Richard Kennon, I

Richard Kennon, I is my/our 9th cousin 10 times removed. He is also Oprah Winfrey[s ancestor
Janet Milburn 8/6/22
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Richard Kennon Sr.

• Born about 1650 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
• Died 20 Aug 1696 in Conjuror's Neck, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
• Son of John Samuel Kennon [uncertain] and Elizabeth (Bolling) Kennon [uncertain]
• Husband of Elizabeth (Worsham) Kennon — married 1673 in Henrico County, Virginia

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kennon-17

Richard Kennon Sr. is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society

Richard Kennon, or Cannon as the name was pronounced and sometimes spelled, was a merchant resident at Bermuda Hundred as early as 1680.[2] Burgess for Henrico County (1685-86), Richard died there in 1696.[1]

Marriage

• Husband: Richard Kennon [3]
• Wife: Elizabeth Worsham [4]
• Date: c.1676
• Place: Henrico, Virginia

Children

• 1st Child: Richard Kennon (1684-1688) [5]
• Child: William Kennon [6]
• Child: Mary Kennon m John Bolling of Cobbs [7]
• Child: Elizabeth Kennon m Joseph Royall [8]
• Child: Martha Kennon m Robert Munford [9]
• Child: Sarah Kennon [10]
• Child: Judith Kennon m Thomas Eldridge of Surrey [11]

On March 1, 1710, Elizabeth conveyed the home by deed to son William--Henrico Records, Bk1786-1707, p206.

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Richard Kennon was the, "founder of the family in Virginia, was a prominent merchant living at Bermuda Hundred, on James river. In 1685 he was a factor for Mr. William Paggen, a London merchant. He was a constant visitor to London; justice of the peace for Henrico county in 1680 and other years; burgess in 1686. He married Elizabeth Worsham, daughter of William Worsham and Elizabeth, his wife. he died in 1696 and in his will names his children Richard, William, Martha, married Robert Munford, Mary married Major John Bolling, of "Cobbs," Elizabeth married Joseph Royall, Sr., Sarah, and Judith, married Thomas Eldridge." -[15] Richard Kennon,Francis Epes,Joseph Royall and George Archer received 2827 acres the year of 1691,Henrico County,Virginia.

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Member of the House of Burgess.

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Richard Kennon, or Cannon as the name was pronounced and sometimes spelled, was a merchant resident at Bermuda Hundred as early as 1680. In 1685, he was factor and attorney for Mr. William Paggen, a merchant of London, who had extensive trade with Virginia. To provide his storehouse at Bermuda, Kennon visited England repeatedly. He married Elizabeth Worsham, daughter of William Worsham and Elizabeth, his wife. (Henrico Co. Records.) His mother-in-law married 2dly Lt. Col. Francis Eppes (son of Lt. Col. Francis Eppes, the immigrant). In a grant of land to Mr. Francis Eppes in 1680 the latter was allowed to count Richard Kennon 8 times. It was the policy of Virginia at that time to encourage immigration by allowing 50 acres for every time a person passed to Virginia, and it would seem from this grant that Kennon crossed the ocean as many as eight times prior to 1680. He was justice for Henrico in 1680 and 1683. In 1686 Capt. William Randolph and Mr. Richard Kennon were paid as burgesses for 32 days. In 1686 (June 1), he made a power of attorney to his brither-in-law, Mr. John Worsham. The preamble of the deed states that he was then about to sail again to Europe. In 1691 he made a deed of gift to his children Mary, Elizabeth, Martha, William and Sarah. His will was proved in Henrico Co., August 20, 1696.

Hotten's "Original Lists of Emigrants" shows that the ship Truelove of London,sailed from Gravesend on June 10, 1635, bound for Bermuda; the passenger list includes the names of "Richard Canon, 24 years" and uxor: "Elizabeth Canon 23 years", and it is very probable that they were the emigrant ancestors of the Kennon family.

No known record shows the presence of Richard and Elizabeth Canon in Bermuda after the 1635 voyage; but as early as 1637 a surgeon of the name, Richard Kennon was living in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia. The county records contain the proceedings, "At a court holden, the Lower County of Norfolk the 10th January 1637 - Whereas it doth appear that William Julian doth stand indebted unto Richard Kennon, chircurgeon, in the quantity of 700 weight of tobacco in leaf. It is therefore ordered that the afore said William Julian shall, within ten days after the date hereof, pay the afore said sum of tobacco or else execution to be awarded.

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References

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 21 2020, 21:47:10 UTC
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82100987/richard-kennon
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/o/t/Beth-Botts-Georgia...
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I4208...

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GEDCOM Note

Richard Kennon, or Cannon as the name was pronounced and sometimes spelled, was a merchant resident at Bermuda Hundred as early as 1680.[2] Burgess for Henrico County (1685-86), Richard died there in 1696.[1]