Sir John Fryer
Sir John Fryer (d. 1726),London merchant, Lord Mayor of London, and co-investor with Sir Randolph Knipe (q.v.) in the slave-trade from Madagascar, although neither is identified in the TASTDB. The two men were co-owners with others of the Hamilton privateer in 1710: the ship made two slaving voyages, arriving in 1714 and 1717, for the second of which Fryer and Knipe have been identified as owners in secondary sources.
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First name: John
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Last name: Fryer
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Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Alderman of London
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Sources: TASTDB voyage no. 76496 London-Madagascar-Barbados, the Hamilton, captain Charles Burnham, which shows no ownership information. The voyage is shown as belonging to Sir Randolph Knipe and Sir John Fryer in Wendy Wilson-Fall, Memories of Madagascar and Slavery in the Black Atlantic (2015). The Hamilton made an earlier voyage (no. 20642) in 1714 under Burnham, from Whydah-Kingston (no port of origin is given), for which again no ownership information is given in TASTDB. Hamilton Galley commander Charles Burnham had letters of marque in 1710 when it was owned by Randalph Knipe, Alderman John Fryer, Captain James Tanner and David Miln of London, merchants, and Elias Prince [sic: in fact, Pearse], TNA HCA 26/15/68.
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Date: 1726
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
Will
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Value of Known Legacies (where material to total estate): £15,000
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Will of Sir John Fryer of Wherwell, Alderman of London. He rehearsed his marriage settlement of 1720 with his late wife Dorcas, under which £10,000 was to be raised from his Hampshire estates for his daughter Dilitia; he left his present wife Isabella £1000 and the rents from his property in Hampshire; he left his daughter Susanna £4000 at 21 and £100 p.a. for maintenance; and he left his property at Uxbridge to his daughter Bilithia [?] Brassey.
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Philanthropy
Type: Social
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Year: 1725-26
Value: £50
Society for the Reformation of Manners
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