Lydia (Taber) Kenney (1673 - abt. 1754)

Born 8 Aug 1673 in Dartmouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Kenney — married before 1696 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 23 Mar 1754 at about age 80 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Mayflower Project WikiTree [send private message], Trevor Wells [send private message], and Carolyn Lynett [send private message]

Lydia (Taber) Kenney was related to a passenger on the Mayflower. Join: Mayflower Project Discuss: mayflower

Biography

When Lydia Taber was born on 8 Aug 1673 in Dartmouth, Plymouth.^[1] she was the daughter of Thomas Taber.^[1]

Note: The birth year in the original record is not visible, although "the 8 day of August" is clear. Given the known dates of her siblings, this date is likely 1673. For more information, review Estimated Dates.

She married John Kenney in 1695.^[2][3][4]

Children

Children of Lydia and John Kenney:^[5][6]

1. Ruth, born August 3, 1696.^[4][5][7]
2. Thomas, born September 9, 1698,^[5] who married Mary Jennie^[4][8]
3. Jonathan, born March 12, 1703.^[4][5][9]
4. Mary, born November 22, 1705,^[5][10] who married John Kirby^[4]
5. Hannah, born May 27, 1709.^[4][5][11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-HDNR?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DC-MJS%3A353350701%2C353554501%2C353556201 : 20 May 2014), Bristol > Dartmouth > Births, marriages, deaths 1667-1788 > image 4 of 201; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
2. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages, Vol 2, page 883 found in New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. This source cites the following references: Mayflower Descendant 3:219, 16:233; Taber 7; Small 1:471. It is behind a paywall.
3. ↑ Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History Volume 16, page 233]. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Genealogical notes of Cape Cod families by Brownson, Lydia B.; Norton, Doris V.; Held, Grace V.; Publication date 1967; Publisher Lydia B. Brownson; Digitizing sponsor Federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners; Contributor Sturgis Library;Vol. 31 (Jennings to Kinney), see page 8 of 305 for John Kinney/Kenney and Lydia Taber and their children.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Massachusetts Vital Records Project Early Vital Records of Massachusetts From 1600 to 1850; Dartmouth - Births; Image of page 143 showing
   • Hannah Kenney, daughter of John , born May 27, 1709
   • Mary Kenney, daughter of John, born Nov 22, 1705
   • Jonathan, son of John, born March 12, 1703
   • Ruth, daughter of John, born August 3, 1696
   • Thomas, son of John, born September 9, 1698
6. ↑ Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History Vol 3, page 219. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010)
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZVN-RLS : 4 December 2014), John Kenney in entry for Ruth Kenney, 03 Aug 1696; citing DARTMOUTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823562 IT 1-3.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3Q-VJD : 4 December 2014), John Kenney in entry for Thomas Kenney, 09 Sep 1698; citing , DARTMOUTH, BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS, 2:1743K59; FHL microfilm 903,382.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-TCHQ : 5 November 2017), John Kenney in entry for Jonathan Kenney, 12 Mar 1703; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,496.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-TCCF : 5 November 2017), John Kenney in entry for Mary Kenney, 22 Nov 1705; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,496.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZVV-GR9 : 4 December 2014), John Kenney in entry for Hanah Kenney, 27 May 1709; citing DARTMOUTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823562 IT 1-3.

• Ancestry.com Tree ID 79978488, Person ID46577001494
• George L. Randall, Taber Genealogy--Descendants of Thomas Son of Philip Taber (Viking Press, New Bedford, MA)
• Anna Allen and Albert Hazen Wright, Descendencts of Joseph & Philip Sons of Philip Taber from RI,CT & LI (By Authors, 113 E. Upland Rd, Ithaca, NY,1952)