Chapter 4 of
The Kenyons of Cattaraugus County, NY
Ancestors of Erastus and Amy (Kenyon) Champlin
Richard L. Kenyon
This chapter is one of a series of 24 chapters which cover the lives and descendants
of the pioneer Kenyon and Kinyon families of Cattaraugus Co, NY. Their Kenyon
ancestors are traced all the way back to the first Kenyons to arrive in the Colony of
Rhode Island. Hall, Champlin and Mayflower ancestors are also included.
List of Chapters
Chapter
Title
1.
Madison S. Kinyon (m1 Polly Warner, m2 Sarah Fults)
2.
James and Elizabeth Kenyon
3.
Erastus and Amy (Kenyon) Champlin
4.
Ancestors of Erastus and Amy Champlin
5.
Merritt and Lovisa (Fuller) Kenyon
6.
Remington and Thankful (Barber) Kenyon
7.
Jeremiah and Sarah (Emerson) Kenyon
8.
Addison and Mary (Hunton) Kenyon
9.
Horace and Delia (Lake) Kenyon
10.
Winfield Scott Kenyon (m1 Mina Milks, m2 Olive Guernsey)
11.
Nathan T. and Anna (Hall) Kenyon
12.
Samuel and Clarissa (Trowbridge) Kenyon
13.
Freeman and Mary (Reynolds) Kenyon
14.
Josiah Kenyon and family (married 5 times)
15.
Asa B. and Betsy Kenyon
16.
Identifying M. S. Kinyon’s father and grandfather
17.
Identifying M. S. Kinyon’s brothers
18.
John S. (Sr.) and Susan (Sheldon) Kinyon
19.
John S. (Jr.) and Eliza (Sherman) Kinyon.
20.
Silvester S. and Tenta (Root) Kenyon
21.
Mathew S. Kinyon (m1 unknown, m2 Rebeca Stanley)
22.
Nelson S. and Louis (Smead) Kinyon
23.
Thomas W. and Sylva (Saunders) Kinyon
24.
The first Kenyons in America
Chapter 4 of
The Kenyons of Cattaraugus County NY
Ancestors of Erastus and Amy (Kenyon) Champlin
Richard L. Kenyon
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June 6, 2012, updated Dec 17, 2014
Introduction
Erastus and Amy (Kenyon) Champlin moved to Cattaraugus County from Rhode
Island in 1860, and lived there in Napoli the rest of their lives. This chapter covers
their Kenyon, Champlin, and Mayflower ancestors. Erastus and Amy and their
descendants for several generations were covered in Chapter 3.
Both Amy and Erastus are descendants of the John Kenyon who came from
England and first appears in Rhode Island records in 1687. Amy is a descendant of
Mayflower passenger George Soule, and so is Erastus. Erastus’ ancestor Joseph
Champlin fought in the Revolutionary War.
Part 1: The Kenyon Ancestors
We start with the first Kenyon ancestor to arrive in America from England.
John Kenyon: John Kenyon was born about 1657 in England. His parents are
unknown.
His first documented appearance in Rhode Island is in a 1687
Kingstown tax record. He married a daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Sherman)
Mumford whose given name is unknown. He had a farm in Kingstown on land
that he received from his father-in-law Thomas Mumford. He made out his will
June 12, 1732, and died shortly afterward in Westerly, Washington Co, RI. His
will was proved June 26, 1732.
The 1935 genealogy American Kenyons by Howard Kenyon erroneously claimed
that John married Anna Mumford and was the son of a James Kenyon who was
born in 1633 in England and who married May 2, 1654, Ester (daughter of John
Smith). This has been conclusively proven wrong by recent research. See Chapter
24 for complete information.
The children of John Kenyon are named in his will:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi
vii
John: b 1682
James: b 1684-5
Enoch
Joseph
Samuel
David: b 1693
Jonathan: b 1695
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GENERATION 2: JOHN KENYON
John Kenyon (son of John, generation 1) was born in England at an unknown date.
