Col. Thomas Kenan

1771 - 1843  (71 years)

• Name	Col. Thomas Kenan  [1]
  Birth	26 Feb 1771	Duplin County, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Feb 1843	Selma, Dalllas County, Alabama   [2, 3]
  Burial	Valley Creek Cemetery, near Selma, Dallas County, Alabama   [2]
  Person ID	I514	Johnstone Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Gen. James Kenan,   b. 23 Sep 1740, Duplin County, North Carolina d. 23 May 1810, Duplin County, North Carolina (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah "Sally" Love,   b. 13 Mar 1747, North Carolina d. 22 Mar 1819, Duplin County, North Carolina (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1770	North Carolina   [1]
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Rand,   b. 17 Jan 1781, North Carolina d. 21 Sep 1856, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  KENAN, Thomas, representative, was born in Duplin county, N.C., in 1771; son of James and Sally (Love) Kenan; grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth (Johnston) Kenan, who were of Scotch extraction, and came from Ireland to Wilmington, N.C., about 1730, settling in Duplin county, where they owned large tracts of land and founded the town of Kenansville. He was a member of the house of commons of North Carolina, 1799-1803; state senator, 1804; and representative in the 9th, 10th and 11th congresses, 1805-11. In 1833 he removed to his cotton plantation, Selma, Ala., where he died, Oct. 22, 1843. Source: Johnson, Rossiter (editor). Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vols. 1-10. Boston, MA: The Biographical Society, 1904.

  
  

• Sources

  [S287] Alvaretta Kenan Register, The Kenan Family and Some Allied Families of the Author and Publisher. Statesboro, GA: J.S. Kenan ll, 1985, 7. [S287] Alvaretta Kenan Register, The Kenan Family and Some Allied Families of the Author and Publisher. Statesboro, GA: J.S. Kenan ll, 1985, 16. [S214] FamilyTree.FTW. Date of Import: Feb 16, 2005