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Families covered: Kennedy of Baltersan, Kennedy of Cultra

                               
Hugh Kennedy of Ballycultra, co. Down (d by 1685, MD)
m. Mary Upton (dau of Arthur Upton)
1. John Kennedy, 1st of Cultra, co. Down (a 1671)
m. Martha Stewart (dau of William Stewart of Ballylawn & aunt of Robert, 1st Earl of Londonderry)
  A. Hugh Kennedy of Cultra
  m. (1741) Mabel Curtis (dau of John Curtis of Dublin & sister of John of Mount Hanover)
  i. John Kennedy of Cultra, Sheriff (d 1802)
  m. Elizabeth Cole (dau of Rev. Henry Cole of Brookville (by Mary, dau of Henry Brooke of Colebrook) & niece of 1st Lord Mount Florence)
a. Hugh Kennedy of Cultra, Sherriff (d 1850) had issue
  m1. (1799) Grace Dorothea Hughes (dau of Thomas Hughes of co. Tipperary by Dorothea, dau of Sir Edward Newman)
  m2. Sophia Lowe (dau of William John Lowe by Sophia, dau of Richard, 4th Viscount Boyne)
  b. John Kennedy of Dunbrody, co. Wexford (3rd son) had issue
  m1. Maria Call (dau of Colonel - Call)
  m2.(sp?) Elizabeth Harris (dau of Michael Harris)
  c. Arthur Kennedy (Lt. Colonel) had issue (3 daus)
  m. (1837) Mabella Hill (d 09.05.1868, dau of Major Charles Hill of Bellaghy Castle, widow of Kenrick Morres Hamilton-Jones of Moneyglass) ## see here ##
  d. Langford Kennedy (d 1850) had issue
  m. (20.07.1846) Alicia Verner (d 08.08.1859, dau of David Verner of Churchill, widow of Handcock Montgomery)
  e. William Kennedy in Bengal (d 1846)
m. _ Blair
  f. Charles Pratt Kennedy in Simla (d 1875, 8th soi)
  m. (1838) Charlotte Annett
  g. Selina Elizabeth Kennedy
  m. (1822) William Unett (DL)
  h. daughter
  m. Marcus Langford McCausland
  i.+ other issue - Henry, Alexander (Captain RN), Thomas, Robert (d 1864)
  ii. Mary Kennedy
  m. (01.1774) John Crawford of Crawfordsburn (d 04.1827)
2. Mary Kennedy possibly of this generation
  m. Archibald Hamilton (d 1699, minister)

 

 

(1) We are not aware of any connection between the following family and the above family. They share the page for our convenience.
(2) This section was first launched on 05.06.20 as a section of a Temporary page. It was moved here after review led to acceptance that there was little chance of our making a significant improvement to it in the near future and that it was 'good enough' to be promoted into the main database.
John Kennedy of Baltersan, Ayrshire(a 1591)
It is not clear whether or not this John was related to the earlier James Kennedy of Baltersan (dsp before 1515) as Paterson suggests that, after James, Baltersan was owned by the Abbey of Crossraguel.
m. Margaret Cathcart
1. John Kennedy of Baltersan (d 1609)
  m. Florence McDougal
  A. Sir John Kennedy of Baltersan & Grenane (d before 1616)
  i. Sir John Kennedy of Baltersan & Barneolin (a 1656)
  It appears that Baltersan was sold to Thomas Kennedy of Baltersan.
  B. Marioun Kennedy probably of this generation
  m. George Campbell, younger of Schankistone (dvp 1608-9)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BLGI1912 ('Kennedy of Cultra')
(2) For lower section : 'History of the County of Ayr' (James Paterson, vol 2, 1852, p294+)
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