Surname Interests

[dasher]

Hi Kena,
Thanks for the speedy reply.

[HiFly]

Hi Kena

Just came across this posting today re David KENNEDY et al...

Have a look at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rutledge/DodgsonManuscript.htm which mentions him and son Archibald. I only came across this earlier today in my quest for the Kennedy's of Bewcastle /Stapleton area and lo & behold! - as David Kennedy is on my Tree too - indirectly at present! 

Hope it helps - HiFly

[kena]

Hi, I have seen this message before as well, it was really interesting to read though. How are you related to David Kennedy?, I have information about David's parents and siblings that I found out about when I had a research request done for me at Carlisle Record Office if you are interested but unfortunately I haven't got any information on David and Ann's other children as yet.

Thanks

[minninglowmiss]

Hello,
I have a connection with the Kennedy family of Stapleton but I fear that not all my information in correct.  I had been told that my ancestor, Simon Kennedy, 1805, was the son of  John Kennedy 1763 and Elizabeth Forster, 1764.  I thought that Simon had two brothers, Richard 1793 and Thomas, 1803.  Simon lived in Longrigg with his wife Mary (nee Armstrong).  The pair had seven children, including my gr. grandfather John, born 1843.
Now I am really confused, which Kennedys are mine, I am not sure now.
Can anyone help, please?

[kena]

Hi, my Kennedy ancestors going back are a Richard Kennedy born 1792 in Stapleton, his parents were David Kennedy born 1742 and Ann Gillespie born 1750 and as far as I know ( according to a research request I had done) David's parents were a John and Dorothy Kennedy of Masthorn born about 1690 and about 1698 so they just may be different Kennedy's but still related somewhere along the line. An interesting fact is that my Richard Kennedy and his wife Mary were living at Longrigg as well at the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses so that might be a sign they're related somewhere along the way as well

Good Luck with your research!

[HiFly]

Miningglowmiss

Re your confusion - No authority on this - but my database of the Kennedy's of Stapleton has "your Richards birthdate down as 1807 and married to a Mary Underwood. Everything else you quoted tallies with my data including your GGF John......  and I don't see any connection of this Kennedy group to kena's lot (as yet)....

I must admit that until I set up my database - on the advice of some long-standing members - I was also getting confused with similar names etc. etc.

Happy hunting....HiFly