John Kennedy of Craig, younger

JOHN KENNEDY OF CRAIG younger

KENNEDY JOHN
JOHN KENNEDY/BARBARA RULE FR2728 (FR2728)
M
18/10/1682
685/1
90 161
Edinburgh

Death

John Kennedy of Craig, here treated, died intestate in October 1725. [NRS: CC9/7/53]

His Testament Dative and Inventory

The Testament Dative and Inventory of the deceased John Kennedy of Craig was given up on 12 January 1731, by his sister german Elizabeth Kennedy. William Howie in Netherbyres of Kilmaurs acted himself as cautioner for Elizabeth and confirmation was granted to her on 16 March 1731, [National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, The Testament Dative and Inventory of John Kennedy of Craig, parish of Kilmares, reference CC9/7/53]

The last will and Testament of his uncle David Kennedy of Ballycultra

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

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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

Evidence from the Index to the General Register of Sasines

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]