Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Rev. Robert Kennedy and Mary Davidson




Husband Rev. Robert Kennedy 1 2 3




           Born: 4 Jul 1778 - Lancaster Co, PA 1 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Oct 1843 2 3 4
         Buried: 


         Father: James Kennedy (1730-1799/1799) 1 5 6
         Mother: Jane Maxwell (1742-1784) 1 6 7


       Marriage: 5 Jun 1806 3 8

   Other Spouse: Jane Herron (1777-1803) 2 3 9 - 17 Feb 1801 3 9

• Biographical Sketch: Alfred Nevin, D.D., LL.D., Men of Mark of the Cumberland Valley, Pa. 1776-1876 (Philadelphia, PA: Fulton Publishing Co., 1876).
To read this brief biographical sketch of his life and career, click here.




Wife Mary Davidson 2 3 8

           Born: 16 Aug 1785 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Mar 1845 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Elias Davidson (1736-1806) 8 10 11
         Mother: Agnes McDowell (1740-1790) 10 11




Children
1 F Nancy Davidson Kennedy 3

           Born: 13 Apr 1807 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Jul 1842 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: David Hunt (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 23 Apr 1824 3


2 M James Maxwell Kennedy 3

           Born: 24 Feb 1809 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Mar 1848 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sabilla Stone Morris (      -      ) 12
           Marr: 23 Nov 1836 3


3 F Eliza J. Herron Kennedy 3

           Born: 5 Feb 1811 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Mar 1816 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


4 F Mary Ann Kennedy 3

           Born: 4 Feb 1813 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jan 1863 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Lewis Martin (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 5 Mar 1840 3


5 M Elias Davidson [1] Kennedy 13

           Born: 30 May 1815 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 1816 13
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


6 F Elizabeth Jane Kennedy 13

           Born: 15 Jun 1817 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Sep 1851 13
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Enoch Bowen (      -      ) 13
           Marr: 20 Jul 1847 13


7 M Elias Davidson [2] Kennedy 8 13 14

           Born: 27 Dec 1819 13
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1876
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Agnes Shields Clarke (      -      ) 13 14 15
           Marr: 20 Apr 1854 13


8 M Robert Theophilus Kennedy 13

           Born: 17 Jan 1822 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Aug 1822 13
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


9 M William Thomas Kennedy 13

           Born: 18 Jun 1825 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Dec 1855 13
         Buried: 



10 M Henry Martyn Kennedy 13

           Born: 5 Aug 1828 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Oct 1846 13
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Rev. Robert Kennedy


He was educated under the Rev. Nathan Grier, of Brandywine Manor, and was graduated at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1797. He was licensed to preach at Upper Octoraro, Aug. 20, 1799, and was ordained pastor of the Greencastle and Welsh Run Presbyterian churches, Aug. 13, 1803. In 1816, he removed to Cumberland, Maryland, but returned to Welsh Run in 1825, where he remained until his death. He was a man of vigorous intellect and a fine scholar, especially in the classics.

He had two sons with his first wife; with his second he had ten children, all of whom, but one son, were deceased before 1876.

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Sources


1 Alfred Nevin, D.D., LL.D., Men of Mark of the Cumberland Valley, Pa. 1776-1876 (Philadelphia, PA: Fulton Publishing Co., 1876), Pg 167.

2 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 1054.

3 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 42.

4 Alfred Nevin, D.D., LL.D., Men of Mark of the Cumberland Valley, Pa. 1776-1876 (Philadelphia, PA: Fulton Publishing Co., 1876), Pg 175.

5 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 1058.

6 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 40.

7 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 1053, 1058.

8 Alfred Nevin, D.D., LL.D., Men of Mark of the Cumberland Valley, Pa. 1776-1876 (Philadelphia, PA: Fulton Publishing Co., 1876), Pg 171.

9 Alfred Nevin, D.D., LL.D., Men of Mark of the Cumberland Valley, Pa. 1776-1876 (Philadelphia, PA: Fulton Publishing Co., 1876), Pg 170.

10 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 705.

11 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 86.

12 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 42, 94.

13 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 43.

14 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 402.

15 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 214.


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