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Where did the Scottish Kennedy family come from? What is the Scottish Kennedy family crest and coat of arms? When did the Kennedy family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Kennedy family history?
The saga of the name Kennedy begins with a Strathclyde-Briton family in the ancient Scottish/English Borderlands. It is a name for a dour or serious person. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Gaelic nickname Cinneididh, which translates as grim-headed. It is doubtful that there is any ancient relationship between the Irish Kennedys and the Scottish Clan. The Irish Kennedy's history dates back to about 900 AD, and there did not appear to be any direct relationship between the two families. However, in the 16th century, a sept of the Scottish Kennedy Clan did develop in Ulster, but they are undoubtedly migrants from Scotland, and had no previous link to the southern Irish Kennedys.
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling and translation were hardly exact sciences in Medieval Scotland. Sound, rather than any set of rules, was the basis for spellings, so one name was often spelled different ways even within a single document. Spelling variations are thus an extremely common occurrence in Medieval Scottish names. Kennedy has been spelled Kennedy, Kannady, Kenardy, Kennaday, Kenneday, Kenneyday, Kennediem, MacKennedy, MacUalraig (Gaelic) and many more.First found in Ayrshire, where the earliest record of them dates from 1185, during the reign of King William the Lion, when a Henry Kennedy was reported to have been involved in a rebellion in Galloway but died in battle. The Kennedys derived from a branch of Celtic Earls of Galloway (not to be confused with Gallway, which is in Ireland). Their power and influence in that region was great. In fact, there is a rhyme handed down through clansmen and bards from the year 1300 which runs as follows: 'Twixt Wigtown and the town of Ayr, Portpatrick and the Cruives of Cree. No man need think to bide there, unless he court with Kennedy.'
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Kennedy. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Such hard times forced many to leave their homeland in search of opportunity across the Atlantic. Many of these families settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. The ancestors of many of these families have rediscovered their roots in the 20th century through the establishment of Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Among them:
Kennedy Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Catherine Kennedy, who arrived in Maryland in 1678
- David Kennedy, who landed in New Jersey in 1685
Kennedy Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Margaret Kennedy, who landed in Virginia in 1716
- David Kennedy, who arrived in Boston in 1737
- Janette Kennedy, who landed in Connecticut in 1741
- Darby Kennedy, who arrived in America in 1742
- Matthew Kennedy, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1747
Kennedy Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Peter Kennedy, who landed in Charleston, SC in 1802
- Gilbert Kennedy, who arrived in Ohio in 1804
- Hector Kennedy settled in Philadelphia in 1806
- Rachel Kennedy, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
- Dennis Kennedy, aged 48, arrived in New York in 1812
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- Adam Kennedy (b. 1976), Major League Baseball player
- Sir Alexander Kennedy FRS, FRgs (1847-1928), leading British civil and electrical engineer and academic
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy (b. 1936), US Supreme Court Associate Justice
- Arthur Kennedy (1914-1990), American stage and film actor
- Edgar Livingston Kennedy (1890-1948), American comedic film actor
- Robert F Kennedy (1925-1968), American politician, brother of John F. Kennedy
- George Harris Kennedy Jr. (b. 1925), American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions
- Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (1932-2009), American politician, U.S. Senator and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Donald Kennedy (b. 1931), American scientist, public administrator, and academic
- President John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th American president of the United States and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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- Alford-Kennedy Family History by Eileen Alford.
- Ancestors and Kin by Mary Kennedy Reynolds.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Avise la fin
Motto Translation: Consider the end.
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The crest of your clan chief, encircled within the traditional strap and buckle bearing the chief's motto. Scottish clansmen would traditionally wear a badge depicting the crest of their chief, in order to show their loyalty to the clan. These items have been carefully researched using the most recognized historical sources. Images have been computer drawn according to heraldic standards.
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A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system... More
Septs of the Distinguished Name Kennedy
Carach, Carack, Carake, Carech, Careck, Carich, Carick, Carik, Caritch, Carock, Carox, Carrach, Carrack, Carrake, Carrech, Carreck, Carrich, Carrick, Carrig, Carrigg, Carrigy, Carrik, Carritch, Carrock, Carrox, Carryck, Carryke, Caryck, Caryke, Cassillis, Ceanaideach, Ceannaideach, Corrach, Corrack, Corrake, Correch, Correck, Corrick, Corrik, Corritch, Corrock, Corrox, Corryck, Corryke, Garrach, Garrack, Garrake, Garrech, Garreck, Garrick and more.
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