Some descendants of John Kennedy of Halifax County VA and Randolph County NC

Foreword

My interest in the Kennedy family of Davidson County NC comes from my mother's Johnson/Burton/Edwards section of the family. First, my great-aunt Fatima (Timey) Johnson Welborn told her niece Crissy Johnson Petrea that (our mutual ancestor) Jesse Burton's wife Sarah (Sally) was a Kennedy. Timey and Sally's lives overlapped by more than 20 years, so that Timey could well have gotten the straight story, first-hand. [1] I have not found any contradiction with public records. Quick example: Sally Kennedy Burton was shown as born in Randolph County, in her listing in the 1850 Guilford County Census. In 1789, the consensus birth year of Sally that I derived from the 1850-1870 Guilford County censuses, the Kennedys were still in Randolph County.

Jesse and Sally Kennedy Burton had three daughters: Polly, who married Spencer Pope, and died after having a daughter Polly Farmer Pope; my ancestor Criscilla, who married Henry L. Johnson, and Elizabeth, who married John Kennedy. Jesse Burton divided his land between the two living daughters in 1845: Crissie & Henry Johnson and Betsy and John Kennedy. After Jesse’s death in 1850, Sally lived with John & Betsy Kennedy until she died, sometime after 1870. So here was another Kennedy connection: how did Betsy’s husband John Kennedy fit into this family?

My mother's mother, Mary Jane Edwards Johnson, had two sisters who married Kennedy men: Amanda Edwards married Jacob Kennedy and Charity Edwards married Robert (Bob) Kennedy. Both lived near where Thomasville's High Schools are located today. If there was ever any discussion of their kinship, I hadn't come across it. I had presumed that they were somehow related, given where they lived and whom they married. These are the questions I was pursuing as I accumulated data on this Kennedy family.

The answers?

a) I am satisfied with the family story that Sarah was “a Kennedy,” specifically, the daughter of John Kennedy II of John Kennedy I of Randolph County. I have found clues, rather than direct evidence. Example: Spencer Pope and Polly Burton named their daughter Polly Farmer Pope. Farmer is a name that the Kennedy family was close to, both in Randolph County NC and Halifax County VA, the places that they lived before settling near present-day Thomasville in Davidson County NC.

b) While there were 3 contemporary John Kennedys, including the one who married Betsy Burton, I am reasonably certain that Betsy's John is son of Epaphroditis (Eppy) Kennedy, who was most likely a brother of Sarah Kennedy Burton.

c) I am reasonably certain that Jacob Kennedy and Robert Kennedy were second-cousins, and both from the John II, rather than the Sherwood side of the Kennedy family. Jacob was the grandson of John II's son Jacob Kennedy, whilst Robert was grandson of John II's son Henry Kennedy.

The Kennedy family is a large one, many members having remained in the greater High Point/Thomasville area, since the family located there from southwest Randolph County before 1800. [2] The following data is not complete, principally because my research was pointed toward the specific objectives I described. I have included some additional information uncovered through associations with Charles L. "Chuck" Kennedy, 112 Freeman Hollow Court, Goodlettsville, TN 37072; Peggy Spafford, 810 Shady Lane, Belleville KS 66935; Mary Smithey, PO 607, North Wilkesboro NC 28659; Nancy M. Smith, 512 North Pineview Ave., Goldsboro NC 27530; David Eddinger, 1315 NE 129^th St, Miami FL 33161; Janette Barbee, PO 496, Albemarle NC 28002-0496 and Clay and Josie Baker Kennedy (both now deceased) and their daughter Gerry Castillejos, Unity Street, Thomasville NC 27360.

Nancy Smith furnished me with abstracted marriages of Kennedy males from the Davidson County Marriage Register from 1823 to 1938, and with copies of the microfiche of the NC Marriage Bonds for both males and females for Kennedy, Canada, and the spelling variants of each that we could think of. Unless otherwise indicated, these sources were used for marriage dates. Observation: there are a number of marriage bonds for Person County, just south of Halifax County VA, that appear to be for descendants of William Kennedy/Canada of Halifax. The spelling "Canada" or "Canady" appears to have held up longer on William's side of the family than for the Davidson County group. I am using the modern "Kennedy" spelling, unless working from a transcription.

I am not repeating Davidson County NC for marriage, birth or death locations, as most are there. I will indicate otherwise, or not known, for locations not Davidson County, NC. To further avoid repetition, I am including a list of pertinent cemeteries in and around Davidson County by a short name in the text, and will include the short name and a more complete name below:

Short Name	Complete Name
Abbotts Creek	Abbotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Davidson County
Emanuel	Emanuel United Church of Christ, Emanuel Church Road, Davidson County
Piney Woods	Piney Woods Cemetery, Thomasville, Davidson County
Pleasant Grove	Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Thomasville, Davidson County (there is another Pleasant Grove UMC in south Davidson, Jackson Hill area, not pertinent here)
Prospect	Prospect United Methodist Church, Prospect Street, Trinity, Randolph County
Springfield	Springfield Friends Meeting, High Point, Guilford County
Wesley Chapel	Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Davidson County
Zion	Zion United Church of Christ, NC 109 North, 2 miles north of business loop 85, Thomasville, Davidson County

Randolph County Section

Beginnings: Clarence Kennedy (29 Jan 1898-29 May 1942) of Jasper Co MO prepared an ancestral chart which Nancy Smith of Goldsboro NC has shared with me. His early work may be worth presenting. Using his ahnentafel numbers, from the earliest forward, he shows:

