Nathan Kenyon (abt. 1731 - 1821)

Born about 1731 in Westerly, Kings County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Green) Kenyon — married 18 Apr 1757 in Charlestown, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1821 at about age 90 in Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Nathan Kenyon is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A064955.

Nathan Kenyon performed Patriotic Service in Rhode Island in the American Revolution.

This profile is part of the Kenyon Name Study.

Nathan Kenyon was born about 1731 in Westerly, Kings County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, son of Jonathan Kenyon (1695–<1767) and Sarah Rogers (~1697–1748).

Nathan (25) married Mary Green (18) (born about 1738 in Westerly, Washington; daughter of Amos Greene Sr. and Amy (Knowles) Greene) on April 18, 1757 in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Their children were:

• Gardiner Kinyon (1757–1846)
• Elizabeth Kenyon (~1759–<1838)
• Greene Irving Kenyon (1763–1831)
• Nathan Kinyon (1764–1809)
• Aaron Kinyon (1767–1852)
• Jonathon Kinyon (1769– )
• Mary Kinyon (1771– )
• Amy Kinyon (1774–1840)
• Sarah Kinyon (1775–1843)
• James Nathan Kinyon (1776–~1859)

Nathan died on April 20, 1821 in Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, aged about 89.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37646575/nathan-kenyon: accessed), memorial page for Nathan Kenyon (1731–20 Apr 1821), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37646575, citing Kenyon Lot, Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Velcro (contributor 47336803).

See also:

• Nathan appears as head of household in Richmond in the 1774 census of Rhode Island[3]. His household distribution and inferred attributions are:
• one white male over 16: Nathan
• five white males under 16: perhaps sons Gardiner, Greene, Nathan, Jonathan, and Aaron
• one white female over 16: Mary
• three white females under 16: three daughters

• Kenyon, Howard N., Captain American Kenyons : history of Kenyons and English connections of American Kenyons, genealogy of the American Kenyons of Rhode Island, miscellaneous Kenyon material, published 1898. Reference pages 63, 89
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 19, 2017), "Record of Nathan Kenyon", Ancestor # A064955.
• 1774 Census
• Beers, J.H. Beers & co. Representative men and old families of Rhode Island, published 1908. Reference Volume 1, page 349.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3ZFR-KK7 : accessed 2017-11-13), entry for Nathan /Kenyon/.
• The Narragansett Historical Register (Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., Providence, 1882) Vol. 1, Page 264
• 1774 Rhode Island Census, Richmond, Page 1, Entry 21 -- Nathan Kinyon; citing transcription by Linda L. Mathew in Rhode Island Roots 30 p.35, March 2004.