Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis
Captain Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis (bef. 1736 – 30 December 1794) was a Scottish peer who lived in the English colony of New York which became part of the United States.
Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis | |
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 Portrait of Kennedy by Mather Brown | |
| Born | Archibald Kennedy |
| Died | 30 December 1794 |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Schuyler
(died 1765)Anne Watts
(m. 1769; died 1793) |
| Children | Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa |
| Parent(s) | Archibald Kennedy Maria Walter Kennedy |
| Relatives | Robert Walter (grandfather) |
Early life
Kennedy, who lived in New York City at 1 Broadway in the Kennedy mansion,[1] was the son of Archibald Kennedy (1685–1763) and Maria (née Walter) Schuyler Kennedy (1689–1764).
His mother, a daughter of mayor Robert Walter and Catharine Leisler (a daughter of New York colonial governor Jacob Leisler, known for his role in Leisler's Rebellion),[2] was briefly married, and widowed, to Arent Schuyler before her marriage to his father.[3]
His father, a direct descendant of the second son of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis, died in 1763.
Career
In 1757, Kennedy served as a Captain in the Royal Navy.[4] He owned what is now Liberty Island in the Upper New York Bay off Manhattan from 1746 to 1758, using it as a summer residence.
On 18 December 1792, upon the death of a distant cousin, the 10th Earl (who died without male issue), Archibald was recalled from New York to Culzean Castle in Scotland to succeed to the Earldom and titles as the 11th Earl of Cassilis, and 13th Lord Kennedy.[4]
Personal life
His first marriage took place sometime before June 1765, to Katherine Schuyler (1737–1765), daughter of Peter Schuyler and granddaughter of Arent Schuyler, his mother's first husband. Katherine was an only child, so she inherited all of her father's estate upon his death in 1762. After her death in 1765, Kennedy inherited the entire estate.[2]
On 27 April 1769, he married for the second time to Anne Watts (1744–1793), the daughter of John Watts and Ann DeLancey, sister of John Watts (1749–1836), and granddaughter of Stephen Delancey.[2] Like his first wife, Watts was also a descendant of the Schuyler family. They had three children:[4]
- Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa (1770–1846), who married Margaret Erskine of Dun.[5]
- Hon. John Kennedy (1771–1859), who married Charlotte Gill, daughter of Lawrence Gill, in 1800.[4]
- Hon. Robert Kennedy (1773–1843), who married Jane Macomb, daughter of merchant Alexander Macomb, on 22 March 1794.[4] Their children included Anne Disbrowe.
- Lady Anne (d. 31 December 1820) married 21 July 1795, William Henry Digby Esq (d. 1820)
His wife died on 29 December 1793 and he died almost exactly one year later on 30 December 1794.[4]
Descendants
Through his son Robert, he was a grandfather of Sophia Eliza Kennedy, who married John Levett of Wychnor Park and Packington Hall, Staffordshire. Their son, Capt. Robert Thomas Kennedy Levett, DL, was named for his grandfather Kennedy.[6][7]
His great-grandsons included Sir John Gordon Kennedy K.C.M.G. (1836–1912), who became an eminent diplomat,[8] Admiral Sir William Robert Kennedy G.C.B. (1838–1916), who became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore,[9] and Gilbert George Kennedy (1844–1909) who played for the Scottish XI in the second international football match against England.[10]
References
- "OLD HOUSES.; Description of an Ancient New-York Landmark. The Kennedy Mansion--Its History and Present Appearance--Interesting Reminiscences of the Olden Time" (PDF). The New York Times. 3 October 1872. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- Stevens, Walter Barlow (1921). Centennial History of Missouri, Vol. 2, 1921. Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. p. 76.
- "Early New Netherlands Settlers". ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Cassillis, Earl of (S, 1509)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "No. 14012". The London Gazette. 23 May 1797. p. 472.
- Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, Marquis of Ruvigny, Essex Volume, republished by Genealogical Publishing Company, 1994
- Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, John Burke, Bernard Burke, Vol. I, Henry Colburn, London, 1847
- Lundy, Darryl (29 August 2006). "Sir John Gordon Kennedy". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- "Admiral Sir William Robert Kennedy". thepeerage.com. 22 September 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- Mitchell, Andy (2011). Arthur Kinnaird: First Lord of Football. Andy Mitchell. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-4636-2111-7.
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
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| Preceded by David Kennedy |
Earl of Cassilis 1792–1794 |
Succeeded by Archibald Kennedy |