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George Dehany I

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1767

Biography

Resident slave-owner in Jamaica. Son of David Dehany, brother of Philip and husband of Mary Dehany nee Gregory.

  1. Will of George Dehany of St John, Middlesex Island of Jamaica proved 09/12/1767. In the will he left his sugar works or plantation called Georgia in Hanover, which he had assigned to Mathew Gregory and William Wynter in 1758 for payment of his debts, to his children George, Lucretia Mary, Favell [sic] and Elizabeth Dehany.

Sources

  1. PROB 11/934/191.

Further Information

Spouse
Mary
Children
Lucretia Mary; Elizabeth; Ann Phillips; George II

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
- 1767 [EY] → Owner
Georgia Estate [ Jamaica | Hanover ]

George Dehany bequeathed the Georgia estate in Hanover at his death in 1767 to his four children.

1772 [EA] - → Previous owner
Georgia Estate [ Jamaica | Hanover ]

Relationships (5)

George Dehany I
Father → Son
George Dehany II
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George Dehany I
Deceased Husband → Widow
Mary Dehany (née Gregory)
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George Dehany I
Father → Daughter
Lucretia Mary Welch (née Dehany)
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George Dehany I
Father → Daughter
Elizabeth Pinnock (née Dehany)
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George Dehany I
Brothers
Philip Dehany
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