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Helen Kennedy 1518–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Nov 1576

Death Location: Wigtownshire, Scotland

Father: John Kennedy

Mother: Isabelle Campbell

Spouse(s): William Adair

Children(s): Sir KNT), William Adair, Marion Mure, Janet Muir, John Adair

Helen Kennedy was born in 1518 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy And Isabelle Campbell. Helen Kennedy married William Adair, and had children including Janet Muir, John Adair, Marion Mure, Sir Ninian Of Kilhilt And Dunskey Castle Chief Of The Adair Clan Adair Ii Esq Knt, William Adair. Helen Kennedy passed away in 1576 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Helen Kennedy was born in 1518 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Earl Of Cassillis Kennedy And Isabelle Campbell.
  • Helen Kennedy married William Adair, and had children including Janet Muir, John Adair, Marion Mure, Sir Ninian Of Kilhilt And Dunskey Castle Chief Of The Adair Clan Adair Ii Esq Knt, William Adair.
  • Helen Kennedy passed away in 1576 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.

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Helen Kennedy's Ancestors

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Helen Kennedy
1518–1576
Birth Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Earl of Cassillis Kennedy
1485–1527
Maybole Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabelle Campbell
1489–1529
Inveraray Castle, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald (I Campbell Earl van) Argyll
1460–1513
Lochow, Argyllshire, Schotland
Elisabeth Stewart
1465–
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Kennedy's Descendants

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Helen Kennedy (1518–19 Nov 1576) m. William Adair (1500–1608)
  1. 1. Sir (Ninian of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (Chief of the Adair Clan) Adair II (Esq.,) KNT) 1531–1608 m. Lady (Elizabeth Susanna Gordon) m1552 1531–1607
    1. 1. Sir (William III Adair,) Crusader 1565–1626 m. Rosena McLELLAND 1565–1626 m. Houston Adair 1565–1625
      1. 1. Lady (Marianne Mary Adair) m1599 1583–1630 m. Sir (William II Houston) Ii 1590–1631
        1. 1. Sir (William III, 3rd Baronet of) HOUSTON 1608–1685 m. Lady (Sarah Jane Todd Of) Primrose 1599–1700
      2. 2. John Adair 1598–1675
      3. 3. Robert Adair 1583–1655
      4. 4. Anna Adair 1593–1670
      5. 5. William Adair 1591–1668
    2. 2. Archibald Adair 1580–1647
    3. 3. Gilbert Adair 1582–1635
    4. 4. James Adair 1550–
    5. 5. John Adair 1569–1645
    6. 6. Ninian Adair 1569–
    7. 7. Patrick Adair 1567–1635
    8. 8. Thomas Adair 1550–
  2. 2. William Adair 1565–1626
  3. 3. Marion Mure 1542–
  4. 4. Janet Muir 1538–1588
  5. 5. John Adair 1533–1600

Helen Kennedy's Timeline

3 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Helen Kennedy in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1530
1530
Age 12
Helen Kennedy was married in Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1576
19 Nov 1576
Age 58
Death of Helen Kennedy in Wigtownshire, Scotland
Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1576
    Event Place: Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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