P_10433_2176 – David Godin
David Godin was shown as the co-owner (with the captain John Carruthers) of two slaving voyages (in one of which he is identified in TASTDB as ‘Daniel Godin’) from London by the Molly to Africa and Charleston in 1732 and 1734, as the sole owner of two slaving voyages from London again destined for Charleston in 1736 and 1738 by the Princess Carolina, very probably of two further voyages by the Princess Carolina in 1737 and 1739 also destined for Charleston, and possibly of a seventh voyage by the Samuel to Charleston in 1725 that might have belonged to his cousin Stephen Godin (q.v.) or conceivably to David Godin’s brother Benjamin. Probably David Godin (d. 1740), London South Carolina merchant.
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First name: David
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Last name: Godin
Aliases: Godin, Daniel
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
Religion: Huguenot
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Foreign born: Yes
French Protestant
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Sources: PROB 11/704/491 https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/colonial/america-west-indies/vol43/pp21-40 Denise I. Bossy, 'Godin & Co.: Charleston Merchants and the Indian Trade 1674-1715, South Carolina Historical Magazine' Vol. 114 no. 2 (April 2013).
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Crossings (4)
76950 - Molly (1734 - 1735)
Role: Owner
76869 - Princess Carolina (1736 - 1736)
Role: Owner
76710 - Princess Carolina (1738 - 1738)
Role: Owner
76702 - Molly (1732 - 1732)
Role: Owner
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Death
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Burial
Date: 17/09/1740
Location: City of London (Middlesex)
Memorial details: Given as Godden in the parish register
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
Will
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Town/City: City of London (Middlesex)
Courts: PCC
Will of David Godin merchant of London made 28/02/1738. He left his jewels and plate then in the Bank of England between his two children David and Mary Ann Godin; 10 guineas each for a ring to his friend Sir John Lequesne, Alderman and to his worthy friend and kinsman Stephen Peter Godin, both of whom he made his executors; and his residual estate in three parts between his wife and his two children.
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