Capt.
Joshua
Kenyon
Esq.
aka Kinyon
Born in Charlestown, Kings, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Enoch Kenyon Jr.
and Lucy (Saunders) Kenyon
Brother of
Enoch Kenyon
Husband of
Mary (Cross) Kinyon
— married
5 May 1774 in Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Kenyon) Palmer, Mary (Kenyon) Chapman, Betsey Kenyon, Nabby (Kinyon) Averill, Martha (Kenyon) Pendleton and Rowland Kenyon
Died
at about age 64
in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jan 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Sergeant Joshua Kenyon Esq. served with Rhode Island Line during the American Revolution.
Joshua was born about 1739 to parents Enoch Kenyon Jr. (abt.1715-1775) and Lucy (Saunders) Kenyon (1719-aft.1800). In 1774 he married Mary (Cross) Kinyon (abt.1744-1810). Joshua died in 1803.
While there is one source that shows Joshua was a Sergeant in the Continental Army from Rhode Island, his Find A Grave memorial shows his rank as Captain. Since he was identified as an attorney/lawyer, this could mean his rank was from his service in the Continental Army (or Militia) during the Revolutionary War (and they was not a sea captain). Although not entirely proven, Capt. Kenyon may have had a remote affiliation to the famed Culper Spy Ring during the Revolutionary War [1].
BURIAL: Chapman Burial Ground, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA [2]
Sources
- ↑ Orderly books of the Fourth New York Regiment
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39012855/joshua-kinyon
- Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Vol. 05: Washington County: Births, Marriages, Deaths, SHOWS the marriage of Mary Cross and Joshua Kenyon on 5 May 1774 at Westerly, Rhode Island; Page number 27.
- U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Via Ancestry.com SHOWS Joshua Kinyon - Military Place Rhode Island, USA - State or Army Served: Continental Troops - Rank: Sergeant
Acknowledgements
- Kenyon-495 was created by Mike Perry through the import of BranchesofthePerryTree1111.ged on Jan 26, 2014.
Research Notes
- Journal of Samuel Tallmadge PAGE 775, Orderly books of the Fourth New York Regiment, 1778-1780, the Second New York Regiment, 1780-1783, Via Ancestry.com SHOWS on 23 Apr 1782 that Samuel Tallmadge spent the day with Col. Deys, but states that same day that Tallmadge "Visited the Great falls after which Returned to Col. Deys & Dined, Tarried with Capt. Kenyon this night at Prakenis." Parkenis is not found as a location searching the internet ("might" be "Preakness", New Jersey (NOT Maryland)), but other towns mentioned near this date (Totoway, Hutts Pequanneck) appear to be location in or near Passaic County in New Jersey, Totoway was an encampment location for the Continental Army and George Washington at this time. "Hutts Pequanneck" can be interpreted as "Hudson Pequanneck" as "Hutts" was known shorthand at the time for Hudson.
- SIGNIFICANCE: It is unknown if this is the "same" Capt. Kenyon as that of this record's Joshua Kenyon; what is known is that Samuel Tallmadge (1755-1825) was the brother of famed Revolutionary War Culpeper Spy Ring Leader Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835). Thus, this record's Capt. Joshua Kenyon may have had an affiliation with the Culper Spy Ring.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joshua by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Richard Kenyon
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, FTDNA kit #31522 - James Kenyon :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-FGC5494, FTDNA kit #114135
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Categories: Rhode Island Line, American Revolution
There are two Joshua Kenyon's on the 1790 Census in Charlestown.
One Joshua Kenyon has 2 males with 7 females and lives next to Ephraim Burdick & Isaac Saunders in Charlestown.
One Joshua Kenyon has 4 males and 2 females and lives next to Sarah Potter widow and George Hall in Charlestown.
Also on 10 Sep 1779, in the Charlestown Town Council Records, there is a posting that shows Joshua Kenyon son of Enoch and Capt. Joshua Kenyon in the same paragraph being assigned to grand and pettit juries, so it seems like there were two Joshua's close to the same age give or take and one is called of Enoch and the other is Capt. Joshua.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C95S-HSHJ-C?i=593&cat=1054909
It seems like this profile is not Joshua, son of Enoch but the son of Capt Joshua Kenyon as this profile shows only one son and has a spouse Mary Cross.
edited by Christine Clark