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The Kennedy name comes from the old Irish Gaelic "cinneidigh", which literally means "ugly headed". The family came from Ireland to Celtic Dalriada, now Strathclyde, but are mainly associated with the district of Carrick in Ayrshire. They can be traced to the early twelfth century. They claimed descent from the first Earl of Carrick and kinship to the Bruce Family which was the Royal Family of King Robert III. The son of that marriage was made Lord Kennedy in 1457, and the third Lord was made Earl of Cassillis. The Kennedy's supported King Robert against the Comyns and throughout the War of Independence. In the fifth generation Gilbert De Carrick's son John assumed or changed his name to Kennedy, and the Clan of Kennedy evolved. Not all of the legends of this family are what we would today know as legal. For instance the story concerning the infamous fourth Earl, Gilbert who roasted the Abbot of Crossraguel, in order to gain the Abbey lands. The sixth earl raised an army to fight in the defeats of Alford and Kilsyth and in the Covenanting struggle. They suffered great losses and casualties. The twelfth Earl was made Baron Ailsa in 1806, and later became the Marquess of Ailsa. Culzean Castle was built between 1775 and 1790 by the ninth and tenth Earls. The Kennedy's came north when Ulric Kennedy fled from Ayrshire fore breaking the law and they eventually settled in Lochaber where his descendants were known as Clan Ulric. The Kennedy's of Skye trace their descent from this branch of the family. The Lochaber Kennedy's are an accepted part of the Cameron Sept. The Dictionary of British Surnames, Second Revised Edition, P. H. Reaney. London and Boston, 1976, states that Kennedy means "Ugly Headed" I. DUNCAN deCARRICKHe was born about 1195, Scotland. II. He was born about 1225, Scotland. III. He was born about 1255, Scotland. IV. He was born about 1285, Scotland. He married Mary ___. V. BARON OF DALRYMPLE & FIRST KENNEDY He was born about 1315, Danure Castle, Scotland and died after 1385. He married Mary __, who was born about 1320. John Kennedy of Dunure acquired lands at Cassillis about 1360, and witnessed a charter by Robert II in 1384. He was born a Carrick, and changed his name to Kennedy. His grandson, James Kennedy of Dunure {Danure} married Mary, daughter of King Robert III. VI. LORD OF DANURE CASTLE He was born about 1345, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and died after 1408. He married Agnes MAXWELL, who was born about 1350, Pollock, Renfrewshire, Scotland and died about 1397 in Calderwood, Scotland; she was the daughter of John MAXWELL and Isabel LINDSEY. Child Of Gilbert KENNEDY and Agnes MAXWELL: i. James KENNEDY (Below) ii. Alexander KENNEDY He was born about 1378, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. ii. Hugh KENNEDY He was born about 1380, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. iii. John KENNEDY He was born about 1382, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. iv. Thomas KENNEDY He was born about 1384, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. v. David KENNEDY He was born about 1386, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. VII. He was born about 1376, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and was killed before November 8, 1408. He married Lady Mary deSTEWART, daughter of King Robert deSTEWART III and Annabella DRUMMOND. Children Of James KENNEDY and Lady Mary deSTEWART: i. Gilbert KENNEDY (Below) First Lord Kennedy iii. Sir John KENNEDY He was born about 1407, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and died about 1434. iii. James KENNEDY He was born about 1408, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and died May 10, 1465/6, Saint Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland. He was Bishop of Dunkeld. VIII. FIRST LORD KENNEDY He was born about 1406, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and died after March 6, 1478/9. He married Katherine MAXWELL, about 1440. He married secondly, Isabel OGILVIE about 1461. Isabel OGILVIE was born about 1406, Lintrathen, Scotland and died 1484, Glamis, Angus, Scotland. She was the daughter Walter OGILVIE and Isabel GLEN. Children of Sir Gilbert KENNEDY and Katherine MAXWELL: i. Catherine KENNEDY She was born about 1438, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married Baron Alexander MONTGOMERY ii. John KENNEDY (Below) Second Lord Kennedy iii. James KENNEDY He was born about 1440, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. He married Egidia BLAIR. iv. Walter KENNEDY He was born about 1442, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. v. Mariot KENNEDY She was born about 1444, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married John WALLACE. Son of Sir Gilbert KENNEDY and Isabel OGILVIE: vi. He married Katherine KENNEDY, who was the daughter of Sir John KENNEDY, 2nd Lord Kennedy (Below) and Elizabeth MONTGOMERY IX. SECOND LORD KENNEDY He was born about 1436, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and died 1508 in Scotland. He married firstly, Elizabeth MONTGOMERY, daughter of Alexander MONTGOMERY and Margaret BOYD; secondly, Elizabeth deGORDON, daughter of Sir Alexander Seaton deGORDON; thirdly, Elizabeth, daughter of Lord Chicton. (First Marriage) Children of Sir John KENNEDY and Elizabeth MONTGOMERY: i. Sir David KENNEDY III (Below) Third Lord Kennedy ii. She was born about 1465 Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland; she married Thomas KENNEDY; he was the son of Sir Gilbert KENNEDY and Isabel OGILVIE. (Second Marriage) Children of Sir John KENNEDY and Elizabeth deGORDON: iii. She was born about 1472, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married