P_10433_2475 – William Johnson
Slave-ship captain, master of the Keppel with an ownership interest in the 1759 voyage on which he appears to have died. The main owner of the voyage, John Biggin (q.v.), was one of two executors of his will.
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First name: William
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Last name: Johnson
Aliases: Wm Johnson
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Plantation owner: Don't know
Sources: PROB 11/853/147
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Crossings (1)
77722 - Kepple (1759 - 1760)
Role: Captain-owner
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Death
Date: 1759
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Occupation: Mariner (Labourer)
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
Will
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Courts: PCC
Will of William Johnson [of the parish of St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey but] Master of the ship the Keppel and bound on a voyage to the coast of Senegal made 19/04/1759. He left his estate including shares in ship or ships and ships wages in trust for the maintenance and education of his son Alexander and any other children borne by his wife. His trustees were his good friends John Biggin of Lambeth and George Ward of Billingsgate.
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