Re: Kennedys who fought in the Battle of King’s Mountain 7 Oct. 1780
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Kennedys who fought in the Battle of Kingu2019s Mountain 7 Oct. 1780
Glen Beckwith 7/01/04
Ms. Beckwith,
This William Kenedy (as opposed to Kennedy) gave me a run for the money as to his identity. Squire William and Mary Ann (Brandon) Kennedy of present Union County, SC, had a son, William Kennedy, Jr., and both he and his father were at Stallion's Station where Jr. was wounded. That was before the Battle of the Cowpens. Unfortunately, Dr. Bobby Moss, from which you extracted your information, jumped to conclusions and made a mistake to confuse these two Williams Kennedy, Jr., because of the similarity of their wounds. I obtained the William "Kenedy," Jr., FPA and it clearly states that he was wounded after the Cowpens, consequently was not a son of Squire and Mary Ann (Brandon) Kennedy. William Kenedy, Jr., wounded after the Cowpens, was of the present Chester County, SC, family, even though he served under John Blassingame, who was then residing in present Union County, SC.
I am a historical writer of SC Revolutionary history and you will just have to take my word that there was no yet known family connection between those two Williams Kennedy, Jr. In fact, William Kennedy, Jr., the son of Squire William and Mary Ann (Brandon) Kennedy, is still an enigma and I have yet to discover what happened to him after the war. I have a 1787 newspaper article now on order which may provide more data.
I am of no kinship to any of these persons, my information required due to a book-in-progress.
Cordially, Bob Stevens
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Re: Kennedys who fought in the Battle of Kingu2019s Mountain 7 Oct. 1780
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