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John Kennedy 1740 – 1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Augusta, Columbia, Georgia Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1828

Death Location: New Bethlehem Community Cem., Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA

Father: William Kennedy

Mother: Mary Henderson

Spouse(s): Jane Chaney

Children(s): Mary Kennedy

John Kennedy was born in 1740 in Augusta, Columbia, Georgia Colony, British Colonial America, the child of William Kennedy and Mary Sophia Henderson. John Kennedy married Jane Abadiah Chaney, and had children including Mary Catherine Kennedy. John Kennedy passed away in 1828 in New Bethlehem Community Cem., Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • John Kennedy was born in 1740 in Augusta, Columbia, Georgia Colony, British Colonial America, the child of William Kennedy and Mary Sophia Henderson.
  • John Kennedy married Jane Abadiah Chaney, and had children including Mary Catherine Kennedy.
  • John Kennedy passed away in 1828 in New Bethlehem Community Cem., Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
John Kennedy
1740 – 1828
Birth Place: Augusta, Columbia, Georgia Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
William Kennedy
1709 – 1745
Augusta, VA (lived in Bertie, NC 1720s)
Mary (Sophia) Henderson
1689 – 1760
Ireland, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Kennedy
1693 – 1776
Ulster Co., Derry, Ulster, Ireland
Mary Stuart
1698 – 1773
Ireland, Ireland
Marion Henderson
1670 – 1761
Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
Elizabeth SCROGGS
1670 –
Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kennedy
– 1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert IV
1623 – 1699
Margaret GLAMES
1629 – 1700

John Kennedy's Descendants

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John Kennedy (1740 – 1828) m. Jane (Abadiah) Chaney (1752 – 1830)
  1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Kennedy (17 May 1774 – 24 Nov 1836) m. Furney Griffin (17 February 1763 – 30 June 1833) m. Micajah Wilkinson (1766 – May 1806)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Kennedy) Wilkinson (11 May 1798 – 16 Nov 1871) m. Charles (Young) McManus (1791 – Dec 1855)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) McManus (9 Mar 1820 – ) m. ISHAM (R. "Isoni") Arnold (16 Jan 1816 – 13 Sep 1869)
        1. 1. Mahala (Jane) Arnold (4 Jan 1835 – 15 Feb 1927) m. Andrew (J) Pennington (abt 1831 – 4 June 1915) m. Thomas (P.) Davis
        2. 2. Albert (M.) Arnold (1848 – )
        3. 3. Raney (E M) Arnold (1850 – 26 Apr 1911)
    2. 2. Martha (Patsy) Wilkinson (7 June 1792 – 8 August 1876)
    3. 3. Stephen Wilkinson (12 October 1793 – 17 September 1843)
    4. 4. Asa Wilkinson (3 November 1795 – 1841)
    5. 5. Rowland Wilkinson (4 February 1797 – 24 September 1867)
    6. 6. Eason Wilkinson (25 June 1800 – 1802)
    7. 7. Rhoda Wilkinson (17 May 1802 – 27 July 1837)
    8. 8. Tyson Wilkinson (13 September 1804 – 27 July 1837)
    9. 9. Benjamin (Franklin) Griffin (6 August 1807 – 21 February 1880)
    10. 10. Laney (Elaine) Griffin (6 August 1807 – )
    11. 11. John Griffin (24 March 1809 – 9 October 1854)
    12. 12. James (M) Griffin (1 August 1811 – )
    13. 13. Lucy Griffin (1 August 1811 – )
    14. 14. Young (Ferdinan) Griffin (15 March 1813 – 22 August 1878)
    15. 15. Mary Griffin (15 February 1815 – 1880)
    16. 16. George (Washington) Griffin (15 August 1816 – 20 September 1880)
    17. 17. William Griffin (1817 – )
    18. 18. Isom Griffin (1819 – )

John Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of John Kennedy in Augusta, Columbia, Georgia Colony, British Colonial America
Augusta, Columbia, Georgia Colony, British Colonial America
1828
1828
Age 88
Death of John Kennedy in New Bethlehem Community Cem., Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA
New Bethlehem Community Cem., Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Augusta, Columbia, Georgia Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: New Bethlehem Community Cem., Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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