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Hugh Kennedy 1620–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Jun 1685

Death Location: Donegal, Ireland

Father: Col III

Mother: Isabell Campbell

Spouse(s): Mary Upton

Children(s): Janet Dixson, Priscilla Kennedy, William Kennedy, David Kennedy, John Kennedy, Jenet Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Rev. Kennedy, Arthur Kennedy, Ella Kennedy, Hugh Kennedy

The story of Hugh Kennedy began in 1620 in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland. Hugh Kennedy married Mary Upton, and had children including Arthur Kennedy, David Kennedy, Ella M Kennedy, Hugh Kennedy, Janet Kennedy Dixon Dickson Dixson, Jenet Janet Jane Kennedy, John Kennedy, Priscilla Kennedy, Rev John Gilbert Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, William Kennedy. Hugh Kennedy passed away in 1685 in Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh Kennedy began in 1620 in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Hugh Kennedy married Mary Upton, and had children including Arthur Kennedy, David Kennedy, Ella M Kennedy, Hugh Kennedy, Janet Kennedy Dixon Dickson Dixson, Jenet Janet Jane Kennedy, John Kennedy, Priscilla Kennedy, Rev John Gilbert Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, William Kennedy.
  • Hugh Kennedy passed away in 1685 in Donegal, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col III
1593–1627
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Isabell Campbell
1603–1663
Birth Location: Scotland
IC

Spouses(s)

Mary Upton
1620–1676
Birth Location: Newton Ferris, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Janet Dixson
1703–1761
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland
JD
Priscilla Kennedy
1634–1700
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland
PK
William Kennedy
1657–1727
Birth Location: Templemoyle, Londonderry, Ireland
WK
David Kennedy
1650–1697
Birth Location: Of, Ballycultra, Down, Ireland
DK
John Kennedy
1684–1722
Birth Location: Ballycultra, Down, Northern Ireland
JK
Jenet Kennedy
1683–1738
Birth Location: Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
JK
Robert Kennedy
1665–1741
Birth Location: Ireland
RK
Rev. Kennedy
1640–1703
Birth Location: Dunganstown, Wexford, Ireland
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Arthur Kennedy
1652–1697
Birth Location: Of, Ballycultra, Down, Ireland
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Ella Kennedy
1640–1712
Birth Location: Thanet, Kent, England
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Hugh Kennedy
1664–1763
Birth Location: Ballycultra, Down, Northern Ireland
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Hugh Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Kennedy
1620–1685
Birth Place: Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Col Gilbert Kennedy III
1593–1627
Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabell Campbell
1603–1663
Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert (Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of) Cassillis
1565–1601
Cassilis, Bargany, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet (Stuart Stewart) Kennedy
1566–1627
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Archibald campbell
1574–1638
Inveraray Castle, Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Schotland
Catherine Graham
1574–1607
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
King Kennedy
1541–1576
Margaretha Lyon
1547–1626
Lord Ochiltree
1549–1578
Margaret KENNEDY
1545–1627
Sir Argyll
1542–1584
Lady Argyll
1530–1588
John Graham
1540–1606
Lady Morton
1540–1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cassillis
1515–1558
Margaret Kennedy
1517–1597
John Lyon
1521–1592
Johanna Keith
1510–1560
Lord Ochiltree
1521–1591
Lady Caprington)
1516–1557
Sir Ochiltree
1521–1601
Agnes Stewart
1516–1557
Archibald Argyll
1508–1558
Margaret Argyll
1522–1556
Lord Marischal
1506–1581
Margaret Lady
1511–1556
Lord GGF
1522–1608
George Rothes
1484–1558
Margaret Crichton
1498–1546

