Background
Administrator Bios:
Richard Reid Kenyon, PhD is the founding administrator of the Kenyon Project. He is a member of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG). He is a long-time preeminent researcher of Kenyons in America and more recently England. He has numerous accomplishments to his name, including the compilation and transcribing of early Kenyons listed in the earlier United States Federal Census Records throughout the United States, compilation of descendant lists for numerous Kenyon lines, and the compilation of The Author’s Supplement, a copy of the rough draft left by General Howard N. Kenyon at the time of his death. Dr. Kenyon recently attended the WDYTYA (Who Do You Think You Are) Convention in England held February 22-24, 2013, networking with other people involved in surname family research where there is growing interest. His test kit: 31522. His lineage is HNK #1351Thomas Barber Kenyon, born 1780, through his son Russell Allen Kenyon, born1810, New York. His line goes back to the immigrant John Kenyon. His email is: richardrkenyon@msn.com.
Marilyn A. Kenyon, PsyD. is co-administrator of the Kenyon Project. She is a member of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) and Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). She has actively been doing Kenyon research for the past five years, with attention to the early New York Kenyons, who migrated to New York predominantly from Rhode Island.She is compiling a text of her research. She used her uncle, James Russell Kenyon, for the Y-DNA submission of her Kenyon line. His test kit: 114135. Her lineage hit a brick wall at Lyman Kenyon, born circa 1814, New York. Results of his test supports lineage back to the immigrant, John Kenyon, having close matches with well-documented lines back to him, including a fairly close match (65 out of 67 markers) to the project administrator, Richard Reid Kenyon. She is currently seeking potential prospects, whom she believes from her research are potentially close matches to her own. She understands the frustrations of other members who have also hit brick walls and wants to help them make progress in their lineages with the use of Y-DNA matches. Her email is: marilyn500@gmail.com
American Kenyon lines identified to date:
The major ones are listed below, starting with an ID, then name, birth date and place, and number of known descendants.
1 John Kenyon, b. 1655, Oldham, Lancs, Eng, 17,478
2 James Kenyon, b. 1657, Glodwich, Lancs, Eng, 955
A John Kenyon, abt. 1782, Holmsfirth, Yorks, Eng 148
B Paul Kenyon, abt. 1776 MA/RI, 143
C Jonathan Kenyon, 1779, VT, 141
D David Kenyon, abt. 1730, Liverpool, Eng, 61
E Thomas Kenyon, f/a Rev. Henry B. Kenyon, 1800, Schoharie, NY, 435
F Roger Kenyon, 1659/60, Peel Hall, Lancs, Eng, 27
G John Kinion, bef. 1794, NC, 66
H Lawrence Kinion, abt. 1765, Orange Co., NC, 182
J Joseph Kenyon (m2. Mary S. Hibbard), abt. 1794, NY, 15
K Benjamin Kinion, abt. 1780, NC?, 2,506
M Madison S. Kenyon, 1815, Providence, RI, 267
N Nelson S. Kenyon, abt. 1829, NY, 15
P Perry G. Kenyon, abt. 1792, Charlestown, RI, 79 (he d. 1861, Malloryville, Ont. Canada)
Q James Kinyon (m1 Fannie Bell), 1789, RI, 184
T Joseph Kinion, abt. 1775, NC?, 207 (In Wash. Co., IL by 1820)
X Daniel Kenyon (m. Mary Tanner), 1744, poss. Benson, VT, 56
English Lines:
The identification of English lines, as well as other Kenyon lineages throughout the world (Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, Wales, Australia, Canada, and others) is a work in progress. The Kenyon Project is working with Rod Clayburn, member of Guild of One-Name Studies, who heads the Kenyon One-Name Study to assist in the identification of these lines. It is hoped additional Kenyons from England and other parts of the world will submit their Y-DNA to the FTDNA Kenyon Project.The project currently has one Kenyon member living in England, whose most distant ancestor is listed below:
1. John Kenyon, b. 1636, Lower Darwen, Lancashire
Last updated: 27 March 2013