256 Donald Kennedy md 257 Margaret Stuart in Perth, Scotland (no dates)

128 Alexander Kinnadie b 8 Jan 1673, Logie, Perth, Scotland, d Scotland, md 27 Dec 1710 to Jane Johnstone

64 John Kenneday, b 18 Feb 1713 in Logie, Perth, Scotland, md Sarah ?? c1750 in Halifax (then Lunenburg) Co VA--he gives John's d 1788, Randolph Co NC, which will be adjusted, from our research

32 John Kennedy jr (c1753-31 Jan 1825) md c 1772, Halifax Co VA to Elizabeth Sparrow (1757-1836)

16 James Kennedy (1 Jan 1775-27 Oct 1855) md Mary/Polly Berkshire (31 Jan 1775-9 Oct 1855)

8 Jacob Kennedy (Mar 1801-Oct 1866) md 11 Mar 1824, Davidson Co to Sarah Regan (3 Apr 1805-17 Jun 1858)

4 Isham Hilliard Kennedy (21 Apr 1832-13 Feb 1917), md 15 Feb 1858 Davidson Co to Lydia Margaret Meyer (29 Dec 1838-23 Mar 1905); both b Davidson Co, d MO.

2 John Wilson Kennedy (15 May 1867-25 Jun 1954), b Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co NC, d Licking, Texas Co MO md 6 Jun 1895, Springfield MO to Anna Catherine Glenn (27 Apr 1873-13 Aug 1952) b Marshfield, Webster Co MO, d Carthage, Jasper Co MO

The copy of Clarence's work is free of notes, perhaps by design. There are lots of dates, and backup for much of it may be substantial. I present it for its potential, and extended it so that you could see Clarence's line of descent. I'll consider Clarence's first three generations further, using data and observations provided by Chuck Kennedy. Here is my slightly condensed version of Chuck's writeup:

The Mormon International Genealogical Index shows a John Kennedy b 18 February 1714 in Perth, Scotland, son of Alexander Kinnadie and Jane Johnstone. He is evidently the John Kennedy, age 32, who was shipped on 5 May 1747 from Liverpool, England as a prisoner aboard the Veteran. Of the prisoners taken at the Battle of Culloden Moor in the Second Jacobite Rebellion in 1745/6, about 1,000 were sent in five ships to be servants in the Colonies of Maryland, Virginia, Jamaica and Barbados. The prisoners aboard Veteran were destined for the "Leeward Islands & Jamaica" according to British records, but the ship was captured on 28 June 1747 by a French Privateer off the island of Antigua (one of the Leeward Islands). The ship was taken to the French island of Martinique, where the prisoners were set free by the Governor.

The description of John Kennedy given by the British [3] to the French when they requested the return of the prisoners from the Veteran, lists him as being 5'9", 32 years of age, black hair, profession of labourer, and "well made", which is taken to mean well built. As a “labourer,” he would probably not have been formally educated. Consistent with this is the fact that the John Kennedy of Halifax County, VA and who came to Randolph County, North Carolina signed his will and deeds with a “mark.”

As an escaped prisoner John Kennedy was wanted by the British. The prisoners were under sentence of banishment from Great Britain, and were thus forbidden to return to Great Britain, under threat of execution. In 1743, the King set up a reward of £40 for anyone who turned in a banished prisoner who returned prematurely. John was effectively a lifetime slave: returning to Scotland was not an option and it was likely that he would seek an area away from British authority, as among other Scotsmen. Given the amount of commerce between the West Indies and the Colonies during the middle of the 18th Century, it is reasonable to presume that many of the freed Scottish prisoners from the Veteran made their way to the Colonies. Some of them could well have made their way to Virginia by 1748 or shortly thereafter. The area of Halifax County was remote from British authority in the 1750's and was populated by Scots. From all information which has been gathered, as well as failure to turn up any information to the contrary despite extensive research, it may well be that the John Kennedy of Perth, Scotland and the John Kennedy of Halifax County, Virginia are the same.

While proof is lacking that the first John Kennedy of Halifax County, VA is the John Kennedy of Perth, Scotland, we do know there is strong tradition among the Kennedys that we came from Scotland; stories of a fugitive exist in more than one family line; Scots settled in the area around Halifax County, VA; and that there was sufficient animosity against the English in the family to allow 18 year old Sherwood to volunteer to join the Militia. This alone has some significance in that historians such as H. Henry Lumpkin, Ph.D. has said that of the estimated three million people in the 13 colonies, about 1 million supported the revolution, 1 million were loyalists, and 1 million “didn’t give a damn.”

