P_10433_1221 – Anthony Major
Born: Unknown
Died: 1715
Of Kingston, Jamaica (dying there c. 1715), co-owner of slaving voyage from London by the Betty to Africa and Jamaica in 1702.
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First name: Anthony
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Last name: Major
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Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Geographic experiences
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Resident in Jamaca
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Supplier to slave trade voyages: Don't know
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Plantation owner: Don't know
Sources: PROB 11/552/158
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Crossings (1)
24142 - Betty (1701 - 1702)
Role: Owner
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Death
Date: 1715
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Kingston, Jamaica
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
Will
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Courts: PCC
Will of Anthony Major of Kingston Jamaica Esquire made 14/05/1713. He left monetary legacies totalling £150, including £100 to his mother Deborah, and rings of 30 shillings currency each to a dozen local men in Jamaica and 20 shillings to three relatives in England. His residuary heirs were his brother George Major of the City of London and his nephew John Major, son of his deceased brother Thomas, then living with him in Jamaica. He gave £30 currency each to his two non-family executors in Jamaica, Peter Caillard and Robert Poole.
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