William Kennedy (1695 - 1776)

Born 17 Dec 1695 in Templemoyle, Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Anne (Henderson) Kennedy — married 1724 (to 1773) in County Londonderry, Ireland

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1776 at age 80 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

William Kennedy was born December 17, 1695 in Templemoyle, Londonderry, Northern Ireland^[1], son of Thomas Kennedy and Mary Sophia Lannigan. He emigrated to the Colonies with his wife and older brother, Robert, in 1730.^[2]

NOTE: Not all of these offspring have been substantiated.

Children of William Kennedy and Mary Kennedy:

• William Kennedy b.c 1721 in Londonderry, Ireland

• Daughter Kennedy b. 1725 in Ireland

• Daughter Kennedy b. 1727 in Ireland

• Thomas Kennedy b. 1729 in Ireland; d. January 24, 1794 in Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; m. Janet LNU

• James Kennedy b. 1730 in Tinicum, Bucks County; d. October 2, 1799 in Gap, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, m1. 1761 Jane Maxwell; m2. 1764 Jane Macauly

• Robert Kennedy b. March 27, 1733 in Tinicum, Bucks County; d, March 13, 1812; m. 1764 Elizabeth Henrie

• Daughter Kennedy b. 1734 in Tinicum, Bucks County

• John Kennedy, born 1730 in Tinicum, Bucks County; d. 1799 in Tattnall County, Georgia; unm.

• Lucy Kennedy b. c1738 in Lancaster, Bucks County; d. 1775; m. William Macauly

• Mary Kennedy b. 1740; m, Col. ArthurErwinZ j

• Rebecca Jane Kennedy b. 1745 in Springfield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; m. c 1779 Josias Irwin

• Hugh Kennedy b. btw. 1720-1730

Research Notes

"Kennedy Families----1695-1987", by Judge Harry R. Deloach. Copyright 1987.

William Kennedy, born 1695, died 1753, born in Ireland; married Mary Henderson, also born in Ireland. This young couple came from Ireland to Bucks County, Pennsylvania early in the 17th century. Their five children were born in Pennsylvania. A book on this family is said to be documented in the State Genealogy Library in Raleigh, North Carolina, showing that they came from Ireland to Pennsylvania. It appears the William Kennedy and Mary Henderson had five sons, namely: James Kennedy, John Kennedy, Hugh Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy and William Kennedy Jr., perhaps all born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

William Kennedy was born December 17, 1695 in County Londonderry, North Ireland. He married Mary Anne/ Marian Henderson; they had four known children.

William died March 26, 1776 and was buried at Stewart Cemetery, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Children of William and Mary Kennedy:

• Thomas Kennedy 1729–1794
• James Henderson Kennedy 1733–1799; m. Jane Maxwell
• Robert C. Kennedy 1734–1812
• Mary Kennedy 1740–1817; m. 1769 Arthur Erwin (1726-1791)

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S50 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Kennedy
2. ↑ Source: #S51 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Kennedy

• Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Name: Name: The Generations Network
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library Repository: #R227

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cliffbeall/rept-kennedy.html

• Deloach, Judge Harry R. Kennedy Families----1695-1987. Copyright 1987

• Kennedy, Elias Davidson. History of the descendants of William Kennedy and his wife Mary or Marian Henderson, from 1730 to 1880, carried down by numbers. To which is added the meaning of the name Kennedy, with some facts connected with their history in Scotland and Ireland. Philadelphia: Press of Henry B. Ashmead, 1881. See family chart on p. 5

• Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVG4-MFPG : 13 December 2015), William Kennedy, 1776; Burial, Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Stewart Cemetery; citing record ID 114407284, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 July 2017, 16:02), entry for William Kennedy(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6BT-7NC); contributed by various users.Descendants of Robert II(Robert John Stewart) King of Scotland
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MBKQ-QLB : accessed 2016-02-24), entry for William Kennedy.
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com

• History of the Descendants of William Kennedy and his Wife Mary or Marian Henderson. Compiled by Elias Davidson Kennedy. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Press of Henry B. Ashmead. 1881
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114407284/william-kennedy: accessed 28 November 2023), memorial page for Rev William Kennedy II (17 Dec 1695–26 Mar 1776), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114407284, citing Stewart Cemetery, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Ben Cooper (contributor 46930896).

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M4SL-YHB : accessed 2016-07-02), entry for William KENNEDY.