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Captain John Kennedy 1720–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1801

Death Location: Giles, Tennessee, United States

Father: William Kennedy

Mother: Mary Henderson

Spouse(s): Mary Rasberry

Children(s): Jesse Kennedy

The story of Captain John Kennedy began in 1720 in Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA. Captain John Kennedy married Mary Unkers Rasberry, and had children including Jesse Croom Kennedy. Captain John Kennedy passed away in 1801 in Giles, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain John Kennedy began in 1720 in Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Captain John Kennedy married Mary Unkers Rasberry, and had children including Jesse Croom Kennedy.
  • Captain John Kennedy passed away in 1801 in Giles, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Kennedy
1685–1750
Birth Location: Ireland
WK
Mary Henderson
1698–1777
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
MH

Spouses(s)

Mary Rasberry
1710–1787
Birth Location: North Carolina
MR

Children(s)

Jesse Kennedy
1781–1858
Birth Location: Lenoir County, North Carolina
JK

Captain Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Captain Kennedy
1720–1801
Birth Place: Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Crawford Kennedy
1685–1750
Ireland
Mary (Ann) Henderson
1698–1777
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Alexander Kennedy of Kilhenzie Castle) KENNEDY
1638–1697
Craigoch (Ayr) Scotland
Lady (Anna Lady Anna of Auchenames, 2nd Baroness of Kilhenzie Castle) Crawford
1640–1684
Auchenames (Ayrshire) Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander kilhenzie
1588–1652
Dame Maybole,
1600–1653
William Crawford
1607–
Anna Lamont
1619–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Culzean
1545–1602
Lady MAKGILL
1555–1622
Lady Estate
1585–1685

Captain Kennedy's Descendants

1.
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Captain (John) Kennedy (1720–1801) m. Mary (Unkers) Rasberry (Bet. 1710–1720–1787)
  1. 1. Jesse (Croom) Kennedy 1781–1858 m. Elizabeth Hardee 1781–1858
    1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Kennedy 1817–1884 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Allen 1826–1882
      1. 1. Cornelia (I) Kennedy 1858– m. Mathew (H) Wooten 1853–
        1. 1. Kennedy Wooten 1892–1910 m. Dallas (Adams) Gardner 1889–1941
        2. 2. Bernce (K) Wooten 1879–
        3. 3. Archie Wooten 1881–
        4. 4. Inez (E) Wooten 1887–
        5. 5. Julia (H) Wooten 1900–
        6. 6. Ethel (G.) Wooten 1878–
      2. 2. Jesse (C) Kennedy 1842–
      3. 3. Mary (A E) Kennedy 1844–
      4. 4. William (L) Kennedy 1846–
      5. 5. Alpheus (T) Kennedy 1853–
      6. 6. Sidney (G) Kennedy 1855–

Captain Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Captain John Kennedy in Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
1801
1801
Age 81
Death of Captain John Kennedy in Giles, Tennessee, United States
Giles, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Giles, Tennessee, United States
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