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Col. Robert Richard Kennon 1600–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Brough, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 Aug 1696

Death Location: Conjurers Neck, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Father: Miles Kennon

Mother: Bridget Keenan

Spouse(s): Jonet Boise

Children(s): John Kennon, William 266, Elizabeth Kennon, James Kennon, Judith Kennon, Martha Kennon, Mary Kennon, Nancy Kennon, Richard Kennon, Sarah Kennon, John Cannon

Col. Robert Richard Kennon was born in 1600 in Brough, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Miles Kennon And Bridget Keenan. Col. Robert Richard Kennon married Jonet Boise, and had children including Elizabeth Rhodes Cannon Kennon, James Cannon Kennon, John Cannon, John Samuel Kennon, Judith Cannon Kennon, Martha Cannon Kennon, Mary Cannon Kennon, Nancy Cannon Kennon, Richard Cannon Kennon, Sarah Cannon Kennon, William Cannon 266. Col. Robert Richard Kennon passed away in 1696 in Conjurers Neck, Henrico County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. Robert Richard Kennon was born in 1600 in Brough, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Miles Kennon And Bridget Keenan.
  • Col. Robert Richard Kennon married Jonet Boise, and had children including Elizabeth Rhodes Cannon Kennon, James Cannon Kennon, John Cannon, John Samuel Kennon, Judith Cannon Kennon, Martha Cannon Kennon, Mary Cannon Kennon, Nancy Cannon Kennon, Richard Cannon Kennon, Sarah Cannon Kennon, William Cannon 266.
  • Col. Robert Richard Kennon passed away in 1696 in Conjurers Neck, Henrico County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Col. Kennon's Ancestors

Self
Col. Kennon
1600–1696
Birth Place: Brough, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Miles Kennon
1560–1625
Brough, Caithness, Scotland
Bridget Keenan
1560–1630
Brough, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
John Kennen
1535–1600
Brioh, Caithness, Scotland
Desales Larkin
1535–1611
Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
O'Cianain (Cannon)
1515–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Kennon's Descendants

1.
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Col. (Robert Richard) Kennon (1600–20 Aug 1696) m. Jonet Boise (1600–1650)
  1. 1. John (Samuel) Kennon 1625–1696 m. Elizabeth (Blair) Bolling 1626–1705 m. Elizabeth Johnstone 1620–1705
    1. 1. John Cannon 1642–1695 m. Esther Pledge 1644–1704
      1. 1. William (A) Cannon 1673–1747 m. Judith Woodson 1673–1733
        1. 1. Russell (Simcock) Cannon 1720–1800 m. Jane Rudd 1737–1800
        2. 2. Mary Cannon 1725–1766
        3. 3. Benjamin Cannon 1698–1800
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Hester) Cannon –1750
        5. 5. John Cannon 1709–
        6. 6. Judith Cannon 1708–
    2. 2. Richard Kennon 1650–1696
  2. 2. William (Cannon) 266 1673–1747
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Rhodes Cannon) Kennon 1679–1751
  4. 4. James (Cannon) Kennon 1686–1745
  5. 5. Judith (Cannon) Kennon 1692–1759
  6. 6. Martha (Cannon) Kennon 1681–1735
  7. 7. Mary (Cannon) Kennon 1679–1757
  8. 8. Nancy (Cannon) Kennon 1679–1727
  9. 9. Richard (Cannon) Kennon 1625–1658
  10. 10. Sarah (Cannon) Kennon 1689–1748
  11. 11. John Cannon 1689–1735

Col. Kennon's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Col. Robert Richard Kennon in Brough, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Brough, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1696
20 Aug 1696
Age 96
Death of Col. Robert Richard Kennon in Conjurers Neck, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Conjurers Neck, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Brough, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1696
    Event Place: Conjurers Neck, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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