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John Kennedy, of Dunure

Birth

Parents

Working life

• John Kennedy, of Dunure, served in the military as fought sturdily in Carrick against Galloway men supporting Edward Bailol in 1346.¹
• ^{2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

Property

John Kennedy, of Dunure, possessed was mentioned in a charter of David II as captain of Muntercasduf between 1345 and 1346 in Muntercasduf.^{19,10,11,12,13,14,15} He possessed had a charter from David II confirming the possessions belonging to or acquired by him on 18 January 1358.^16,17 He possessed had a confirmation by David II of Cassilis, formerly owned by Margaret and Marjorie Montgomerie circa 1362 in Cassilis.^{18,1920,21,2223,21,24,25,26}

Death

Citations

1. [S28] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh: T and A Constable, 1911), vol ii, p 442-502, Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis.
2. [S41] Richard Oram, "The making and breaking of a comital family: Malcolm Fleming, first Earl of Wigtown, and Thomas Fleming, second Earl of Wigtown," The International Review of Scottish Studies, volume 42 (2017), print (https://www.irss.uoguelph.ca/index.php/irss/article/view/3558/4045 : downloaded 13 January 2025), page 41.
3. [S41] Richard Oram, "The making and breaking of a comital family: Malcolm Fleming, first Earl of Wigtown, and Thomas Fleming, second Earl of Wigtown," The International Review of Scottish Studies, volume 42 (2017), print (https://www.irss.uoguelph.ca/index.php/irss/article/view/3558/4045 : downloaded 13 January 2025), page 42.
4. [S55] Thomas Rymer, Foedera (London: Joannem Neaulme, between 1704 and 1713), vol iii, part i, p 175-6; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/fderaconventione01ryme : accessed.
5. [S55] Thomas Rymer, Foedera (London: Joannem Neaulme, between 1704 and 1713), vol iii, part i, p 151; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/fderaconventione01ryme : accessed.
6. [S63] J. Caley and W. Illingworth D. Macpherson, Editors, Rotuli Scotiae: in Turri Londinensi et in Domo Capitulari Westmonasteriensi Asservati (by Command of His Majesty King George III, 1814), p 812 and 814; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/RotuliScotiaeVolume1/page/n7/mode/2up?q=ada : accessed 1 March 2025.
7. [S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming: an account of the Biggar District, Archeological, Historical and Biographical, second edition (Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1867), p 477.
8. [S157] Thomas Thomson and Cosmo Innes, editors, The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland: 12 vols in 13 (Edinburgh: Record Commission, between 1814 and 1875), vol i, p 159; online image, Hathitrust, Hathitrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/ : viewed 3 November 2026.
9. [S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown: 1214-1681 (Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company for the Scottish Record Society, 1910), Charter 5.
10. [S24] William Robertson, An Index of many Records of Charters granted by different Sovereigns of Scotland: between the years 1309 and 1413 (Edinburgh: Murray and Cochrane, 1798), p 30, ch 6, Leigne David II.
11. [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, editor, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum: The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland (Edinburgh: General Register House, 1912), vol i, 1306-1424, app 2, ch 1140 & 1186; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : accessed.
12. [S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming: an account of the Biggar District, Archeological, Historical and Biographical, second edition (Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1867), p 478.
13. [S176] Michael A Penman, David II: 1329-71 (Edinburgh: John Donald, 2005), p 202; digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/davidii1329710000penm/page/n5/mode/2up : accessed 7 September 2026.
14. [S32] Various contributors, "People of Medieval Scotland," database, Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh et al, People of Medieval Scotland (https://poms.ac.uk/: online 25 November 2023), Document 1/54/169 (RRS, vi, no. 160), Gift of lands forfeited by John Kennedy in barony of Lenzie (DNB.)
15. [S32] Various contributors, "People of Medieval Scotland," database, Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh et al, People of Medieval Scotland (https://poms.ac.uk/: online 25 November 2023), Document 1/54/302 (RRS, vi, no. 270), Gift of lands forfeited by John Kennedy in barony of Lenzie (DNB.)
16. [S24] William Robertson, An Index of many Records of Charters granted by different Sovereigns of Scotland: between the years 1309 and 1413 (Edinburgh: Murray and Cochrane, 1798), p 30, ch 1, John Kennedy, David II.
17. [S182] David Cowan, (attributed), Historical account of the Noble Family of Kennedy, Marquess of Ailso and Earl of Cassilis: with Notices of Soome of the Principal Cadets Thereof (Edinburgh: 1849), p 9; online image, Internet Archive (www.archive.org : accessed.
18. [S24] William Robertson, An Index of many Records of Charters granted by different Sovereigns of Scotland: between the years 1309 and 1413 (Edinburgh: Murray and Cochrane, 1798), p 43, ch 37, Cassilis, David II.
19. [S182] David Cowan, (attributed), Historical account of the Noble Family of Kennedy, Marquess of Ailso and Earl of Cassilis: with Notices of Soome of the Principal Cadets Thereof (Edinburgh: 1849), p 11; online image, Internet Archive (www.archive.org : accessed.
20. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 16 September 2025), GD2 19, c 1370, Charter by Thomas Fleming, grandson and heir of Malcolm Earl of Wigton deceased, to Gilbert Kennedy Knight, son and heir of John Kennedy of Dunure, of the village of Kirkintulloch; To be holden of the said Thomas Fleming and his heirs.
21. [S133] FC Hunter Blair, Editor, Charters of the Abbey of Crosraguel (Edinburgh: Ayrshire and Galloway Archeological Association, 1886), vol i, p 30-33; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/chartersofabbeyo01crosuoft/chartersofabbeyo01crosuoft/page/n7/mode/2up : viewed 10 June 2025.
22. [S24] William Robertson, An Index of many Records of Charters granted by different Sovereigns of Scotland: between the years 1309 and 1413 (Edinburgh: Murray and Cochrane, 1798), p 115, ch 39, Town of Kitkintilloch, Robert II.
23. [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: viewed 18 September 2025), GD2 115 and RH1/2/135, 16 Feb 1374, Indenture between Thomas Fleming and John Kennedy of Dunure about the lands of Cumbernauld.
24. [S182] David Cowan, (attributed), Historical account of the Noble Family of Kennedy, Marquess of Ailso and Earl of Cassilis: with Notices of Soome of the Principal Cadets Thereof (Edinburgh: 1849), p 12; online image, Internet Archive (www.archive.org : accessed.
25. [S24] William Robertson, An Index of many Records of Charters granted by different Sovereigns of Scotland: between the years 1309 and 1413 (Edinburgh: Murray and Cochrane, 1798), p 115, ch 39, Kirkintilloch.
26. [S28] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh: T and A Constable, 1911), vol viii, Fleming Earl of Wigtown pages 519 - 558.