carl Emerson, 11 Jackson
*Albert Erickson, 359 1/2 First
*Conrad Erickson, 20 Clementina
*John Errickson, schr Noyo, 23 1/4 South Park
*Damian Espinosa, 1423 Geary
*Robert J. Espy, 762 Folsom
George T. Estabrooks
*John H. Evans, 124 1/2 Bernard
*Alfred Everson, 803 Hyde Street
F
*Jeremiah W. Farnham, 921 Dolores Street
John S. Farren
Edward Horatio Faucon
*Paul Ferguson, 312 Beale
*Frank R. Filberton, 293 Union
*Peter Fischer, 14 Washington
Joseph L. Folsom
Cleveland Forbes
*William F. Forsman, 1011 1/2 Pierce
*Charles E. Foy, 31 Fulton
*Frederick Frederickson, office Pier 7 Steuart
F. Freeman, Jr.
G
*J. P. Gallagher, 27 Elgin Park Avenue
E.C. Gardiner
Captain Gardner
*John L. Galloup, 932 Howard Street
*Ferdinand Gee, 824 Ellis
*Charles G. Gielow, 410 Brannan Street
Captain Gifford
*Samuel Gillis, 10 Vincent
*Samuel J. Gilman, 717 Bush
*George M. Gladson, 341 McAllister
*August C. Glaser, 135 Clipper
C. Gordon
A.B. Gore
*Thomas Golding, 607 Turk
*William G. Goodman, 22 Whitney
*Andrew B. Goodmanson, 1806 San Carlos Avenue
*Gustave Goodmanson, 609 Harrison
C. Gordon
Sydney Gough
*Sewell F. Graves, 701 Shotwell
*Charles Gray, 1800 Dupont
*Frank Green, 5 Market
Herman H. Greene
D.E. Griffith
*Edward D. Griffin, 37 Second
William Griffin
*Thomas H. Griffiths, 34 Liberty
*Hans Gullicksen, 744 Fourth
H
*Frederick Hackmann, 53 Clementina
Captain Salisbury Haley
*Charles F. Hall, 29 Ford
*Edwin J. Hall, 437 Noe
*George T. Hall, 926 Mission
*Martin Halverson, 108 Berry
*Charles Hammond, 803 O'Farrell
*Alexander Hansen, 503 Folsom
*Bernhard Hansen, 440 Second
*Christ Hansen, office Pier 7 Steuart
*Christopher Hansen, 2 Midway
*Hans Hansen, 37 Pacific
*Hans E. Hansen, 2018 Dupont
*Henning Hansen, 760 Bryant
*John Hansen, 2922 Pine
*S. Hansen, office Pier 7 Steuart
*William Hansen, 9 Taylor
*Christopher K. Hanson, 144 Eleventh
*Joseph Harder, 723 Bryant
*Alfred H. Hare, 10 Perry
*C. T. Harkins, cor A and Point Lobos Avenue
*George T. Harkness, 816 California
Kimball Harlow
*John Harrington, 406 Bryant
*John W. Harrington, 527 1/2 Green
*William Hartley, 1625 Leavenworth
*John J. Haviside, 30 Crocker
*Edward Haywood, 612 Second
Captain Hedge
*Carl V. Heegaard, 812 Webster
*Edward Henrix, 215 Seventeenth
S. Henry
*Edward P. Herendeen, 511 Jones
*Lewis N. Herendeen, 139 Fourth
*F. L. Herriman, office 18 Howard
*Charles H. Hewitt, 2109 Broderick
Captain Higgins
Benjamin Hill
Captain Hinckley
E.T. Hitchcock
*George L. Hobbs, 32 Louisa
*Thomas Hoepner, 1603 Dolores
A. Holbrook
*Martin Holm, 81 Clementina
William Homen
*James S. Horne, 16 Clay
*John R. Howard, American Exchauge Hotel
Ed Howe
*Laban H. Howes, 320 Mason
*James E. Howland, 216 Shotwell
William Howland
William H. Hudson (U.S. Navy Commander)
*O. J. Humphrey, 623 1/2 Guerrero
Thomas Huntington
J.B. Hutchings
*August Hyer, 407 Main, rear
I
*James Ingersoll, 426 Twenty-ninth
*Christian H. Ingwersen, 866 Folsom
William Isley
J.B.G. Isham
*Peter Ivancich, 14 Rausch
J
*Robert Jack, 333 Seventeenth
*Henry Jacobson, office 405 Front 1047 Harrison
*J. H. Jacobson, office 18 Howard
*James Jamison, 334 1/2 Fremont
Nathanial Jarvis
*John Jensen, 1011 Harrison
*Rasmus Jepsen, 907 Minna Street
*Jasper W. Jesperson, 106 Silver
*Gustavus M. Jessen, 1524 Jackson
Captain Johnson, Captain of Westward Ho
*A. P. Johnson, 609 1/2 Howard
*Edward Johnson, 113 Francisco
George W. Johnson
*John W. Johnson, 333 Ritch
*Magnus Johnson, 30 1/2 Rausch
*Peter A. Johnson, 224 Chestnut
Henry Johnston
*Louis W. Johnston, 814 Valencia
*Hans Jorgensen, 2014 1/2 Dupont
*William W. Josselyn, 2324 Mission
*Arend Juchter, 666 Bryant
K
*James D. Keith, 304 Turk
*Louis Kessler, W s Prospect Av nr Twenty-eighth, B. H.
