Person:Andrew Kennedy (7)

Page 130.--20th October, 1762. Borden's executors to Andrew and John Kenady, £20, 341 acres, part of 92100; cor. Andrew Steel, crossing Mill Creek; cor. Hugh Martin. Delivered to Andrew Kenady.

Page 491.--18th August, 1772. David Scott and Catherine ( ), of Botetourt, to Andrew Kennedy; corner Henry Campbell.

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Records of Andrew Kennedy in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

Page 143.--17th November, 1761. Joseph ( ) Kennedy to James Wardlaw, £100, 236 acres in Borden's tract, crossing Andrew Duncan's mill dam. George Henderson's land. Teste. Wm., James, Andrew Kennedy, Hugh Wardlaw. Delivered to Andrew Wardlaw, son of James, 2d February, 1791.

Page 620.--17th November, 1763. William Adims (Adams) to George Jemison, £50, 336 acres in Borden's tract on Moffet's Creek; David Hays' line. James Trimble's'line. Teste: Wm. McCutchan, Wm. Kennedy. Samuel Steel. Jno. Handly, Andrew Kennady, Wm. Edmiston. Delivered: George Jamison, 17th January, 1787.

Page 355.--23d March, 1764. Andrew Steel's will--To son, Robert; to "my sun Saml. and Alexand (er) Moore, John Foulton and James Wardlaw, &c."; to daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth. Executors, Alex. Moore and Jas. Wardlaw. Teste: Hugh Wardlaw, Andrew Kennedy, Joseph Wardlaw, Wm. Wardlaw. Proved, 21st August, 1764, by Hugh and William Wardlaw and Kennedy.

Vol. 3 (undated, abt. 1787) Page 430.--Teste: John McKemey, Andrew Kannady, John McCoskry, Henry Venus, Elizabeth McCoskry, Thomas Beard, Robert Cooper.

Page 85.--9th July, 1788. David McKoskry's estate appraised by Robert Cooper, Andrew Kennedy, Robt. Herris (?).

Page 334.--Old James Trotter's line. Teste: Andrew Kenneday, Jacob Cale.

Vol. 2 - John Galbreath vs. Brown's Heirs--O. S. 163; N. S. 58--Bill, November, 1805. In 1779 orator with George and William Brown were joint purchasers of a tract near and a lot in Lexington. Before all the purchase money was paid. George conveyed to William (George's son). William has departed from Virginia and never returned. George had died, and it is believed William is also dead. William's heirs and representatives are, viz: John Wilkinson and his wife, Peggy; William Long and his wife Mary (late Peggy and Mary Brown), and daughters of William, and sons George and William. Answer states that William departed in 1784. Answer sworn to in Blount County, Tennessee, by John and Margaret Wilkinson and William and Mary Long, 17th March, 1808. Andrew Kennedy deposes, 1810: George Brown gave all his property to his daughter, Margaret, who afterwards married Hugh Hays (Keyes). John Calbreath was son-in-law of George Brown. Thomas McClellan deposes, 1808, in 1795, (Sepr.) to Kentucky and returned to Fincastle in 1800 or 1801 and soon afterwards heard of George Brown's death. Galbreath is McClellan's father-in-law. James Galbreath was John's brother and traded in indigo to Carolina, and died in Pennsylvania. Hugh Keyes and his wife remained together only a short time. They were married about 1793. James Wardlow moved to Kentucky. Margaret Keys is sister of Andrew Kennedy's wife's father, and is sister of Galbreath's wife. William Galbreath deposes in Rockbridge, 30th April, 1808: James Galbreath died in Pengua, below Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Mathew Hanna came to Rockbridge in 1782. William Hillis had a son-in-law named William Young. Hillis had come to Lexington about 1795. Margaret Keys is about to move out of the State, March, 1805. John Wilkinson deposes, 1808, that he was informed by his wife, Margaret, sister to George and William, that George Brown left this State in 1800 or 1801, and after residing some short time in Tennessee, he went to Kentucky and entered the military service of U. S. and went to Mississippi Territory, where he was reported to be in 1802, since which time nothing has been heard of him. George (?) was at time of leaving 21 years, or upwards, old. As to William Brown, he being 17 or 18 years old, left Lexington in November, 1801, and has never been since heard of except once, about three or four years ago it was reported he was seen in Philadelphia. Power of attorney by George Brown of Rockbridge to his daughter, Margaret Miles (alias Brown), to collect all moneys due in Pennsylvania (Cumberland County), dated 6th April, 1790.

