Joseph Kenyon

M, #538, b. Feb 5, 1737, d. Apr 15, 1829
Relationship4th great-grandfather of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
ChartsKenyon Descendants Chart
Father*Joseph Kenyon b. circa 1688, d. circa 1766
Mother*Marcy G. Paine b. circa 1695, d. circa 1764

Family

Catherine Enos b. Sep 12, 1742, d. Sep 5, 1826
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Feb 5, 1737 Joseph Kenyon was born on Feb 5, 1737 at Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.1 
 He was the son of Joseph Kenyon and Marcy G. Paine
Marriage*Jun 14, 1759 Joseph Kenyon married Catherine Enos, daughter of Joseph Eanos Jr. and Keziah Woodmansee, on Jun 14, 1759 at Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
Will* Joseph Kenyon left a will. Due to the will of Joseph Eanos, it is possible that Joseph Kenyon had two daughters prior to the following list of children. They would have been born in 1761 and 1762. He married in Richmond where his first son was born. In the will of Joseph Eanos, probated in 1762, two Kenyon granddaughters, Marcy and Katherine, were mentioned. He bought and deeded land in Coventry and his wife Catherine signed the deeds, 1773, 1774, 1778. 
Census*1774  Joseph Kenyon appeared on the census of 1774. In the census of 1774, he was living in Coventry, Rhode Island, with a family of two males over 16, four males under 16, two females over 16 and 3 females under 16. He had evidently moved to New Hampshire where he was residing in Sullivan County, where he applied for pension and was placed on the rolls. 
Milit-Beg*between 1775 and 1778 He began military service between 1775 and 1778 and he served as a lieutenant in the 4th Company of Coventry under Captain Joseph Whipple. 
Death*Apr 15, 1829 He died on Apr 15, 1829, at age 92 at Plainfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.1 

Military*

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in the Revolutionary War.

 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com