Col Daniel Kennedy
BIRTH 1751
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
DEATH 15 Sep 1802 (aged 50–51)
Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
BURIAL
Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
The son of Daniel & Mary (Allen) Kennedy, Daniel was born in a valley near Back Creek, a part of Frederick Co VA now located in Berkeley Co WV. His year of birth was confirmed by the will of his father, written 4 Apr 1751, wherein his father states he "intended" for his "youngest" to be "called Daniel," indicating Daniel is newly born.
Daniel married Margaret Hughes on 24 Oct 1774 in Frederick Co VA, now in Berkeley Co WV.
Children with Margaret:
1) John Kennedy (1775-1845), m: Patience Davis.
2) Thomas Kennedy (1778-1863), m: Esther Lenny.
3) Mary Kennedy (1779-1823), m: Daniel Rawlings.
4) William Kennedy (b: 1781).
5) Daniel Kennedy (1782-1809), m: Ann (Allen) Miller.
6) Polly Ann Kennedy (1785-1825), m: Rezin Ritchie Rawlings.
7) Sarah Kennedy (1788-1870), m: Stephen King Alexander.
8) Elizabeth Kennedy (b: 1790), m: James Bailey.
9) Margaret Ann Kennedy (1793-1854), m: John Ewing McClure.
10) Colonel Allen Kennedy (1798-1857), m: Margaret Peebles Hackett.
11) George Washington Kennedy (1801-1822), never married.
In 1779, Daniel took his family to Greene Co TN.
A Revolutionary War Veteran (DAR# A064683), Daniel died of blood poisoning after an accidental blow to his hand from a forge hammer.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50541744/daniel-kennedy
