Sunday, July 18, 2010

Israel Kenney 1734-1791 Susannah Hood 1745

Note:  There are at least 4 Israel Kenney's and all were born in Massachusetts. Jeffrey Green attempted to untangle them. He started in 2003 and the information just below are his findings.

Here are the four: 

(1) Israel Kenney, Sr. was the first of the name in the colonies. He was born in Boxford (inc. into Middleton in 1728), Essex, MA on August 24, 1712 to Daniel, Sr. and Mary (Richards) Kenney [R-01]

(2) Israel Kenney, Sr. was the second of the name in the colonies. He was born in Sutton, Worcester, MA on October 23, 1739 to Daniel, Jr. and Elizabeth (Stockwell) Kenney. [R-02] He was a nephew of Israel #1

(3) Israel Kenney, Jr. was the third of the name in the colonies. He was born in Middleton, Essex, MA on January 6, 1745/46 to the unmarried Rebeckah Perkins and is* the son of Israel #1 [R-03] (*This has been proven with DNA testing and a proper paper trail.)

(4) Israel Kenney, Jr. was the fourth of the name born in the colonies. He was born in Middleton, Essex, MA on October 21, 1746 to Israel #1 and Eunice (White) Kenney [R-03]


 Note:  In the comments section for this post.  Wayne Kinney, who had a DNA test, confirms the information for Israel.  
My husband's
5th Great grandparents

Israel Kenney
Parents Daniel Kenney and Elizabeth Stockwell
Born 23 Oct 1739 Worcester, Sutton, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Israel's Birth Record, which also establishes his parents' names
Transcription: Israel Kinney son to Daniel and Elizabeth Kinney was born
October the 23 1739


Occupation: Blacksmith
The Kinney Family were part owners
in the Ironworks of Middleton, Massachusetts


Married Susannah Hood 9 Jun 1763 Topsfield, Massachusetts

Marriage record - establishing date and names, 
Transcription: Israel Kinney and Susanna (note: the name Mary was crossed out)
Both of Topsfield was published in Topsfield May 22nd 1763


Died 24 Dec 1791 Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Note: On Christmas Eve of 1791 Israel Kenney crossed the Saint John River to Maugerville, but on the way fell through the newly formed ice and was drowned.
Buried: Old Morrison Graveyard, Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada
IMPORTANT: The graveyard was sold and made into a hospital parking lot. Bones were uncovered in 1978 which led to an official police investigation and that stirred up the elderly locals recalling the graveyard. Evidently, they didn't bother to remove all the bones. The headstones, according to the article (I listed it under sources) were used by someone for a pathway. The main cemetery was supposedly moved in 1959. Hally Kimball is the woman responsible for gathering the uncovered bones and placing them in the back corner of the Anglican cemetery. 

All that is left of the Old Morrison Cemetery in Oromocto, New Brunswick
Now it lies in the back corner of the Anglican Cemetery

Sources
Birth:
Marriage:  The Historical Collections of the Topsfield Historical Society, Volume 9  by Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass page 155
North American Family Histories
Burial: "Discovery of Burial Plot in Oromocto" news article by Eugene Campbell, 29 Nov 1978 issue. 
Family Search
ancestry.com
Susannah Hood
Parents Nathaniel Hood and Abigail Potter
Born 27 Oct 1745 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts

# 76 Susannah listed as Nathan Hood and Abigail Potter Hood's child
this gives name, birth, and marriage dates and name of husband

From ancestry.com by Jason Cornelius on 12 June 2018 concerning Susannah's marriages:
Israel Kinney married June 9, 1763, at Topsfield, Massachusetts, Susannah, daughter of Nathaniel and Abigail (Potter) Hood. She was born at Topsfield 27 Oct 1745. Her sister, Sarah, had married Alexander Tapley, Dec 9, 1762, and her sister Abigail Hood had married, July 18, 1761, Stephen Hovey. 

The three sisters, with their husbands, removed from Topsfield to the township of Maugervile, N.B. Alexander and Sarah Tapley, and Stephen & Abigail Hovey, came in the schooner "Eunice" which arrived at Saint John April 26, 1767. Israel and Susannah Kinney arrived later the same year. Alexander and Sarah Tapley were fortunate enough to secure land in Maugerville the first year they arrived, but apparently, there was none available for the Kinneys and Hoveys. They probably stayed at first with the Tapleys, or with the Barlows who had arrived in 1765. Richard Barlow was in charge of the store established in Maugervlle by the Saint John River Society, and his wife was Abigail, widow of Isreal's brother, Asa Kinney. 

It was probably about 1768 when Israel Kinney first went to Oromocto. There was built shortly after that time a blockhouse, called Fort Hughes, at the mouth of the Oromocto on its southerly bank. It was occupied by about 25 men under the command of Lieutenant Constant Conner and was used to control traffic on the Oromocto water route.