Hugh Kennedy's Descendants

1.
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Hugh Kennedy (1620–26 Jun 1685) m. Mary Upton (1620–25 Oct 1676)
  1. 1. Janet (Kennedy Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1703–1761 m. James Dixson 1701–1787
    1. 1. Agnes (" Nancy" Dixon,) Dixson 1722–1812
    2. 2. John (Dixon,) Dixson 1726–1752
    3. 3. Sarah (E) Dickson 1729–1819
    4. 4. Sgt (Thomas) Dixon 1732–1802
    5. 5. Margaret Dixon 1734–1811
    6. 6. Mary Dixon 1738–1738
    7. 7. Mary Dixon 1740–1761
    8. 8. Isabell Dixon 1742–
    9. 9. James Dixson 1738–1754
  2. 2. Priscilla Kennedy 1634–1700 m. Robert Dickson 1630–1700
    1. 1. John (William Dixon Dixson) Dickson 1679–1759 m. Janet (Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1682–1761 m. Anna (Lester Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1693–1741 m. Agnes (1679 Dixson) @@ire 1679–1709 m. Jenet (Janet Jane) Kennedy 1683–1738
      1. 1. Thomas (Dickson,) Dixon 1705–1764 m. Mary (Ann) Dinwiddie 1706–1797 m. Hannah Hadley 1709–1770 m. Mary (Ann) Dinwiddie 1706–1797
        1. 1. James Dixon 1749–1786 m. Susanna (Nancy) Helm 1750–1836 m. Elizabeth Dinwiddle 1755–1770
        2. 2. John Dixon 1724–1807 m. Mary (Arthur) Dixon 1782–1822
        3. 3. Thomas Dixon 1721–1770
        4. 4. George Dixon 1728–1824 m. Rachel (Beard) Dixon 1747–1810
        5. 5. Frances Dixon 1722–1798 m. John (Robert) Dixon 1724–1807
        6. 6. Elizabeth Dixon 1740–
        7. 7. Mary (Dixon) McReynolds 1731–1789 m. James McReynolds 1719–1806
        8. 8. Stephen Dixon 1728–1781
        9. 9. Annie (Ann) Dixon 1730–1781
        10. 10. Jane Bell 1728–1786
      2. 2. Sarah Dixon 1720–1760
      3. 3. John Dixon 1707–1772 m. Mary Dixon 1708–1781
        1. 1. John (Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1740–1794
        2. 2. Robert (Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1736–1799 m. Sara (Susanna) Dorrance 1738–1798
        3. 3. Thomas (Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1746–1823 m. Phebe Dixon 1750–1829
        4. 4. Agnes (Dixon, Dickson, Dixson) Dorrance 1738–1765
        5. 5. Miriam (Mary Ann Dixon, Dickson, Dixson) Gordon 1742–1813 m. John Gordon 1736–1776
      4. 4. Marian (Mary Ann Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1742–1837
      5. 5. Mary Dickson 1744–1751
      6. 6. James (Solomon Dixson) Dixon 1746–1825
      7. 7. Captain (William) Dixon 1748–1809 m. Priscilla Denison 1754–1842
        1. 1. US (Senator Nathan Fellows Dixon, Dixson) Whig-R 1774–1842
        2. 2. Priscilla Dixson 1776–1809
        3. 3. William (Denison) Dixson 1780–
        4. 4. George Dixson 1783–1787
        5. 5. Samuel (D) Dixson 1785–
      8. 8. Robert (Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1701–1768 m. Margaret Cuningham 1701–1724 m. Elizabeth Huston 1705–1796
        1. 1. Agnes Dixson 1723–1804
        2. 2. John Dixson 1733–1686
        3. 3. Sarah Dixson 1729–1773
        4. 4. Mary Dixson 1731–1803
      9. 9. Mary Dixon 1722–1790
      10. 10. William Dixon 1742–1746
      11. 11. David (Dickson) Dixon 1673–
      12. 12. Archibald (Dixon,) Dickson 1677–1700
      13. 13. Robert (Dixon,) Dickson 1675–1788
      14. 14. Margaret (Dixon, Dickson) Thomas 1680–1731
      15. 15. Alexander (Dixon,) Dickson 1693–1785
      16. 16. John Dickson 1679–1741
      17. 17. William Dickson 1742–1746
      18. 18. Margaret (Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1705–1795 m. John Anderson 1698–1765
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Anderson) Germany 1734–1806
        2. 2. Jenet Anderson 1750–1751
        3. 3. Samuel Anderson 1748–
        4. 4. Agnes Anderson 1725–1754
        5. 5. Robert Anderson 1731–1795 m. Huldah Barber 1736–1824
        6. 6. Mary Anderson 1725–
        7. 7. Isabella Anderson 1725–1802
        8. 8. Thomas Anderson 1722–1809
        9. 9. John Anderson 1728–1780
        10. 10. William Anderson 1721–
      19. 19. Janet Dixson 1703–1754
      20. 20. Sarah (Elizabeth) Dixon 1720–1794
      21. 21. Janet Dixon 1703–1754
      22. 22. Robert Dixon 1701–1768
      23. 23. Margaret Dixon 1705–1795
    2. 2. Janet (Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1682–1761 m. John (William Dixon Dixson) Dickson 1679–1759
    3. 3. David Dixson 1673–1766
    4. 4. Alexander Dixon 1675–1755
    5. 5. Robert Dickson 1675–1766 m. Agnes Cunningham 1675–1710
      1. 1. James Dixson 1701–1787 m. Janet (Kennedy Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1703–1761
    6. 6. Margaret (Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1679–1729 m. Alexander Stewart 1675–1742
      1. 1. William Stewart 1707–1800 m. Hannah Campbell 1712–1749 m. Mary McWilliams 1726–1799 m. Thankfull Graves 1706–1751 m. Sarah Buck 1708–1745
        1. 1. William Stewart 1732–1749
        2. 2. Hannah Stewart 1734–1749
        3. 3. Samuel Stewart 1737–1749
        4. 4. Nathan Stewart 1739–1824
        5. 5. Joseph Stewart 1741–1749
        6. 6. Samuel Stewart 1759–1840
        7. 7. Joseph Stewart 1760–1842
        8. 8. Benjamin Stewart 1762–
        9. 9. Hannah Stewart 1766–1794
        10. 10. William Stewart 1757–1830
        11. 11. Sarah Stewart 1745–1826
      2. 2. Alexander (II) Stewart 1700–1732
      3. 3. John Stewart 1702–1791
      4. 4. James Stewart 1715–1772
      5. 5. Nathaniel Stewart 1724–1740
      6. 6. Thomas Stewart 1708–1781
      7. 7. Margaret Stewart 1704–1787
      8. 8. Samuel Stewart 1720–1784
    7. 7. Archibald Dickson 1677–1759
    8. 8. James Dixon 1701–1787
  3. 3. William Kennedy 1657–1727 m. Mary Henderson –1777
    1. 1. James Kennedy 1730–1799
  4. 4. David Kennedy 1650–1697
  5. 5. John Kennedy 1684–1722
  6. 6. Jenet (Janet Jane) Kennedy 1683–1738 m. John (William Dixon Dixson) Dickson 1679–1759
    1. 1. Sarah Dixon 1720–1760
  7. 7. Robert Kennedy 1665–1741
  8. 8. Rev. (John Gilbert) Kennedy 1640–1703
  9. 9. Arthur Kennedy 1652–1697
  10. 10. Ella (M) Kennedy 1640–1712
  11. 11. Hugh Kennedy 1664–1763