He died prior to June 1, 1747 when his estate was probated in Charleston, RI. In
July 1704, he married Elizabeth Remington, daughter of John and Abigail
(Richmond) Remington. Elizabeth was born in Richmond, RI in 1685 and died in
July 1748. John and Elizabeth had ten children: John (1706), Thomas (1708),
Sylvester (1710), George (1712), Sarah (1715), Mary (1717), Elizabeth (1720),
Samuel (1722), Abigail (1746), and Benedict (1735).
At this point, the lineages of Erastus and Amy diverge. Amy is descended from
John Kenyon’s last son Bennedict Kenyon, while Erastus is descended from John
Kenyon’s third son Sylvester.
John Kenyon
b England; d 1732 Westerly, RI.
John Kenyon
b England, date unknown
d RI before Jun 1, 1747.
m 1704 Elizabeth Remington
b 1685 RI, d 1748 RI
She b 1685, d Charleston RI 1748
Sylvester Kenyon
b 1710, North Kingstown, RI
d 1899 Sterling CT
m 1740 Anna Barber
b Kingston, RI, 1717
d Sterling CT after Jun 1800.
John Kenyon
b --- RI. d 1831 Sterling, CT
m Anne --b ---, d after Aug 8, 1831
Nancy Kenyon
b --d before Feb 14, 1850
m Joseph Champlin
b about 1758 Charleston, RI
d 1850
Erastus Champlin
Benedict Kenyon
b 1735, Richmond, RI,
d 1807, Richmond RI
m1 1760 Amie Barber
b 1742 Richmond RI
d 1802 Richmond RI
Corey Kenyon
b 1773 Richmond, RI.
d 1861, Richmond, RI.
m2 Jan , 1 1828 Waitey Moor,
widow of Jared Barber
b ---, d ---
married 1849
Amy Kenyon
Figure 1: The Kenyon ancestors of Erastus and Amy Champlin
Erastus and Amy are both descendants of John and Elizabeth (Remington) Kenyon as
shown above.
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Amy’s Kenyon ancestors
GENERATION 3 BENEDICT KENYON
Benedict was born in 1735 in Richmond, RI, and died at age 71 on Apr 10, 1807 in
Richmond. On May 29, 1760, in Richmond, he married Amie Barber, daughter of
Samuel and Anne (Corey) Barber. Amie was born in Richmond, RI, Nov 28,
1742. She died at age 60 in Richmond on Jun 1, 1803. She is buried in the
Benedict Kenyon lot in Richmond, probably alongside her husband. Children Edie
(1760), Samuel (1762), Remington (1764), Silas (1766), Benedict (1768), John
(1771), Corey (1773), Amie/Anne/Amy (1774), Betsy (1778), Mary (1780),
George (1783).
GENERATION 4 COREY KENYON
Corey was born Apr 13, 1773 in Richmond RI. He died Jul 31, 1861, in
Richmond. His first wife was Sarah Record, whom he married about 1801. His
second wife, and the mother of his known children, was Waitey Moor/Moon,
daughter of George and Waitey Moor, and widow of Jared Barber. Waitey’s dates
are unknown. Their children are Whitman (1802), John (1803) Benedict (1806),
Silas (1812), Deborah (1813), Sarah (1818), Amy Ann (1829), Cory (1833), and an
infant.
GENERATION 5 AMY ANN KENYON
Erastus’ Kenyon ancestors
GENERATION 3: SYLVESTER KENYON
Sylvester was born Apr 7, 1710, in North Kingstown, Washington Co, RI. He died
at age 89 on May 3-9, 1899, in Oneco (Sterling) CT. On Apr 7, 1740 he married
Anna Barber, daughter of Moses and Susannah (West) Barber. Anna was born in
Kingston, RI, Oct 8, 1717, and died in Sterling CT after Jun 3, 1800. About 1777,
they moved from Richmond RI to Voluntown, CT, and acquired substantial land
holdings to the north in the Oneco District. Children: Giles (ca. 1740), Sylvester
(ca. 1742), John (1744), Paul? (ca. 1750), Abigail (ca. 1755), Moses (1759), son?
(ca. 1761).
