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John KENNEDY

John KENNEDY[1]

Male 1755 - 1825  (69 years)

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  • Name John KENNEDY 
    Birth 23 Dec 1755  Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, British Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    LifeSketch   [2
    Birth: 1753 
    MilitaryService Apr 1778  Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _FSFTID LBHL-6SZ 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBHL-6SZ 
    _UID 7103C735CE4C4FA3AEE29B88501D8C638B87 
    Burial Jan 1825  Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Thomasville Davidson County North Carolina, Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 31 Jan 1825  Davidson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11877  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Oct 2024 

    Father John KENNEDY,   b. 12 Feb 1714, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1782, Randolph County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Sarah GRAHAM,   b. 1730, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1800, Randolph, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F536728044  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Elizabeth SPARROW,   b. 1755, Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, British Colony Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1836, Davidson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1772  Halifax, Halifax, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Mary Polly CANADAY,   b. 27 Oct 1772, Halifax, North Carolina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1848, Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     2. James KENNEDY,   b. 1 Jan 1775, Halifax, Halifax, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1855, Davidson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +3. John KENNEDY, III,   b. 1777, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1822, Davidson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     4. Sarah Jane KENNEDY,   b. 1781, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1850, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     5. Elizabeth "Beth" KENNEDY,   b. 21 Jan 1782, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1852, Washington, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     6. Sarah KENNEDY,   b. 1783, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1859, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     7. Epaphroditus KENNEDY,   b. 16 Sep 1785, Randolph, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1875, Davidson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     8. Sarah KENNEDY,   b. 1786, Randolph, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870, Guilford, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +9. John C. KENNEDY,   b. 1788, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1860, Webster County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     10. Thomas Sparrow KENNEDY,   b. Abt 1789, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1875, Davidson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 86 years)
     11. Sherwood KENNEDY, Sr,   b. 1796, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1856, Schuyler, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F6018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2022 

  • Notes 
    • Birth:      1755
      Halifax County
      Virginia, USA
      Death:      Jan. 31, 1825
      Davidson County
      North Carolina, USA

      John a son of John Kennedy married to Elizabeth Sparrow abt 1772 Halifax co Virginia soon after this John with parents and wife moved to Rowan co NC and settled. Children,Mary,James and John Kennedy

      Family links:
      Parents:
      John Kennedy (1715 - 1782)
      Sarah G. Kennedy (1730 - 1800)

      Spouse:
      Elizabeth Sparrow Kennedy (1757 - 1836)*

      Children:
      Mary Cannaday Whitaker (1772 - 1848)*
      James Kenneday (1775 - 1855)*
      Sarah Kennedy Regan (1783 - 1859)*
      Epaphroditus Kennedy (1785 - 1875)*
      Sarah Kennedy Burton (1787 - 1870)*
      Sherwood Kennedy (1796 - 1856)*

      Sibling:
      John Kennedy (1753 - 1825)
      Sherwood Kennedy (1760 - 1841)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
      Thomasville
      Davidson County
      North Carolina, USA

      Created by: DSON1492
      Record added: Aug 28, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 57819151

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] compiled by James H Carney, Jim Carney.

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 18 Nov 2022), entry for John KENNEDY, person ID LBHL-6SZ. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 5 Oct 2024), entry for John KENNEDY, person ID LBHL-6SZ. (Reliability: 3).