Israel Kinney built his log house just above the blockhouse, and his land stretched up the hill where the Town of Oromocto is now located. Bell reports (page 3): "The Kenney family seem to have been members of the Anglican church...but Israel Kenny was moved by the evangelical enthusiasm of the Congregational people of Maugerville, joined their church, and was made an elder. These people of Maugerville came from that Puritan stock that believed in witches and hung them. Their religion was too demanding for Israel and he fell from grace and was brought before the elders. He had back-slided, had indulged in rum, then universally drunk except in Maugerville."

Family tradition claims that Susannah Kinney sailed to Massachusetts during the summer of 1791 to visit her relatives in Topsfield. She was still there Christmas Eve that year and when Israel crossed to Maugerville on the river ice, perhaps to pick up a few things at Barlow's store, although another report says to deliver a set of chains that he had made for a customer. On his return, probably after dark, he got into an "air hole" as he neared home, and was drowned.

He was buried in the Old Morrison Grave Yard, located near where the Baptist Church was later built in Oromocto. His youngest son, Andrew, was born in Topsfield shortly after Israel's death. His widow returned to Oromocto with Andrew and later married her widower brother-in-law, Alexander Tapley of Maugerville.

Married 2)  Alexander Tapley (her widower brother-in-law) Her sister Sarah's husband.
Died 14 Jan 1812 Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Buried: Old Morrison Graveyard, Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
Marriage: Book: John Hood of Lynn, Massachusetts and some of his descendants by Jennie Hood Bosson, published 1909 in Salem, Massachusetts, page 9
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944, page 3
Family Search
ancestry.com

CHILDREN

Page from E.W. Bell's book on Kenney Family
This list is of their children

Deborah Kenney
Born 30 Jan 1764 Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
Married Benen Foster 20 May 1782 Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Children: Lois, Lydia, Mary, James, Benen, Susannah, Israel, Gideon, Elizabeth, Jeptha, John, Aaron
Died 13 Apr 1852  Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Buried
Sources
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128585795/deborah-foster
 Sarah Kenney
Born 8 September 1765 Sutton, Massachusetts
Married Richard Kimball abt 1785 Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Children: Asa, Sarah, William, Samuel, Elizabeth, Richard, Lois, Rebecca
Died 1832 
Buried
Sources
Birth: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register Vol 108 Page 119
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178912451/sarah-kimball
Stephen's headstone
Stephen Kenney
Born 3 May 1771 Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Married Merab Ives 18 Sep 1791 Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Children: Eunice, Israel, Stephen, Daniel, John, Ester, James, Elijah, Abigail, Josiah, Susan, Ruth
Died 3 May 1837 Greenfield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Buried: Wicklow Pioneer Cemetery, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66364708/stephen-kinney
 Israel Kenney
Born abt 1772 Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Married Abigail Craine 6 Mar 1793 Frederickton, New Brunswick, Canada
Children: Israel, James, Susan, Annie, Betsy
Died 1805
Buried Old Morrison Graveyard, Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128582142/israel-kinney
Nathaniel's headstone
Nathaniel Kenney
Born abt 1773 Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Married Elizabeth Mills 18 Jul 1794
Children: Nathaniel, Harriet, Frances, Susan, Eliza, Maria, Sarah, Mary, Asa
Died 5 August 1849 Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Buried Wicklow Pioneer Cemetery, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128586642/nathaniel-kinney
 Susannah Kenney
Born 1776 Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Married Elisha Shaw 6 March1793 Frederickton, New Brunswick, Canada
Children: Nathaniel, Elijah, John, Jesse, James, Mariah, James, William, Elisha, Phoebe, Lavina, Rhoda




 Died 1816
Buried Victoria Corner Cemetery, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Note: she may not be buried here as there is no stone
Sources
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128587953/susannah-shaw
John Kinney headstone
John Kinney
Born 1778 Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Married Phebe Tompkins 9 Mar 1806 Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Children: Susannah, Sarah, John, George, Asa, Elizabeth, Esther, Eunice, Isreal, Joseph, Temperance, Phoebe, Deborah
Died 17 Feb 1856 Wicklow, New Brunswick, Canada
Buried Wicklow Pioneer Cemetery, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Elizabeth's headstone
Elizabeth Kenney
Born Oct 1780 Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Married Charles E Boyer 26 Feb 1796 
Children: John, Charles, George, Edward, Esther, Victoria, Mary, Jane, William, Moses, Sally, Asa
Died 13 Apr 1864 Wakefield, New Brunswick, Canada
Buried Victoria Corner Cemetery, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
1851 Canadian Census (age 72)
1861 Canadian Census (age 83, living ith son, Asa)
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Eunice Kenney
Born 19 Apr 1782 Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Married Nathaniel Churchill 1796 Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Children: Nathaniel, Jesse, Charles, Elizabeth, Ida, Rhoda, Susannah, Israel, Elias, Eunice, Maria, Richard
Died 1859 Burford, Ontario, Canada
Buried Unknown
Sources
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128588450/eunice-churchill
 Elijah Kenney
Born 1783 Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Died 1809 Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179073857/elijah-kinney
H - 4th ggf
*Asa Kenney
Born Mar 1785 Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Married Elizabeth Tompkins 19 Aug 1808 Canterbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Children: Deborah, Temperance, Nancy, Elizabeth, Austin, Katie, Rhoda, Asa
Died 22 Jul 1856 Bristol, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Asa's headstone