Vol. 2 - James Young vs. Eakin--O. S. 148; N. S. 51--Bill, 23d February, 1808. Complainant was son-in-law of Andrew Kennedy (of Rockbridge?). James Aiken bought land from Borden, Sr. (died in Orange), devised (will in Augusta) it to son John 30 acres which his uncle Walter formerly lived on, to son James, to sons, Andrew and Samuel. John and James (before Andrew and Samuel came of age) conveyed to a distant relation, Anne Aiken. Ann sold to George Weir, father of Thomas Weir, who conveyed to orator. Andrew Aiken is dead, also James Aiken. Thomas Weir lives in Tennessee. Ann Eakin was widow of Walter. Margaret Pollax deposes: Was daughter of John Aiken. Thomas Beard was father-in-law of George Weir. James Houston deposes: He was born in 1751. William Alexander deposes in 1769 he heard his grandfather Thomas Beard say. George Weir's will of Rockbridge, dated 8th August, 1781. Wife, Jean; sons, Thomas; children. Recorded in Rockbridge, 6th November, 1781.

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Will of Andrew Kennedy 1821

I Andrew Kennedy of the county of Rockbridge and State of Virginia calling to mind the Mortality of my body and wishing to dispose of such worldly Goods as it hath pleased God to bless me with do hereby make my last will and Testament in the manner and form following that is to say.

1st I desire that all my Just debts and funeral expences be paid and for the payment of my debts I allow the money arising from the sale of a Track of land to John Ott to be applyed.

2ly After my debts and funeral expenses are paid I Give and bequeath to my beloved wife Margaret Kennedy the one third of a Track of land adjoining the Lands of Christopher Surgece during her Natural life also the choice of my horse best all my cows best and sheep all my household furniture her saddle bridle and all her own cloaths

3rd To my daughter Jenet McKee I will and bequeath the Track of Land on which she and her husband William McKee now lives containing two hundred acres more or less.

4 To my son James Kennedy I will and bequeath the Track of land on which he now lives containing two hundred acres more or Less aslo a track of land on Walkers creek purchased from Newcomer excepting sixty acres adjoining the Land of Philip Hull

5 To my Daughters Elizabeth Macky and Ann Wardlaw I will and bequeath one hundred pounds each and for Discharging the same I alow the trck of Land adjoining Christopher Surfece to be sold and the aforesaid two hundred pounds to be paid out of the money arising therefrom.

6 I will and bequeath my Negroe man Lewis my Neger woman Dive my Neger Gil Darces to my wife Margaret Kennedy during her natural life after the death of my wife Margaret I allow my Neger Dine to my Daughter Margaret Young and Like wise the Child of said Neger Name Sam and My Nege Girl Darcus I alow and will to the use of my Daughter Ann Wardlaw during her natural life then to Descend to her Daughter Polly Wardlaw if said Darcas should have any children they shall be equally divided amongst the Children of the aforesaid Ann Wardlaw.

7 I will and Bequeath to my grand Children that are Named Andrew & Margaret Two hundred and fifty pounds to be devided equally amongst them to be paid to them after the Decease of my wife Margaret

8 And whereas I have reserved certain parcels of Land or bequeathed some lands I allow to be sold (also Lewis my Negro man after the decese of my wife) and if necessary the money arising from said sales to go to the payment of my debts otherwise to be devided equally amoungst my children together with any other property not heretofore bequeathed

9 To my sons Joseph Willam & Hugh & my Daughter Rachel I will and bequeath one Dollar each being of opinion they had already received their full preportion of my estate

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son William Kennedy and James Young my Son in law the execution of this my last will and testament and I do hereby revocke all other former wills of Testaments by me heretofore made

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen

Andrew Kennady (Seal)

Signed Sealed and declared as and for the last will and Testament of the above names Andrew Kennedy

Joseph White
John Wineger
JW Mcfaddin

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Probate

At Rockbridge county court June 4th 1821 A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Andrew Kennedy deced was produced in court proved by the oaths of John Winegar and John Mcfaddin subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of James Young one of the executors named in said will who made oath according to law and together with William Patterson, John McFadden, Samuel McCrory and William Kennady her securities entered into and acknowledged bond in the Penalty of five thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs. Certificate is grant him for obtaining probate of the said will in due form and leave is reserved to William Kennady the other executor named in said will to give bond and qualify hereafter.

