EVENT INFORMATION

16
October
1700

The slave ship Benjamin departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Jamaica.

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📅 16 October 1700 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Benjamin; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 254.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Jefferies, Sir Jeffery; Captain: Waite, james; Investor: Waite, james; Investor: Shuller, Roger; Captain: Foster, Thomas; Investor: Foster, Thomas; Investor: Byne, John; Captain: Nolbrough, James. The voyage began at London on 16 October 1700. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified.

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