John Codman (1696-1755)

Ship's Captain & Slave Trader of Charlestown, Massachusetts

His wife was the great-granddaughter of Mary Chilton, the first woman to step off the Mayflower. Codman was murdered by his three slaves, Phillis, Phoebe, and Mark Codman in 1755.
Contributed by Mark Meredith on 26/09/2022 and last updated on 26/09/2022.