Mørch, Berndt Jensen

Captain Berndt Jensen Mørch, photo: Maritime Museum of Denmark.

Born 1729, died 1777 (BioLek III)

Family
Father: Mørch, Jens Jørgensen, ab. 1670-1768. (BioLek III)

Mother: Andersdatter, Anna Marie, died 1730. (BioLek III)

Brother: Mørch, Jørgen Jensen, (1721-1760)Oberstyrmand in DAC. (Lorenz Bie's manuscript, M/S, p. 1)

Son: Mørch, Bernt (1762-1821), Justitsraad. (M/S Die Elisabeth)

Timeline
1753-10-10 - Married Råbe, Helena Mogensdatter (1729-1763), daugther of captain Råbe, Mogens. (BioLek III)

1755 - Citizenship as captain. (BioLek III)

1755 - Captain of the slave ship EBENEZER. (BioLek III). 140 enslaved embarked. (Slave Voyages) 55 cmcl. (Lorenz Bie's manuscript, M/S, p. 4)

1757-1-3 - EBENEZER arrived carrying 117 enslaved. (Slave Voyages)

1759 - Captain of the slave ship DEBORA. (BioLek III). 228 enslaved embarked (Slave Voyages) Built at Wever's shipyard by master Gad, Ole. (Lorenz Bie's manuscript, M/S, p. 5)

1760-77-21 - Arrived at at St. Croix with DEBORA, 197 enslaved disembarked. (Slave Voyages)

1762 - Captain of the slave ship FORTET CHRISTIANSBORG. (BioLek III). 80 cmcl (M/S Die Elisabeth)

1764 - Captain of the slave ship FORTET CHRISTIANSBORG. (BioLek III)

1767-08-19 - Married Larsdatter, Karen (ab.1735-1800), widow after captain Bendsen, Hans (BioLek III)

1768 - Owned a smaller ship commanded by his son-in-law, which sailed on Lübeck. (BioLek III)

1768-1777 - Owned a house in Overgaden oven Vandet in Christianshavn. (Green-Pedersen, H&S Yearbook 1973, p. 33)

1777 - Captain of the slave ship CHRISTIANSBORG. (BioLek III)

(Green-Pedersen, H&S Yearbook 1973, p. )