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Margaret Kennedy 1749–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Bedford, VA

Death Date: 15 May 1789

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Charles Kennedy

Mother: Margaret Rowan

Spouse(s): John II

Children(s): John III

Margaret Kennedy was born in 1749 in Bedford, VA, the child of Charles John Kennedy And Margaret Lea Rowan. Margaret Kennedy married John Buchanan Ii, and had children including John Buchanan Iii. Margaret Kennedy passed away in 1789 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Kennedy was born in 1749 in Bedford, VA, the child of Charles John Kennedy And Margaret Lea Rowan.
  • Margaret Kennedy married John Buchanan Ii, and had children including John Buchanan Iii.
  • Margaret Kennedy passed away in 1789 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Kennedy's Ancestors

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Margaret Kennedy
1749–1789
Birth Place: Bedford, VA
Parents
Charles John Kennedy
1715–1782
Logie, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret (Lea) Rowan
1716–1778
Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas (David) Kennedy
1690–1721
McKenanes Castle, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Mary Manning
1695–1760
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Jean Hinson
1690–1784
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kennedie
1648–1730
Anne Marshall
1677–1777
James Huison
1653–
Margarat Wilson
1659–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kennedy
1618–1716
Janet Logan
1622–1700
Alexander Arbuthnot
1627–1679
Margaret Haliburtom
1632–

Margaret Kennedy's Descendants

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Margaret Kennedy (1749–15 May 1789) m. John (Buchanan) II (12 January 1759–06 Nov 1832)
  1. 1. John (Buchanan) III 1787–1834 m. Margaret (Peggy) Sample 1782–1860
    1. 1. William (Montgomery) Buchanan 1809–1880 m. Susan Everett 1813–1892
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Buchanan 1839–1913 m. John (William) Harvey 1839–1915
        1. 1. Mary (Arlena Margaret) Harvey 1873–1956 m. James (Henderson) Hyde 1860–1934
        2. 2. John (Bunyan) Harvy 1869–1876
        3. 3. Minnie Harvey 1871–
        4. 4. Jenny (May) Harvey 1865–
        5. 5. Willie (May) Harvy 1875–1961
        6. 6. Minnie Harvey 1866–
        7. 7. Maggie (Arlena) Harvey 1873–1956
        8. 8. William Harvey 1882–1882
        9. 9. Sara (Elizabeth "Betty") Harvey 1863–1933
        10. 10. Thomas (Everett) Harvey 1883–
        11. 11. Robert (Hester) Harvey 1861–1862
        12. 12. Lillian Harvey 1879–1921
        13. 13. Andrew (Bailey) Harvey 1877–1944
        14. 14. Eva Harvey 1869–
        15. 15. Susan (Mildred) Harvey 1867–1947
        16. 16. Willie Harvey 1874–1961
        17. 17. Bettie Harvey 1863–1933
      2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Buchanon 1835–
      3. 3. Thomas (Everett) Buchanan 1833–1913
      4. 4. Margaret Buchanan 1837–
      5. 5. Evaline (F. "Eva") Buchanan 1844–1920
      6. 6. John (Everett) Buchanan 1846–1899
      7. 7. William (Henry) Buchanan 1841–1879
      8. 8. Susan Buchanan 1856–
      9. 9. Charles (B) Buchanon 1853–1923
      10. 10. Ephraim (E) Buchanon 1851–
      11. 11. George (F) Buchanon 1848–
    2. 2. John (Sample) Buchanan 1806–1868
    3. 3. Thomas Buchanan 1823–1908
    4. 4. Thomas Buchanan 1823–1863
    5. 5. Margaret (Ann (Peggy)) Buchanan 1807–1868
    6. 6. Elizabeth Buchanan 1815–1892
    7. 7. John (Sample) Buchanan 1806–1832
    8. 8. Samual Buchanan 1810–1825
    9. 9. Mary (Brandon) Buchanan 1820–
    10. 10. Thomas Buchanan 1823–1908
    11. 11. Sarah Buchanan 1813–1878
    12. 12. Robert (S) Buchanan 1818–1883

Margaret Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1749
1749
Birth of Margaret Kennedy in Bedford, VA
Bedford, VA
1789
15 May 1789
Age 40
Death of Margaret Kennedy in Battle at Buchanans Station, Davidson, TN
Battle at Buchanans Station, Davidson, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Bedford, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1789
    Event Place: Battle at Buchanans Station, Davidson, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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