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William Kennedy 1690–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1690

Birth Location: Culzean, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Jun 1749

Death Location: Johnson Co Now, Wake, North Carolina, United States

Father: Lord Castle,

Mother: Anna Crawford

Spouse(s): Mary Henderson

Children(s): William Kennedy

In 1690, William Kennedy entered the world in Culzean, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Lord Alexander Kennedy Of Kilhenzie Castle And Anna Crawford. William Kennedy married Mary Henderson, and had children including William John Kennedy. William Kennedy passed away in 1749 in Johnson Co Now, Wake, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1690, William Kennedy entered the world in Culzean, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Lord Alexander Kennedy Of Kilhenzie Castle And Anna Crawford.
  • William Kennedy married Mary Henderson, and had children including William John Kennedy.
  • William Kennedy passed away in 1749 in Johnson Co Now, Wake, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kennedy's Ancestors

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William Kennedy
1690–1749
Birth Place: Culzean, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Alexander Kennedy of Kilhenzie Castle,
1638–1697
Kilhenzie Castle, Craigoch, Ayrshire, Scotland
Anna Crawford
1653–1713
Auchenames, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander Kennedy of Craigoch, 1st Baron of Kilhenzie) Castle
1588–1653
Culzean Castle, Maybole (Ayrshire) Scotland
Agnes (Kennedy of Maybole, 1st Baroness of Kilhenzie) Castle
1596–1653
Ardmillan, Girvan (Ayrshire) Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas VI
1545–1603
Elizabeth Makgill\McGill
1555–1622
Thomas Ardmillian
–1637
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Scotland
1515–1558
Dame Kennedy
1517–1596
David Riddell
1515–1595
Elizabeth Forrester
1519–1579

William Kennedy's Descendants

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William Kennedy (1 May 1690–6 Jun 1749) m. Mary Henderson (10 Feb 1692–3 Jun 1778)
  1. 1. William (John) Kennedy 1717–1789 m. Margaret Rowan 1722–1796
    1. 1. Eleanor (Mary Ellen) Kennedy 1753–1827 m. Guyon (Gibson Sr * Irish Immigrant Rev. War Vet. SC Militia DAR#) A044768 1747–1793
      1. 1. Joseph (Steven) Gibson 1782–1853 m. Sarah (Elizabeth "Sally") Armstrong 1786–1865
        1. 1. Levina ((Melvina)) Gibson 1819–1881 m. William McCormick 1820–1854

William Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1 May 1690
Birth of William Kennedy in Culzean, Ayrshire, Scotland
Culzean, Ayrshire, Scotland
1749
6 Jun 1749
Age 59
Death of William Kennedy in Johnson Co Now, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Johnson Co Now, Wake, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1690
    Event Place: Culzean, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1722.035; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1728; Page Number: 110

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes and Registers of Declarations of Intention and Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1820-1906; Microfil

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1749
    Event Place: Johnson Co Now, Wake, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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