P_10433_1847 – Richard Jeneway
London merchant (d. 1759), co-owner of two slaving voyages from London, both destined for New York under Dennis Downing as captain one by the New York Postillion to Africa in 1717 and the second by the Crown Galley to Madagascar in 1720. Richard Janeway or Jeneway is shown in secondary sources as London partner of his co-owners William Walton and Nathan or Nathaniel Simson of New York.
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First name: Richard
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Last name: Jeneway
Aliases: Janaway, Richard, Janeway, Richard
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Sources: E.g. Thelma Wills Foote, Black and White Manhattan; Michael Ben-Jacob, 'Nathan Simson: A biographical sketch of a Jewish colonial merchant ', American Jewish Archives Journal PROB 11/850/385
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Crossings (2)
75307 - Crown Gally (1720 - 1721)
Role: Owner
75999 - New York Postillion (1717 - 1717)
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Death
Date: 1759
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Date: 01/12/1759
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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Town/City: City of London (Middlesex)
Courts: PCC
Will of Richard Jeneway of the parish of St Antholin London merchant made 24/06/1757. He expressed a wish to be buried where his executrix intended to be buried, or otherwise at the Dutch Church in Austin Friars. He forgave the indebtedness to him of Richard Jenaway [sic] son of John Jenaway late of the Isle of Ely but now married and residing at Manchester, other than a bond for £500 dated 25/03/1757, to be given to him if his [the testator's executrix] deemed it convenient. He left: £100 to Mrs [sic] Catherine Griffin spinster, niece of his executrix; £50 to Francis Hayford on condition he helped the executrix in settling his affairs; unusually, half his household goods other than plate and jewellery to his servant Martha Webber; to Ed. Povey 20% of what was made on his stock at Whitechapel under Povey's care and in the hands of Mr James Jacobs of Martin Abby. He left his real estate at Colne in Huntingdonshire and in Willingham Cambridgeshire and elsewhere in trust (Francis Hayford was his trustee)for the use of his executrix Mrs Elizabeth Eston for life and then to Richard Jenaway and his heirs in entail. Elizabeth Eston was the residuary legatee. [Administration of the will was granted in 1762 to Thomas Griffin the nephew of Elizabeth Eston.]
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