Descendants of John Bennoch & Jean Colvin
Glengenny Farm, Sanquhar, Dumfries, Scotland

                                John Bennoch~  -  -  -  -  -  =  -  -  -  -  -  - Jean Colvin b 1752&
                                     b 1719                  |                        
                 Farmer, Glengenny Farm, south of Sanquhar   |   
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Andrew Bennoch               Agnes Bennoch      Robert Bennoch          Elizabeth Bennoch++
                md xxxxx          md John Chalmers b 1729&&$$    md yyyy                 md John Kelly
         Blacknest Farm, Thornhill    Agnes aged 20 when md          |                     North Carolina
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    Jeannie B         Elizabeth B       Archibald b 1791+         Janet C.              Jeannie    Francis      John         Elizabeth     
md Alexander Milner  b 1834?? Thornhill                     md James Hannan b 1790&&               Alderman
                      md William Maxwell                     of Drumlanrig Gardens             City of London
                       03Jan1835 Closeburn                             |
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               Mary Ann Maxwell b 1848*^^                Jeannie $    Agnes,b'32 Jane Elizabeth b'37   Katherine
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        b 14jy1846 md John Reekie                    md A. McMorrane              md JBJohnstone
        on 3jne1868 in Manchester                          |                          of Holstein
        d 8 Oct 1919    |                                |                 |
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William#    Elizabeth John    Andrew  James                              Sarah**    Agnes   William
Maxwell     Reekie   Albert    Bruce  Knox                               unm'd                m Emily Stuart
                                                                                               Pomona, CA, USA

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                                                                                               md. xx Nickerson

This page under construction!    Notes: #   spouses are not listed 

This tree based on a typed one produced by William Maxwell Reekie 13 March 1934
~ John Bennoch of Glenginnie had I believe 2 wives [per WMR 1934]; OPR md Jean Colvin 11Dec 1768 in Sanquhar.ref#Fr143.
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John Chalmers md twice (if not 3 times) & was 70+ when he md Agnes Bennoch, 20 [per WMR 1934] - see && below
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1851 census: at 20 North Drumlanrig St.,Thornhill, Archibald Bennoch. 60, head, widower, carter, b Durisdeer; issue: Andrew 18, James 14, Helen 12, William 10,
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Wm Maxwell Reekie notes include: James Maxwell b 18/2/1836 d 30/9/1872 -
++DHMR has a record of sibling Catherine Maxwell b 1860 Thornhill. also - May A 14 July 1846 b 8/10/1919 also [written by WMR about 1909] some names & calculations Eliz "Kely" 1757 / 40 Eliz Benn 1803 /40 / 57
^^civil marriage cert: John Reekie 25 yrs batchelor; Commission Agent, 24 Webster St Chorlton-on-Medlock (father William Reekie, farmer) md Mary Anne Maxwell, 21 yrs, spinster, Webster St C-on-M (father William Maxwell (deceased) Civil Engineer) on 3rd June 1869 (entry # 51) at Greenheys Chapel, United Presbyterian Church, [Chorlton-on-Medlock] by Certif - witness Wm Reekie, Eliza Reekie, Catharine Mary Hannan@@, [copy by DHMR @ Chorlton, 8th Sept 1994]. William Maxwell, Ballinasloe - his drafting instrument box has a small family tree inside: William Maxwell .md xxx; children James Maxwell, Cpt Black Watch, Mary Ann md John Reekie, etc.[@ADMR15My1996]
1881 census - At Carronhill, Morton/Thornhill: Jane Elizabeth Johnston, head, annuitant, 44, b Penpont (so b 1837) ; Janet Chalmers, Scholar, 11, b Durrisdeer, William Chalmers 18, banker's clerk b Durrisdeer, Catherine May Hannan, sister, 39 b Penpont (so b 1842) REF 843-2-7-0224051
& Tombstone record for Sanquhar - #406 Sacred to the memory of Archibald Bennoch late tennant in Nether Glengenny, who died 13th of December, 1780 aged 44 years also Robert Nicolson to Robert Bennoch in Drumerool who died the 4th of July 1815 in infancy also Jean Colvin spouse to Archibald Bennoch, who died at Cunningham, Closeburn February, 2nd, 1831 aged 89 years. [info copied from fiche in Ewart Library Dumfries by Hugh Reekie, 1st July 1998].
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Tombstone record for Sanquhar - #356    Sacred to the memory of John Chambers who died the 10th June 1802 aged 73 years. Also Janet Graham spouse to John Chambers who died 12th of July 1799 aged 61 years. Also Agnes Bennoch his spouse who died 11th of June 1801 aged 23 years. Also Christiana Collart his niece who died 10th January 1834 aged 49 years. Also James Hannan, woodforester to his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry who died at Carronfoot in the Parish of Durisdeer on the 19th September 1842 aged 52 years. Also of Agnes daughter of James Hannan who died at Carronhill on the 31st December 1863 aged 31 years. Also of Janet Chalmers widow of above James Hannan who died at Carronhill on the 9th of May 1879 aged 79 years. Also of Catherine Mary Hannan their daughter who died at Carronhill on the 14th of March 1903 aged 63 years. Erected by James Hannan 1835.   Also #326 - Agnes Bennoch spouse of Charles . .  NB in 1851 census, David Doughty was resident at Carronfoot - probably a tied house for a resident forester. 

++ Marian MR reports, 1985 that a 1911 family visit to Carronbride was for a month while Jane Johnstone & family were away. Sarah was her prime contact. Neighbours had surname Primrose.   

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This page was last updated on 22 April 2004 - Hugh Reekie h.reekie @ ieee.org Ottawa Canada - horiz 70%