GENERATION 4: JOHN KENYON
John was born in RI at an unknown date. He died prior to the proving of his will
Aug 8, 1831. He lived in Sterling, CT. In RI he married Anne, whose maiden
name may have been Kenyon (Rhode Island Marriage records list an Ann Kenyon
who married a John Kenyon Apr 24, 1764, but It is not clear if these are our
subjects or other people with similar names). Anne’s birth date is unknown. She
survived her husband. Children: Mary (1772), John (1776), Lewis (-?-), George (?-), Sylvester (-?-), Almy (-?-), Nancy (-?-), Abigail (-?-), Cynthia (-?-).
GENERATION 5: NANCY KENYON Her birth date is unknown. She died before her
husband. She married Joseph Champlin, son of Elijah and Phoebe (Card)
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Champlin. He was born 1756-1758 in Charleston, RI. He was a Revolutionary
War veteran. He died in 1850 at South Kingston RI at an age of about 93. See the
Champlin Ancestors section for more detail on Joseph. They had 12 children:
Samuel (1785), Phoebe (1788), Mary “Polly” (date unknown), Joseph (1792),
Amey (1797), George Hazard (1799), Nancy (-?-), Abigail (-?-), John Kenyon
(1800), Elizabeth (1805), Frances Gardiner (1806), and Alice (1808).
GENERATION 6: ERASTUS CHAMPLIN
Part 2: Champlin Ancestors
We start with the first Champlin ancestor to arrive in America from England:
Jeffrey Champlin.
GENERATION 1: JEFFREY CHAMPLIN
Goeffrey/Jeofrey/Jeffrey Champlin came from England and is first recorded in
1638 in village of Pocasset, on the island of Aquidnick. Pocasset was renamed
Portsmouth, and the island of Aquidnick was renamed Rhode Island and is a part
of the present state of Rhode Island (the actual name of the State of Rhode Island is
“Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations”). Jeffrey settled first at Pocasset
(now Portsmouth) on the north end of the island. Pocasset was founded by Anne
Hutchison and her small group of religious libertarians. The next year, he was
part of the group that moved to the south end of the island and founded the city of
Newport. He was admitted as an inhabitant of the island Nov 24, 1638, and was
made a freeman on Sep 14, 1640.
During the Revolution, the records of Newport were destroyed, and thus there is no
way to be certain of Jeffrey’s marriage(s). Circumstantial evidence leads
Champlin genealogists to believe that he may have been married twice, first in
England, and second in Newport. His first wife probably died prior to 1650. His
second wife was the mother of his children. Her name was probably Eulalia Vladi
Garde, daughter of John and Rebecca (Copp) Garde. His first wife may have also
been a member of Garde family.
In 1661 Jeffrey moved, with many others, to Misquamakuut (now Westerly) on the
mainland. He was forced to flee to Newport in 1675-6 during King Philips War, a
very bloody conflict between the English and Native Americans. “King Phillip”
was the English name for the main leader of the Native American tribes, who were
struggling to survive in the face of the constantly expanding English population.
Jeffrey was active in civic affairs, including moderator of the Westerly Town
Meetings from 1680-1684, and Deputy in the Rhode Island State Assembly from
1681-1686. He bought and sold land frequently
Jeffrey had three known children: Jeffrey (born about 1650), William (born 1654)
and Christopher (born about 1656). Jeffrey is believed to have been buried with
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his son William in the family cemetery located on William’s farm, and known
today as Westerly Historical Cemetery #3.
GENERATION 2: CHRISTOPHER CHAMPLIN
Christopher was born at Newport Rhode Island on Sep 26 1656. He died at at age
75 in Westerly, RI, on Apr 2, 1732. Christopher married prior to 1684, but the
name and dates of his wife have not survived. They had six children: Christopher
(1684), John (1686), William (1687), Jeffrey (1689), Joseph (1690), and Mary Ann
(1692).
In 1721 or 1722, Christopher married 2nd Elizabeth Davol, widow of Capt.
William Davol (spelling varies). They had one child: William Davol.
Christopher Champlin was elected to the Westerly Town Council in 1693,
appointed constable in in 1698, and was elected to the Rhode Island General
Assembly in 1706, and in 1707 was a Deputy representing Westerly.
