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James MCKENNAN

James MCKENNAN

Male 1720 - Abt 1785  (70 years)

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  • Name James MCKENNAN  [1
    Birth Between 1715 and 1720  Londonderry, Ulster, IRELAND Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Immigratn Abt 1743  [1, 3
    • "James MacKennan appears to have been the American ancestor of the Northern branch of the Kennan family. Little is known of him, except that he married at Rutland, Mass., May 25, 1744, Margaret Smith, of the town of Holden. The Kennans were all of Scotch descent, and were Protestants, and some of them, or perhaps most of them, were driven out of Scotland with thousands of others by religious persecution, and fled into the North of Ireland where many Scotch refugees located, mostly in the province of Ulster. This class of Scotch emigrants filled up that province after it had been emptied of its half barbarous native inhabitants. They there founded Londonderry, which soon became famous as the home of Scotch Presbyterians. A century later more than three thousand of the decendants of those refugees emigrated to America. The first boat landed at Boston on the 4th of August, 1718. Many of them located in Worcester County.."
    Note Abt 1771  Charlemont, Franklin, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • The James Kennon family moved to Charlemont, MA where they owned a farm of 51 acres, the southern border being formed by the Deerfield River.
    Residence 3 Sep 1767  Paxton, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • The town of Paxton was set off from Rutland on this date.
    Death Abt 1785  Charlemont, Franklin, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I5452  MM
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2022 

    Father James MCKENNAN,   b. Abt 1693 
    Family ID F6570  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret SMITH,   b. Abt 1717, SCOTLAND Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 31 May 1744  Holden, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    • Apr. 13, 1744, James McKennan of Rutland entered his intention of marriage with Margaret Smith of Holden.

      May 25th 1744, Then gave certificate that J. McKennan and Margaret Smith have been published in order to marriage as the law directs.

      May 31, 1744 Arrangements had to be made for a 2nd preacher as the 1st was killed by Nipmuc Indians

      Note: Thomas Lathrop Kennan in his book "Genealogy of the Kennan Family" states that James and Margaret had 4 sons and 4 daughters, all of whom eventually married and yet lists nine children (6 sons and 3 daughters).
    James & Margaret (Smith) Kennan
    James & Margaret (Smith) Kennan
    Children 
     1. John KENNAN,   b. 7 Apr 1745, Rutland, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1778 (Age 32 years)
     2. Agness KENNAN,   b. 3 Aug 1746, Rutland, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1785, Heath, Franklin, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     3. James KENNAN,   b. 4 Mar 1748, Rutland, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1770, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 21 years)
     4. Jean KENNAN,   b. 12 Feb 1750, Rutland, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1820, Jericho, Chittendon, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 71 years)
     5. George KENNAN,   b. 2 Jan 1752, Rutland, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1830, Waterbury, Washington, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     6. Andrew KENNAN,   b. 20 Apr 1754, Rutland, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1830, Holden, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     7. Isaac KENNON,   b. 6 Dec 1757, Rutland, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1845, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     8. Daniel KENNAN,   b. 21 Sep 1759, Holden, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Mary KENNAN,   b. 12 Feb 1761, Rutland, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Margaret KENNAN,   b. 12 Feb 1761, Rutland, Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Between 1715 and 1720 - Londonderry, Ulster, IRELAND Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 May 1744 - Holden, Worcester, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Sep 1767 - Paxton, Worcester, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNote - Abt 1771 - Charlemont, Franklin, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1785 - Charlemont, Franklin, MA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S776] Thomas Lathrop Kennon, Kennan Family, (Canon Printing Company, Milwauee, Wisc., 1907), 776.

    2. [S818] George F., Kennan, An American Family, (W. W. Norton & Co., New York, New York, 2000), 818.

    3. [S816] Immigrants to New England, 816.

    4. [S1343] Jonas Reed, A History of Rutland; Worcester County, Massachuse, (Mirick & Bartlett, Printers, Worcester, MA, 1836), 1343.

    5. [S777] Vital Records of Rutland, (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1905), 777.

    6. [S927] Holbrook, Jay and Delene, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, Provo, UT), 927.