P_10433_2166 – Thomas Naysmyth or Nasmyth
Thomas Naysmith or Naysmyth, co-owner of two slaving voyages from London by the London Frigate in 1735 and 1737, both destined for Charleston, one having sailed to West Central Africa and the other to Cabinda. The will of Thomas Naysmith proved in 1742 shows him as the son of James Nasmyth [sic] ‘one of the clerks of session’, and as having ‘a long and dangerous voyage in the prosecution of my lawfull affairs and Business.’ The will appears to have been made at Edinburgh in 1718; when it was registered in 1741 he was late of Dublin.
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First name: Thomas
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Last name: Naysmyth
Aliases: Naysmith, Thomas
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Sources: PROB 11/717/438 Podhmeus, A culture of commodification, p. 256.
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Crossings (2)
76866 - London Frigate (1735 - 1736)
Role: Owner
76707 - London Frigate (1737 - 1738)
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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The will of Thomas Naysmith made in Edinburgh apparently 4th November 1718 shows him as the son of James Nasmyth [sic] 'one of the under clerks of session' [apparently referring to his father rather than himself], and as having 'a long and dangerous voyage in the prosecution of my lawfull affairs and Business.' He made his brother James Nasmyth writer of Edinburgh his sole executor to order his affairs, and omitted any actual bequests. The will was registered in Dublin, of which Thomas Naymsyth was 'late' in 1741 and proved in London in 1742.
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