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William Kennedy (1790 - 1867)

William Kennedy
Born in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 1810 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Died at age 76 in Clay, Indiana, United Statesmap
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William was born on 20 January 1790 in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Martin Kennedy and Rebecca Sill.[1][2]

By 1800, William's father had moved the family to Middlesex Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.[3]

William married Sarah Russell about 1810 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.[1] They were the parents of eight known children, three sons and five daughters. Their first two sons were born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Their children were:

  1. Joseph Russell, b. 4 Dec 1810, m. Julia Grimes 26 May 1835 (Parke Co IN), d. 13 Mar 1878 (Clarke Co IA);
  2. Martin Hugh, b. 13 Mar 1813, m. Susan Rawlings 26 Nov 1835 (Parke Co IN), d. 24 Jun 1896 (Clay Co IN);
  3. Jane R, b. 24 Jun 1815, unmarried, d. 21 May 1897 (Clay Co IN);
  4. John Nelson, b. 23 Feb 1817, m. Eliza Noble 1846, d. 24 Dec 1891 (Polk Co IA);
  5. Rebecca, b. 28 Feb 1819, m. Joseph Bowsher 14 Nov 1835 (Parke Co IN), d. 3 Jun 1840 (Parke Co IN);
  6. Marinda, b. 11 Nov 1824, m. Joseph Bowsher abt. 1842 (Parke Co IN), d. 8 Sep 1888 (Clay Co IN);
  7. Clarissa, b. 19 Sep 1826, m. George Grimes 19 Feb 1846 (Clay Co IN), d. 6 Aug 1849 (Clay Co IN); and
  8. Elvira, b. 20 Apr 1829, m. Daniel Hays 2 Feb 1854 (Clay Co IN), d. 20 May 1915 (Clay Co IN).

By 1815, William had moved his family to Clermont County, Ohio, along with his grandparents George and Isabella Sill and his brother-in-law Hugh Russell. Three of his children were born there before he moved his family to Harrison Township, Fayette County, Indiana. William Kennedy was isted in the 1820 census for Harrison Township, Fayette County, Indiana, enumerating 3 males age 0-10 (son Joseph, 10; son Martin, 7; son John 3), 1 male age 27-45 (William, 30), 2 females age 0-10 (daughter Jane, 5; daughter Rebecca, 1), 1 female age 27-45 (wife Sarah, 33).[4]

By 1823, William had moved his family to Parke County, Indiana, where his last three children were born. On 12 February 1823, he purchased 164 acres, which was patented on 10 March 1824.[5] In 1830, William Kennedy was listed in the census for Parke County, Indiana enumerating 1 male age 10-15 (son John, 13), 1 male age 15-20 (son Martin, 17), 1 male age 20-30 (son Joseph, 20), 1 male age 40-50 (William, 40), 2 females age 0-5 (daughter Clarissa, 4; daughter Elvira, 1), 1 female age 5-10 (daughter Marinda, 6), 1 female age 10-15 (daughter Rebecca, 11), 1 female age 15-20 (daughter Jane, 15), 1 female age 40-50 (wife Sarah, 43).[6]

By 1840, William had moved his family to neighboring Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana. William Kennedy was listed in the census enumerating 1 male age 0-5 (grandson Russell Bowsher, 0), 1 male age 15-20 (grandson?), 1 male age 20-30 (son John, 23), 1 male age 50-60 (William, 50), 2 females age 10-15 (daughter Clarissa, 14; daughter Elvira, 11), 1 female age 15-20 (daughter Marinda, 16), 1 female age 20-30 (daughter Jane, 25), 1 female age 50-60 (wife Sarah, 53). Son Joseph married and remained in Parke County, Indiana. Daughter Rebecca died in 1840.[7]

In 1850, William Kennedy was listed as a farmer in the census for Posey Township, Clay, County, Indiana, along with wife Sarah, daughter Jane (33), daughter Elvira (20), and grandson Russell W Bowsher (10).[8]

On 26 September 1858, William wrote a history of the Kennedy and Russell families that he completed on 23 November 1858. He named his great-great grandfather William Kennedy, great-grandparents William Kennedy and Jane Gray, grandparents Hugh Kennedy and Catherine Hughes, and grandfather Hugh Kennedy's siblings James Kennedy, William Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and wife Polly Thompson, Isabella Kennedy and husband George Sill, and Rebecca Kennedy and husband James Ryan. He also named his parents Martin Kennedy and Rebecca Sill's siblings and his parents children.[1]

In 1860, William Kennedy was listed as a farmer in the census for Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana, along with wife Sarah and daughter Jane.[9]

William's wife Sarah died on 26 April 1863 in Clay City, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.

William died on 13 January 1867 in Clay City, Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kennedy, William. “A History of the Russell and Kennedy Families,” 23 November 1858, Clay County, Indiana, United States.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK5-YTP : Fri Oct 06 02:08:03 UTC 2023), William enumerated in entry for Marten Canada, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1800", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR4-3GX : Wed Oct 04 22:20:44 UTC 2023), William enumerated in entry for Martin Keneday, Middlesex Township, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1820", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG4-NFN : Thu Oct 05 09:46:45 UTC 2023), Entry for William Kenedn, Harrison Township, Fayette, Indiana, United States.
  5. ↑ "United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K89-8KH8 : Tue Jan 23 21:32:18 UTC 2024), Entry for William Kennedy, 12 Feb 1823; citing Land Assessment, Parke County, Indiana, United States.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1830", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGG-NGG : Thu Oct 05 08:07:01 UTC 2023), Entry for William Kenerly, Parke, Indiana, United States.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBD-1TH : Wed Oct 04 20:52:02 UTC 2023), Entry for William Kennedy, Posey Township, Clay, Indiana, United States.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVK-9TY : Wed Oct 04 10:04:58 UTC 2023), Entry for William Kennedy and Sarah Kennedy, Posey Township, Clay, Indiana, United States.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FD-8DN : Tue Oct 03 19:02:26 UTC 2023), Entry for William Kennedy and Sarah Kennedy, Posey Township, Clay, Indiana, United States.

See also:

  • "United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K89-8KHC : Wed Jan 24 01:42:58 UTC 2024), Entry for William Kennedy, 22 Oct 1831; citing Land Assessment, Parke County, Indiana, United States.
  • "United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K8M-WX7F : Tue Jan 23 21:33:46 UTC 2024), Entry for William Kennedy, 24 Oct 1831; citing Land Assessment, Parke County, Indiana, United States.




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