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James Kennedy 1376–1408 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1376

Birth Location: Dunure or Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Nov 1408

Death Location: Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Gilbert Kennedy

Mother: Agnes Maxwell

Spouse(s): Mary Stewart

Children(s): Gilbert Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy, Mary Kennedy, James Kennedy, Elizabeth Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, Mary Kennedy, Lady Kennedy, John Kennedy, John Cassilis, Thomas Kennedy, Catherine Kennedy, James Douglas, james kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy

James Kennedy was born in 1376 in Dunure or Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Gilbert Kennedy And Agnes Maxwell. James Kennedy married Elizabeth Maxwell, Mary Stewart, and had children including Catherine Kennedy, Charles Kennedy, Elizabeth Douglas, Elizabeth Margaret Kennedy, Garrett Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy, Gilbert Lord Kennedy, James Douglas, James Kennedy, John Kennedy, John Kennedy Of Dunure Cassilis, Lady Mary De Kennedy, Martin Kennedy, Mary Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy. James Kennedy passed away in 1408 in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Kennedy was born in 1376 in Dunure or Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Gilbert Kennedy And Agnes Maxwell.
  • James Kennedy married Elizabeth Maxwell, Mary Stewart, and had children including Catherine Kennedy, Charles Kennedy, Elizabeth Douglas, Elizabeth Margaret Kennedy, Garrett Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy, Gilbert Lord Kennedy, James Douglas, James Kennedy, John Kennedy, John Kennedy Of Dunure Cassilis, Lady Mary De Kennedy, Martin Kennedy, Mary Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy.
  • James Kennedy passed away in 1408 in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
James Kennedy
1376–1408
Birth Place: Dunure or Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Gilbert Kennedy
1348–1408
Dunure, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Maxwell
1363–1414
East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Kennedy of) Dunure
1310–1385
Dunure, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Montgomery
1310–1400
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
John Maxwell
1350–1405
Castle Pollok, Strathclyde, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Isobella Lindsay
1338–1388
Crawford, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Kennedy
1290–1385
Agnes Maxwell
1291–1345
Neil Montgomery
1276–
Elizabeth Cuninghame
1287–
John Maxwell
1320–1373
Christian Erskine
1315–1373
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Carrick
1253–1306
Mary FitzRoland
1259–1310
Sir Maxwell
1260–1311
Lady Maxwell
1265–1304
Alan Montgomery
1250–1297
John Maxwell
1285–1346
Christina Carlile
1287–1367

James Kennedy's Descendants

1.
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James Kennedy (1376–8 Nov 1408) m. Mary Stewart (1 Jan 1380–20 Mar 1458)
  1. 1. Gilbert Kennedy 1405–1489 m. Katherine, (Catherine) Maxwell 1423–1502 m. Catherine Maxwell 1408–1484 m. Isabel Ogilvie 1402–1484
    1. 1. Catherine (A) Kennedy 1438–1533 m. Alexander Montgomerie 1440–1468
      1. 1. Hugh Montgomery 1459–1546 m. Helen Campbell 1460–1528
        1. 1. Elizabeth Montgomery 1485–1550 m. John Greeke 1485–1540
        2. 2. Robert Montgomery 1478–1530
        3. 3. Alexander Montgomery 1479–1498
        4. 4. Isabel (Elizabeth) Montgomery 1480–1523
        5. 5. Elisabeth (Helen) Montgomery 1480–1523 m. JOHN BLAIR 1476–1567
        6. 6. Neil Montgomery 1482–1547
        7. 7. William Montgomery 1483–1522 m. Elizabeth Francis 1485–1555
        8. 8. Hugh Montgomery 1483–1545
        9. 9. Margaret Montgomery 1487–1523 m. William Sempill 1485–1552 m. William Sempill –1552
        10. 10. William (Greenfield) Montgomerie 1489–1546
        11. 11. Alexander Montgomery 1490–1499
        12. 12. Neil Montgomery 1490–1547 m. Elizabeth Colquhon 1492–1571 m. Neil Montegomery 1490–
        13. 13. Maude Montgomery 1491–1542 m. Colin Campbell 1487–1563
        14. 14. Robert Montgomery 1494–1558
        15. 15. Agnes Montgomerie 1497–1596 m. John Kerr 1497–1597
        16. 16. Isabel Montgomerie 1500–1555
        17. 17. Isabel Montgomery 1504–1540 m. John Mure 1480–1544
        18. 18. William Montgomery 1506–1546
        19. 19. Catherine Montgomery 1506–1600
        20. 20. Elizabeth (Isabel) Eglinton 1508–1590 m. John Mure 1480–1544
        21. 21. George Montgomery 1510–1561 m. Catherine Montgomerie 1506– m. Catherine Montgomery 1501–
      2. 2. Alexander Montgomery 1461–
      3. 3. Margaret (Marjory) Montgomery 1461–
      4. 4. John Montgomerie 1462–1520
      5. 5. Helen Montgomery 1462–
      6. 6. James Montgomery 1462–
      7. 7. John Montgomery 1463–
      8. 8. Margaret Montgomery 1463– m. William SOMERVILLE 1453–1491
      9. 9. William Montgomery 1464–
      10. 10. James (Montgomery of) Smithston 1465–
      11. 11. Marion Montgomery 1465–
      12. 12. Helen Montgomery 1466–1528 m. James (Bruce of) Airth 1460–
      13. 13. John (Bowhouse) Montgomery 1468–1509
    2. 2. Elizabeth Kennedy 1425–1475
    3. 3. Agnes Kennedy 1425–1533
    4. 4. James Kennedy 1436–1508
    5. 5. Elizabeth Kennedy 1439–1475
    6. 6. N.N. Kennedy 1444–1475
    7. 7. Marion (Mariot) Kennedy 1444–1533
    8. 8. Margaret (Agnes) Kennedy 1445–1533
    9. 9. Isabel, (Elizabeth) Kennedy 1452–1475
    10. 10. Robert Kennedy 1453–
  2. 2. Gilbert Kennedy 1440–1527 m. Catherine Maxwell 1408–1484
  3. 3. Mary Kennedy 1400–1430 m. Andrew Agnew 1360–1455
  4. 4. James Kennedy 1405–1465
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Margaret) Kennedy 1405–
  6. 6. Thomas Kennedy 1405–
  7. 7. Mary Kennedy 1406–1430
  8. 8. Lady (Mary de) Kennedy 1406–1434 m. Andrew Agnew 1398–1455
  9. 9. John Kennedy 1407–1434
  10. 10. John (Kennedy of Dunure &) Cassilis 1407–1434
  11. 11. Thomas Kennedy 1415–
  12. 12. Catherine Kennedy 1418–1463
  13. 13. James Douglas 1426–1493 m. Joan Stewart 1440–1493 m. Joan Stewart 1428–1493
  14. 14. james kennedy 1775–
  15. 15. Gilbert (Lord) Kennedy –1478

James Kennedy's Timeline

3 Records

1376
1376
Birth of James Kennedy in Dunure or Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dunure or Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1376
1376
James Kennedy was christened in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
1408
8 Nov 1408
Age 32
Death of James Kennedy in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1376
    Event Place: Dunure or Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for James Kennedy, person ID LZJY-6SQ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1376
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for James Kennedy, person ID LZJY-6SQ.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1408
    Event Place: Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for James Kennedy, person ID LZJY-6SQ.

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