Andrew deSTEWART. iv. She was born about 1473, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married William COLVILLE. v. He was born about 1474, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. vi. She was born about 1476, Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married (1) John DAVIDSOUN; born Between 1400~1487; mistress of (2) James STUART, IV, King Of Scotland Abt. 1498; born 17 March 1473/74 in Scotland, Acceded June 26, 1488 at Scone Abbey, Perthshire, Scotland; died 09 September 1513 in Battle Of Flodden, Northumberland County, England; married (3) Archibald " Bell the Cat " DOUGLAS Abt. 1498; born 1453 in Kilmarus, Ayrshire, Scotland, Acceded 1462; died 29 November 1514 in Whithorn Priory. Janet Kennedy was a mistress of King James IV. John Davidsoun, son-in-law of John Kennedy, was the owner of the sea-side villa that John Kennedy of Baltersan used, and he sold it to John for 5,300 marks in 1588. vii. He was born about 1478, Girvanmains, Girvan, Ayrshire. He was the ancestor of the Kennedy's of Gervannars and Barqulianny. viii. He was born about 1480, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. ix. She was born about 1482, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married Adam BOYD, of Pendhill, about 1504. X. THIRD LORD KENNEDY & FIRST EARL CASSILLIUS He was born about 1463, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and died September 9, 1513 in the Battle of Flodden. He married first Anna Bothwick; she was the daughter Lord Bothwick and his wife, Margaret Hay, Of Yester. After his first wife's death he married Georgia Boyd; she was the daughter of Lord Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran and Princess Mary Stuart, and granddaughter of King James II.----Genealogy of Wilkinson and Kindred Families Children Of David Kennedy and Georgia Boyd: i. Gilbert Kennedy II(Below) Fourth Lord Kennedy ii. he was born about 1487, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and he died before February 1547/48 iii. he was born about 1488, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. iv. he was born about 1489, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland v. she was born about 1491, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland vi. she was born about 1492, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland vii. she was born about 1493, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
XI. FOURTH LORD KENNEDY & SECOND EARL CASSILLIUS "Most Rapacious Laird in Carrick"
Artist: Andrew Spratt, Custodian of Dirleton Castle He was born about 1485, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and died August 1527, Pow (burn), Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland. He married Lady Isabel Campbell was the daughter of Sir Archibald Campbell, Second Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth Stewart(Stuart). He earned an infamous reputation by roasting Allan Stewart, Commentator of Crossraguel, in the black vault of Dunmore in order to obtain tracts of abbey land. This took place in 1570, Gilbert kidnapped Stewart and carried him off to Dunure Castle where it is stated that he roasted him on a spit for several days trying to force him to sign over the lands of the abbey. He was known for his greed and he cast looks on the extensive abbey lands, mills, fishing rights and coal sheughs [shallow pits]. Allan Stewart eventually resigned the lands but was released by an enraged Kennedy of Bargany [an estate near Girvan] who then tried to have the lands signed over to himself! The Commendator's [Allan Stewart] emotional and vivid written account of his ordeal shows his signature in a steady had so there appears to have been a great deal of exaggeration in his stories of basting and roasting almost to the point of death. Stewart was a man for whom very few persons had sympathy. He sold of the abbey's wealth over a period of years, including the Lands of Baltersan to David Kennedy of Pennyglen. He fought for Queen Mary when her forces were defeated at the battle of Langside in Glasgow on 13 May 1568. He was later charged with killing several people at that conflict. How strange! Why else would he have been in battle. Children Of Sir Gilbert Kennedy I & Lady Isabel Campbell: i. she was born about 1513, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married Thomas MacLellan. ii. Gilbert Kennedy III(Below) Fifth Lord Kennedy iii. he was born about 1516, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland iv. she was born about 1517, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married Thomas Kennedy. v. she was born about 1518, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married William Adair, Lord Kilkilt. vi. he was born about 1519, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. He married Janet Kennedy, daughter of Duncan Kennedy, Abbot of Crossegnal vii. he was born about 1520, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. viii. he was born about 1521, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. ix. he was born about 1523, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. x. she was born about 1524, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married Fergus McDowall, Lord Freriche xi. He was born about 1525, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. XII. FIFTH LORD KENNEDY & THIRD EARL OF CASSILLIUS He was born about 1515, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and died November 28, 1558, Dieppe, Normandy, France. He was buried, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. He married Margaret Kennedy, about 1538; she was the daughter of Alexander KENNEDY, Lord of Bargany, and his wife, Mary CAMPBELL. Margery Sophia (Margaret