MacKinnon Line – Deep Ancestry
Mary Kennedy
b. 1765
Verified
Kyle DerryWyn DerryBeverly J. (Hartle) DerryCatherine A. MacKinnon HartleJohn MacKinnonNeil Chambers McKinnonDonald McKinnonMary Kennedy
Life
Mary Kennedy is your 5× great-grandmother, born in 1765 in Strath, Inverness-shire, Scotland. She married John MacKinnon and together they had a son Donald McKinnon (b. 1790, Balevullin, Tiree, Argyll). The Kennedy surname has deep Scottish Gaelic roots — from the Gaelic "Ceannaidheach" (ugly head), associated with Clan Kennedy of Ayrshire and also present in the Highlands and Islands. Her presence in Strath, Inverness-shire, alongside a MacKinnon shows the tight clan intermarriage networks of the Scottish Highlands.
Timeline
- 1765Born1765 — Strath, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Claims in the record
1765 — Strath, Inverness-shire, Scotland
John MacKinnon (b. 1765, Strath)
Donald McKinnon (b. 1790, Balevullin, Tiree, Argyll)
Kennedy — Scots Gaelic 'Ceannaidheach'
Confirmed via descendant genealogy records
Sources
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Confirmed via descendant genealogy records
Research next
Scottish Old Parish Registers for Strath, Inverness-shire in the 1760s will have Kennedy baptism records. Also search Tiree parish records for the Kennedy family connection to the island in the early 1800s.