Hugh KENNEDY (m. Mary FERGUSON in Dull, PER in 1751)
Monday, August 27th, 2007I’ve traced my line back to Hugh KENNEDY, who married Mary FERGUSON in Dull, PER in 1751. This was using traditional methods, but I’ve also joined the Kennedy DNA project, which uses yDNA (male) as a way of corroborating the paper evidence.
Through the DNA project I’ve recently been in touch with someone whose DNA is a very close match to mine, meaning we almost certainly have a common ancestor - the question is, who? His line goes back to a Robert Kennedy who married Christian KENNEDY in Dull in 1783, so may have been born in about 1760 or so. My Hugh and Mary had a son Robert in 1763, but there were also other Roberts baptised around that time, and the locations given in the baptism entries suggest that one of these others might possibly be a more likely candidate.
If anyone knows any more about these families I’d love to hear about it. In particular, can you shed light on the connection between Hugh and Robert, and also who Hugh’s parents were and where he came from (I haven’t found a likely baptism anywhere in Perthshire).
Lastly, if you’d like to know more about the Kennedy DNA project, I can put you in touch with the co-ordinator - the more participants the better!