KENY is correct Last Name at Birth (see town records)
John Keny, son of Henry and Ann Keny, was born January 1651 in Salem, Massachusetts.[1]
John Kenne m. Elizabeth Looke 17 Jun 1675 in Salem[2][3]
Births of two of their children were in Salem; [4] the remainder were born in Topsfield.[5]
KENNE John, s. John and Elizabeth (Looke), Mar. 25, 1676.
KENNE Elizabeth, d. John and Elizabeth (Looke), Feb. 6, 1677.
Hannah, b 1679; died young
Mary b Nov 25, 1683; m Samuel Stanley
Rachel b Apr 01, 1685; m Thomas Hankins
Samuel b 1687; died young
John b Aug 15, 1689; m Mary __
Lydia b Jul 15, 1690; m John Flood
Samuel b Oct 26, 1691; m 1st Mary Moores, 2nd Lydia Emery
Sarah b Nov 04, 1694; m Ephraim Towne
Nathan b Dec 01, 1696; m Rebecca Chamberlain
Tabitha b 1698; m 1st Samuel Akers, 2nd John Courser
Thomas b Nov 16, 1700; m Phebe Thurston
Death
John's estate was probated 7 April 1718. The widow Elizabeth Keney, requested that one of her sons administrate the estate on 18 Mar 1717/18.
The following received portions: John Kenny eldest son, Samll Standly for Mary, Samll Kenny, Jno Flood for Lydia, Nathan Kenny, Jno Corsor for Tabitha, Eliza Hudson, Hannah Kenny, Sarah Kenny, Rachel Hankins/Hurkins/Hukkins, Thomas Kenny, [6]
↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13769/15329-co1/245456612
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010).Salem Births, Vol. I, p. 487
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010).Salem marriages, Vol. 3, p. 562
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDQ-2PT : 10 February 2018), John Keny, Jan 1651; citing SALEM,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 874,031, 874,032, 874,033.
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTL-8QZ : 9 February 2018), John Kenne and Elizabeth Looke, 17 Jun 1675; citing reference Vol. 1 p. 40; FHL microfilm 877,447.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLG-J5M : 10 February 2018), John Keney in entry for Mary Keney, 25 Nov 1683; citing Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, 164; FHL microfilm 877,468.
Ancestral File Number: 9NJS-6N
Ancestral File Number: 200X-1XV
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I also realize the last names at birth are different. But, they are the same person and need to be merged.