GENERATION 3: WILLIAM CHAMPLIN
William Champlin was born in Westerly in 1687 and was still alive as late as 1778.
William married Joanna, whose maiden name may have been Watson. She died
sometime between 1760 and 1762. They had 6 children: William (about 1720),
Michael (about 1723), John (about 1727), Elijah (about 1729), Dorcas (about
1732), and Temperance (about 1738).
William was a farmer and “cordwainer” (leather worker) who as of 1760 owned
244 acres of land in Charleston.
GENERATION 4: ELIJAH CHAMPLIN
On Dec 10, 1760 William Champlin deeded land in Charleston to “My son Elijah”.
Elijah was born about 1730 at South Kingston. He died in South Kingston
between Jan 14, 1779, when he made out his will, and Feb 19, 1779 when it was
proved.
Elijah married Phoebe Card of South Kingston on Nov 27, 1751. She was born
about 1727 and died Feb 19, 1787. She was probably the daughter of Job and
Judith (Greenman) Card.
Elijah and Phoebe had eleven children: Phoebe (about 1750), Jeffrey (about 1753),
Elijah (1756), Joseph (1758), William (1759), Mary (1760), Hannah (about 1762),
Amey (1764), Anna (1766), Elizabeth (1768), and Alice (1770).
GENERATION 4: JOSEPH CHAMPLIN
Joseph Champlin was born in Charleston, RI, between 1756 and 1758. He died at
in his early 90’s in 1850 in South Kingston, RI. He was a farmer. He married
Nancy Kenyon, daughter of John and Anne Kenyon of Richmond, RI. Nancy’s
dates are unknown, but she apparently died before her husband.
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Joseph and possibly Nancy are buried in the “Old Kenyon Burial Yard” (Historical
Cemetery HP05 at Hopkinton.
They had 12 children: Samuel (1785), Phoebe (1788), Mary “Polly” (-?-), Joseph
(1792), Amey (1797), George Hazard (1799), Nancy (-?-), Abigail V. (-?-), John
Kenyon (1800), Elizabeth (1805), Frances Gardiner (1806), and Alice (1808).
Joseph fought in the Revolutionary War on 5 occasions, including one enlistment
in which he was shipwrecked off the coast of Virginia and nearly perished. During
another enlistment he fought at Howland’s Ferry Bridge during the Battle of Rhode
Island, which was an attempt to retake the island of Rhode Island from the British
invaders. Joseph was granted a pension at age 75 on Aug 16, 1833, for his service
in the Revolutionary War.
GENERATION 5: SAMUEL CHAMPLIN
Samuel Champlin was born in South Kingston, Washington Co, RI, on Dec 19.
1785. He died at age 89 in South Kingston on Apr 16, 1874.
Samuel was a farmer and fisherman. On Dec 23, 1810, Samuel married Elizabeth
Babcock, daughter of Simon “Cyrus” Babcock and Hannah Champlin, a third
cousin once removed (see chart below). Elizabeth was born in Stonington, CT, on
Mar 14, 1790 and died in South Kingston at the age of 38 on Oct 3, 1828.
1 Jeffrey Champlin
2 Christopher Champlin
3. William Champlin
3. Christopher Champlin
4. Elijah Champlin
4. Christopher Champlin
5. Joseph Champlin
5. John Champlin
6. Hannah Champlin m Cyrus Babcock
6. Samuel Champlin
+
7. Elizabeth Babcock
Relationship of Samuel Champlin and his first wife Elizabeth Babcock
Samuel and Elizabeth had nine children: Elizabeth H. (1812). Maria (1913), Cyrus
Babcock (1816), Thomas Jefferson (1817), Samuel Perry (1819), Nancy
Earleyville (1821), Joseph Page (1823), Erastus Gilford (1825) and George
Babcock (1827).
About nine years after the death of his first wife, Samuel married Fannie Babcock
at Stonington, CT on Jun 11, 1837. She was born Aug 8, 1786, and died at the age
of 85 on Mar 16, 1872, at South Kingston.
Samuel and both wives are buried in Riverside Cemetery at Wakefield South
Kingston, RI.