*James Kiernan, 1129 Folsom
*Herman Kihn, 316 Fremont
George E. Kilham
*James H. Killeran, 123 Julian Av
*Daniel Killman, 606 Shotwell
*Henry Killman, 28 1/2 Clinton Park
*John H. Kimball, 1829 Mission
Edward A. King
*James Kirk, 303 Lombard
*Charles J. Klinker, 224 Chestnut
*Emil Kluge, 503 Folsom
Captain Knapp
Captain Elias D. Knight
Captain Josiah Nickerson Knowles
*Gottfried Kohake, 521 Second
*George Kroeger, 14 Sacramento
*Chris N. Krogh, 139 Berry
*W. M. Krone, 2105 Stockton
*George Kruger, office Pier 7
L
*Henry La Bell, 1513 Lyon
Captain Lambert
*Henry N. Lamberth, 640 Minna
*Charles Lampe, 2611 Mission
*William J. Lancashire, 238 Steuart
*Peter F. Lane, 141 Chestnut
W.F. Lapidge
Fred Lawson
Captain Lee
P.S. LeFevre (or Lefever)
Willian Alexander Leidesdorff
A.V.H. Leroy, U.S.N.
*John Lavin, 20 Stanford
*John S. Lee, 6 Clay
*George V. Leland, 237 Seventh
*Herman D. Leland, 133 Ninth
*Hans O. Levinson, 1608 1/4 Stevenson
*Charles H. Lewis, 25 Tenth Avenue
*Emil Liebig, office 27 Steuart, Lawrence Pl
Jose Yves Limantour
Captain Loper
Captain Bailey Loring
F.W. Lovett
*John Low, 15 Hollis
*Harry Lubey, 54 Sacramento
*Harry Lyman, 35 Everett
M
*Matthias Maas, 516 Chestnut
*Hans Madison, 2326 Mission
*Martin Mahler, 13 Hinckley
*Henry Manning, 1323 1/2 Sacramento
S. Manson, Jr.
Captain Markham
Captain Marshall
*Andrew Martin, 54 Sacramento
*Olof Mattson, 1913 Laguna
Jefferson Maury
*John W. McAllep, 319 1/2 Bartlet
*William I. McAllep, 216 Castro
*Alexander J. McCarren, 574 Folsom
*Charles McCarthy, 915 Lombard
William McClure
Captain McComas
*Hugh McCormick, 2648 Folsom
*John E. McCulloch, 923 Lombard
*Alexander McDonald, 1604 Jones
*Kenneth McDonald, 16 Clay
Captain M'Gowan
Lauchlan McKay
Allan McLane, U.S.N.
