3.1 million enslaved people trafficked to the British colonies

Owner of three slaving voyages and co-owner of a further six slaving voyages, all from London, between 1698 and 1705.  All four voyages with known destinations were destined for Jamaica having embarked captive Africans at unidentified places in Africa; a fifth embarked captive Africans at Madagascar. He was baptised at St Stephen, Coleman Street 07/08/1662. He inherited £1250, including the Coleman Street premises of his father Nathaniel Micklethwaite senior under the latter’s will proved 1686.  At his death on April 8 1728 he was described as of Croydon and as one of the Directors of the South Sea Co.