| [Index] |
| James Raworth KENNEDY (1757 - 1826) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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John KENNEDY (1780 - 1843) Elizabeth Charlotte KENNEDY (1783 - 1843) Jane KENNEDY (1785 - 1859) Louisa Sophia KENNEDY (1790 - 1837) |
James Raworth KENNEDY (1757 - 1826) + Elizabeth (Lydia) PEARCE (1760 - 1794) |
John KENNEDY (1737 - 1819) | ||
| Mary GASCOPODI | ||||
| b. abt 1757 at Teston, Kent, England |
| m. abt 1779 Elizabeth (Lydia) PEARCE (1760 - 1794) |
| d. 1826 at Windsor, New South Wales, Australia aged 69 |
| Parents: |
| John KENNEDY (1737 - 1819) |
| Mary GASCOPODI |
| Siblings (1): |
| Elizabeth Moore KENNEDY (1760 - 1847) |
| Children (4): |
| John KENNEDY (1780 - 1843) |
| Elizabeth Charlotte KENNEDY (1783 - 1843) |
| Jane KENNEDY (1785 - 1859) |
| Louisa Sophia KENNEDY (1790 - 1837) |
| Events in James Raworth KENNEDY (1757 - 1826)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1757 | James Raworth KENNEDY was born | Teston, Kent, England | |||
| abt 1779 | 22 | Married Elizabeth (Lydia) PEARCE (aged 19) | 18 | ||
| 1780 | 23 | Birth of son John KENNEDY | 18 | ||
| 1783 | 26 | Birth of daughter Elizabeth Charlotte KENNEDY | Nettlestead, Kent England | ||
| 1785 | 28 | Birth of daughter Jane KENNEDY | 18 | ||
| 1790 | 33 | Birth of daughter Louisa Sophia KENNEDY | 18 | ||
| 1794 | 37 | Death of wife Elizabeth (Lydia) PEARCE (aged 34) | England | ||
| 1795 | 38 | Immigration | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | per 'Royal Sovereign' | 18 |
| 1819 | 62 | Death of father John KENNEDY (aged 82) | 18 | ||
| 1826 | 69 | James Raworth KENNEDY died | Windsor, New South Wales, Australia | V18261397 44B/1826 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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Biography of
James Raworth KENNEDY 1756 – 1826 Unlike their more famous namesakes in America, this Australian Kennedy originated in England (maybe Scotland), not in Ireland. The first of this branch of the Kennedy clan to arrive in Australia was John Kennedy, in 1794 on the ship Surprise, at just 14 years of age. He had emigrated here with his maternal uncle, Matthew Pearce who settled in the Toongabbie/Parramatta area on a farm, now known as Bella Vista. The patriarch of the Kennedy family, however, was John’s father James Raworth Kennedy. James was born in London, around 1756, to John Kennedy (1737 – 1819) and Mary Kennedy -nee Seddon/Sedden (? - 1756). James grew up in London and to some he appeared destined to join the church, in the footsteps of both his forebears (grandfather, great grandfather, et al). However, on reaching manhood he decided that this was not his vocation and pursued other activities. He was trained as Calico Printer/Designer (Draftsman), like his father. He married his childhood sweetheart Elizabeth (Lydia) Pearce (1760 – 1794) around 1779 and fathered ‘six to eight children’ (six after marriage and two before marriage). At least four of these children were alive when their mother passed away in 1794, [ John (1780 – 1843), Elizabeth Charlotte (1783 – 1843), Jane (1785 – 1859) and Louisa Sophia (1790 – 1837)]. It was after the death of his wife, the loss of his fortune (2000 pounds in 363 days) in ‘poor trades’, the emigration of his son John and the anticipated re-marriage of his father, that James, also, decided to emigrate to Australia, with his remaining three daughters and his (half) sister Elizabeth Moore Kennedy (1760 – 1847). They arrived in Sydney in 1795 on the ship the “Royal Sovereign” On arrival, Elizabeth obtained a matronship at an orphanage at Parramatta and held this role until after her marriage to Andrew Hamilton Hume, at Parramatta in 1796, and their first son was Hamilton Hume (1797 – 1873) became the first Australian born explorer in the colony (?). A ‘Jonathan” Kennedy was granted 160 acres of land at Prospect Hill in May 1799, known as Nettlestead Farm and it has been thought that this was James son John. However, Nettlestead is where Elizabeth Moore Kennedy appears to have been born and, therefore, where James had grown up. Also a list of free settlers in 1801 lists the owner as John Kennedy “per Sovereign” as the holder of the 1799 grant. Together with the 1799 Kennedy letter, which proves that James was resident at Prospect Hill, these records would indicate that it was James R Kennedy who was the holder of the 1799 grant, although it may have been a ‘family’ grant which included his three daughters, as well as John, whom we know from James letters, worked on the farm with his father. |
| Source References: |
| 18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool |
| - Reference = Warren Sharpe 30 May 2104 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = Warren Sharpe 30 May 2104 (Immigration) |
| - Reference = Warren Sharpe 2 Dec 2015 (Name, Notes) |