! 3I-CENTENNTAL EDITION
KENANSVILLB, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 16, 1949
SECTION No. THREE
V 14
si 'i ... ,() ' ,L 'n- Li
r7 ;
1
Li
:1 Cc
n
fin"'
odULJ
n
2
11 &
' If
M
M
SJi
CAROLINA JUBILEE
- i I . lam.-.-,
:3 . ' '
By A. T. OUTLAW, Kenansville, N. C.
liene ong of Duplin Bicentennial.
50 CFNTS PER COPY
if FOR SALE BY
Kenansville Drug Store; C. E.
$iinn, Ktnansvllle; Aaron's Phar
macy, Mt Olive; T. A. Turner Co.,
Ffnk Hill; Wallace Drug Co., Go
iatn Drug Co., Wallace; Rose Hill
XBrug Co., Rose Hill; Beulaville
$ida -Shop, Beulaville; ors) Write
I Bnplln. Times Office, Kenansvilte.
If ZZl..
r:8ituar m toy f the world la UM
Mot what ! most of would Ilka
t ' bo fraa from OnancUl wftxy
' iira that aw fa tore and the fntara
a thoaowo lava la aaoore. Year
; govenunaiit la providing the appor
iaaltr to atart oUmbinc U that eavl
4rfda spot buy U. 8. Bavinga Bonds
1ha aatomatlo way the Payroll
- Aavlnta Plaa where you work, or,
it aalf-omplayad, the Bond-a-Month
flan where yoa bank. The future
atiil take eara of itself when yon
T the safe, aore way. Year Beat
iway ap there la reserved the mo
jent yea enroll on one of those
$vlnsa Bonds Plans. This Is YOUR
OPPORTUNITY.:
1
n
MR. MOLE
He i-oines to our garden tr visit
-y." a while.
fTh garden then is a show.
With tunnels and overhead bridge.?,
; An enemy on the go.
He enters cautiously, pays no court.
Then off on a row to row round
Where he sometimes "stops to smile
si " ' V". ' - and gloat,
1 1 And then he naps in the ground.
! tie likes cool nights, in rain is a pe-t
He'a mean old underground Joe,
He moves to my asters to furrow
f. :. . the row,
strike for hint with my hoe. -:
He visits a while then disappears,
?But It's useless to think it's the
Sp'i-r end,
For he'll be back in X day pr so, v
Though he finds In me no friend. '
BEATRICE W. WALACE.
; B. F. Grady
Uncle Sara Says .
. i-e six revered ex-Presl-
i t' r to help sand your eoa '
. - to eolleM. For It is ,
, "imtm vrhich apoear oa
. l. i. -vl ' boHds. They aro
A -t a Lincoln on ther,
v nodVow Wilson on
, m ? t I Un U. Hoose-
i . j tponat brovar
di i
. t'o a Bond
I a
fi
Three of the Kenan family, William, Felix
and Thomas, were among the early settlers in
Duplin., Some accounts of the famliy say they
came from County Antrim, Ireland,, about the
year 1736. .
(1) WILLIAM KENAN, was a member of
Captain Sampson's company bf militia and at
tended the "Alarm at Wilmington" (Spanish). in
September, 1748. ' His liame appears as a wit
ness to a will, dated 1751, and again as a witness
to a deed, dated 1756. There is no further record
of him in Duplin. ,
(2) Colonel FELIX KENAN, was a member
of Captain Gregg's company of militia in 1754, a
vestryman of Saint Gabriel parish, and a mem
ber of the County Court. He was a member of
the Colonial Assembly in 1762 and for some
years thereafter. He was Sheriff of Duplin in
1760 and 1761, and again from 1769 to 1776. He
was an officer in the militia and a land agent for
Henry McCulloch. , .
