James Kennedy (1380 - bef. 1408)

Born 1380 in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Stewart) Stewart Countess Angus — married before 27 Jan 1406 in Scotland

Descendants

Died before 8 Nov 1408 before age 28 in Scotland

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Biography

James Kennedy is a member of Clan Kennedy.

Sir James Kennedy of Dunure, younger was the son of Sir Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure and Agnes Maxwell.^[1][2]

He married Lady Mary Stewart,^[1][2] daughter of Robert III Stewart, King of Scotland and Annabel Drummond, in 1405. They had issue:^[3]

1. Sir John Kennedy d. a 1434
2. Mary Kennedy
3. Gilbert Kennedy of Dunure, 1st Lord Kennedy b. c 1406, d. a 6 Mar 1478/79
4. James Kennedy b. 1405/6, d. Jul 1465

James was killed in a fight with his illegitimate brother Gilbert sometime before 8 November 1408.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1905, Vol. II. Archive.org, p. 448
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Richardson, Douglas, "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. I, p, 653
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1905, Vol. II. Archive.org, p. 449

See also:

• The Peerage: James Kennedy

• Marlyn Lewis: Sir James Kennedy