P_3035 – Stephen Godin
Stephen Godin (d. 1729), London South Carolina merchant, co-owner of two slaving voyages from London in 1710-12 and sole owner of two more by the Ruby to Africa and Antigua in 1724 and 1725.
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First name: Stephen
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Last name: Godin
Aliases: Godin, Stephen, Godon, Stephen
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Foreign born: Yes
French Protestant, naturalised 1698, HL/PO/JO/10/1/509/1296
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Sources: PROB 11/634/83 MDMitchell p. 234 W. Pettigrew, Freedom's Debt pp. 68, 78. The source for the cargoes of Stephen Godin is given as 'Copies and Affidavits and Information, 1698-1712, Jan. 24 1706 T70/1434 n.p.' Ownership of Voyage No. 76131 to Gambia and Charleston in 1725-27 by the Samuel is given only as 'Godin'. David Godin's voyages between 1732 and 1739 were all to Charleston, but the chronology suggests Stephen Godin was the slave-trader active at the time of the Samuel's voyage. Huw T. David, 'The Atlantic at Work: Brian and South Carolina's Trading Networks, c. 1730 to 1790' (Unpublished PhD Thesis, Lincoln College, 2011) p. 26. The voyage of the Ruby in 1725 of which Poey was captain appears to have been the subject of C 11/233/34 Short title: Assurance Royal Exchange Company v Godin. Document type: Two bills and two answers. Plaintiffs: Royal Exchange Assurance. Defendants: Stephen Godin and Peter Poey. Date of bill (or first document): 1726 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146661355
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Crossings (4)
20413 - South Carolina (1712 - 1712)
Role: Owner
76655 - Ruby
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76645 - Ruby
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24052 - Pearle (1710 - 1710)
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Death
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Burial
Date: 15/11/1729
Location: City of London (Middlesex)
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Occupation: Merchant – North America
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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Courts: PCC
Will of Stephen Godin merchant of [St Peter Le Poer] London made 08/03/1719. He left his entire estate to his son [given in the will as Peter Stephen Godin] and made his wife Suzanna nee Atterbury, the widow of Peter Gressier [?] his sole executrix, with the assistance of her brother John Atterbury, Godin's' brothers Nicholas and Peter and his cousins David and Benjamin. In a codicil of 26/12/1723 he recorded the death of his wife and appointed his uncle Captain Peter La Podres [?] and his cozen David Godin to be the tutors of his son then aged 16. The will and codicil were attested by David Godin of St Olave Street and James Maintru of the parish of Christ Church Surrey.
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