Daniel McLaughlin
Duncan McLean
*Christopher E. McNear, 225 Oak
*Martin P. McRae, 1066 Howard
E. Mellus
*William H. Mercer, 830 1/?? Broadway
*Alfred Metcalf, 503 Folsom
William A. Mighell
*M. V. B. Millard, 1115 1/2 Twenty-first
*Frank G. Miller, 3215 Sacramento
W.A. Mills
*August Minor, 136 Liberty
Captain Mitchell
*Ernest W. J. E. Mittelstaedt, 1016 Page
*Charles F. Montell, 108 1/2
*Edgar H. Montell, 316 Oak
*Henry Moore, 1415 Powell
William Moore
*George F. Moorehouse, office 18 Howard 1324 Buchanan
*F. E. Morley, office 27 Steuart
Isaac H. Morris
Captain Morrison
*Albion H. Morse, 2202 Steiner
*Charles C. Morse, 107 Scott
William Mosher
J.T. Mott
Captain Mumford
*Joseph W. Munroe, 2134 Union
Alexander Sinclair Murray
F. Myrick (or F. Myrrick)
N
*Andrew Nelson, 13 Clay
*Oliver Nelson, 205 Ninth
*Olof Nelson, 2609 Larkin
*Peter Nelson, 320 Drumm
E.W. Nichols
E. Nickerson
*Sumner A. Nickerson, 1142 Howard
*Albert Nielsen, 1225 Union
*Niels Nielsen, 1805 1/2 Stockton, rear
*Harry M. P. Nissen, 7 Natoma
*Eric M. Nordberg, 503 Folsom
I.H. Norris
J.H. Norris
Nathaniel Nowell
*William P. Noyes, 915 Greenwich
O
*J. P. O'Connell, 54 Sacramento
*Edward O'Connor, 9 Glover
*Ole A. Olsen, 1806 Jessie Street
*Olof Olsen, 30 Clay
*Peter Olsen, 505 Third
*Louis Olson, 1216 Twenty-first
Douglas Ottinger
P
*Joseph M. Page, 111 Twenty-fourth
*William A. Palmer, 801 Pine
*Frederick Papenfaus, Winn nr Old Hickory B. H.
Captain Parkhurst
*Charles T. Parnow, 562 1/2 Bryant
*George Patten, 123 Powell
Joshua Patten (and Mary
Patten)
Captain Patterson
C.P. Patterson, U.S.N.
R.L. Patterson, U.S.N.
Robert H. Pearson, Esq.
James B. Peck
Christian Pedersen, 1213 Florida
*Ellis B. Percy, office 22 California 109 Scott
Captain Perkins
*Alphonzo B. Perry, 32 Steuart
E.A. Perry
*William Peters, 44 Fourth
*John Petersen, 21 Hinckley
*Martin Petersen, 231 Eleventh
*Charles B. Peterson, The Morgan Oyster Co., 1213 Florida
*Christian Peterson, The Morgan Oyster Co., 1213 Florida
*Jacob Peterson, 30 1/2 Brosnan
*Thomas Peterson, Corea nr Santee
T.G. Pierce
*Henry Piltz, 613 Shotwell
Captain Pinkham
*George Plummer, 320 Castro
*John R. Potter, 819 Filbert
W.R. Potter
Timothy Pratt
Captain Prattle
*Jacob Prigge, 294 East
*Joseph A. Pritchard, 227 Hayes
*Henry Purcher, 22 Zoe, rear
Q
*Gaetano Queirolo, 1310 Kearny
*Robert Quinton, 20 Clementina
R
Henry Randall
William Chapman Ralston
*Thomas A. Randall, 6 Clay Street
*Hans Rasmussen, 609 Harrison
*Nels Rasmussen, 16 Pfeiffer
*Winslow Ray, 2516 Mission
*Joseph H. Redmond, 424 Fremont
Captain Reed
*Charles Reel, 1914 Mason
*John Rees, 503 Folsom
*William Reid, 45 Twelfth
*G. T. Remmers, Corea and Penobscot
*Joseph H. Rex, 520 Chestnut Street
*William Rex, 520 Chestnut Street
Captain Reynard
*Edward B. Reynolds, 515 Jones Street
Abel W. Richardson
Joseph W. Richardson
William Richardson
*James R. Rideout, 804 Filbert
Street
J.P. Ridley
*Lawrence Roach, NE corner Twenty-forth and York
Robert H. Roberts, 5 Leroy Place
*Charles L. Robinson, 249 Steuart Street
*John J. Robinson, 716 Montgomery Avenue
*Charles Rock, 418 Greenwich Street
*Ephraim T. Rogers, 407 Octavia Street
A.S. Rogers
E.D. Rogers
*Gustave T. Rosenlund, 1910 Mason
*James Ross, 531 O'Farrell
*Thomas Ryan,1108 Montgomery Street
*Edward Ryder, 310 Kearny Street
S
*Robert R. Samarriter, 533 Taylor