Now, back to our subject, the ostensible immigrant, John Kennedy:

John Kennedy I appears in Halifax County VA records, virtually from the county’s 1753 inception. Based on the births of his children, known and imputed, he probably was just married and starting his family in 1753, so he may not have left records elsewhere in the American colonies. He evidently did not record any deeds in Halifax, which may well have been because he was a fugitive and didn't want to raise his profile to a "suspicion level, " as Chuck refers to above. By the time that John thought that the American Revolution had developed enough momentum, he may have decided that he could safely come out of hiding, the determining factor in his move to North Carolina. Once in NC, he evidently felt comfortable in filing for a land patent, particularly to get land for three of his maturing children at a reasonable cost. John I, wife Sarah and children John II, Sherwood and Anne migrated to (now) Randolph County NC in 1777, leaving son William in Virginia. John I obtained a land grant from the State of NC, 300 acres on Wynet Branch of Second Creek in 1782. [4] John I died there, leaving a will dated 18 Apr 1782 naming wife Sarah, children John, William, Anne and Sherwood Canady. Sherwood Canady and Samuel Lewis were named executors of the will, which was probated 2^nd Monday June 1782. [5] Sherwood Kennedy, as executor, sold the land to William Webster in 1790 [6]

John Canaday, Sener received one other land grant (posthumously) in Randolph County. The warrant was issued in 1780 and the survey was dated 1785, for 200A on the south side of Lane's Creek, adjoining David Lewis's entry, near Charlie's Mountain. [7] Sherwood Kennedy, of Rowan County, as executor of the estate of John Kennedy, decd., sold this land to Thomas Moris in 1801. More details are included in the Randolph County section of deeds description in Appendix B. [8]

The migration pattern of John Kennedy came from testimony in his son Sherwood Kennedy's Revolutionary War Pension File. Other records show that William Canady, John's son, evidently stayed in Halifax County, as I find substantial data for him there, and none in Randolph County or later in Rowan and Davidson Counties, where Sherwood and John lived. What I have on William Canady will be covered in the Virginia section.

The only information I have on sister Anne Kennedy regards a 27 June 1793 land grant in Randolph County that she received, located on Lain's Creek and Sherwood's line, Millsaps' corner. [9] On 13 August 1802, Ann, of Rowan County, sold this land to Frederick Farmer for $200. [10] A Sarah Kennedy (John’s widow) was head of household in the Randolph County 1790 Census, with two other females. Ann Kennedy was likely one of the two. Since her brothers Sherwood and John Kennedy moved to Rowan County by 1800, Ann evidently moved with them, but I haven't found further trace of her. [11]

Before I split to separate sections on John II and Sherwood Kennedy, I should mention that the early Kennedys were members of Abbots Creek Baptist Church. The minutes of that Church---Primitive Baptist, after the split, have been microfilmed, and I have seen such at the High Point Public Library. (Patricia Hiatt has also transcribed them in an issue of the Davidson County Genealogical Journal, but I haven't the specific reference.) They contain a number of membership lists, dated 3 Apr 1790; 9 Oct 1802; 1 Dec 1810 and 1818. There were no Kennedys listed on the 3 Apr 1790 list, which is understandable, since they were then still living in south Randolph.

On the 9 Oct 1802 roll, separated between men and women:

John Canady Rebecka Canady

Sherod Canady Elizabeth Canady

On the 1 Dec 1810 roll, likewise organized:

John Caneday Rebecka Canaday

Sharrad Caneday Elizabeth Canaday

1818 Roll

John Canada Rebecca Canada

Sherwood Canada Elizabeth Canada

Epaphroditis Kennedy Sarah Canada

(spelling butchered, of course)

John Kennedy II Section

John Kennedy II, son of John I of the Randolph County 1782 will, was probably born in Halifax County VA, about 1753. He was over 45 on the 1800 Census for Rowan County and not taxed as a poll in Cpt Tacker's District, Rowan County, 1803--presumably then 50 years or older. [12] John evidently married Elizabeth, surname perhaps Sparrow, in Halifax County VA, as their proposed son James Kennedy said in 1850 that he was born in VA. This matches with Sherwood Kennedy Sr.’s pension application comment that the family moved to NC in 1777. John II died by 16 Aug 1822, when the administration of his estate was granted to William Kennady, the widow having relinquished her right. Sureties for William were Isaac Pope and E(msley) Burton, £750. (Ironically, Isaac Burton's administrator qualified at that same term: I descend from both, and there was considerable intermarriage between the two families.) [13] The real estate was listed as John Canaday Sen decd. in the first extant tax list for that section of Davidson County: 1828. Elizabeth Kennedy was on the Davidson County 1830 Census, living alone and age 70-80, and begins appearing as the owner of the land of John Kennedy senr in 1833, 100A valued at $200, later valued at $100. She is dead by 8 August 1836, when her son Sherwood Kennedy qualified as administrator. Sale was submitted 10 Sep and Inventory Nov, both 1836. Final settlement was dated 15 August 1838. The land was listed in the name of John Kennedy decd. in 1837 and 1838 and may have been the separate tract listed by Sparrow Kennedy in 1839 and 1840. [14]

Guessing at John II's children would normally be a struggle, since there was no will, no estate papers for John and nothing definitive in Elizabeth's, and he and Sherwood and subsequent generations lived in the same neighborhood. But Sherwood had a comprehensive will and his Bible record survives, giving names and birth dates of his children. These allowed me to isolate John II's children, presuming that William's remained in Virginia or went somewhere besides Davidson County. William, incidentally, had a will probated in Halifax County VA, although he did not name all of his children in it. (See Virginia Section.) I will code the generations following John II and Sherwood, giving John’s first.

John Kennedy's children, perhaps by Elizabeth, her surname unknown:

Surname KENNEDY

A. John III, (c1773-by 9 Sep 1822) b Halifax Co VA, d Davidson Co [15] , married Martha (unknown) who survived him

B. James (1 Jan 1775, Halifax Co, VA- 27 Oct 1855, Davidson Co.) married Mary Berkshire (31 Jan 1775-9 Oct 1855) daughter of Henry Berkshire and Drucilla Burton. James and Mary are both buried at Pleasant Grove.

