Katherine Kennedy of Bennane1

#15331, (circa 1541-)
FatherDavid Kennedy 2nd of Bennane1 (-10 Sep 1547)
MotherMarion (?) of Dalquhorneil1
ChartsMike Hill - ancestors
Last Edited2 Feb 2019
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Katherine She is mentione din the History of the County of Ayr:
[her father] left an only child, Katherine, "bot sax yearis old." Some of the "euidentia" of the estate had gone amissing after the battle of Pinkie, and an attempt was made by the "next of kin" the Kennedies of Knockdaw - to defraud the child. A friend, however, sprung up from an unexpected quarter, in "Maister James Colville," who well defended the rights of the heiress, "held the hous thegither," and brought about her marriage with the chief's son, Hew.2

She was born circa 1541.1 She was the daughter of David Kennedy 2nd of Bennane and Marion (?) of Dalquhorneil.1

She married Hew Kennedy of Bargany, son of Sir Thomas Kennedy of Bargany and Margaret Campbell, circa 1560.1

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
Quotation type 12
1541Birth1
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1560Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S1065] E-mails from Jonathon Gray to Tim Hill, 2019- 'RE: ThoseBefore.com - Alexander Deane' - 31 Jan 2019, 12:11.
  2. [S1067] James Paterson History of the County of Ayr p.250.