James Kenyon, of Glodwick

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James Kenyon, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Glodwick, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Death:
Immediate Family:

Son of John Kenyon and Anne Kenyon
Husband of Esther Kenyon
Father of ‘Old’ John Kenyon, of Glodwick; James Kenyon, of Glodwick; Mary Kenyon and Child Kenyon

Occupation: Linen Weaver
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About James Kenyon, of Glodwick

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kenyon-83

It has been proven that the John Kenyon of Glodick (Oldham), born 1655, and the John Kenyon were not the same person. The family from Glodwick Lancashire never left England and death records have been found for all of them.[1]

Disambiguation

It has been proven that the John Kenyon of Glodick (Oldham), born 1655, and the John Kenyon of Westerly were not the same person. The family from Lancashire never left England and death records have been found for all of them.[1]

Birth

James Kenyon was born in about 1633, perhaps, in Glodwick, Lancashire, England.

He was a weaver by trade.[1]

Marriage

He married Esther Smith, daughter of John Smith and Joane, on 21 May 1654 at Oldham Glodwick, Lancashire, England.

Children:

  1. John KENYON b. 26 Apr 1655.[2]
  2. James KENYON b. 4 Jul 1657,[2]
  3. Mary KENYON b. 20 May 1660, Oldham, Lancashire, England, buried: 19 Nov 1665, Oldham, Lancashire, England.[2]
  4. unknown buried: 19 Nov 1665. In the burial register of the Oldham Parish Church it shows that on 19-Nov- 1665 a child of James Kenyon was buried.[2] No means of identifying.

Research Notes

It has been proven that the first two generations of American Kenyons is wrong.

Sources

  1. The American Genealogist, Volume 79 (2004): 207-208 Revisiting the English Origins of John Kenyon and James Kenyon of Rhode Island by Michael J. Wood. $< AmericanAncestors > "Mr. Parsons third scenario as put forth in TAG 78(2003):227 is the accurate one. John Kenyon of Glodwich, weaver, is not same man as his namesake in Rhode Island and the origin for the family outlined by Capt. Kenyon must be rejected."
  2. The American Genealogist. Volume 78. (2003) :222-227. Enigmas #17, Revisiting the English Origins of John1 Kenyon and James1 Kenyon of Rhode Island by Gerald J. Parsons FASG. $< AmericanAncestors >
  3. "Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014." $
  4. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~familycircus/genealogy/Family%20Tre...
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James Kenyon, of Glodwick's Timeline

1633
May 2, 1633
Glodwick, Oldham, Lancashire, England
1654
1654
Age 20
Droylsden, England
1654
Age 20
1655
April 26, 1655
Glodwick, Oldham, Lancashire, England
1657
July 4, 1657
Glodwick, Oldham, Lancashire , England
1660
1660
1662
1662
1836
November 12, 1836
Age 203
1936
November 12, 1936
Age 303