11 John Kenyon, baptized 26 Dec. 1682, Oldham, England; d 1735 Westerly, R. I., m July 1704, Elizabeth Remington.
1a Sarah Kenyon, baptized 22 Feb. 1684, Oldham, England; m John Webster of Westerly, Rhode Island.
12 James Kenyon, b 1684-5; d 23 Sept. 1774; m 1st., Mary, dau Thos. Place, 17 Dec. 1716; m 2nd., Sarah, dau Beni, and Abigail Gardiner, 22 May 1719.
13 Enoch Kenyon, b-; d 1781; m 1st., Sarah, dau Thos. and Susannah (Cole) Eldred; m 2nd., in Charlestown, R. I., Ann Auckmudy, 24 Nov. 1747.
14 Joseph Kenyon, b-; d 1766; m Marcy G. Hazelton, 27 Dec. 1724.
15 Samuel Kenyon, b-; dead in 1724 with no evidence of family.
16 David Kenyon, b 1693; d 1772; m Mary, dau William and Hope (Sisson) Sanford
17 Jonathan Kenyon, b 1695; d 1766-7; m 1st., Sarah, dau Captain James and Eliza Rogers of Westerly; m 2nd., Mary, dau Benoni and Mary Gardiner.
John Kenyon (1) appears to have come to the colony several months before his family. He testified that he started living on the land of Mr. Killum in 1683. Early in 1684 he had a daughter baptized in Oldham Parish Church, Oldham, England. Sarah was the last recorded birth of this branch of the Kenyons in England. A family record states that the son, 12 James Kenyon, was born 1684-5. This would indicate that his family came to the colony early in 1684. On 6 Sept. 1687, he was taxed 8s-lld in Kingstown, R. I. On 16 Oct. 1712, he deeded his son, 11 John Kenyon, 170 acres of land in South Kingstown bounded on one side by land of Peleg Mumford, brother-in-law of John Kenyon (1). No wife signed this or any other deed of John Kenyon (1). This is his first recorded land deed. The record of how he acquired this land may have been destroyed in North Kingstown. He first acquired land in Westerly by deed from Joseph Brown, 13 Dec. 1709; from Jabez Tucker, 11 Aug. 1711; and from Francis Robinson, 21 Aug. 1711. On 26 Nov. 1716, he deeded land to his son-in-law, John Webster, in Westerly. In August, 1719, in Westerly, he deeded land to his son James. On 8 Aug. 1719, he deeded land in Westerly to his son Samuel. On 10 July 1721, he deeded land in Westerly to his son Enoch. On 3 Feb. 1724, he deeded land in Westerly to his son Jonathan. On 6 Feb. 1724, he deeded land in Westerly to his son David. On 30 Dec. 1724, he again deeded land in Westerly to his son Jonathan.
Mrs. John L. Kenyon(16243b) of, Wyoming, R. I. thought John Kenyon (1) settled on the Wells place about three miles south of Wyoming, then (1905) “Clear Water Trout Farm,” owned by the American Fish Company. She also thought he was buried on this place. John Larkin Kenyon (116531) surveyed this property and found in land records that it was owned by a John Kenyon at a date which would indicate John Kenyon (1). The land dealings and property of this John were quite extensive for his day and time. In 1727, he was on a list of the freemen of Westerly Town as “Old Mr. John Kenyon.” In 1727, his sons contributed money for building the Episcopal Church of Westerly of which he was probably a member. However, this church was comparatively short-lived and most of the Kenyons joined the local Baptist churches.
On 8 Aug. 1717, calling himself aged 70 or thereabouts, he testified that in the year 1683 or thereabouts, he went to live on the farm that Stephen Northup of North Kingstown now lives on and paid rental to Major Smith in behalf of a Mr. Killum of Boston and lived there for eight years and Stephen Northup went in when he left it. His will was proved 12 June 1732 in Westerly. His son Jonathan was named executor. Sons John, James, Enoch, Joseph and David mentioned in will. No mention of wife or any other relatives of family. His inventory of personal property was listed at 180£ 8s.
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