Mary's parents are derived from a Quitclaim Deed from James and Polly Kennedy to John Berkshire of Floyd County IN dated 3 July 1828, in which James & Polly quitclaim all rights to lands in Floyd County IN which Henry Berkshire devised to his daughter Polly, aforesaid wife of said James Kennedy. See Davidson Deeds 4:396 in Appendix B. Drucilla's origins were communicated to me by my cousin Pete Wrike, of Cobbs Creek VA. She was a sister of our mutual ancestor Isaac Burton, who migrated with his growing family from Montgomery County MD to Rowan County NC by 1786. Isaac was the father of Jesse, John, Bazel, Thomas and Emsley Burton, Crissy Millis and Chloe Newton. There may have been other children. [16]

C. Epaphroditis (Eppy), (16 Sep 1785- 8 Sep 1875) born Randolph Co; 1^st married Sarah Kendall, c1811; 2^nd married Susanna Hilton 19 Sep 1841, Davidson Co; Susanna died 8 Apr 1893, age 80; she and Eppy are buried at Pleasant Grove

D. Sarah, born c1787 Randolph Co, died after 1870, prob. Guilford County, married by 1818 Jesse Burton (1772 MD-3 Mar 1850 Guilford Co.) Jesse Burton is buried at Prospect, and Sarah probably is, but she has no marker. She was on the Guilford County censuses for 1850-1870 in the household of John and Elizabeth (Burton) Kennedy, her oldest living daughter.

E. Sherwood, b c1795: 1^st md Rowan Co 18 Nov 1821 to Elizabeth Wilson, with Thomas Twidell as bondsman; 2^nd md 8 Oct 1828, Davidson Co to Alis Elizabeth Connor. Sherwood was administrator of his mother Elizabeth Kennedy's estate, which was settled in 1838. Sherwood immediately moved with family to Eden Twp, Schuyler County IL. [17]

F. Rhoda, b. c1795 is a possibility. There is a Rowan County Marriage Bond, dated 15 June 1817 between Rhoda Kennedy and George Ball, with George Burgess as bondsman. A George Ball was bondsman for (A-2) Osie Kennedy's marriage to Benjamin Cecil, dated 9 Feb 1817 in Rowan County.

John Kennedy II may have had other children who can't be readily identified in the records. The Censuses that show John II as head of family are summarized, as to the children only:

1800 Rowan 2 males under 10, 1 male 10-16; 2 females under 10, 1 female 10-16

1810 Rowan 2 males 10-16; 2 females 16-26

1820 Rowan 2 males 18-26; no females

(Evidently, John's children were born between 1780 and 1800, with 2 of the boys nearer 1800, and 2 of the girls nearer 1790. John II was shown as head of family for the first time in 1800, James in 1810, Eppy in 1820.)

Second Generation: Descendants of John Kennedy II

A. John Canady III, (c1777-1822) and Martha (unknown) surname KENNEDY

A-1 Mary, b. c1795, md. David Endsley

A-2 Osie b. c1798, md. 9 Feb 1817 Rowan Co to Benjamin Cecil (c1790-prior to 1834)

A-3 William H. (c1802-27 Oct 1843), md. 20 Sep 1821 Rowan Co to (N) Elizabeth Kennedy (16 Oct 1801-10 May 1880)

A-4 John, b c1805 md. 14 Mar 1827 Susanna Connor

A-5 Thomas, (17 Apr 1806-28 Feb 1899) 1^st md. 2 Feb 1826, Sally/Sarah Conner (c1802-before 1860?) bondsman Thomas Twidell, witn. Charles Mock; 2^nd md (as Simeon Kennedy) 25 Sep 1865, Davidson Co to Leathea Eddinger by W F Henderson JP, with Daniel Eddinger, R N Henderson and I K Perryman, witnesses; 3^rd md. 19 Jan 1875, Davidson Co to Rachel Ragan (8 Mar 1824-29 Dec 1902); Rachel and Thomas Kennedy are buried Piney Woods [18]

A-6 Rubin, b c1811, on 1830 Davidson County census with female over 20 and two females under 5. He is on Cpt Kennedy’s 1833 Tax List but not on later censuses or tax lists in Davidson County

A-7 Elizabeth, b c1815, married to John Green by 6 Aug 1834, when they, plus widow Martha, John and Reuben Kennedy deeded Thomas Kennedy 43.5 acres laid off as dower to Martha; land may have stayed in the family for some time, as the deed was not recorded until 29 Dec 1885 [19]

B. James Kennedy (1 Jan 1775-27 Oct 1855) and Mary Berkshire (31 Jan 1775-9 Oct 1855)

presumably all children born between 1800 and 1820, surname KENNEDY

Please note: there are assumptions made, based strictly on circumstantial evidence, about the inclusion of James and Mary B. Kennedy's children, in the absence of a will, estate papers, land division or other document which would show James's heirs. In particular, Thos. Sparrow and Daniel D Kennedy are included here for discussion purposes: they belong somewhere and their respective birth dates don't disqualify them, based on census data showing the makeup of James's family. More or better data will be needed to qualify these lines of descent.

