Nancy first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR), in the volume for 1789.

[1] Thomas Vaughn and Edward Wilcox started trading between Bristol and Africa.

Nancy returned to Bristol in the first half of January 1792 with only three crew members.

[3] Lloyd's List's ship arrival and departure data showed Nancy as returning to Bristol from The Gambia in February 1793.

[5] The date of Nancy's capture was reportedly 10 June; her captor sent her into Brest.