John Kennedy of Craig, elder, Apothecary in Edinburgh

JOHN KENNEDY OF CRAIG elder

Apothecary in Edinburgh; Burgess and Guild Brother of Edinburgh

John Kennedy, here treated, is the son of Oliver Kennedy of Breakath. He was booked 'prentice with William Castellaw, apothecary in Edinburgh, on 8 December 1647. Edinburgh Register of Apprentices, 1583-1666: 103 In right of having served his apprenticeship with William Castellaw, John Kennedy was admitted as a burgess and guild brother of Edinburgh on 7 May 1656. Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses, 1406-1700: 285

Death

His Testament Dative and Inventory

Kennedy John
12/7/1716
of Craig, apothecary, burgess of Edinburgh
Testament Dative and Inventory
Edinburgh Commissary Court
CC8/8/86

His Additional Testament Dative and Inventory

Kennedy John
23/12/1731
of Craig, apothecary burgess of Edinburgh
Testament Dative and Inventory
Edinburgh Commissary Court
CC8/8/94

First Marriage

John Kennedy, here treated, married, as his first wife, Margaret Cunningham Register of Interments in Greyfriars Burying-ground, Edinburgh: p. 356

Children of First Marriage

1. ? Kennedy
2. Robert Kennedy, primus
3. Jeane Kennedy

Second Marriage

John Kennedy, here treated, married , as his second wife, Agnes Kirkwood The marriage was booked on 7 January 1664, at Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland, [National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Marriages, reference OPR.685/1/44] Edinburgh Marriage Register, 1595-1700: 387 Ibidem: 375

Children of Second Marriage

1. Margaret Kennedy
2. Agnes Kennedy
3. Dorathie Kennedy
4. Issobell Kennedy
5. David Kennedy, primus
6. Mary Kennedy
7. John Kennedy, primus

Third Marriage

John Kennedy, here treated, married, as his third wife, Barbara Rule The marriage was booked on 27 May 1676, at Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland. Proof of Correct Identification The record reads as follows: "John Kennedy, South parish of Edinburgh [and] Barbara Rule, Kirkcaldy." [National Records of Scotland, Kirkcaldy Marriages, reference OPR.442/1] Image of Marriage Booking

Children of Third Marriage

1. Robert Kennedy, secundus
2. John Kennedy of Craig, younger
3. David Kennedy, Writer in Edinburgh
4. Hugh Kennedy
5. William Kennedy
6. Gilbert Kennedy
7. Oliver Kennedy

Children of Unknown Mother

It seems quite likely that the children who follow, name and sex not stated, are already represented among the those who are mentioned above. However, it is not possible to say who they were exactly, or to which of their father's three marriages they belong.

1. ? Kennedy
2. ? Kennedy
3. ? Kennedy
4. ? Kennedy
5. ? Kennedy
6. ? Kennedy
7. ? Kennedy

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

                   1

25 October 1666: Note written from Castle Kennedy by the Earl of Cassillis to (Hew Kennedy), instructing him to pay part of money being sent to him to John Kennedy, apothecary, Edinburgh, the laird of Knockdolien, and Craufurd of Barquharrie, the rest to be dealt with later. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Kennedy Family, Earls of Cassillis (Ailsa Muniments), reference GD25/8/549

                   2

25 October 1671: Letter from John Kennedy, probably to the Earl of Airlie, asking for payment of a debt. Edinburgh. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Earls of Airlie, reference GD16/31/204

                  3

2 January 1698: Notarial copy, dated 26 October 1727, of the marriage contract (ante-nuptial) between James Montgomerie of Langshaw and Barbara Kennedy, daughter of John Kennedy of Craig, by which the said James binds himself to infeft the said Barbara in an annualrent of 1,800 merks out of the lands of Overcastletoun, Langshaw, Kilbryde, Milnstoneflatt, Over and Nether Pecobanks, Brockwellmuir, and Kirkhill, provision being made for the children of the marriage, Barbara's tocher being 10,000 merks. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Cuninghame Family of Thorntoun, reference GD21/61