B-1 Jacob (Mar 1801-Oct 1866), md. 11 Mar 1824 Davidson Co to Sarah Ragan (had 2^nd son James, after eldest = Pleasant)

B-2 Thomas Sparrow (c1802-before 1880) md. Sarah unknown, (c1805-living 1880)

Comment: I am influenced to class Sparrow as a son of James because of his age. In the 1850-1880 Davidson County Censuses, he consistently comes in with an implied birth date after 1800, although not by much. If he were older, he could be a son of John I. Nancy Smith's family material states that John had a daughter Mary, married to Tom Kennedy and a son Buck (perhaps John) but doesn't mention Sparrow per se. Otherwise, my projection agrees with that record. Public records, tax lists in particular, refer to "Sparrow" or "Thomas S.,” since John III had a son (A-5) Thomas, who was also in Davidson County during this period. A-5 Thomas is consistently referred to as Thomas--without the S--and is a little bit younger, so that the two aren't as hard to keep separate as they might be.

B-3 Criscilla (12 May 1805-5 Jun 1879) md. c1821 John Philip Edinger (1799-1862) There is a memorial marker at Rich Fork Baptist Church, Davidson County; however, both are buried at Old Pilgrim Lutheran cemetery, Davidson County. Criscilla is a Burton/Walker family name, coming from Mary Berkshire Kennedy's mother, Drucilla Burton Berkshire.

B-4 Henry B. (c1806-Oct 1842) md. Sabra Hilton (presumably Henry Berkshire, from Mary Berkshire Kennedy's father)

B-5 John b c1808, md. 15 Jan 1828 Davidson Co to Sarah Wilson (Davidson Co Tax Lists 1828 and later show a John Kennedy, son of James)

B-6 Patience, b. c1809 md. Josephus Hilton (Prudence, one of Henry & Sabra's children, was in their household at the 1850 Davidson County Census)

B-7 James (17 Jul 1813-11 Dec 1898) 1^st md. Susan Fowler, 2^nd md 25 May 1856 Sarah Meredith, 3^rd md. 12 Dec 1886 Sarah Swaim, b c1845 (see Appendix A for transcription of early generations of their family, furnished by Nancy Smith)

B-8 Daniel D. (27 Aug 1817-13 Oct 1882) md. 17 April 1839, Davidson Co to Barbara Myers, d.15 Jan 1884, dau. of Jacob Myers, both bur. Emanuel Church Cem. (census below suggests at least 3 births of males in James's household 1810-1820; there were 3 males b 1815-1820 in the household in 1830: we haven't found another place for Daniel D., and are putting him here, by elimination.)

This list of James and Mary Berkshire Kennedy's children is partially supported by a family document sent me by Nancy M. Smith of Goldsboro NC, which is set out in Appendix A. That document was particularly useful, since James and Mary had neither wills, definitive deeds, land division nor estate papers which would identify their children or heirs conclusively.

Children, from pertinent Rowan/Davidson censuses for James Kennedy

1810 Rowan 3 males under 10, 3 females under 10 (also a male 16-26)

1820 Rowan 4 males under 10, 1 10-16, 1 18-26; 2 females under 10, 1 16-26,

1830 Davidson 2 males 10-15, 1 male 15-20

C. Epaphroditis (Eppy) (16 Sep 1785-8 Sep 1875) and Sarah Kendall's (?) [20] children, surnamed KENNEDY

C-1 Ruthy b. c1810, md. Davidson Co 12 Sep 1827 to Joseph Morris

C-2 Solomon b. c1813 md. 3 Sep 1832 Davidson Co to Cynthia Morris?

C-3 John (8 Nov 1816-22 Apr 1886) md. 15 Oct 1836 Guilford Co to (D-2) Elizabeth (Betsy) Burton, (12 Feb 1818-23 Feb 1904), dau of Jesse Burton and (D.) Sally Kennedy; John bur Pleasant Grove U Meth, Davidson Co, Betsy bur Springfield Friends, Guilford Co [21]

C-4. Daniel (19 Feb 1821-17 Jul 1869) md. 14 Dec 1848 Davidson Co to

(A-3-b) Sarah Kennedy (22 Jul 1823-13 Nov 1909)

C-5. Nancy, ( c1823-23 Dec 1896) md. 14 May 1840 Davidson Co to Elijah Pope, son of Charles and Mary Spencer Pope. Elijah's birth and death dates are not known; he died near Wilmington after the Civil War. Nancy is buried at Thomasville City Cemetery. [22]

C-6. Lewis, b. c1825 md. 28 Mar 1849 Davidson Co to Christena Hilton

C-7 David (8 Mar 1832-1 Jun 1854), md. 23 Nov 1853 (B-4-b) Prudence Kennedy (Mar 1833-20 Dec 1918) ; David bur Pleasant Grove

Eppy's estate was administered by John Kennedy and B.F. Stone. Petition of 8 Nov 1875 names heirs as Susanna the widow, John, Daniel (decd.) and heirs, Lewis, Solomon, Ruthy wife of Joseph Morris, Nancy wife of Elijah Pope. Widow's allowance was made by John Varner and James Ledwell. Eppy had a will, filed in Davidson County Will Book 3:162. I have seen abstracts, but not the actual will. [23]

D. Sarah (c1787-after 1870) and Jesse Burton (1772 -3 Mar 1850)

Children, surname BURTON:

D-1 Polly (28 Feb 1820-16 Dec 1842) bur Prospect, md. Spencer Pope (2 Nov 1815-21 Oct 1910) bur. Abbotts Creek, had dau. Polly Farmer Pope, b 9 Dec 1841 who married (B-2-e) Jim Kennedy of Sparrow, or "Spar" per Raymond Peace [24]

D-2 Elizabeth md. (C-3) John Kennedy, which see

D-3 Criscilla (20 Feb 1822-20 Apr 1900) md. 20 Dec 1845 Davidson Co Henry L. Johnson (24 Nov 1818-9 Apr 1892) both bur. Prospect

Henry and Crissy Johnson lived in Randolph County until they acquired land from Jesse Burton in Guilford County in 1845, and lived on it thereafter. Hence, my reason for identifying their marriage record as being Davidson County, when they lived near, but not in it.

