P_10433_1001 – John Hall
Co-owner of a slaving voyage from London by the Kent to Africa and Jamaica in 1699. One of the other co-owners was Ezekiel Hall (q.v.) and it appears highly probable that John Hall the co-owner was the brother and partner of Ezekiel Hall: the will of this John Hall merchant of London was proved in 1702.
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First name: John
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Last name: Hall
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Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Sources: PROB 11/465/376
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Crossings (1)
21288 - Kent (1699 - 1700)
Role: Owner
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Date: 23/07/1702
Location: City of London (Middlesex)
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City of London (Middlesex)
Learn moreOccupation: Merchant – West Indies
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
Will
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Courts: PCC
Will of John Hall merchant of London. He confirmed his marriage settlement with his wife Katherine other than £500 substituted for land that had previously been sold with her consent. He left real estate in Essex - including land near Braintree in Essex bequeathed by his uncle Ezekiel Hall - subject to his wife Katherine's life interest to his brother Ezekiel for life and then to his [the testator's] nephew John Hall, and his property in the City of London to his brother Ezekiel Hall outright. After several monetary legacies totalling a few hundred pounds, he made Ezekiel his residuary heir.
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