1771 - 1826
Son of Robert Collymore, a white planter, and Amaryllis Collymore, a free woman of colour (both q.v.). Active campaigner for the rights of free people of colour.
Married Elizabeth Maria Belgrave, daughter of Jacob Belgrave senior and his first wife Elizabeth Ann nee Spike in 1795. Children Joseph Richard (1796), Reynolds Phillips (1799), Elizabeth Ann (1801), Amaryllis Charlotte (1802), Mary Maria (1804), Jacob (1809), Frances (1810) all baptised in St Philip or St Michael. His wife Elizabeth Maria was buried in St Philip in 1811 aged 32 years. He remarried, to Elizabeth Belgrave, widow of St Philip, in 1812. A son, Samuel Frances, was baptised in 1813 in St Philip.
Buried in St Philip, 31/08/1826 aged 55 years, abode given as St Anns.
Familysearch.org, Barbados, Church Records, 1637-1849 [database online].
We are grateful to Ruth Hecht for her assistance with compiling this entry.
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[1] Elizabeth Maria Belgrave [2] Elizabeth Belgrave
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With [1] Joseph Richard, Reynolds Phillips, Elizabeth Ann, Amaryllis Charlotte, Mary Maria, Jacob, Frances. With [2] Samuel Francis
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2025
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Renn Phillips Collymore', Legacies of
British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662741
[accessed 13th November 2025].
