William Mackett
Slave-ship captain with five slaving voyages from London between 1708 and 1718. He does not appear in TASTDB as owner, but the lawsuit of Arnold v Bradford of 1707 showed William Mackett as having an ownership interest in a slaving voyage from London of the Thomas and John, reasonably identifiable as voyage no. 21226 to Calabar and York River in 1704-06. William Mackett later sailed as captain of the same vessel.
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First name: William
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Last name: Mackett
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Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Plantation owner: No
Sources: C 6/366/46 Description: Short title: Arnold v Bradford. Plaintiffs: William Arnold, Thomas Taylor, Thomas Harwood, Daniel Oley, John Silk, Thomas Moore, John Taylor and William Mackett. Defendants: James Bradford, Francis Everett, John Maria, Percival Sheppard, Valentine George (alias Valentine Erinson) Joseph Williams, Patrick Barrett, Peter Hicke, John Hancock, James Stewart, John Rogers, Edward Arnold, Emanuel Revele, Edward Corbett, James Palmer, Joseph Bottick, Samuel Miller, Edward Waite, Edward Hall, Peter Dickinson, William Wilson, John Pain, Nathaniel Davis and Jonathan Yates. Subject: the plaintiffs were owners of the ship Thomas and John, which set out for Old Calibar, Guinea Coast, Africa to pick up a cargo of negroes [slaves]. They were unable to go to Jamaica, West Indies as intended as the season was too late, so they went instead to York River, Virginia, America where, according to the plaintiffs, most of the crew, the defendants, deserted or were dismissed. This suit was brought to counter the claim of the crew for back pay etc: mentions Robert Ranson: property in Gravesend, Kent. Document type: bill, eight answers. Date: 1707
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Crossings (6)
21226 - Thomas and John (1704 - 1705)
Role: Owner
15204 - Houlditch Frigott (1709 - 1710)
Role: Captain
21503 - Mercury Gally (1711 - 1712)
Role: Captain
24126 - Thomas and John (1708 - 1708)
Role: Captain
27331 - Drake (1716 - 1717)
Role: Captain
76515 - Drake Gally (1718 - 1719)
Role: Captain
Birth
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Death
Date: 1729
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Burial
Date: 05/04/1729
Location: City of London (Middlesex)
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Occupation: Mariner (Labourer)
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
Will
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Occupation: Mariner
Town/City: London (London)
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Will of William Mackett mariner of London but shortly intending for the East Indies made 21/12/1726. He left: his wife Jane his household effects and 1/4 of his personalty; his eldest son Robert 1/4 of his personalty; and his remaining children born or yet to be born in his lifetime the other 2/4s. His executors were John Hyde, Samuel Hyde and Herbert Hyde of London merchants, who subsequently renounced the executorship: administration was granted to Jane Mackett (when William Mackett was identified as of Walthamstow) and then in 1748 to Robert Mackett.
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