Mary Verney, 1st (and last) Baroness Fermanagh

Died unmarried in 1810
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Mary Verney Baroness Fermanagh
Profile & Legacies Summary
1737 - 1810

Biography

Niece, next of kin and executrix of Ralph Verney 2nd Earl (q.v.) and party to a 'Cause between Robert Kerr and Alexandra [sic, but almost certainly Alexander] McLeod, appellants, and Mary Verney, Baroness Fermanagh, and John Pedley, respondents, plantation in St. Thomas-in-the-East in Jamaica, also sums advanced by Sir William Forbes of N[orth] B[ritain].....dated 1791.' Mary Verney, Baroness Fermanagh, had inherited among other property a mortgage over the Rhine estate from her uncle Ralph Verney, 2nd Earl Verney.

The will of Rt Hon. Mary Verney Baroness Fermanagh made in 1801 with a codicil of 1807 proved 07/12/1810 is silent on 'West India property', leaving her property in trust largely for the benefit of her sister Catherine Wright.

We are grateful to Jim Brennan for his help with this entry.

Source: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146658729