James Henderson Kennedy (1733 - 1799)

Born 28 Mar 1733 in Tinicum Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Maxwell) Kennedy — married about 1761 in Bucks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1799 at age 66 in Gap, Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

James Henderson Kennedy^[1][2] was born March 28,1733 in Tinicum Township, Bucks, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colony^[1] In 1761, he married Jane Maxwell (1742-1874) ^[1]in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; ^[1] they had eight known children, reportedly twelve. After Jane’s death, James married Jane Macalla/ Macaully; there were no children from this union.

James died October 7, 1799 (aged 68–69) and was buried at Pequea Presbyterian Cemetery, Gap, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Children of James and Jane Kennedy:

• Ann Kennedy Barber 1762–1834; m. Phineas Barber (1751-1812)

• Thomas Kennedy 1764–1846; m. Margaret Stewart (1759-1825)

• William Kennedy 1766–1851; m. Sarah Stewart (1761-1841)

• John Maxwell Kennedy 1768–1832; m. Elizabeth Linn (1775-1853)

• Lucy Kennedy b. 1770; d/y

• James Kennedy abt. 1773–1829, age 56; m. Elizabeth Maxwell (1778-1863)

• Jane Kennedy May 17, 1773–1851; m. Thomas Catherwood [E.D. Kennedy reports she was married to Samuel Kennedy]

• Elizabeth Kennedy 1774-1847; 1m. John Young; 2m. William Moorehead

• Robert Kennedy 1778–1843; 1m. Jane Herron (1777-1893); 2m. Mary Davidson (1785-1845)

• Maxwell Kennedy 1782–1845; m. Margaret Maxwell (1781-1857)

Research Notes

From the History of the Descendants of William Kennedy and his Wife Mary or Marian Henderson, page 78:

“James Kennedy, son of William and Mary, or Marian Kennedy, as she was sometimes called, was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1730, probably very soon after his parents arrived in America. He was married in 1761 to Jane Maxwell, daughter of John Maxwell, and sister of Gen. Maxwell of the Revolutionary Army.

At the time of their marriage she was in her nineteenth year. She died September 7th, 1784, and was buried in Bucks County. The names of their twelve children are on the connected chart. Afterwards, Mr. Kennedy married Jane Macalla; there was not any issue by this marriage, and they both died October 1799, and were buried in the same grave, at Pequea, about six miles from the Gap, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.”

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Find A Grave
2. ↑ ancestry.com

• Blair, William T. and Jacob I. Shoemaker. The Michael Shoemaker Book (Scranton, PA: International Textbook Press, 1924). See the James and Jane Maxwell Kennedy family, pp. 749 - 750.
• Find A Grave for James Henderson Kennedy

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 November 2018), memorial page for James Henderson Kennedy (28 Mar 1733–7 Oct 1799), Find A Grave: Memorial #154316404, citing Pequea Presbyterian Cemetery, Gap, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by gymbeauxjr (contributor 48376646) .

• James Kennedy in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 016. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

• 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

Acknowledgements

• Kennedy-6836 was created by Linda Crannell through the import of Mary Appleman Family 2_2015-04-03.ged on Apr 3, 2015.