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Part 3: Mayflower Ancestors of Erastus and Amy
Both Erastus and Amy are descendants of Mayflower passenger George Soule, as
shown in the chart below
George Soule Mayflower passenger
b England before 1600
d Duxbury, Plymouth Co, MA before 1679
m Mary Bucket/Becket ca. 1626
b ca, 1605, d Duxbury MA Dec 1676
Generation 2: Susannah Soule
b ca. 1642, Duxbury, Plymouth Co, MA
d Kingston RI after 1684 (perhaps 1707 in Duxbury, MA)
m ca 1661 Francis West/Waste
b probably Aylesworth (Buckinghamshire) England ca 1640
d after Sep 6, 1867 (perhaps N. Kingston RI, Jan 2, 1696)
Generation 3: Susannah West
b Kingston RI ca 1673,
d N Kingston between Sep 21, 1855 and Apr 4, 1758
m 24 Mar 1691-2 Moses Barber
b ca 1652
d S Kingston RI between Apr 15, 1728 and Dec 13, 1733
Samuel Barber
b Kingston RI Nov 8, 1695, d probably
Richmond RI before Jul 11, 1760.
m S Kingston RI Mar 1719 Anne Cory
b ca 1704
d probably Newport RI after Jul 1760.
Anna Barber
b Oct 8 1717, Kingston, RI
d after Jun 3, 1800
m Apr 7, 1740 Sylvester Kenyon
b Apr 7, 1710, N. Kingston, RI
d Oneco (Sterling) CT, May 3-9, 1800
Amie Barber
b Richmond RI Nov 28, 1742
d Richmond Jun 1, 1803
m Benedict Kenyon May 29, 1760
b Richmond RI 1735
d Richmond RI Apr 10, 1807
John Kenyon
Cory Kenyon
b Richmond RI Apr 13, 1773
d Richmond RI Jul 31, 1861
m2 Richmond RI Jun 1, 1828 Waitey
(Moore) Barber, b ___, d ___
dau Whitman and Mary Barber
Nancy Kenyon
Amy Ann Kenyon
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b Feb 25, 1744 RI
d between Aug 8, 1831 Aug 8, 1831.
Lived in Sterling, CT
m Anne (surname possibly Kenyon)
b ---, d after her husband
b ---, d before Feb 14, 1850
m Joseph Champlin
b about 1758 Charleston
d between Feb 14, 1850 & Aug 12, 1850
m May 20, 1849
Erastus Champlin
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Questions, Corrections and Additions
I welcome questions, corrections and additions. I can be contacted at the
e-mail or postal address at the top of page 1.
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to Robert Champlin for sharing his definitive knowledge of
Champlin genealogy
I am indebted to Richard Reid Kenyon of Huntington Beach, CA, for the education
in Kenyon genealogy that I got from him when I was getting started. For the
present project, he gave me a copy of the unpublished supplement to Howard
Kenyon’s American Kenyons that was of great importance in tracing the Kenyon
Ancestors of Amy.
Nancy Waterhouse obtained copies for me of documents from the LDS Family
History Library in Salt Lake.
I am very grateful to the above persons, who made it possible for me to prepare
this document.
Sources
Kenyon Ancestor Sources
Sources for John Kenyon #1:
• See Chapter 24, The First Kenyons in America
For John Kenyon’s descendants, the following sources were used: The books
by Wright, Harding and Throop are scholarly works based on cited original
sources. The books by Kenyon are mostly based on original sources, but many of
the sources are not cited, and they do not reflect was has been learned in later
years.
• Howard Kenyon, 1935, American Kenyons
• Howard Kenyon, 1958, T h e A u t h o r ’ s S u p p l e m e n t to American
Kenyons and English Connections. This is an unfinished manuscript from
the estate of the author. Copy from Richard Reid Kenyon of Huntington Beach
• William Wright, 1993, Ancestors and Descendants of William Browning
Greene. The early Rhode Island Kenyon’s are included.
• Anne Borden Harding, Mayflower Society 1980, Mayflower Families Through
Five Generations, Volume 3.
