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James Renny

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1799

Biography

  1. Will of James Renny of St Thomas-in-the-East Jamaica proved 20/03/1800. He left 50 guineas each to four male friends in Jamaica, 100 guineas to his relative James Ouchterlony and his estate to his brother Thomas Renny (q.v., under Thomas Renny Strachan), with remainder to another brother Alex.Strachan.

  2. Presumably related to James Renny Ouchterlony and his brother Robert Ouchterlony (both q.v.). They were from Montrose, Scotland, and their mother's maiden surname was Renny. The former is probably the James Ouchterlony mentioned in James Renny's will.


Sources

  1. PROB 11/1339/215.

  2. See separate entries for James Renny Ouchterlony and Robert Ouchterlony.

We are grateful to Lyndall Keller for his assistance with compiling this entry.

Associated Estates (2)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1809 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Previous owner
Norris Estate [ Jamaica | St David ]
1809 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Previous owner
Swamps [ Jamaica | St David ]

Relationships (1)

James Renny
Brothers
Thomas Renny Strachan
Details
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Thomas Renny Strachan was also the main heir of his brother James...