Buried: East Florenceville Cemetery, Florenceville-Bristol, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113987543/asa-kinney
 Mary Kenney
Born 1788 Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Married James F Sipprell 1 Feb 1816 Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Children: Willmette, George, Eunice, Isaiah, Mary, Sarah, Margaret, Eliza, James, Jane, John, Frank
Died 1873 Ontario, Canada
Sources
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Abigail H Kenney
Born 19 May 1789 Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Married Henry Allen Shaw 20 Sep 1808
Children: Lydia, Advardus, Jonathan, Sophronia, Darius, Curziza, William, Elizabeth, Henry, Randolph, Abigail
Died 8 Mar 1885 Wakefield, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
Andrew Kenney
Born 1792 Oromocto, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Married Martha Webb 22 Feb 1815 Canada
Children: Thomas, Andrew, Hadasa, Eunice, Rebecca, Lavina, Hannah, Elizabeth, Richardson, Martha
Died 7 Jan 1869
Sources
Book: Israel Kenney his children and their Families by Edwin Wallace Bell (edited by Lilian M.Beckwith Maxwell) published 1944
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11 comments:

  1. riveriteOctober 30, 2010 at 12:28 AM

    I descend directly from Israel through his daughter Sarah Kenny, Israel's 1st ancestor in North America was one "Henry Kinne" Kinney, Kenne, Kenny of Salem, Massachussets, he was a cantankerous character who seemed to be always in the courts! He accused Martha Corey and Rebbecca Nurse of being witches!

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  2. MauraAugust 5, 2015 at 11:05 PM

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  3. j.wayne.kinneyNovember 14, 2016 at 3:46 PM

    Actually, we do know which Israel Kenney is which and where he was born. The information posted at the top of this page is correct. He was born in Sutton, in the 8 Lots area. He moved to Topsfield to learn the family trade (a family owned iron works was in the next town), and moved to Maugerville in 1768. He was granted a lot in Oromocto several years later. It has river frontage, and is approximately where the replica blockhouse sits in Douglas Hazen Park. The cemetery where he was buried was turned into a parking lot for the hospital in 1959. He's buried in the Anglican cemetery, alongside a marker for "unknown Oromocto pioneers." Apparently his headstone did not survive.
    In 2007, I took a DNA test that proved that I was a descendant of Henry Kinne, Israel's 3rd great grandfather.

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  4. Van KinneyDecember 26, 2016 at 8:07 AM

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  5. Van KinneyDecember 26, 2016 at 8:17 AM

    I am also a descendant of Israel Kinney, great-great grandson of Henry Kinney. I am interested in knowing more about Israel's allegiances while a resident in Maugerville. Was he a "loyalist" or did he support the effort to align the New England settlers in Oromocto with MA Bay Colony against the British circa 1776. Anyone have any into on that?

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  6. E BootsmaApril 10, 2017 at 6:57 PM

    My wife's third great, grandfather, John Nutting Benjamin (born in Needham, MA in 1758; died in Whitefield, Main in 1814) married a Elizabeth (Betsy) Kenney (b 1774 d 1840). I am trying to find out who were the parents of Elizabeth Kenney. Anyone with ideas? It appears, Elizabeth Kenney married Mr. Benjamin in Livermore, Main in 1805.

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  7. j.wayne.kinneyJanuary 8, 2018 at 6:55 PM

    While a family history written in 1904 stated that Israel was a loyalist, indications are that it wasn't so. As the Revolutionary war was heating up, a report by British authorities listed Israel as one of the planters who had moved there from Massachusetts who held pro-US sympathies.

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    1. MichelleJanuary 9, 2018 at 2:14 PM

      Wayne, would you mind sharing who wrote the 1904 history? Other things that would be helpful is if the history itself listed sources. Then we can all have a look.
      Thanks for commenting.

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  8. RobynMay 25, 2018 at 5:55 AM

    Hi all.
    Israel and Susannah are my 5x great grandparents. I e brought the line further back if you're interested?

    Israel mother is Elizabeth Stockwell. :)

    I'm awaiting my DNA results as well. My lineage is Israel - Stephen - James - Thomas - Reuben and my grandmother is Vivian.

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  9. Ryan KinneyNovember 14, 2020 at 12:26 PM

    My Family descends from Israel’s son John. Many of the Kinney males share that name for either a first or second name. Although the descendants of John are spread out all over North America all of them share a connection to Hartland County New Brunswick.

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