Individual Details

William KENNEDY

(Abt 1785 - Bet 28 Mar 1858 and 1860)

William Kennedy had a brother David according to the biography for Captain John P. Kennedy in the Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania by Wiley. This is supported by the fact that William purchased property from a David Kennedy in 1833. There was a David Kennedy in the 1820 census for Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania with 1 free white male 45 and over, 1 free white female 16 thru 25, and 1 free white female 45 and over.

Events

BirthAbt 1785Northern Ireland
MarriageJulia Ann PEDDICORD
Census1830Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Property20 Jul 1833119 acres from David Kennedy for $600 - Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Census1840Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Census1850Brush Valley Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Property27 Mar 1858123 acres to Daniel Mc Farland for $1000 - Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
DeathBet 28 Mar 1858 and 1860

Families

SpouseJulia Ann PEDDICORD (1789 - 1870)
ChildJames E. KENNEDY (1825 - 1902)
ChildSarah KENNEDY (1820 - 1860)
ChildSamuel KENNEDY (1822 - 1898)

Notes

Death

William does not appear in the 1860 census in Brush Valley Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania with his wife Julia.

Endnotes

1. John W. Jordan, L.L.D., editor, Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County Pennsylvania, 3 volumes (New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914), 1:381-384.

2. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Brush Valley Township, page 91A, dwelling 1278, family 1283, William Kennedy; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 January 2014); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 785.

3. John W. Jordan, L.L.D., editor, Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County Pennsylvania, 3 volumes (New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914), 1:381-384.

4. 1830 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Wheatfield Township, page 228, William Kennedy; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 January 2014); from National Archives microfilm M19, roll 152.

5. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, B70:239, David Kennedy to William Kennedy, 20 July 1833; recorded 5 apr 1901; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.

6. 1840 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Wheatfield Township, page 86, Wm Kennedy; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 January 2014); from National Archives microfilm M704, roll 463.

7. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Brush Valley Township, page 91A, dwelling 1278, family 1283, William Kennedy; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 January 2014); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 785.

8. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, A70:258, William Canada and Julianne his wife to Daniel McFarland, 27 March 1858; recorded 5 April 1901; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.

9. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, A70:258, William Canada and Julianne his wife to Daniel McFarland, 27 March 1858; recorded 5 April 1901; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.

10. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Brush Valley Township, Mechanicsburgh Post Office, page 66 (stamped), page 271 (penned), dwelling 1950, family 1883, Julia A. Kenedy; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 January 2014); from National Archives microfilm M653, roll 1116.