He probably came from the Rheinland and settled near York, Pennsylvania, and about 1755 moved to Virginia or North Carolina, from which he moved to Fairfield County, South Carolina. Jacob's name appears only in the first list, which was that prepared by the ship's captain. In this list the name appears Kenama. Misspelling is common in the list prepared by English captains. In the two other lists the name is Kennemar.
Ages appear in the first list.
That of Stephen is 60 years and that of Jacob 16 years. Only those past the age of 16 were required to take the oath of allegiance. Birth dates as well as baptismal dates were usually entered in the church register. But the birth date of John, baptized in 1745, was not so entered. While the Lutheran and Reformed people usually had their children baptized soon after birth, there are numerous exceptions, especially in early colonial times, when the minister served a wide extent of country, and some families lived far from the church and could not readily make it convenient to take their children there.