He was "settled in Orange County, North Carolina as shown in
North Carolina Colonial Records, Vol. VII, pp 733-737; by 1793 he had moved
across the Deep River into Moore County. By profession he made guns and
swords of a high quality; his service to the colonies have been recognized
by the Sons of the American Revolution; furthur an Alexander Kennedy of
North Carolina is recorded as drawing a pension and it may have been this
same Alexander Kennedy. In addition to making the Kennedy
rifle he operated a merchant-mill and saw-mill where
the Salem Road crossed Bear Creek near Robbins (formerly Hemp) in the upper
part of Moore County; I have been on the spot where his industries were-still
called Mechanic's Mill."
Of his children by his second marriage we know nothing of Nancy,
John and Mary but it seems likely they stayed in North Carolina. But the
youngest child of this marriage, Alexander settled in Alabama; he had a
son Josiah who settled in Centerville, Alabama and there married Eliza
or Elizabeth Ann McNeill of the same family as Lydia McNeill to be mentioned
later.
Of his children by his third wife: George came to Lauderdale
County, Alabama, with his brother David, and the latter's son Hiram; he
was not married; he built a church just south of Green Hill in this County,
that still stands. The other children of the third marriage probably went
on to Mississippi to settle" in 1768.152
North Carolina, Department of the Secretary of State Land Grant
office.
Book 84 page 242
100 acres, Moore County, North Carolina
Entered 3 January 1783
Issued 6 December 1794
Book 133 Page 79
250 acres
Entered 12 June 1813. Moore County, North Side
Issued 5 December 1818, Bear Creek between 1793 and 1818 Moore
County, NC.153
There were no children of Alexander19 Kennedy and
(--?--) ?.
Children of Alexander19 Kennedy and Mary Tanday were
as follows:
vi. George; b. circa 1779;168,169
m. Mary (Polly)
(--?--) circa 1800;170
d. 20 Aug 1869 Lauderdale Co.,
AL.171,172
He emigrated between 1823 and 1824; to Lauderdale County, Alabama with
his half-brother David.173
In 1830, George Kennedy owned the land where Tabernacle Church and Cemetery
is located today (1979) in Greenhill, Alabama. Records show that George
deeded the land for Tabernacle in 1869 to the church. The George Kennedy
home was south of Tabernacle Church in what was later the Etta Killen House.
This house burned several years ago. The house stood a short distance south
of the Granville Gist home.
At one time, Greenhill, Alabama was called Cornish. In 1830, George
Kennedy was Post master of Cornish located fourteen miles north of Florence,
Alabama.174
He appeared on the census of 1850; shows Mary, age 66 living in same house
with George.175
He left a will on 11 Dec 1862; left all his real estate and personal property
to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Except his wife Polly was to see he
had a tombstone.176
Children of Augustine19 Washington and Mary Ball were
as follows:
i. George20;
b. 22 Feb 1732 Bridges
Creek, Westmoreland, VA; Wakefield, Popes Creek;190,191,192
m. Martha
Dandridge, daughter of John Dandridge and Frances
Orlando Jones, 5 Jan 1759 Kent,
VA;193
d. 14 Dec 1799 Fairfax, VA,
at age 67.194,195,196
ii. Elizabeth; b. 20 Jun 1733 Westmoreland,
VA;197
m. Fielding
Lewis, son of John Lewis III and Frances
Fielding, 7 May 1750 Fredericksburg,
VA;198
d. 31 Mar 1797 Culpeper, VA,
at age 63.199
40. iii. Samuel,
b. 16 Nov 1734 Westmoreland,
VA; m. Anne Steptoe.
iv. John Augustine; b. 13
Jan 1735/36 Fairfax, VA;200
m. Hannah
Bushrod, daughter of John Bushrod and Hannah
Corbin, 14 Apr 1756 VA;201
d. 10 Jan 1787 Westmoreland,
VA, at age 50.202
v. Charles; b. 2 May 1738 Stafford,
VA;203
m. Mildred
Thornton, daughter of Francis Thornton and Ann
Thompson, circa 1760 VA;204
d. 16 Sep 1799 VA at age 61.205
vi. Mildred; b. 21 Jun 1739 Westmoreland,
VA;206
d. 23 Oct 1740 Westmoreland,
VA, at age 1.207