Colonel Kenan's first wife : was Catherine
Love, widow of Daniel Love, and she died soon
after the marriage. The children of her first
marriage were Captain James Lov&; who did con
spicious service in the Revolution, and Sarah
Love who became the wife of. General James
Kenan. Colonel Kenan's second wife was Cath
erine Norris and their children were: (a) Will
iam Kenan, died without issue. b) Nancy Ke
nan, married Harroll Blackmore and their child
ren were Edward and Mary Blackmore. (c) Jane
. Kenan, married John Hill and they had several
children, (d) Rose Kenan, "now in England for
his education", year 1781. , . ..
Colonel Felix Kenan died about the close of
the Revolutionary War, and his widow died at
the home of General James Kenan, Jan. 9, 1808,
in her 86th year. '
(3) THOMAS KENAN, was a man of con
siderable prominence and means, though not as
conspicious in public affairs as his brother Fe
lix. He was a member , of Captain Sampson's
company of militia and served as quartermaster
in Captain Gregg's company in 1754-1755. He
first lived in the Grove settlement (now Ke
nansville) and later located on land purchased
from McCulloch on Turkey branch near the pres
ent Duplin-Sampson County line. ;
His wife was Elizabeth Johnston. . Some of
the family records say she" was an English wo- t
man, of noble ancestry, and that herNtnarriage
was against the will of her parents. He died
about the year 17.66 and his widow died about
' 1789. Their children were: (a) General James
Kenan, (b) Colonel Owen Kenan. ; (c) Captain
Michael Johnston Kenan, (d) Thomas Kenan,
died young. (e) Arabella Kenan, (f) Elizabeth
Kenaa (g) Penelope Kenan, married General
' Richard Clinton, for whom the town of Clinton,
County, seat of Sampson County, was named. '.
(h) Jane Kenan, married Captain James Love
and George Morrisey.' .
(4) General JAMES KENAN, see section
' 3, was born September 23, 1740. When only 22
' years of age he was elected Sheriff of Duplin and"
served in that, capacity from 1762 to 1766 and i
again in 1785 and 1786. He took a prominent ;
and leading part in public affairs' and. he ,was
, . Duplin's most outstanding military leader' in his-
. day." He lead a company of volunteers to Wil-
I mington to oppose enforcement ofj the British.
Stamb Act of 1765 even though a very outstand-
2 jwt irig: citizen of Duplin (Dr. Houston) had bepn ap1 $
f v pointed. Stamp Master for North Carolina.: Ai !
T various times from 1773 to 1776 he was-a mem
'.(i'AU Der oi ine coioniai AssemDiy ana oi me rrovm
y, t cial pongress- and served as a member of the i,
h w. W r; Wilmington Safety Committee! and as chairman
s of the Duplin Committee. HeN7aS'uriDatstaiia-,KTM
: ing patriot and participated in the Revolution as . :
' Colonel of the Duplin militia and performed con- -f$
spicious- service an- the vicinity of Fayetteville ; ??
Wilmington, Rockfish, and elsewhere, Details A '
of his operations are in the ptrblic redords.4 About
.the close of the War he was chosen Brigadier-;
'Si General Of State militia, Wilmington district, and
was highly hcncrc i by il.3 people of his County,
'4
- ft- :
t
At varioc3 tl.
D wr
1 cr of the State
House of Corr.mc3 tr. 1 cf il.-i El
was a member of the State Constitutional Con
ventions 1788 and 1789; ' He was also a Coun
cilor of State and a trustee of the State Univer
' sity: ' -'5
- General Kenan's wife was Sarah Love, dau
(fehter of Daniel Love. The general died May 23,
181b; and his widow died March 22, 1819. In
'"tetthgnt on tKeir'iflantation near Turkey Branch.
.- Their, children were: (a) Daniel LoveTCenan. (b)
Colonel Thomas Kenan, (c) Owen Kenan, died
young, (d) Catherine Kenan, married Thomas
Norment: (e) Susanna Kenan, married Colonel
Joseph Green, (f) Elizabeth Kenan, married
James Price, (g) Sarah Kenan, Married Morri
sey. (h) Jane Kenan, married Hall and they
moved to Florida.
