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John KENNEDY

John KENNEDY[1]

Male 1755 - 1825  (69 years)

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  • Name John KENNEDY 
    Born 23 Dec 1755  Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, British Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LBHL-6SZ 
    LifeSketch   [2
    Birth: 1753 
    _UID 7103C735CE4C4FA3AEE29B88501D8C638B87 
    Buried Jan 1825  Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 31 Jan 1825  Davidson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11877  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2022 

    Father John KENNEDY,   b. 12 Feb 1714, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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. 1757, Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, British Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1836, Davidson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 20 Mar 1856, Schuyler, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F6018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Birth: 1753
      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] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

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