KENNEDY, James of Culzean 1
- Born: About 1582
- Marriage (1): STEWART, Anne 1
- Died: by 12 October 1637 1
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James married Anne STEWART.1 (Anne STEWART was born about 1595.)
Marriage Notes:
"James (Kennedy), who succeeded to Culzean, on the death of his father. He was served heir to his brother Thomas, younger of Culzean, on 18 May 1602, and is afterwards styled apparent of Culzean. He took a leading part in attempts to revenge his father's death, and punish the murderers by legal and otlier measures. He certainly, if tradition be correct, was the original means of bringing the Mures of Auchindrane, the enemies of his house, to justice. In July 1622 he sold the estate of Culzean to his younger brother Alexander, and acquired from Josias Stewart of Bonytoun, the estate of Blairquhan, but this estate was apprised from him 31 January 1623. He was alive on 5 April 1632, and died before 12 October 1637, when his son was retoured heir to him. He married Anne Stewart, not designed, but who may have been a near relative of Josias Stewart of Bonytoun, from whom he acquired Blairquhan. By her he had issue :
(1) James, who was enrolled as a student in Glasgow University on 3 March 1629. He was retoured heir to his father in the lands of Blairquhan on 12 October 1637. He had a son :
i. William, mentioned in a bond by him on 24 June 1662,to his cousin John Kennedy of Culzean. The lands of Blairquhan were disposed of to John Whitefoord before 1667."
from Scots Peerage (vol 2) 1
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