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John Kenton
- Born: 1675, Lycarus County Down Ireland
General Notes:
Tradition tells of triplets being born to a family by the name of Kenton in Ireland on March 1, 1701. It was probably that the father's name was JOHN KENTON. Although the name is of English origin, the family is listed as being in Ireland as early as the sixteenth century. We know the names of only two of the triplets, Mark and Thomas. They came to America at an early age. One story tells of Mark being kidnapped and brought to Virginia to be sold to pay for passage money. Regardless of how these two came to America, they found relatives living in the Philadelphia area when they arrived. A Mark Kenton was one of the first lot owners of that city, and another, Thomas Kenton, was living in Oxford Township in Philadelphia County. Mark eventually settled in Virginia and became the father of Simon Kenton, who won fame as an Indian fighter and a pioneer in Kentucky.
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