P_10433_3036 – John McNabb
John McNabb (d. c. 1802), London merchant and ship-owner, sole owner of four slaving voyages from London between 1788 and 1791, two to Cape Coast Castle and ‘Lucea (a) St Lucea’, the other two to Gambia then Jamaica and Grenada respectively. He endowed what became Dollar Academy with the income from half his residuary estate.
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First name: John
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Last name: McNabb
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Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Internal migrant: Yes
Born in Dollar, Clackmannshire
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Supplier to slave trade voyages: Don't know
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Philanthropy: Yes
Founder of Dollar Academy
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Sources: PROB 11/1368/157 C13/606/26 was a suit arising from the will
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Crossings (4)
83633 - Struggler (1791 - 1791)
Role: Owner
83113 - Pitt (1789 - 1790)
Role: Owner
82455 - Maria (1790 - 1791)
Role: Owner
81527 - Friendship (1788 - 1789)
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Location: Dollar (Clackmannanshire)
Death
Date: 1802
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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Courts: PCC
Will of John McNabb of Mile End Old Town, St Dunstans, Stepney made 08/05/1800. He left two annuities of £50 p.a. each to his cousin Marjory Edwards late of Hallsgirth [?] and Hannah Jelland his housekeeper, 'the fund that this shall rise from shall return to it again from the charity left to the parish of Dollar school.' He ordered any ship or any interest in any ship he had be sold; and left his 'lot house' and furniture to his cousin John McNabb then on board the Pitt. He left his residuary estate between John McNabb and for the benefit of a charity or school for the poor of the parish of Dollar 'where I was born'. He left £500 to each of his executors, John Lepine, Rev. Noah Hill and his cousin John McNabb
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