• Louise Walsh Throop, Mayflower Society, 2006, George Soule of the
Mayflower, and his Descendants in the Fifth and Sixth Generations.
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• Louise Walsh Throop, Mayflower Society, 2008, George Soule of the
Mayflower, and his Descendants in the Fifth and Sixth Generations.
John Kenyon, generation 2: The best account is Wright 1993, family KE4, based
on cited original sources and thorough research. The original account is Kenyon
1935, ID 11, but the baptismal date is wrong (see Wood 2004).
Sylvester Kenyon, generation 3, son of John Kenyon. The best account is
Throop 2006, family 172. Also included in Kenyon 1935, ID113, and in Wright
1993 as child iii of KE4.
John Kenyon, generation 4, son of Sylvester. The best source is Harding 1980.
This is part of a series that is currently being superceded by the new series
Mayflower Families in Progress, but the volume including John has not yet been
published. John is not included in Kenyon 1935, but does appear in Kenyon 1858.
John’s wife’s given name is known to be Nancy from deeds. Her maiden name is
said to be Kenyon, apparently based on Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island
1636-1850, Vol 4, Newport, Part II: “Ann Kenyon married John Kenyon Apr 24,
1764 by Rev Gardner Thirston, Newport RI.” There were so many John Kenyons
in Rhode Island that it is not clear that these are our subjects.
Nancy Kenyon, generation 5, daughter of John. Same sources as for John
Kenyon generation 4. She also appears in the research on her husband Joseph
Champlin shared by Champlin genealogist Robert Champlin (see Champlin
sources).
Samuel Champlin, generation 6, son of Nancy and Joseph. See the Champlin
section for sources.
Benedict Kenyon, generation 3, son of John and Elizabeth. The best sources are
Throop 2008, family 708, and Wright 1993, family KE 12. Benedict also appears
in Kenyon 1935 as ID 116.
Corey Kenyon, generation 4, son of Benedict. The best source is Throop 2008,
family 708, child vii. Benedict also appears in Wright 1993 as family KE 12, child
vii, and in Kenyon 1935 as ID 1166.
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Champlin Sources
Not being a Champlin genealogist, and unable to find a published Champlin
genealogy, let alone an authoritative one, I was delighted to find a first rate
Champlin genealogist: Robert Champlin of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. His
work is based almost entirely on original sources. He was preceded by William
Hunter of Canada who, among other things, visited all of the town clerks in Rhode
Island and Connecticut over the years, and copied all of their birth, marriage and
death records forChamplin. His files were passed along to Robert Champlin.
Robert Champlin’s research is unpublished at the present time, but he generously
sent me copies from his manuscript.
I also consulted published Champlin research, but concluded that there were too
many problems with old errors, and incomplete and second-hand information, so
that it would be misleading to cite them. Robert Champlin does know the source
of every fact, and his manuscript contains far more detail than could be included
here. Interested persons can easily contact him via the Champlin page of the
website GenForum.
Mayflower Sources
The general society of Mayflower Descendants has published a series of books that
document the Mayflower Descendants through six generations, based on
professional research using cited original sources. The volumes used for the
Mayflower Ancestors of Erastus and Amy are:
• Anne Borden Harding, 1980, Mayflower Families Through Five
Generations, Vol. 3, George Soule.
• Louise Walsh Throop, 2006, Mayflower Families in Progress, George Soule
of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations.
• Louise Walsh Throop, 2008, Mayflower Families in Progress, George Soule
of the Mayflower and his Descendants in the Fifth and Sixth Generations,
Part Five.
The Mayflower Society is currently at work updating all of its research, publishing
it as completed in series called “Mayflower Families in Progress” edited by Louise
Walsh Throop. All of the data for generations 1 through 4 was taken from Throop
2006, and the data for generations 4 and 5 was taken from Throop 2008, except for
John Kenyon, who is discussed in the following Appendix:
Appendix: John Kenyon 1734 - 1831
The ancestors of Amy are reasonably well documented in published scholarly
research, with the exception of John Kenyon, 1734 – 1831. This John Kenyon
does not even appear in American Kenyons. His sole appearance in a published
genealogy is in Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume 3, 1980,
edited by Anne Borden Harding. This book is being superceded by a new series,
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Mayflower Families in Progress: George Soule, edited by Louise Walsh Throop,
but this has not yet progressed to include the subject John Kenyon.