Third Generation: descendants of John Kennedy II

A-2 Osie, as Asa on father’s estate papers (c1798-living 1850) and Benjamin Cecil, (c1790-before 1834), children, surnamed CECIL

A-2-a Elizabeth b 1818, d. before 1880 md. Geo. Wash. Iiams

A-2-b Melky Ward, no info

A-2-c Reuben, no info [25]

A-3 William H. (c1802-27 Oct 1843) and (N) Elizabeth Kennedy (16 Oct 1801-10 May 1880) Heirs at law, per Davidson County Estate Papers, surname KENNEDY:

A-3-a John Willis (1823-before 1881) md Adelina Bowers

A-3-b Sarah (22 Jul 1823-13 Nov 1909) md. 14 Dec 1848 to (C-4) Daniel Kennedy (19 Feb 1821-17 Jul 1869)- on 1850 census, had son William H. Kennedy, 6 mo old.

A-3-c Louiza (19 May 1827-30 Jul 1889) md 1 Dec 1845 to James Hilton, John W. Kennedy, bondsman, J.M. Mock, JP

A-3-d Nancy b c1830 md Clarkston Mendenhall

A-3-e Lavina (22 Feb 1832-30 Mar 1907) md Epaphroditis B. Morris

A-3-f Martha Jane (18 May 1834-3 Aug 1922) md 10 Dec 1857 to Elzaphan V. Swaim (3 Dec 1830-26 Mar 1921)

A-3-g Lette (Aletha) b c1837 md Mordecai Bundy (19 Dec 1827-25 Jun 1908), son of Joseph and Rachel Mendenhall Bundy

A-3-h William Calvin (25 Jan 1839-6 Nov 1899) md Cynthia A. Swaim c1865; Wm a Cpl, Co A, 10^th NC Heavy Arty, enlisted 2 Apr 1862, promoted to Cpl Sep 1862, present through Sep 1864) Wm. bur Pleasant Grove

A-3-i Martitia E. b c1841 md L. C. Kennedy

A-3-j Louzena, never md, had dau Louie md Harrison Hayworth

A-3-k Michael Lorenzo b c1844; Pvt, Co E, 5^th NC Regiment, volunteered Rowan Co, 8 Jun 1861; wounded Williamsburg; deserted 15 Aug 1862, returned 26 Mar 1863, present until he deserted to enemy 26 Feb 1865; after taking oath of allegiance, he was furnished transportation to Indianapolis and never returned to Davidson Co. [26]

A-5 Thomas, (17 Apr 1806-28 Feb 1899)

child by Sally Conner, surname KENNEDY

A-5-a Franklin B, b c1834, md. 25 May 1856 Mary Hayworth b. c 1838

children by Leatha Eddinger, surname KENNEDY

A-5-b John Willis, b c1861

A-5-c Reuben G., b c1868 [27]

no children by Rachel Ragan [28]

B-1 Jacob (Mar 1801-Oct 1866) and Sarah Ragan children, surname KENNEDY

B-1-a Pleasant (14 Mar 1825-15 Sep 1864) md. 3 Mar 1846 to Sarah Jourdan, b c1829 Pleas bur. Piney Woods

B-1-b Sarah (22 Dec 1828-11 Jan 1896) md. 31 Dec 1845 John W. Wilson (28 Apr 1823-9 Apr 1907) both bur. Piney Woods

B-1-c James F., b c1830; school teacher, left Davidson Co by 1866

B-1-d Isom H. b. c1832, md. 15 Feb 1858 Lydia M. Myers, left Davidson Co by 1866

B-1-e Charles B. (c1834-7 Apr 1865); volunteered as Pvt, Co A, 10^th BN, NC Heavy Arty on 12 Mar 1862; captured at Savannah 7 Dec 1864 and confined at Point Lookout, MD; died of chronic diarrhea, bur Point Lookout Natl Cemetery

B-1-f Henry F. (17 Dec 1841-10 Mar 1844) bur. Piney Woods

B-1-g Josephus (9 Aug 1846-1 May 1906) md. 22 Dec 1867 Louretta Sledge (28 Nov 1852-2 Feb 1932) both bur. Piney Woods; Josephus was ordnance sergeant, 70^th Rgt of NC Troops, enlisting in the Junior Reserves on 24 May 1864. [29]

B-1-h Samuel H. Kennedy, b. c1858 [30]

B-2 Thomas Sparrow Kennedy (c1802-before 1880) and Sarah McCrary (c1805-living 1880) children, surnamed KENNEDY

1830 2 males u 5, female 5-10 (m&f 20-30)

1840 male u 5, 5-10, 2 10-15; female u5, 5-10, 20-30 (m&f 30-40)

B-2-a Isaiah (15 Nov 1825-3 May 1892) md c1847 Effie Myers (25 Jul 1827-12 May 1909); both bur Fairgrove U Meth Ch; Isaiah was a Mason; --1850 household had William L., age 2; Letitia J., age 1 month and Elizabeth Myers, age 15 [31]

B-2-b John (1831-1855) md 1 Sep 1850 to Evaline Ricks

B-2-c Rachel (25 Jul 1833-17 Nov 1910) md 8 Apr 1851 to John H. Albertson

B-2-d Riley Wilson (6 Jan 1839-28 Mar 1906) md. Mary Ann Burton 12 Mar 1864, F.B. Kennedy, bond

B-2-e James Absolom (23 Oct 1840-8 Sep 1921) md Polly Farmer Pope, 21 Oct 1861, Davidson Co, with F.B. Kennedy, bondsman

B-2-f Sarah (26 Dec 1844-1 Jul 1921) md Shubal G. Morris, bur Thomasville City Cem.

