P_10433_1772 – James Debatt
James Debatt (fl. 1766-1769), co-owner with Daniel Vialars (q.v.) of voyage by the Lord Ligonier from London to Gambia and Annapolis in 1766. The ship Lord Ligonier features in Alex Haley’s Roots, and material related to Roots suggests Debatt was Governor of Fort James at Accra, Ghana c. 1766. Lt. Gov. Debatt was in place in Senegal and Senegambia in 1768-1769. A James Debatt was buried in Westminster 1783.
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First name: James
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Last name: Debatt
Aliases: De Batt, James
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Governor of Fort James c. 1766 and Lt Gov. of Senegambia 1768-69.
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Sources: TNA T 1/469/424-425, T 1/463/220. The linked wills of James Debatt proved 1765 and his widow Sarah Gaudy Debatt proved 1783 have no internal evidence to connect them to the slave trade investor.
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75775 - Lord Ligonier (1766 - 1767)
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Date: 1783
Location: Westminster (London)
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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