John (Constantine) Negroponte^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1792 - Aft 1861  (69 years)

• Name	John (Constantine) Negroponte
  Nickname	Jean
  Birth	Abt 1792	Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey
  	DOB from Syros registration. Argenti says 1783. Argenti says Constantinople; Syros registration says Chios.
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 1842/1860
  Notes	James Constantine Negroponte is listed in the partnership businesses in 1860 that also involved John Stephen Schilizzi [probably John S. (Zannis) Schilizzi Stephanovich], Emmanuel Halduvacchi, Leonidas Vernudacchi, John Vaffiadacclii, Zanni Stef. Schilizzi, Michael Pantaleone Mavrogordato, Ambrosia Michele Cappati, Ipatias Vernudacchi & M. F. Paspatti. The firms involved included Schilizzi & Co., at London, Manchester and Calcutta; Schilizzi & Vaffiadacchi, Leghorn, Z. Stefanovich & Co., Constantinople; A.M. Cappari, Taganrog; and Ypatio Vernudacchi, Rostoff (London Gazette 7 Jun 1861). 18 Jul 1842: John K. Negroponte, 50, unmarried, born Chios, arrived Syros 1825, merchant, swore allegiance to the Greek government at the town hall, Ermoupolis. J. C. Negreponte, Esq. contributed £1 to a relief drive ("Destructive Fire in St. John's, Newfoundland," The Manchester Guardian 11 Jul 1846, p 1). [This may not be he] James Constantine Negreponte "a Greek merchant, living in London" was the victorious defendant in a court case -- Munn and others v. Negreponte -- involving agency and the non-payment for goods (The Manchester Guardian 3 Apr 1841, p 3). This, as well as the other citations, could refer to his approximate namesake, Jacob Constantine Negroponte. 1859: J.C. Negroponte worked for Schilizzi & Co. according to the Thacker's Directories, Calcutta. [3] Negroponte Bros. owned a warehouse at 8 Turner St., Manchester, 1843, 1945. [4] James Constantine Negroponte owned a house at 3 York St., Cheetham Township, Manchester, 1838-1847. The street no longer exists, although there is a York Street in central Manchester, 2.2 miles away. [5]
  Person ID	I62	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Constantine (Zannis) Negroponte,   b. 1766, Chios, Greece
  Mother	Arghyro [Negroponte]
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Psiachi
  Children	+ 1. Zambelou (Jean) Negroponte,   b. 1816, Chios, Greece d. 04 Jun 1875, Athens, Attica, Greece (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1792 - Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  8-12 Turner Street, Manchester, England Photo 2015. Negroponte Bros. owned a warehouse at 8 Turner St., 1843, 1945.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Philip P. Argenti, Argenti 1955, (London Oxford University Press). Included in Philip Argenti's Negroponte family tree, number 59. [S25] Greek State Archives (Syros). #4290 Registry of Oaths of Allegiance [S45] Paul Byron Norris, Ulysses in the Raj, (BACSA, 1992; ISBN 0907799469), 124. [S112] Manchester England Archives, Rate Books, Manchester, England, May 1843. [S112] Manchester England Archives, Rate Books, Manchester, England, 1838-47.