P_10433_1255 – Moses Francia
London merchant (d. 1703), shown as co-owner of one voyage by the Mary from London to Africa leaving December 1700 with no further information, and as the sole owner of another voyage by the Mary with no port of origin arriving from Africa in the Americas December 1701. Although different captains are shown for the two voyages, it is possible this was in fact a single voyage.
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First name: Moses
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Last name: Francia
Aliases: Francia, Moses
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
Religion: Jewish
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Supplier to slave trade voyages: Don't know
Creditor to slave trade voyages: Don't know
Philanthropy: Don't know
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Sources: PROB 11/470/351 HCA 26/3/84 Description: Commander: Robert Barrett. Ship: Serious. Burden: 200 tons. Crew: 40. Owner: Moses Francia. May 19 1696. Faber, Jews and the Salve Trade, p. 35 and p. 156; 'House of Commons Journal Volume 12: 20 June 1698', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 12, 1697-1699 (London, 1803), pp. 320-323. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol12/pp320-323 [accessed 3 November 2022].
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Crossings (2)
24244 - Mary (1700 - 1700)
Role: Owner
24197 - Mary
Role: Owner
Birth
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Death
Date: 1703
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Burial
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Residencies
City of London (Middlesex)
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
Will
Value of Total Personalty: /
Value of Known Legacies (where material to total estate): £780
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Town/City: City of London (Middlesex)
Courts: PCC
Will of Moses Francia made 20/03/1703. He requested burial according to the rites of the Serahim [sic] Jews, and left £30 to the poor Portuguese Jews. He left his wife Rekah [?] the sum specified in their marriage contract and the rest of his estate among his sons Moses, Isaac and Jacob and daughters Esther and Rachell. He left £50 p.a. to his mother, £25 p.a. to his brother Augustin, and asked that if any difference arose in settling his accounts with his brother Peter Francia and others, his cousin Francis Francia should be arbitrator, and he appointed Francis Francia as his executor.
Legacies
Philanthropy
Type: Cultural
Town/City: London (Middlesex)
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Year: 1703
Value: £30
£30 legacy to the 'poor Portuguese Jews.'
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