*Olof Samuelson, 808 Union
*Charles Schmaling, 1121 Broadway
*William H. Schroeder, 914 Fifteenth
Captain Schultz
*Richard C. B. Schwartz, 2230 Hyde
Charles Seabury
Jason Seabury
William B. Seabury
*C. D. Searles, 1002 Minna
Victor Seaman
*Benjamin W. Sears, 5 Market
Elisha Sears
*James Sharkey, 406 Bryant
*Laurence Sharp, 325 1/2 Third
*William N. Shelley, W. N. Shelley & Co., 1800 Union
Captain Shepeard
*S. Simonsen, 1914 Washington
*Simon Simonson, 423 Greenwich
*John Skipper, 6 1/2 Garden
C.H. Slater
*John Slater, 27 Federal
Captain Slemmer
*G. L. Small, office 18 Howard
Robert Small
*Axel W. Smith, 429 Tenth
*Edward Smith, 1222 Union
*H. D. Smith, 922 Greenwich
*Jacob C. Smith, 333 Ritch
Stephen Smith
*Thomas Smith, 216 Chestnut
*William Smith, NE cor Arlington and Miguel, Fairmount Tract
*John Soderman, 1206 1/2 Kearny
G.W. Somes
*Jacob Sommers, 2 Haggin
*Peter Sommers, 2 Haggin
*Gustave Sorman, 16 Clinton Park
C. Soule
Charles Spear
*Joseph R. Spencer, 559 1/2 Minna
Caleb Sprague
*Harry St. Clair, 410 Beale
*Henry P. Stalman, 210 Steuart
*Samuel R. Stanton, 2305 Jones
Captain Staples
*Frederick Steinberg, office Pier 7 Steuart
*Fritz Sternberg, 18 South Park
Charles Stoddard
*John Storry, 2014 Dupont
*Leonard Storry, 2014 Dupont
*A. A. Stout, 645 3/4 Stevenson
*John H. Struckmeyer, 1718 Dupont
*Christian H. Stuhr, 22 Welsh
*Robert Sudden, 716 Hayes
*Daniel Sullivan, 1121 Harrison
*George W. Swanton, 816 Church
G.B. Swasey
*Ezra D. Swift, 2313 Howard
T
Captain Taber
*Gerhard F. Terschuren, 2224 Pine
Captain Tezequel
*A. L. Thompson, office Pier 7 Steuart
*August Thompson, 37 Pacific
*Joseph Thompson, 402 Van Ness Av
*Daniel C. Thomsen, 907 Lombard
*W. Thornagle, 103 Weish
Captain Hall J. Tibbetts
*Andrew E. Tommereg, 2000 Dupont
*William Tornstrom, 713 1/2 Treat Avenue
Lt. George M. Totten, U.S.N.
J.H. Trask
Captain Treadwell
*T.H. Treat, 503 Folsom Street
*Charles A. Treanor, 26 South Park
*Samuel G. Treanor, 26 South Park
*William Treanor, 26 South Park
D.H. Truman
*Henry S. Tucker, 609 Haight
*Benjamin C. Turner, 8 Elgin Park Av
*Walker C. Tyler, 1849 Stevenson
U - V
Captain Veltman
*Joseph M. Vincent, 739 Green
W.C. Varina
Captain Vinsent
Captain Vroom
W
James Wadell
*Albert Wagner, 333 1/2 Hayes
*Nicholas Wagner, 510 Jones
* John Wahlman, 127 Chattanooga
Edgar Wakeman
William Ward
Robert H. Waterman
J. T. Watkins
Captain Watson
*John Weatherson, 6 Clay
Nathaniel Webber
*Henry Weber, 335 Seventeenth
Captain Webster
*Charles E. Weeks, 603 Bartlett
*James Weir, 1213 Kearny
*John C. Wells, 1412 Hyde
Samuel S. Welsh
*Thomas H. Wentworth, 746 Howard
*R. A. Westphal, 1320 Jackson
*Robert H. Wheeler, 20 Rondell Place
*William M. White, 2145 Mission
Richard L. Whiting
*Daniel Whitney, 6 Clay
*S.F. Wickbert, 1112 Jackson
*Frank Wiese, 15 De Boom
Captain Charles Wilkes
Captain Wilkinson
*John Williams, 17 1/2 Clara
*Louis A. Willig, office 405 Front
*Henry Wilson, 134 Twenty-ninth
*O. P. Wilson, W s Prospect Avenue nr Cortland Avenue, B. H.
*Constantine L. Wolf, SE cor Sanchez and Day
*Selim E. Woodworth, 320 Van Ness Av
J.T. Wright and Thomas
Wright, 2622 Bush St
Captain Wood
Captain Worth
X - Y
Captain Yates
Captain Ygebbes
Andrew S. Young, 1716 Jackson Street
John C. Young, 113 Cumberland
Z
Frank Zattert, 581 Noe Street
John Zerega
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