A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Maynard, Joseph
MAYNARD. (Commander, 1825. f-p., 22; h-p., 17.)
Joseph Maynard entered the Navy, 20 Dec. 1808, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Frederickstein 32, Capts. Thos. Searle and Joseph Nourse, on the Mediterranean station, where he was very actively employed, and assisted at the capture of two privateers. In Dec. 1810, previously to which period he had attained the rating of Midshipman, he removed to the Salsette 36, Capt. John Hollinworth; and on again, in 1811, joining Capt. Nourse in the Volontaire 38, he served at the defence of Tarragona. Between the close of the year last mentioned and Jan. 1815, we find him employed on the Mediterranean, Home, and East India stations, in the Royal Sovereign 100, Capt. John Harvey, Diana 38, Capt. Wm. Ferris, Colossus 74, Capt. Thos. Alexander, and Minden 74, flag-ship of Sir Sam. Hood. He then returned to England in the Malacca 42, Capt. Geo. Henderson; and, on his arrival, was once more placed under the orders of Capt. Nourse, in the Severn 40. In July, 1815, Mr. Maynard took up a commission dated 4 of the preceding March. His succeeding appointments were – 2 Oct. 1815 and 20 May, 1817, to the Ganymede 20 and Severn again, both commanded by Capt. Wm. McCulloch, on the Home station, where, while in chase of a smuggler in a boat belonging to the latter ship, he had the misfortune to lose the fore-finger and part of the thumb of the right hand – 17 May, 1819 (sickness having compelled him to leave the Severn in the preceding Sept.), to the Brisk 10, Capts. John Wm. Montagu and Edw. Stewart, stationed in the Channel – and, 1 Nov. 1821, to the Andromache frigate, fitting for the broad pendant of his friend Commodore Nourse, Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope, where he had command, for two years, of the Wizard colonial brig. He attained his present rank 4 Oct. 1825; and was lastly, from 22 March, 1838, until 1844, employed in the Coast Guard as Inspecting Commander of the Stranraer district, on the west coast of Scotland.
Commander Maynard had charge for some time of the Duke of Portland’s Harbour at Troon, Ayrshire, N.B. He married, in 1828, Harriet, eldest daughter of Clark Hillyard, Esq., of Thorpelands, co. Northampton, by whom he has issue seven children. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.