Oliver Kennedy, 1st of Breakath

OLIVER KENNEDY OF BREAKATH

Death

Oliver Kennedy of Breakath died before 8 December 1647, the date upon which his son John was booked 'prentice with William Castellaw, apothecary in Edinburgh. 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 guildbrother of Edinburgh on 7 May 1656. Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses, 1406-1700: 285

Family

Children include

• John Kennedy of Edinburgh, wife unnamed
• Dr. Hugh Kennedy of Ballycultra, married Mary Upton
• David Kennedy of Ballycultra, Esq., unmarried
• Jane Kennedy, married John Ramsey
• Margaret Kennedy, married Hans Hamilton
• Mary Kennedy, married Archibald Hamilton
• Katherine Kennedy, married ? Hamilton

Origins

From “History of the County of Ayr: With a Genealogical Account of the ...,” Volume 1 By James Paterson. “Balmaclanachan, or Barclanachan.” Page 385. GoogleBooks

In 1566, he [George Kennedy of Balmaclanachan, who married Janet, daughter of Patrick Kennedy of Bargalton and Camciscan] Disposed of his heritable estate to his eldest son, Gilbert, dated at Balmaclanachan, May 10. He had other two sons: George, to whom he gave the lands of Glenmuck and Bellimore; and Oliver, who succeeded George.

Notes

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. Therefore they cannot have been the children of Colonel Gilbert Kennedy and his wife Isabel Campbell

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
• A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of ..., Volume 1 By Bernard Burke. “Hamilton of Hampton Hall.” Page 513. GoogleBooks “Captain Hans Hamilton, M.P. of Carnisure, co. Down (will dated 2 Dec. 1655, proved 20 July, 1G56), d. 28 Dec. 1655, and was buried at Hollywood. He m. Margaret, sister of David Kennedy, Esq., and had issue, ...”
• from Jonathan Gray Oct 2020: “I have been researching various Ulster Kennedys over the last 5 years and may have another perspective on the Oliver Kennedy of Breakath. I have located an Oliver Kennedy in Ulster from at least 1622 and who is identified in a Registered Deed with members of the Balmaclanahan Kennedys. His residence is referred to as Brocagh, Co Down in his Will”