                   4

1674-1730: Discharge by John Kennedie, apothecary, burgess of Edinburgh, to James, Earl of Airlie, and David, Lord Ogilvie, of part payment of bond, dated 3 March 1669, for £1600 Scots. Edinburgh, 19 June 1674. Assignation by said John Kennedy to Dame Margaret Kirkuood, relict of Mr. William Douglas and now spouse of Sir Alexander Lindsay, and to Margaret and Jean Douglas, her daughters, of bond, dated 8 April 1674, for £886 Scots in corroboration of former bond. Edinburgh, 1 July 1687. Translation by Captain William Burnett of Balfour as assignee of deceased Margaret Douglass, his spouse, to John Ogilvy, yr., of Inscheuan, of said bond dated 8 April 1674. Edinburgh, 19 November 1691. Back-bond by said Captain to [blank] to deliver to him foresaid translation. Edinburgh, 19 November 1691. Disposition, assignation and translation by John Ogilvie of Inscheuan to John Nairn of Greenyards of foresaid bond of corroboration. Easter Auchleuchrey, 13 May 1730.National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Earls of Airlie, reference GD16/42/477

                   5

16 March 1682: Bond by John Lindsay of Dowhill to John Kennedy, Apothecare in Edinburgh, for £89 12s 4d. (In dorso) 1682, November 25 Discharge by John Kennedy to James Lyndsay of Dowhill, younger, for £89 12s 4d as contained in the above bond. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Lindsay family of Dowhill, reference GD254/431

Evidence from the Index to the General Register of Sasines

                   1

9 June 1705: John Kennedy of Craig, apothecary, Edinburgh. Barbara Rule, spouse of John Kennedy of Craig. John Kennedy, son of John Kennedy, apothecary, Edinburgh. Isobell Kennedy, daughter of John Kennedy of Craig, and spouse of George Lawson, merchant in Edinburgh. [General Register of Sasines. Volume 87. Folio 89. Ayr]

                   2

17 April 1712: John Kennedy of Craig, apothecary, Edinburgh. ]General Register of Sasines. Volume 99. Folio 366. Lanark]

                   3

4 September 1712: John Kennedy, apothecary, Edinburgh. [General Register of Sasines. Volume 102. Folio 182. Clackmannan]

                   4

13 December 1712: John Kennedy, apothecary, Edinburgh. David Kennedy, writer in Edinburgh, son of John Kennedy of Craig. [General Register of Sasines. Volume 102. Folio 437. Clackmannan]

                  5

8 November 1716: John Kennedy of Craig, apothecary, Edinburgh. [General Register of Sasines. Volume 109. Folio 465. Lanark]

                   6

6 August 1717: John Kennedy of Craig, apothecary, Edinburgh. Anna Kennedy, daughter of John Kennedy of Craig. [General Register of Sasines. Volume 111. Folio 223. Ayr]

