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John Ryburn

Profile & Legacies Summary

1766 - 1844

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Glasgow merchant, partner in Guthrie and Ryburn of Grenada, Leitch and Smith of Glasgow (q.v.), and James Finlay/Finlay Hodgson (q.v.) until 1836. Trustee for Robert Mackay & Co. Son of David Ryburn of Campbelton, brother of Thomas Ryburn of Jamaica.

Will of John Ryburn merchant of Glasgow Lanarkshire proved 03/01/1845. Among several legacies usually of 拢200 each to Glasgow charities and institutions, he bequeathed 拢100 to the Merchants House. His trustees were his nephews John and Thomas McCunn of Greenock and Robert McCunn of Glasgow. He left 拢10,000 to Margaret McCunn [their sister], only daughter of the late Thomas McCunn of Greenock and Mary Ryburn. His residuary heirs are his four nephews - John, Thomas, Robert and Archibald McCunn.

Sources

The History of the Ryburns - America [accessed 22/02/2011].

PROB 11/2011/126.

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

University

Glasgow [1779 ]

Occupation

Merchant

Associated Claims (2)

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

1810 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Not known

Millenium Hall [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey ]

Millennium Hall was shown against Leitch & Smith for 1810-11 (Jamaica Almanacs 1811 and 1812). The Glasgow merchant firm had a branch in Kingston Jamaica.

1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Joint owner

Unknown [ Grenada | St George ]