Thomas King, fl. 1725
Owner-captain alongside the South Sea Co. of a slaving voyage from London by the Duke of Cambridge to West Central Africa and Buenos Aires in 1725. He has not been further traced but he was possibly the Captain Thomas King formerly mariner of Hackney and after[wards] merchant of London deceased whose creditors (including Richard Oswald) were in litigation against his surviving family and its representatives in 1754.
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Sources: C 11/1668/17 Description: Short title: Godfrey v King. Document type: Bill and four answers. Plaintiffs: Thomas Godfrey, esq of London, Richard Oswald, merchant of London, John Thomlinson, esq of London, William Skryne, esq and others (creditors of Captain Thomas King, formerly mariner of Hackney, Middlesex and after merchant of London, deceased). Defendants: Thomas King, George Jennings, esq, Mary Bowell and Judith Bowell and Edward Bowell, infants (by said Mary Bowell, their mother) and George Steevens, esq. Date of bill (or first document): 1754. PROB 11/676/138
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75363 - Duke of Cambridge (1725 - 1725)
Role: Captain-owner
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