P_10433_2461 – John Cappes
Captain-owner (with unnamed others) of one slaving voyage from London by the Scipio in 1756-57, owner of a voyage of the Othello in 1762-63 and captain of two earlier voyages of the Othello. The will of John Cappes mariner of St Edmund the King, City of London was made in 1754 and proved in 1763, and constituted his mother Mary Cappes of the same parish as his universal legatee. His executors were Marmaduke Hilton of London and the slave factors Thomas Hibbert and Nathan Sprigg of Kingston Jamaica.
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First name: John
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Last name: Cappes
Aliases: Capers, John
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Sources: PROB 11/892/481 HCA 26/6/9 Description: Commander: John Cappes. Ship: Scipio. Burden: 250 tons. Crew: 35. Owners: Hilton Briscoe and Company of London, merchants. 22/09/1756; HCA 26/9/173 Description: Commander: John Cappes. Ship: Othello. Burden: 180 tons. Crew: 50. Owners: Messrs. Hylton Biscoe and Company of London, merchants. 19/07/1758.
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Crossings (4)
77750 - Othello (1760 - 1761)
Role: Captain
77703 - Othello (1758 - 1759)
Role: Captain
77678 - Scipio (1756 - 1757)
Role: Captain-owner
75955 - Othello (1762 - 1763)
Role: Owner
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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Occupation: Mariner
Town/City: City of London (Middlesex)
Courts: PCC
The will of John Cappes mariner of St Edmund the King, City of London was made in 1754 and proved in 1763, and constituted his mother Mary Cappes of the same parish as his universal legatee. His executors were Marmaduke Hilton of London and the slave factors Thomas Hibbert and Nathan Sprigg of Kingston Jamaica.
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