EVENT INFORMATION

22
January
1687

The slave ship Benjamin arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 258 people had been taken aboard and approximately 228 arrived.

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๐Ÿ“… 22 January 1687 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Benjamin; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Andrews, Joseph. The voyage began at Antigua, place unspecified on 9 August 1686. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified.

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