Sir John Kennedy of Blairquhan

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Sir John Kennedy of Blairquhan

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Birthplace: Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: June 12, 1473
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure and Marion Sandilands of Calder
Father of John Kennedy
Brother of Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure and Ardstinchar  and Roland Of Leffnol Kennedy
Half brother of Hugh Kennedy of Ardstincher; Alexander Kennedy of Ardstychar; Elizabeth Kennedy of Dunure; David Kennedy; Thomas Kennedy and 3 others

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About Sir John Kennedy of Blairquhan

Son of the 1st wife, according to charters - and the Peerages not correct ... See History of the Counties of Ayr & Wigton Scotland: Carrick  By James Paterson


“John, the Fourth son of Sir Gilbert Kennedy, is usually styled son of Gilbert Kennedy and of Agnes Maxwell, to distinguish him from his elder brother of the same name, who was illegitimate.”

http://www.venitap.com/Genealogy/WebCards/ps33/ps33_453.html citing Source: THE SCOTS PEERAGE, ed. by Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol II, Edinburgh, 1906, p. 451.


  • 'Sir John Kennedy, 1st Laird of Blairquhan1,2
  • 'M, #40011, d. before 12 June 1473
  • Father Sir Gilbert Kennedy d. a 8 Nov 1408
  • Mother Agnes Maxwell3 d. a 2 Nov 1404
  • ' Sir John Kennedy, 1st Laird of Blairquhan was born at of Blairquhan, Scotland.3 He died before 12 June 1473.1
  • Family
  • Child
    • John Kennedy, 2nd Laird of Blairquhan+2 b. b 12 Jun 1473
  • Citations
  • 1.[S11564] The Scots Peerage, Vol. II, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 451.
  • 2.[S11563] The Scots Peerage, Vol. I, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 290-294.
  • 3.[S11564] The Scots Peerage, Vol. II, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 450.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1332.htm#...
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Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1473
June 12, 1473
Age 91