P_10433_2128 – John Billers
Co-investor with the owner-captain John Green in a voyage of the John and Elizabeth to Antigua in 1727. Given as Billen in the TASTDB and as Billew by Eli Faber but tentatively identified by DBS as John Billers, linen draper of London whose will proved 19/04/1738 showed him as the brother of Sir William Billers, Lord Mayor of London in 1734: this John Billers died 30/03/1738 aged 45.
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Sources: Eli Faber, Jews, slaves and the slave trade p. 166. C 11/1148/2; e.g. C 11/2035/14 Billers v Hodgson. Document type: Bill and answer. Plaintiffs: John Billers, linendraper of London and Solomon Merrett, merchant of London (assignees of George Prickett, merchant, late of London). Defendants: Thomas Hodgson and William Wood. Date of bill (or first document): 1730. PROB 11/688/425.
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76660 - John and Elizabeth (1725 - 1726)
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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