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John Kennedy 1427 – 1508 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1427

Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Jul 1508

Death Location: Cassillis House, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Gilbert Kennedy

Mother: Catherine Maxwell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gordon, Elizabeth Montgomerie

Children(s): Margaret Kennedy, Elizabeth Kennedy, John Kennedy, Andrew Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, William Kennedy, Helen Kennedy

Early life: John Kennedy arrived in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1427, born to Gilbert Kennedy and Catherine Maxwell. Over time, John Kennedy formed a family with Elizabeth Gordon and Elizabeth Montgomerie, which included Margaret Kennedy, Elizabeth Kennedy, John Kennedy, Andrew Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, William Kennedy and Helen Kennedy. John Kennedy concluded life in Cassillis House, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1508.

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Parents

Gilbert Kennedy
1405 – 1479
Birth Location: Near Girvan, Cassillis House, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
GK
Catherine Maxwell
1408 – 1484
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
CM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gordon
1431 – 1500
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
EG
Elizabeth Montgomerie
1425 – 1520
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
EM

Children(s)

Margaret Kennedy
1472 – 1542
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
MK
Elizabeth Kennedy
1473 – 1545
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
EK
John Kennedy
1474 – 1513
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
JK
Andrew Kennedy
1474 –
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
AK
Jean Kennedy
1476 – 1500
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
JK
Robert Kennedy
1477 –
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
RK
William Kennedy
1480 – 1580
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
WK
Helen Kennedy
1482 – 1575
Birth Location: Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
HK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1427
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 Jul 1508
    Event Place: Cassillis House, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 26 Jul 1508
    Event Place: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

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