Robert Kennedy (1734-1812)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-02290
Given Name
Robert
Family Name
Kennedy
Birth Date
March 28, 1734
Death Date
April 13, 1812
Sex
Male
Occupation
Landowning
Agriculture, Forestry, and/or Livestock
Military and Militia
Biographical Description
Robert Kennedy was an enslaver who resided in Greenwich Township, NJ, in the early 19th century. When he died he had four enslaved people who were enumerated as part of his estate inventory.

He was a wagonmaster during the American Revolutionary War and an owner of a large property that included a mill and quarries. The property associated with him, known as Kennedy House and Mill, is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located on the north bank of the Pohatcong Creek in Greenwich Township in Warren County. Some structures on the property date to Robert Kennedy's time, while the main house was constructed by his son after his death. A woman named Dine, who was enslaved by Robert Kennedy, gave birth to her son Dave at this location.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
Places
Kennedy House and Mill, Greenwich
Greenwich (Warren County)
Enslaver of
Dave
Dave (b. 1806) {son of Dave and Dine}
Dine
Joe
Phebe Johnson
Silve
Parent of
Kittura C. Kennedy
Robert Henry Kennedy (1787-1859)
Spouse of
Elizabeth Henry Kennedy
References

Kennedy House and Mill. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy%5fHouse%5fand%5fMill

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Kennedy House and Mill, including a historical analysis of the property, filed in 1996. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/96000552_text.

This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16000473
Record Contributor
Daniel Dias
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