Sophia) KENNEDY, was born about 1517, Bargany, Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland and died January 12, 1596/97. Sir Gilbert was one of four Scottish commissioners who were poisoned at Dieppe on their return from the marriage of Mary Queen of Scots to Francis II in 1558. He had inherited his title at the age of twelve when one of his first acts was to sign, under duress, the death warrant of Patrick Hamilton, the first Scottish Protestant martyr. Eventually the honors of the estates of Kennedy passed to the kinsman who had settled in America. Children Of Sir Gilbert Kennedy and Margaret Kennedy: i. she was born about 1539, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married Sir Patrick (Vaux?) Barnbaroch, of Barnbaroch ii. Sixth Lord Kennedy & Fourth Earl of Cassillius, he was born about 1541, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and died December 14, 1576. He married Margaret Lyon, about September 30, 1566. iii. she was born about 1542, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and died September 1598, Orkney Islands, Scotland. She married firstly, Robert Stewart, 1561, and secondly, William Orkney, Earl of Orkney iv. Rev. Thomas Kennedy(Below) Lord of Reiland
XIII. Lord of Reiland He was born about 1545, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and died about 1602, Scotland. Rev. Kennedy lived in Donoughmore, Tyrone Ireland and then removed back to Scotland in about 1642. He married Elizabeth M'Gill, daughter of David "of Cranstoun- Riddell" M'Gill, about 1577 Children Of Thomas Kennedy and Elizabeth M'Gill: i. he was born about 1578, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. ii. she was born about 1579, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland; she married Sir Patrick Agnew, about 1599 iii. he was born about 1580 Culzean Castle Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland; he was a Presbyterian minister; he married Lily___. Child of Rev.John Kennedy and Lily: (i) He was born in Ireland about 1647. He emigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania. The old President's Mansion at 526-530 Market Street was purchased by Mr. Kennedy for $30,000. His descendants are numerous, and included some of the most prominent people in America.--Genealogy of Wilkinson and Kindred Families iv. she was born about 1582, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. She married firstly, John Mure and secondly, John Ferguson. v. she was born about 1584, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. vi. he was born about 1586, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. vii. Alexander Kennedy(below) viii. he was born about 1590, Culzean Castle, Maybole,
Ayrshire, Scotland. XIV. He was born about 1588, Culzean Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland and died September 1658 in Scotland. He married Agnes Kennedy. Agnes Kennedy was born about 1596, Ardmillan, Girvan, Aryshire, Scotland. Children of Sir Alexander Kennedy and Agnes Kennedy: i. he was born about 1621, Craigoch, Aryshire, Scotland and died 1665; he married Margaret Hamilton about 1651; she was born about 1625. ii. he was born about 1626, Craigoch, Aryshire, Scotland. iii. she was born about 1630, Craigoch, Aryshire, Scotland; she married James Kennedy; he was born about 1644, Girvanmains, Girvan, Aryshire, Scotland. iv. she was born about 1634, Craigoch, Aryshire, Scotland. v. Alexander Kennedy(Below) vi. he was born about 1640, Craigoch, Aryshire, Scotland. vii. he was born about 1642, Craigoch, Aryshire, Scotland.
XV. He was born 1638, Craigoch, Ayrshire, Scotland and died 1698 in Ireland. He married Anna Crawford, 1668, in Scotland. Children Of Alexander Kennedy and Anna Crawford: i. he was born about 1674, Craigoch, Ayrshire, Scotland and died 1749 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; he married firstly, Margaret Rowan(?),.and secondly, Helen Montieth, April 23, 1715. ii. he was born about 1678, Craigoch, Ayrshire, Scotland. ii. he was born about 1682, Craigoch, Ayrshire, Scotland. ii. Archibald Kennedy(Below) iii.
XVI. He was born 1685, Craigoch, Ayrshire, Scotland and died 1763 in New York. He married Massam.
XVII. He was born about 1718, New York City, New York and died December 30, 1794. He married Ann Watts, April 27, 1769, New York City, New York. Ann Watts was born about 1746, New York City, New York and died December 29, 1793. She was buried January 1, 1794, Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland. On the death of David, the tenth earl, the title passed to a kinsman who had settled in America, Captain Archibald Kennedy. Archibald was an officer in the Royal Navy who held estates in Hoboken, New Jersey and became the greatest property owner in New York. He tried to be neutral during the Revolutionary War, and as a result was mistrusted by both sides. Half of his New York properties were confiscated, including Number 1 Broadway, which was appropriated by George Washington. Archibald's son, the twelfth Earl, was a close friend of the Duke of Clarence, who, on his coronation as William IV, created Archibald's son Marquess of Ailsa. The second Marquess, Archibald Kennedy was killed in a hunting accident in 1870. His son succeeded to the title at the age of twenty-two and after his death in 1938 the family title was borne by each of his three sons in turn.
XVIII. FIRST MARQUESS OF AILSA He was born February 1770, Pavonia Near, Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey and died September 8, 1846, St. Margaret's, Isleworth, Middlesex, England. He was buried at Dunbar, Forfarshire, Scotland. He married Margaret Erskin, June 1, 1793, Dunbar, Forfarshire, Scotland.
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