P_10433_3249 – Thomas Miles Bynon
London merchant, partner with James Swanzy (q.v.) trading to Africa before and after 1807, and co-owner with Swanzy of a voyage from London to Cape Coast Castle and St John Antigua in 1806.
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First name: Thomas Miles
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Last name: Bynon
Aliases: Bynon
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Elizabeth Leigh
Spouse (married 13/10/1809)
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Sources: London Gazette 1 February 1812Issue:16570Page:23 shows that the partnership of Swanzy, Bynon and Nicholls in Austin Friars was dissolved 01/07/1811, since when John George Nicholls had carried on business as an Insurance Broker; Swanzy and Bynon continued at Austin Friars. PROB 11/1686/396
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Crossings (1)
83588 - Speedy (1806 - 1806)
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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Courts: PCC
Will of Thomas Miles Bynon of Northumberland Street, New Road merchant and 'being about this country for Africa' [sic] made 29/03/1824. He reiterated his marriage settlement of 1809 with his present wife and an assignment of 1815, under which he was entitled subject to his wife's life interest to will settled property in the absence of issue, and he accordingly willed it to her; in the event of her predeceasing him, he left his estate in trust one-third to his sister Harriet Bynon; one-third between Mrs Lydston Walker Parena of Plymouth Co. Down and Mrs Harriet Dunsterville Symons wife of Peter Symons of Plymouth aforesaid coal merchant; and the remaining third to Eliza Bynon, daughter of John and Elizabeth Bynon of Maida Hill Edgware Road. In codicil he recognised he was indebted to his brothers as trustees under his marriage settlement for £1250 and £900 payable at £60 p.a. over 15 years, and made his estate subject to these charges.
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