Thomas Kennedie

THOMAS KENNEDIE

Thomas Kennedie here treated is not thec same person as Thomas Kennedy of Culzean

Notes from http://www.kai-drewes.de/mercer-main.html

Balthasar Mercer's wife Elizabeth (b. abt. 1610) was a née ...Kennewy... and is said to have been of noble heritage. ...Kennewy..., of course, is a transmogrifying of the well-known name Kennedy which is wide-spread in Ireland and Scotland. But which is the noble family Elizabeth descents from? Perhaps it is significant that Balthasar and Elizabeth Mercer named one of their three sons Thomas (the only one whose name we know so far) because this forename is typical for the noble Kennedy family of Culzean in Ayrshire: It is possible Thomas Mercer got his name from his maternal grandfather. Indeed there was an Elspet Kennedie who was baptized on 13 April 1610 in South Leith, Midlothian and here parents were Thomas Kennedy and Marion Fairlie who had married in Edinburgh on 4 May 1609.
Furthermore, it might me possible that the namely Thomas Kennedy was the same who was born abt. 1586 in Culzean Castle, Ayrshire as the fifth child of Sir Thomas Kennedy (b. abt. 1545, d. 1602) and (m. abt. 1577) Elizabeth McGill (b. abt. 1556, d. 1622). And as among their seven children we also find two daughters Margaret (b. abt. 1580, d. after 1609, m. 1599 Patrick Agnew, b. 1578, d. 1661) and Helen (b. abt. 1582, d. after 1610, m. abt. 1601 James Mure, b. 1576, d. abt. 1611) one could think from this family did the names of two of Balthasar Mercer's daughters derive from. But until now all this is only a speculation. By the way, the mentioned Patrick Agnew, Elizabeth Kennedy's possible uncle, or his son Andrew was another M.P. in the parliament from 1644 to 1647 (as ...The Sheriff of Galloway... [Agnew, Laird of Lochnaw, Wigtownshire]). If Elizabeth' descent from the Kennedies of Culzean was true she also would have prominent ancestors: The mentioned Sir Thomas Kennedy was the second son of Gilbert Kennedy (1515-1558), the 3rd earl of Cassillis who leads us to many Scottish, English, Irish and French kings, Welsh princes etc.* Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: Sep 15 2016, 20:33:31 UTC