Howard Kenyon, the author of American Kenyons, prior to his death on January 1,
1958, was at work on a supplement to American Kenyons, titled T h e A u t h o r ’ s
S u p p l e m e n t to American Kenyons and English Connections. The
supplement does include the subject John Kenyon. A copy of this document was
provided by Richard Reid Kenyon of Huntington Beach. The applicable
paragraphs are reproduced below.
Transcription of part of Howard Kenyon’s 1957 typescript
by Richard Reid Kenyon, Huntington Beach, CA, 1994
John Kenyon b.---; d. 1831; m. Anne Kenyon
1134
Children:
11341 Lewis Kenyon b.---; d.---; m. Betsey Austin
11342 John Kenyon b. 10 May 1776; d.---; m. Susanna Thurston of Sterling,
Conn., 14 Apr 1799. Susanna b. 12 Dec 1779.
11343 George Kenyon b. 1779; d. 10 July 1850; m. Sarah H.---, b. Oct 1780, d.
11 Jan 1834.
11344 Sylvester Kenyon b.---; d. 1838; m. Polly Vaughn 18 Jun 1817
1134a Almey Kenyon b.---; d.---; m. Perkins
1134b Nancy Kenyon, b.---; d.---; m. --- Champlin
1134c Mary Kenyon b. 1772; d. Jul 1810; m. Nov 1791 William Dixon
1134d --- Kenyon b.---; d.---; m. --- Wilcox, had a dau., Polly
1134e --- Kenyon b. ---; d.---; m. --- Oatley, had a dau., Almey
1134f --- Kenyon b.---; d.---; m. --- Card, had a dau., Harriet
1134g Abigail Kenyon b.---; d.---; m. --- Warren
1134h Cynthia Kenyon b.---; d.--The children are listed as mentioned in will, probated 8 Aug 1831, at Sterling, Conn.
A Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties,
Connecticut, by J. H. Beers, 1903, indicates that John Kenyon (1134) was the son of
John Kenyon (1111) of Exeter, R.I. and Freelove Reynolds. This is clearly incorrect,
since John Kenyon (11111) moved to Oswego, N.Y., where he was a pensioner for
services in the Revolutionary War and where he made extensive affidavits relative to
his identity and his war service. The author of this work erroneously assumed that the
1790 census for John Kenyon (1134) was the record of John Kenyon (167) who was
reported in Hoosick, N.Y., 1790, since the latter John executed a deed in Voluntown
to land in Rhode Island, which land transaction clearly identified the owner. However,
there is no [other] record that John Kenyon (167) ever lived in Voluntown and it is
clear that John Kenyon (1134) was first deeded land in Voluntown in 1778 and died
there with a will.
He was deeded land in Richmond, R.I., by his father, Sylvester Kenyon (113) in 1769.
His mother, Anne, signed the conveyance. In the census in Rhode Island of 1774, he
and his brother, Giles, were listed jointly as heads of two families living together [in]
Exeter. He made no claim for Revolutionary War service. He cannot be identified as
being listed on the military census of 1777. He may have moved. In the deed to land
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from Peleg Kenyon of Voluntown, 1775, 100 acres, it recited that John was from
Exeter, R.I. He bought four other pieces of land in Voluntown and in 1793 sold 16
acres to his brother, Moses Kenyon (1136). The son, Lewis Kenyon (11341), was
willed the farm bought from Jeremiah Babcock. George got one half the land
purchased from Peleg Kenyon; Sylvester got the other half. One of his sons had a
daughter named Phoebe. No identity of his wife is disclosed on his land transactions
in Connecticut. He was shown in the census of 1790 and in successive census reports
prior to his death. [A handwritten note appears at this point in the typewritten
manuscript: “Note error on m. of Anne Kenyon”. It appears to have been entered at
the same time the wife of John Kenyon (1134) was added. The handwriting in these
two cases is different (not as neat as elsewhere). The reason for his comment is
unclear. — RRK]
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