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Lady Elizabeth "Bessie" Kennedy 1620 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Apr 1678

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Hector Kennedie

Mother: Lady Donaldson

Spouse(s): James Tobias

Children(s): Elizabeth Tobias

Lady Elizabeth "Bessie" Kennedy was born in 1620 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Hector Kennedie and Lady Anna Agnes Donaldson. Lady Elizabeth "Bessie" Kennedy married James Tobias, and had children including Elizabeth Bryant Tobias. Lady Elizabeth "Bessie" Kennedy passed away in 1678 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Elizabeth "Bessie" Kennedy was born in 1620 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Hector Kennedie and Lady Anna Agnes Donaldson.
  • Lady Elizabeth "Bessie" Kennedy married James Tobias, and had children including Elizabeth Bryant Tobias.
  • Lady Elizabeth "Bessie" Kennedy passed away in 1678 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hector Kennedie
1605 – 1625
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
HK
Lady Donaldson
1605 – 1653
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
LD

Spouses(s)

James Tobias
1615 – 1678
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
JT

Children(s)

Elizabeth Tobias
1652 – 1717
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
ET

Lady Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Lady Kennedy
1620 – 1678
Birth Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Hector Kennedie
1605 – 1625
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Anna Agnes) Donaldson
1605 – 1653
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Hugh, Laird Ardmillane) Kennedy
1585 – 1657
Ardmillan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Crawford\Craufurde
1585 –
Scotland
Sir (Hugh, Laird Ardmillane) Kennedy
1585 – 1657
Ardmillan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary (Margaret) Crawford
1585 –
of Kilburnie, Ayr, Scot.
Great-Grandparents
Thomas, Kennedy
1563 – 1637
Sir Crawford
1557 – 1622
Thomas KENNEDY
1563 – 1637
John Crawford
1545 – 1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert kennedy
1541 – 1576

Lady Kennedy's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Elizabeth "Bessie") Kennedy (1620 – Apr 1678) m. James Tobias (1615 – 27 Aug 1678)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Bryant) Tobias (17 Oct 1652 – 1717) m. John PHILLIPS (13 Sep 1655 – 3 December 1701)
    1. 1. Tobias Phillips (12 Jan 1687 – Bef. 07 Apr 1740)
      1. 1. Hannah Phillips (1725 – Sep 1800) m. REUBEN DALE (21 Sep 1720 – 6 Jan 1768)
        1. 1. ISAAC (M) Dale (17 Jun 1751 – 1 Jul 1820) m. Susan (Eleanor) Tillman (17 June 1751 – October 1800)

Lady Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1620
1620
Birth of Lady Elizabeth "Bessie" Kennedy in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1678
Apr 1678
Age 58
Death of Lady Elizabeth "Bessie" Kennedy in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1678
    Event Place: Scotland
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