(5) Colonel OWEN KENAN, see section 3,
was born about 1743. He served Duplin as Sher
iff and was an outstanding leader for American
Independence. He was killed in a skirmish with
the Tories in Coharie swamp during the war.
His wife was Miss Routledge and their children
were: (a) Owen Kenan, (b) Catherine Kenart,
married James Hall, (c) Susanna Kenan, mar
ried Kinneair. Possibly other children.
(6) Captain MICHAEL JOHNSTON KE
AN, see section 3, was born August 26, 1746. In
company with many others he took a stand for In
dependence and was one of the signers of Dup
lin's Oath of Allegience in 1777 and served as an
officer in the militia and as a captain in the State
militia of the Wilmington district. Soon after
the war he moved to Jasper County, Georgia,
and later to Hancock County where he died dur
ing the year 1799. "
Captain Kenan's wife was Anne Holmes,
sister of Governor Gabriel Holmes, of Sampson
County. She died during the year 1816. Their
children were: (a) Thomas Holmes Kenan, (b)
Mary Kenan, married Richard Carew and Mr.
Curtis, (c) Gabriel Holmes Kenan, (d) Michael
Johnston Kenan, married Mrs. Deveraux and
they had several children, (e) Elizabeth Kenan,
marriedbram Boreland and they had several
children, (f) Owen Holmes Kenan, married Mar
tha Marks, (g) James Kenan, (h) Hardy Holmes
Kenan, (i) Ann Holmes Kenan, (j) Lewis
Holmes Kenan, (k) Arabella Kenan, married Dr.
William McClure.
(7) ARABELLA KENAN,
married Andrew Mclntire who
the public records at times as
which means that his ancestors
the nobility. They had a son James Mclntire and
probably others. '
(8) ELIZABETH KENAN, see section 3,
. married Colonel Thomas Torrans of Dobbs (now
, Lenoir) County and they had several children.
A daughter married Reverend Samuel Stan
ford who was a leading Presbyterian minister
ard educator in Duplin for many years.
(9) DANIEL LOVE KENAN, see section 4,
: served as Sheriff in Duplin and as a member of
the State House of Commons. He married Mary
James and Elizabeth James and there were sev
eral children. This family moved to Florida.
(10) Colonel THOMAS KENAN, see section
4, was born on Turkey branch in Duplin, Febru
ary 26, 1771; He was educated by private tutors
and served as a member of the State House of
Commons and of the State Senate; elected a mem-
ber of the United States Congress and served
from March 4, 1805 to March 3, 1811; moved to
Selma, Dallas County, . Alabama, in 1833, and
, servM for a number of years as a member of the
Alabama House of Representatives. He died
October 22, 1843.
Uh 4 Colonel Kenan's wife was Mary Rand of
Wake County and their children were: (a) Cath
erine Kenan, (b) Sarah Kenan, (c) Major Owen '
v Rand Kenan, (d) Julia Kenan, (e) James Kenan.
i (f).- Thomas Kenan,1 (g) John R. Kenan, married
'! j Mrs. Louise Kimball, (h) Daniel Love Kenan,
' rV married Tollie Cove. (i) William Kenan, married
Rebecca McGee. (j) Mary E. Kenan, married
1 i Dr. Chauncy Williams Graham. . . '
; . .- (11) THOMAS HOLMES KENAN, see sec-V
; 4 tion 6, was born in Duplin, 1774, and moved with ;
his parents to Georgia. He located at Milledge-
see section 6,
is described in
a "gentleman"
ranked next to
ville, Baldwin County, where he was closely and
prominently identified with public affairs for
many years, serving as U. S. District Marshal
and in various other positions of public trust. He
died March 17, 1837.
His wife was Mrs. Aurelia (Gray) Powell
and their children were: (a) Colonel Augustus
Holmes Kenan, (b) Michael Johnston Kenan,
(c) Uriah Threatt Kenan, married John T. Lamar
and William L. Gordon, (d) Arabella Kenan,
married James U. Horn and left a large and prom
inent family, (e) Anne Holmes Kenan, married
Sam Beecher and William G. Robinson.
