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Thomas Kennedy 1549 – 1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1549

Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1602

Death Location: Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Father: Gilbert Kennedy

Mother: Margaret Kennedy

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McGill

Children(s): Margaret Kennedy, Susanna Kennedy,, Gilbert Kennedy, Patrick Kennedy, Helen Kennedy, John Kennedy, Thomas Kennedie, Thomas Kennedy, Alexander Craignoch, David Kennedy, Sharyn Kennedy, John Kennedy

In 1549, Thomas Kennedy of Culzean entered the world in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Gilbert Kennedy and Margaret Sophia Kennedy. Thomas Kennedy of Culzean married Elizabeth McGill, and had children including Margaret Kennedy, Susanna Kennedy,, Gilbert Kennedy, Patrick Kennedy, Helen Kennedy, John Kennedy, Thomas Kennedie, Thomas Kennedy, Alexander Kennedy of Craignoch, David Kennedy, Sharyn Kennedy, John Kennedy. Thomas Kennedy of Culzean passed away in 1602 in Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland..

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  • In 1549, Thomas Kennedy of Culzean entered the world in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Gilbert Kennedy and Margaret Sophia Kennedy.
  • Thomas Kennedy of Culzean married Elizabeth McGill, and had children including Margaret Kennedy, Susanna Kennedy,, Gilbert Kennedy, Patrick Kennedy, Helen Kennedy, John Kennedy, Thomas Kennedie, Thomas Kennedy, Alexander Kennedy of Craignoch, David Kennedy, Sharyn Kennedy, John Kennedy.
  • Thomas Kennedy of Culzean passed away in 1602 in Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland..

Immediate Family

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Thomas Kennedy's Ancestors

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Thomas Kennedy
1549 – 1602
Birth Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Gilbert Kennedy
1515 – 1558
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Sophia) Kennedy
1517 – 1597
Bargany, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Kennedy's Descendants

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Thomas Kennedy (abt 1549 – 1602) m. Elizabeth McGill (18 Dec 1559 – May 1622)
  1. 1. Margaret Kennedy (1579 – 1630)
  2. 2. Susanna Kennedy, (abt 1579 – bet 1605 and 1620)
  3. 3. Gilbert Kennedy (1580 – 1653)
  4. 4. Patrick Kennedy (1580 – 1640)
  5. 5. Helen Kennedy (1582 – aft 1622)
  6. 6. John Kennedy (1585 – abt 1625)
  7. 7. Thomas Kennedie (1586 – ) m. Marie Fairley (abt 1586 – )
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Elspet) Kennedy (8 Apr 1610 – 1650) m. Archibald (Balthasar) Mercer (1600 – 3 May 1650) m. Archibald (Balthasar) Mercer (1600 – 3 May 1650)
      1. 1. Helena Mercer (1634 – 19 Aug 1688) m. James Claypoole (6 Oct 1634 – 6 Aug 1687)
      2. 2. Robert Mercer (1635 – 8 Mar 1653)
      3. 3. Thomas Mercer (1635 – 22 Nov 1694) m. Prudence Greenaway (1635 – 3 Jun 1723)
      4. 4. Mercer
      5. 5. Margaretha (Elisabeth) Mercer (8 Sep 1642 – 8 Apr 1689) m. Jost (Christoph) Uckermann (abt 1646 – 7 Jan 1701)
      6. 6. John Mercer
      7. 7. Elizabeth Mercer (1643 – 4 Feb 1686) m. Friedrich Lucae (2 Aug 1644 – 14 Jul 1708)
      8. 8. Rachel Mercer (1650 – bef 24 Jan 1718) m. Norton Claypoole (16 Oct 1640 – 15 May 1688) m. Nehemiah Field (abt 1650 – 1723)
        1. 1. James Claypoole (12 Jun 1664 – 24 Jul 1706) m. Elizabeth Pawling (1674 – )
        2. 2. Mary Claypoole (1671 – abt 1671)
        3. 3. John Claypoole (May 1672 – 1677)
        4. 4. James Claypool (8 Dec 1673 – 24 Jul 1706) m. Rebecca (1708 – )
        5. 5. Mary Claypoole (5 Aug 1682 – May 1726) m. Richard Cooper (1680 – )
        6. 6. Robert Claypoole (26 Nov 1683 – bef 1719)
        7. 7. Jeremiah Claypoole (23 Dec 1685 – 9 May 1745) m. Sarah Sheppard (1690 – May 1732) m. Mary Davock (abt 1705 – bet Apr 1762 and May 1762)
        8. 8. Elizabeth (1687 – )
        9. 9. Elizabeth Claypoole (16 May 1687 – 1687)
  8. 8. Thomas Kennedy (1586 – 1601)
  9. 9. Alexander (Kennedy of) Craignoch (1588 – bet Sep 1652 and Sep 1670)
  10. 10. David Kennedy (1590 – )
  11. 11. Sharyn Kennedy (abt 1591 – )
  12. 12. John Kennedy (1598 – )

Thomas Kennedy's Timeline

4 Records

1543
14 Sep 1543
Thomas Kennedy of Culzean was christened in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1549
abt 1549
Birth of Thomas Kennedy of Culzean in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
1602
1602
Age 53
Death of Thomas Kennedy of Culzean in Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.
1602
1602
Age 53
Burial of Thomas Kennedy of Culzean in Midlothian, Scotland
Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1549
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1543
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland

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