P_10433_0542 – Charles Kent
London merchant and slave-owner (d. 1716), sole owner of three slaving voyages from London and co-owner of two more between 1706 and 1711, and owner and co-owner of two more slaving voyages from Bristol in 1708-09. Jamaica was the destination in four out of the five voyages with known destinations. One of Pettigrew’s elite separate traders. He was shown as deceased co-owner with Col. Richard Thompson (q.v.) of Morant estate in Jamaica from 1740 until 1832. The will of Charles Kent merchant of London proved 13/04/1716 is silent on ‘Jamaica property’ but includes a legacy of £100 to Col. Thompson for mourning. He left his estate in trust for his three daughters Susanna, Charlott[e] and Dulcibella. Dulcibella Kent married in 1744 Henry Dodwell; Charlotte married John Dalby in 1725; and Susanna married Henry Jennings in 1723.
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First name: Charles
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Last name: Kent
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Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Relations
Susanna Chafe
Spouse (married 31/12/1700)
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Foreign born: No
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Plantation owner: Yes
Co-owner of the Morant estate and the enslaved people attached to it in Jamaica
Sources: Pettigrew, Freedom's Debt p. 78. PROB 11/551/293 Litigation over the will of Charles Kent in 1724 showed English property yielding £400 p.a. and Jamaica property yielding £500 p.a., plus personalty of £6150+, https://waalt.uh.edu/index.php/C78_1724
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Crossings (5)
24063 - John Gally (1711 - 1711)
Role: Owner
20893 - Valentine and Elizabeth (1706 - 1707)
Role: Owner
20586 - Sarah Gally (1710 - 1711)
Role: Owner
15228 - Charles Galley (1710 - 1711)
Role: Owner
15212 - Dolphin (1710 - 1710)
Role: Owner
Birth
Date: 1666
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Death
Date: 04/1716
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Burial
Date: 14/04/1716
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City of London (Middlesex)
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Livery company affiliations
The Worshipful Company of Grocers
Role: Freeman
Start Date: 20/10/1709
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
Will
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Courts: PCC
The will of Charles Kent merchant of London made 05/04/1716 and proved 13/04/1716 is silent on 'Jamaica property' but includes a legacy of £100 to [his co-owner in Jamaica] Col. Thompson for mourning, and monetary legacies of £800 to nieces and nephews. He left £2000 to his eldest daughter Susanna and then his estate in trust for his three daughters Susanna, Charlott[e] and Dulcibella.
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