( 12 ) Major OWEN RAND KENAN, see sec
tion 10, was born in Duplin, March 4, 1804. He
was a militia officer, member State House of
Commons and of the Confederate Congress. His
home place "Liberty Hall" in the town of Ke
naiijvJle is still standing and is now owned by
his grandson, Col. Owen H. Kenan of New York
and Florida. He died March 3, 1887.
Major Kenan's wife was Sarah Rebecca Gra
ham, daughter of Dr. Stephen Graham, and their
children were: (a) Colonel Thomas Stephen Ke
nan, 1838-1911, was one of the outstanding law
yers of the State. He entered the service of the
Confederacy as Captain of the Duplin Rifles and
later became Colonel of the 43rd N. C. Regiment.
He was a member of the State House of Com
mons, Attorney-General of the State, and Clerk
of the State Supreme Court. A portrait of him
hangs on the wall in Duplin courtroom. Colonel
Kenan's wife was Sarah Dortch and they had no
children, (b) Captain James Graham Kenan.
He was a Confederate officer, Sheriff and Legis
lator. His wife was Annie H. Hill and their chil
dren were: Col. Owen Hill Kenan; Emily Howard
Kenan; Thomas S. Kenan, business man of At
lanta; Graham Kenan, lawyer, died in "flu" epi
demic of 1918; and Fannie Hill Kenan, died in
infancy, (c) Captain William Rand Kenan.
He was a Confederate officer from Duplin, and
later located in Wilmington. His wife was Mary
Hargrave of Chapel Hill and their children
were: Mary Lily Kenan, married Henry Morrison
Flagler, Standard Oil capitalist and founder of
the Florida East Coast Railway, and after his
death she married Judge Robert Worth Bingham,
American Ambassador to Great Britain; Jessie
H. Kenan, married J. C. Wise; William Rand
Kenan, capitalist and philanthropist, of New
York City; Sarah Graham Kenan, married Gra
vham Kenan, (d) Annie Dickson Kenan, never
married.
(13) Colonel AUGUSTUS HOLMES KE
NAN, see section 11, was a lawyer of Milledge
yille, Baldwin County, Georgia, and has been de
scribed as one of the ablest criminal lawyers of
his time. He was a soldier in the Seminole War,
and a member of the Confederate Congress at
Richmond.
Colonel Kenan married Henrietta G. Alston
and Sarah Barnes, and the children, probably by
the first marriage, were: (a) Henrietta A. Kenan,
(b) Ella Kenan, (c) Martha Kenan, (d) Lewis
Holmes Kenan. He was a lawyer and practiced
for many years in Milledgeville. (e) Dr. Thomas
Holmes Kenan. He was a physician and practiced
for many years in Milledgeville, moving to At
lanta, where he died.
(14) MICHAEL JOHNSTON KENAN, see
section 11, lived at Milledgeville and was a law
yer by profession but gave it up on account of
deafness and became a cotton planter.
His wife was Catherine Ann Spalding and
their children were: (a) Sarah Aurelia Kenan,
married Dr. Charles H. Hall and they had sev
eral children, (b) Dr Spalding Kenan, a surgeon
in the Confederate Army, (c) Catherine Clifford ,
Kenan, married .Capt. William W. Williamson,
a lawyer, and they had several children, (d) Col. '
Owen Thomas Kenan. He was a soldier of the ,
Spanish-American and World Wars and was ac- ;
tiye in rnilitary affairs' from early life. He has
been described as a natural born soldier, and his
military activities brought him honor, promotion,
' and distinction.' His wife was Lizzie B. White, '
f daughter of Dr. Samuel G. White, and they had y
v several children. . Y. ! 1 C : -
s
'p.
i ,
f
1
:'..!
t
t
I
4