Notes:

Margaret is the daughter of John Kennedy, b. 8 My 1761 in Sussex Co., New Jersey & Barabara Slaugh, b. 23 Mar 1773.

. Stephen Nelson Roy, b. May 25 1835 Ballinafad - Apr 1, 1904 Flesherton, ON.;
Lydia Catherine Roy, b: 18 MAY 1829 in Ballinafad - 1829 Jun 13,
Children: John Wilson Roy, b: 3 MAR 1831-15 Mar 1844 Ballinafad;
Jemima Kesia Roy, b: 20 APR 1833 - 25 Jan 1917, Erin Twp. & married 1853 Oct 17 Mathias Vannatter in Eramosa Township, Wellington County, Ontario. They had 8 children: Almira Vannatter, Alice Mary Vannatter, Sarah Charlotte Vannatter, Alfred Roy Vannatter, Ira Benjamin Vannatter, Phares Obahiah Vannatter, William George Vannatter, & Annetta Jane Vannatter.

Jemima Keziah Roy passed away on Jan 25, 1917 in Erin Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. She is buried at Ballinafad, Erin Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

. Jacob Kennedy Roy, b: 20 OCT 1838 - 26 Dec 1939 Erin Twp.;
James William Roy, b: 29 AUG 1842 - 21 Jan 1844 Ballinafad;
Alfred Roy, b: 24 JUL 1844 - 22 Nov 1926, Innesfree, Alberta;
Eliza Jane Roy b: 15 AUG 1846 - 24 Dec 1930, Flesherton, married 22 Nov 1864 William H Walker, Erin Village;
Mary Roy, b: 11 AUG 1849;
Margaret Roy, b: 7 AUG 1851 in Ballinafad, - 10 mar 1915 Ballinafad.. - - -

Birth:
Lot 19 Con V & Lot 27 Con. VI.

Buried:
Plots S2-2 and 11-2.

Margaret married Obadiah Eldrich ROY on 8 Aug 1827 in Ontario, Canada. Obadiah was born on 22 Mar 1802 in Gainsborough Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario; died on 20 Jun 1862 in Ballinafad, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Ballinafad Pioneer Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alfred Moody ROY was born on 24 Jul 1844 in Ballinafad, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 22 Nov 1926 in Innisfree, Milburn, Alberta; was buried in Innisfree Community Cemetery.
2. Elizabeth Jane ELIZA Jane ROY was born on 15 Aug 1847 in Ballinafad, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died in ? 24 Dec 1930 in Flesherton, Artemesia, Grey Co., Ontario; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Eugenia, ON..
3. Margaret ROY was born on 7 Aug 1851 in Ballinafad, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 10 Mar 1915 in Ballinafad, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Ballinafad Pioneer Cemetery.

Notes:

John Kennedy is the son of Charity & William Kennedy.

. John Kennedy was born in Scotland, lived in Ireland & was the first member of his family to come to America, arriving sometime before 1750. He went to New Jersey to live & when the war between France & England broke out in Amer­ica, he joined the British forces. He was at Oswego when General Montcalm captured that Fort & with other prisoners, he was sent in a prison ship to France. After suffering untold hardship & privations he was finally exchanged with other prisoners & reached England.
Here he married an English lady & they returned to America settling in New Jersey. They had a large family of sons & daughters, the names of the sorts given as John, Charles, William, Richard & probably Samuel.
John was born 8 May 1761 in Sussex County. He studied to be a school teacher & sometime before 1787 he married his first wife. Charity, surname unknown.
After the war of the Revolution. He be came unhappy under the new government & in 1794 he decided to move to Canada. He brought a team of horses & he & Charity with 5 young children, began the long trek through the wilderness. On the way the horses died & they were forced to delay their journey travelling on foot & by boat. From Oswego they followed the south shore of Lake Ontario to the Niagara frontier.
While at Oswego they met a party of Indians who greatly admired their youngest son, Morris, who had the large bright black eyes & dark hair of the Kennedy clan. An Indian woman stole the baby but John gave chase & rescued him.
They crossed the Niagara River 8 June, 1795. Like many of the early pioneers, John & Charity Kennedy brought few worldly pos­sessions but they held to their Christian faith & social culture, which helped them maintain their loyalty & morale through the many trials & tribulations which beset them & helped them to set up standards for community life. It was to this end that John frequently admonished his children to aim high in life, assuring them that their ancestors were more than ordinary well-to-do, intelligent & respectable people.
He told them that their forefathers were of a Scottish Irish clan, whose tartan was red & gold stripes over purple & black on a green back­ ground. He described the crest above their coat-of-arms as a human arm bearing in the hand an oaken branch with an acorn on it & the motto "Adhaereo vertuti" (I cling fast to virtue). From this data it has been easily possible to identify the Kennedy clan.
John & Charity settled first on Lot 19, Con V, Gainsbor­ough township later settling on Lot 27, Con. VI. It is said that John acquired ownership of a 1,000 acres of land & settled his sons on farms of a least 200 acres each.
In the history of Gainsborough township it states: "The first schoolhouse was built of logs near Gee bridge erected 1798; not long afterward another schoolhouse was built at Snyder's Mills (St. Anns) & the first teacher was John Kennedy.
Charity, wife of John, died in 1799 & shortly afterward he married Barbara Dean. He died 12 April 1847. Barbara was born 1774, d. 1849. They were buried in the churchyard at St. Ann's,
Gainsborough.
Ref: Annals of the Forty, Vol. no. 5, 1954.

. 1816 May 20, Election, Candidates Robert Nelles Esq. & Doctor Cyrus Sumner.
John Kennedy, JR., Gainsborough Twp, Con 6, Lot 24, Voted for Nelles.
Ref: Annals of the Forty, Vol. 10, 1956.

. 1846 July 15, Wednesday. Hon. Chief Justice Robinson,
Claim 55. John Kennedy of Twp. of Erin, yeoman, claims as Eldest Son & Heir at Law of William Kennedy, deceased, assignee of John Morris, also deceased,
North Westerly half 16 Acres., Con 4, Erin, Original Designee John Morris.
Deferred for proof of the execution of the assignment from the original Nominee.
Ref:1st Heir & Devisee, H1151, pay 347, Archives of Canada.

. 1847 Jan 16, Saturday, John Kennedy Twp. Erin, Yeoman, Lot w half 16, Con 4, Erin Twp. Allowed.
Ref: 1st Heir & Devisee, H1151, pay 364 Archives of Canada. - - -

Died:
Lot 27 Con 5 (6?).

John married Barbara SLOUGH. Barbara was born on 1 Apr 1773 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died on 26 Jan 1849 in St. Anns, Gainsborough Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barbara is the daughter of Anna Catherine Gieg & George Jacob Slough.