B-2-g Mary (1847-3 Jun 1917) never md, blind and lived near Absolom; bur Piney Woods (formerly Friends) U Meth Ch, Davidson Co [32]

B-3 Criscilla (12 May 1805-5 Jun 1879) and John Philip Eddinger (1799-1862) children, surnamed EDDINGER.

B-3-a James (1823-1905) md Anna Maria Sink; bur Rich Fork Baptist

B-3-b John R (1826-1864) md Sarann ???; d Richmond VA, with Co B, 48^th NC Rgt, CSA

B-3-c Mary (1828-1920) md twice: one was G Lines, no children; bur Rich Fork

B-3-d Isabella (1828-1925) md 3 times, d as Sullivan; no children; bur Rich Fork

B-3-e Tabitha (1832-living 1898); received communion at Old Pilgrim; bur Old Pilgrim, but no marker

B-3-f William M (1833-1862) md Mariah Shular

B-3-g George W (1835-1862) md Mary Clodfelter; with Co B, 48^th NC Rgt, CSA; d Thomasville, bur Old Pilgrim

B-3-h Phillip (1837-1862) unmd, with Co B, 48^th NC Rgt, CSA, d smallpox, as did brother George, at Thomasville, also bur Old Pilgrim

B-3-i Nancy J (1841-1883) md R W Mallard; bur Old Pilgrim

B-3-j Daniel W (1845-1921) md Elizabeth ???; bur Rich Fork

Leatha Eddinger is the only other person of that surname on the 1850 Davidson County Census. She is thought to be a niece of John Phillip Eddinger above. She was evidently the second of (A-5) Thomas Simeon Kennedy's 3 wives and the mother of two of his children. [33]

B-4 Henry B. Kennedy (c1806-Oct 1842) and Sabra Hilton children, surnamed KENNEDY

B-4-a Andrew Jackson (2 Apr 1829-2 Oct 1912) md. 10 May 1853 Rebecca Morris; Andrew bur Pleasant Grove; he joined as Pvt. Co A, 10^th BN NC Heavy Arty 14 Mar 1862; transferred to 2^nd Rgt, Confederate Engineers, Aug 1863. [34]

B-4-b Prudence (Mar 1833-20 Dec 1918), 1^st md. 23 Nov 1853 (C-7) David Kennedy, who d. 1 Jun 1854), 2^nd md. 21 Mar 1858 Charles Cecil ((19 Jul 1837-12 Mar 1874) [35]

B-4-c Nancy (c1835-16 Mar 1916) md 24 Mar 1863 (as his 2^nd wife) to Samuel Alexander Cecil (1828-1894), a Methodist minister [36]

B-4-d James Hubert (c1837-c1899) 1^st md. 27 Mar 1864 Cynthia Hilton (by Thomas Kennedy, JP); 2^nd md 27 Apr 1890 Mary Lou Cecil, b 26 Oct 1861 [37]

B-4-e Mary b c1839

B-4-f Simeon A b 1841 [38]

B-8 Daniel D. (27 Aug 1817-13 Oct 1882) and Barbara Myers, d.15 Jan 1884, children all b Davidson Co, surname KENNEDY

B-8-a Isaac b. c1840, served CSA

B-8-b Sarah (1 Mar 1841-28 Sep 1916) md 13 Nov 1869 to Kenney Myers, son of Daniel and Sarah Morrison Myers

B-8-c Margaret, b. c1845

B-8-d John Walter, b c1849 md 25 Dec 1870 to Adaline Bowers, dau of George and Margaret Ann Sullivan Bowers

B-8-e Triphena, b 1 Aug 1852, md 10 May 1882 to Joshua F. Black, son of George Black

B-8-f David D. (1 Dec 1856-28 Apr 1934) md 7 Aug 1878 to Margaret Lambeth, dau of John and Margaret Kepley Lambeth (13 Jul 1860-30 Jul 1939); both bur Emanuel UCC Cemetery, Davidson Co

B-8-g Alfred S., b c1859

B-8-h Mary, b c1865, md 25 Dec 1887 to Ambrose H. Beck, son of Ambrose and Elizabeth Beck [39]

C-3 John Kennedy (8 Nov 1816-22 Apr 1886) and Betsy Burton, (Feb 1818-living 1900) children, surnamed KENNEDY

C-3-a Jesse C. b c1838, md. 20/21 Sep 1858 (bond/marriage date) Guilford County, to Sarah C. Bundy (1 Apr 1832-16 Nov 1869), she bur Springfield Friends, Guilford Co: bondsman for marriage was Geo. Wash Edwards, marriage by R.F. Sechrest, JP [40]