Hugh Kennedy's Timeline

10 Records

1620
1620
Birth of Hugh Kennedy in Dunmure, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dunmure, Ayrshire, Scotland
1620
1620
Birth of Hugh Kennedy in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire, Scotland
1620
1620
Birth of Hugh Kennedy in Denure, Ayrsh, , Scotland
Denure, Ayrsh, , Scotland
1620
1620
Birth of Hugh Kennedy in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
1626
1626
Age 6
Birth of Hugh Kennedy
None
1685
26 Jun 1685
Age 65
Death of Hugh Kennedy in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
1685
1685
Age 65
Death of Hugh Kennedy
None
1685
26 Jun 1685
Age 65
Death of Hugh Kennedy in Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
1685
26 Jun 1685
Age 65
Death of Hugh Kennedy in Donegal, Ireland
Donegal, Ireland
1687
6 Feb 1687
Age 67
Death of Hugh Kennedy in Dundonald, Down, Northern Ireland
Dundonald, Down, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Dunmure, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 8
    [2] Pennsylvania, Naturalization Records from Supreme and District Courts, 1794-1908, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Supreme Court Naturalization Papers 1794-1868; Archive Roll: RG-33:808

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1626

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Denure, Ayrsh, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Naturalization Records from Supreme and District Courts, 1794-1908, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Supreme Court Naturalization Papers 1794-1868; Archive Roll: RG-33:808

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951; Microfilm Serial: M1168; Microfilm Roll: 8

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1685
    Event Place: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1685

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1687
    Event Place: Dundonald, Down, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1685
    Event Place: Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1685
    Event Place: Donegal, Ireland
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