The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07

OF no other collection In tho Stntc, not
excepting the 3ollings. Only n very few
other misunderstanding Of Fitzhugh, for ex.
,ample-are known Of tho cmlg1nnt to
Virginia bringing family portraits VITA,
him. The four portraits now owned by
Mrs. Bruce have been rather nrnbitiously
Inscribed to Van Dyke. but for this there
Is no proof. Tho Dutch portraits on
wooden panels, supposed to be tho ans
,cestors Of Susanna Moselcy, wore sent tn
the Centennial in 1875. and there pur-
chased by n Northern woman, who was
under the impression that she was dc-{
scended from the Virginia Moseleys. On
discovering her mistnl1e she sold them to
persons unknown.
(The above Is sent to the Genealogical
Column by well-lnformcd descendant
Burkc gives the above arms und lineage
complete, and the descent is direct. Il
all our Virginia families claiming arms
would be rs authentic 1t would be a
pleasure to publish thcn)
Kennon-Elcan.
Tho first OF tho noted family OF Ken
non to appear in Virginia seems TO have
been Richard Kennon, who came to tho
Colony somewhere about 1870 and settled
on a farm lii Henrico county, upon which
still stands 'Kennon's MIL though his
residence was at "Conjurer's Neck" on
a peninsula OF the Appomattox and Swift
Creek. He was a largo planter, besides
being a most successful merchant at Ber-
mutn Hundred, on james River. where he
acquired q large fortune. lie married
Elizabeth Worshnm, daughter Of Colonel
William Worsham, who. with his brothnr
John were vcstrymen7a at "Cure's" Church.
Their children wero as follows:
Richard. born December 6, 1854; died
,Marth. 1858. Colonel William, OF Con
Jurors Neck" married Anne Eppes.
daughter OF Colonel Francis Eppes, OF
11cnrico. 3-Richard., married Agnes,
daughter Of Colonel Robert Boiling. OF
"Sippa.. 4--Alary. married, In 1897.
Major John Boiling. of "Cobbs." great
grandson OF Pocahontas. G-ElIzabeth,
married IN 1928, Joseph Royal. sr. e.
Martha. married, in 170l, Robert Nun
ford. Judith married Thomas ED.
ridge. Sarah.
aening, In his Statutes. makes men
ton Of Richard Kennon and his son,
Colonel William, and also OF a Robert
Kcnnon, Of Chesterfield county who must
have been a grandson of Richard Kennon,
OF "Conjurcrs Neck" who. he says. was
appointed a Justice In 1878, and a mem
Der of the House OF Burgcsscs from Hem
rico. 16S5-'SG He died, 1896. His son,
Colonel William Kennon. was vestry-
man In Dale Parish, Il Justice in ITO,
and member of the House Of Burgesscs,
1860. After his marriage with Anne
Eppcs he became vestrymnn In Bristol
Parish, 1720, as was also his brother,
Richard.
The children of Major William Kennon
and Anne Eppes) Kennon were: First
Richard. baptized April Is. 171e; second
William, baptized October .. 1913; third
Frances D., baptized September 3, 1715:
fourth-Henry. baptized April %. IT'S:
ffth-John. baptized December u. 172l.
The children OF Richard and AEnes
('olling) Ikennon We're: Elizabeth,
born December 80, l719; baptized July
no. 1920. Second-Ann, born November
Robert born April 14th; baptized. 1725.
| Fourth--A1ary. born June 10th; baptized.
! 1928. Fifth--Martha, born August 18th:
baptized October II, 1871.
| (see Bristol Parish Records.)
IiIINNON.
Richard 1iennon. eldest son OF Colo
4 mel William, was commissioned second
! lieutenant in the Fifth Virginia Mill
tia. March /. 1916. and first lieutenant
I on September IA, 177S and served dur
| Ing the war. William Kennon. his
1 second son, was made lieutenant and
! commissary in the First North Caro-
| lima Regiment, September l, 1876 HI
resigned in April, 1777, and is believed
| to have come back to Virginia. John
Kcnnon, youngest son of Colonel WI
liam, was puymaster in the Sixth yir-
! ginia Militia, May !, 1871, and was
| made second lieutenant In the Second
| Virginia Rangers, ITO. and first lieu
tenant in 1877. (see hertmans Arm,
| Register).
i Mary Kennon, daughter OF the frs
/ Richard, who married John Boiling. sor
OF Colonel Robert Boiling and Jane
| Rolfe, and therefore third In descen
| from Pocahontns. They had one son
Major John Boiling. who married Mis-
Blair; Jane, who married Colonel Rich
ard Randolph; Mary, who ma, Col
l onel John llcmminG; Martha, Msio mar
1 rled Thos. ltldridgc; Elizabeth. who
married William Gay, and Ann, wiz
/ married James Murray-all fourth IL
descent from Pocahontas.
i Robert Kennon, son OF Richard ant
Il Agnes (Bolling) Nennon,3 was colone
in tho Revolutionary War. He was o
tlyman in the parish. Hc married
a Ann -, Of Chesterfield county, Va
/ She died about 17GS or 1863, leaving
8. two sons and two daughters, namely
William and John Kennon and AM
and Mary Kennon. Ann kennon 9th
4 widow had lands lett her In chester
field county by her husband, who seem
to have died some years previous. He
7 vii was probated in Chesterfield Court
house. 17G9, Colonel Theodorlc Ilan
ana Colonel John Bannisterj being ex
ccutors and susan and William lsurlo
witnesses. (Sec Williamsburg Wills).
DIR. Richard Kennon, son OF Genera
Richard 5Kennon, of tho Revolution
4 was an army surgeon in the War o
1872. as was also his brother, Colone
Erasmus 1iennop DR. Kennon had
dnu ghter, Mary, who married an Elcar
j and who Is the only one who sur
wives of that family, SheNhas the dis
tinction OF being connected throug
!, hor ancestors with the great Nelso
/. Ifamily OF the Revolution, her mother
great grandfather being General Tho
J, Nelson, whose son. Major John Nelson
, was her grandfather, Her name wa
Resale Nelson, daughter 'of DR.. Hug
Nelson, an army surgeon OF the Wa
OF 1919
lILCAN.
Tho Illcan family, into Which til
, kcnnons made connection, were ais
or much prominence during the Revo
J luton and succeeding wars, and dc
!, serve u further notice, so We give TIL
: following:
!, Three brotl,nrs--Pntrlck TIenr!
! Spencer and Marcus Elcan---Were carl
: located in buckingham county, Va.
i Patrick Henry l1lcan married Ann lIli2