Teste

Reference - Will Books, 1778-1902; General Index, 1778-1925; Author: Virginia. County Court (Rockbridge County); Probate Place: Rockbridge, Virginia

Will Books, Vol 4-5, 1813-1825

References

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The property comprising the Kennedy-Wade Mill Historic Dismct was associated with the Kennedy (somedmes spelled Kenady) family in the late eighteenth century. By 1787, Andrew Kennedy owned 614 acres of land in the northwest pan of Rockbridge County, in the area around Ott's Creek, approximately three miles west of what would later become the town of Raphine.
The buildings included in this nomination are all on the original Andrew Kennedy tract. The date that the first mill was consmcted is unclear, but a mill was standing on this site in 1811, when Andrew Kennedy's son, William, obtained "the half of the mill and mill lon containing one acre, one quarter, and three poles." A tax record increase in 1797 may relate to consuuction of a mill here. William Kennedy received the second half of the mill interest in 1817, after the death of his father. William Kennedy and possibly his brother, Hugh Kennedy, were involved in the operations of the mill in the antebellum years; the 1840 census shows that both of their families had one member involved in "manufacturing." An 1819 deed from Joseph Kennedy to John McFadden uansferred a sawmill, previously belonging to Andrew Kennedy, to John McFadden; this property is described as adjacent to McFadden's property.
In 1845, when William Kennedy's estate was settled, a separate mill lot of 3¾ acres was created. His heirs sold a "certain lot of land and the Merchant's Mill" in March 1846 to Henry B. Jones for $1,200. The deed mentions that "the mill, being very much out of repair was considered by the undersigned to be worth in its present condition about $1,500."
Henry Jones lived at White Hall plantation, near Brownsburg in Rockbridge County. His diary, which survives from 1842 through 1871, describes his extensive and enlightened farming operations. The diary also contains many references to repair work and improvements done to the mill in the first several years of his ownership. On 11 May 1846, Jones was "engaged in hauling timber for the mill." The following month, on June 26th, he noted that he "installed a spindle and water wheel at the mill and turned water on it."

The oldest house within the proposed dishict is the brick McFadden House. A large increase in the value of the Andrew Kennedy tract in 1793, as recorded in the tax records, may represent the construction of this house. Andrew Kennedy began dividing up his property and distributing parcels to his children in 1810, as outlined in his will. In 1815, this house and 168 acres were given to his daughter Rachel Kennedy McFadden and her husband John McFadden. In 1819, the McFaddens also acquired the sawmill property near their house.
The 1840 census records reveal that eleven members of the McFadden family were living in the house at that time, and that five were employed in agriculture.
The brick house remained in the McFadden family until 1943. After John McFadden's death, his property was split evenly amongst his heirs, Joseph, Abraham, and Isaac. In 1854, Abraham and Isaac and their wives transfered their part to Joseph McFaddin. The 1892 plat of the McCormick division of land around the mill shows the McFadden House as the largest dwelling, with the name "Joseph McFadden" Written decoratively over the top of the illusuation. Joseph McFadden's "homeplace" included 236 acres by 1898. By the early twentieth century, legal title to the farm was divided between several of Joseph McFadden's heirs, who then sold it in 1943 to Roben Grimm Wade.and Amelia Wade. The present owners, Donald H. Haynie and C. Tomas Hamlin, IJI, purchased the property in 1989 and have made extensive improvements since that time.

http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Rockbridge/081-0033_Kennedy-Wade's_Mill_Historic_District_1994_Final_Nomination.pdf