C-3-b Emily S. b c1846

C-3-c Nancy E b c1848, in household, 1880 with son Erastus, b c1865

C-3-d George b c 1855

C-5. Nancy Kennedy ( c1823-23 Dec 1896) and Elijah Pope children, surname POPE

C-5-a John F. (2 Apr 1846-19 Jun 1928) md. Martha E. Wilson (5 May 1851-6 Jan 1923) both buried Thomasville City Cemetery. Had son Willie Pope

C-5-b Letitia (Tish), md. ??? Spoolman, she bur. Thomasville City Cemetery

C-5-c Mary, md Lin Myers, lived UT

C-5-d Ruth, md William Jackson, lived WA

C-5-e Charles Emanuel (11 Feb 1849-26 Sep 1928) md. Louisa ??? (1 Dec 1844-4 Sep 1908) both bur. Springfield

C-5-f Andy, md. Elvira Jane Jordan, both d. Rutherford County NC

C-5-g Samuel Lawson (1 Aug 1858-25 Jun 1895) md. Ellen May Young, b. 9 Apr 1856 both bur Wesley Chapel Cemetery Davidson Co [41]

Fourth Generation: descendants of John Kennedy II

B-1-g Josephus Kennedy (9 Aug 1846-1 May 1906) and Louretta Sledge (28 Nov 1852-2 Feb 1932) children, surname KENNEDY

B-1-g-1 Arthur (Apr 1870-1941), md. Virginia Morris (1869-1943) buried Zion

B-1-g-2 Jacob Milton (10 Oct 1872-7 Aug 1957) md. 20 Dec 1897 Davidson Co Amanda Roxanna Edwards (12 Nov 1878-29 Aug 1946), both buried Prospect, no children

B-1-g-3 Dora b May 1875

B-1-g-4 Jessie Leigh (7 Aug 1877-13 Jun 1970) md 18 Dec 1898 Giles Herbert Ragan (15 Aug 1873-30 Nov 1932); Giles d. Guilford Co [42]

B-1-g-5 Everett b Nov 1879

B-1-g-6 John G b Apr 1883

B-1-g-7 Roscoe C b 1886 md 4 Oct 1909 Davidson Co Stella Bodenhamer, b 1890

B-1-g-8 Eugene L b Apr 1889

B-1-g-9 Blanch L b May 1894

B-2-a Isaiah Kennedy, b c1826 and Effie Myers? Children, surname KENNEDY

B-2-a-1 William Lindsey (17 Jan 1848-21 Feb 1922) md 1 Aug 1871 to Henrietta Evaline Rothrock (14 Nov 1845-7 Oct 1908); both bur Fair Grove U Meth Ch

B-2-a-2 Letitia (10 Sep 1850-5 May 1905) md 28 Aug 1873 to John H. Copple

B-2-a-3 Samuel Julius (26 Apr 1854-5 Jun 1915) md 26 Feb 1882 to Alice Virginia Deans

B-2-a-4 James Addison (2 Feb 1857-13 May 1903) 1^st md 29 Jun 1878 to Bettie Waggoner (29 Aug 1859-2 May 1890) dau of Jacob; 2^nd md 8 Jul 1891 to Dahlia F. Fouts (4 Jan 1872-29 Dec 1913); all bur Fair Grove

B-2-a-5 Albert Wilson G (11 Oct 1859-19 Aug 1906) 1^st md 4 Jul 1882 to Ladoski J. Lambeth; 2^nd md c 1897 to Rosaline ??

B-2-a-6 Erastus George (1861-1895) md 29 May 1882 to Corina Levenia Jordan

B-2-a-7 Sarah Elizabeth (1865-1898) md 17 Oct 1889 to John Eugene Lanier

B-2-a-8 Emma (1868-before 1900) md 5 May 1889 to John W. Spoolman [43]

B-2-e James Kennedy and Polly Farmer Pope children, surname KENNEDY

B-2-e-1 Riley C. (11 Sep 1862-2 Oct 1878)

B-2-e-2 John Wesley (25 Sep 1864-21 Sep 1946), never md

B-2-e-3 Mary J. (4 Oct 1866_21 Oct 1878)

B-2-e-4 Florence b. c1868

B-2-e-5 Cloine (3 Sep 1868-1 Apr 1947) md 15 Jan 1892 to Alpheus L. Cecil

B-2-e-6 Charles Lee (14 Dec 1871-8 Feb 1947) md 17 Oct 1895 to Anna Aletha Bundy

B-2-e-7 William Thomas (8 Nov 1874-3 Jul 1968)

B-2-e-8 Julius (12 Aug 1876-7 Jan 1903) md Claudia A. Kennedy

B-2-e-9 Emma Elizabeth (1877-1901) md Randall Cecil [44]

B-4-d James Hubert Kennedy b c1837

children by Cynthia Hilton, surname KENNEDY

B-4-d-1 A.W. (male) b c1868

B-4-d-2 Robert Edgar (18 May 1870-25 Feb 1956) md. 21 Dec 1894 Davidson County to Charity Elvira Edwards (11 Sep 1876-19 Feb 1949), both bur Prospect

B-4-d-3 Prudence b c1874 md. Marvin Johnson

B-4-d-4 James Linville (May 1878-20 Sep 1959) md Alta Mae Cecil

B-4-d-5 John Rufus b c1877

children by Mary Lou Cecil, surname KENNEDY

B-4-d -6 Esta Elizabeth b 1892 md Walter Meredith Myers

B-4-d -7 Lillian Mary b 1894 md