The Will of his brother David Kennedy of Ballycultra in County Down, Ireland

24 April 1697: My nephew, James Ramsay of Bangor, Co. Down. My six nephews, sons of my eldest brother John Kennedy of Edinburgh, Apothecary, viz. John, David, Hugh, William, Gilbert, and Oliver. My nephews, minors, sons of my younger brother Hugh, Dr. of Physick, viz. Arthur, and John his youngest son. My nephew Hugh Hamilton. Thos. Cobham of Holywood, Clk. James Kennedy of Donaghadee, Taylour, or if he be dead his widow and children. Katherine Hamilton, also Kennedy, of Bangor. My housekeeper, Agnes Creighton of Ballycultra, widow. The poor of the parish of Holywood. John Koll, Jas. Russell, Jas. Magee. My brother-in-law, Archibald Hamilton of Killinchy, Co. Down, clk., Mary, his wife, my dear sister, their eldest son, my nephew, Jas. Hamilton. Gawen Hamilton of Sosowen, and Jane, his wife, my niece. John Peacock of Lisburn, Dr. of Physick, and Mary, his wife, my sister-in-law (widow of Hugh, his brother). Keirtown (?) of Hillsboro', gent., and Jane, his wife, my niece. Robert Hamilton of Bangor, clk., and Mary, his wife, my niece. I nominate my trusty and well beloved friends, Robert Hamilton and Thomas Crawford of Belfast, Executors. My friends Arthur Upton of Castleton and Arthur Maxwell of Drum. My brother Hugh by his last will and testament. Arthur Kennedy, his son under 21, and John, younger brother to Arthur. Mary, wife of John Peacock, mother of said Arthur and John. John Kennedy, eldest son of my brother John. My friend Andrew Maxwell of Boll. Witnesses, Ran. Brice, Robt. Dunn, Thos. Cornwall. Schedule due to me by Sr. Hans Hamilton by bond dated Aug. 1667. William Hamilton, 1672. Hu (?) Hamilton, 1665. John Hamilton, son and heir of Wm. Hamilton. Capn. Jas. Hamilton, Capn. Gavin Hamilton, and Robert Hamilton, both dead. Bond dated 19th Oct. 1666. Capn. Andrew Crawford, 1669. John and Laughlin Masterson and Shaen (?) M'Kernan, 1674. Josiah Hindman, 1686. Thos. Craig, Andrew Fenahill(P), And. Granger, Jas. Alexander of Dublin, 1693. Archibald Hamilton, Minister of Killhinchy, 1690. Arthur and Clotworthy Upton. Robert Miller, late of Ballyrobert. Alexr. Spence of Belfast. Capn. Hans Stephenson, 1687. My sister Kennedy, now Peacock, condition to return the watch and two rings at the time limited, now past. Henry Hunter. Thos. Thompson, John Koll, Jas. Russell, arrears of rent, 1688. Robert Kite, Capn. Alexr. Stewartt. Sr. Robert Hamilton. Wm. Campbell.' — Will proved March 31, 1699. The Scottish Antiquary Volume XI: pp. 44-5

Research Notes

Disputed Origins

Seen as son of Colonel Gilbert Kennedy and his wife Isabel Campbell

However:

From https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/soc.genealogy.medieval/OO... Kelsey Jackson Williams 20 August 2017

I commented briefly on the questionable nature of the Dowling pedigree back when it was first brought up in 2013. Looking at it more closely, though (http://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=fr&pz=timothy+michael&nz=dowli...) it's clear that it's an absolute farrago of fantasy and wishful thinking. To take an example, one of the alleged children of the Gilbert Kennedy and Isabel Campbell you mention is supposed to be a certain Hugh Kennedy who married Mary Upton. This was Dr. Hugh Kennedy of Ballycultra, co. Down (see _Scottish Antiquary_ 11 [1897]: 44) but he neither had a son William nor a father Gilbert - his actual father being Oliver Kennedy, 1st of Breakath, a younger son of the Balmaclanachan family.

notes: Dr. Hugh Kennedy of Ballycultra, David Kennedy of Ballycultra, and John Kennedy of Edinburgh were named in each other’s wills as brothers.

References

• The Commissariot of Edinburgh: Consistorial Processes and ..., Volumes 28-34edited by Sir Francis James Grant. Page 103. GoogleBooks Edinburgh Register of Apprentices. “John, son to late Oliver K., of Breakath, with William Castellaw, apothecary 8 Dec. 1647.”
• The Scottish antiquary, or, Northern notes & queries. Volume 11, page 44. Archive.Org Extract from Will of David Kennedy of Ballycultra, Esqr., dated April 24, 1697. ‘... My six nephews, sons of my eldest brother John Kennedy of Edinburgh, Apothecary, viz. John, David, Hugh, William, Gilbert (Cassilis name), and Oliver. ...’
• The Presbyterians of Ulster, 1680-1730 By Robert Whan Page 68-69 GoogleBooks Dr. Hugh Kennedy of Cultra, younger brother of David Kennedy of Cultra (d 1697) and his eldest brother John Kennedy, an apothecary in Edinburgh.
• http://www.montyhistnotes.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I106...