James
Kenney
Born in Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Isaac Kenney
and Sarah (Godfrey) Kenney
Brother of
Heman Kenney, Mehitable Kenney, Nancy Ann (Kenney) Doane, Joseph Kenney, Heman Kenney and David Kenney [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (McLearn) Kenney
— married
10 Nov 1810 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy Jane (Kenney) Donaldson
Died
at age 93
in North East Point, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jan 2016
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Biography
James was born to Isaac Kenney and Sarah Godfrey on September 22, 1787 in Barrington, Nova Scotia. [1]
James married Elizabeth McLearn on November 10, 1810 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [2]
Together they had the following children: [3]
- Mariah, b. August 25, 1812
- Louisa, b. April 25, 1815
- Nancy Jane, b. November 21, 1816
- James Rodmond, b. January 21, 1820
- Sarah McGray, b. March 10, 1822
- Bartlet Freman, b. May 31, 1823
- Elizabeth, b. December 25, 1826
- Isaac, b. March 2, 1829
- Aurelia, b. October 12, 1833
Sources
- ↑ Terry, Patricia. 1994. Barrington Township records: early records of marriages, births, and deaths in Barrington, Nova Scotia, from the year 1761. Yarmouth, NS, Canada: Stoneycroft Pub.Pg. 11.
- ↑ Terry, Patricia. 1994. Barrington Township records: early records of marriages, births, and deaths in Barrington, Nova Scotia, from the year 1761. Yarmouth, NS, Canada: Stoneycroft Pub.Pg. 43.
- ↑ Terry, Patricia. 1994. Barrington Township records: early records of marriages, births, and deaths in Barrington, Nova Scotia, from the year 1761. Yarmouth, NS, Canada: Stoneycroft Pub.Pg. 43.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~4.69%
Glenn Williams
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gskwilliams
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~3.12%
Kevin Reynolds :
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~1.56%
Joseph Wilton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JMWilton71
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~1.56%
Bruce Blair :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MN8755525 [compare], Ancestry member microrotor
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member madamekelebek
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Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Tammy Murphy :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A036567 [compare], Ancestry member Tammymurphy95
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Pam Murphy :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member eriksm1995
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~0.78%
Alton Crowell :
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