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In 1780, the Revolutionary War saw a shift to the southern colonies. On May 12, 1780, the city of Charleston, South Carolina fell to the British under the command of General Henry Clinton. The American army, around 5,000 strong, under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln became prisoners of war. Early on in the southern […]
In this, the third part of the Revolutionary Kennons, we will look at John Kennon. He was the son of Colonel Richard Kennon and his wife, Anne Hunt, daughter of William Hunt of Charles City County. After exhaustive research into John Kennon, not much has turned up. He married a woman named Hannah and had […]
This is the second part in the four-part series of Kennon’s who served or played a role in our late War of Independence. In this part, we will examine the role played by Richard Kennon, a great-grandson of Richard Kennon and Elizabeth Worsham. Yes, another Richard, it feels like the fiftieth Richard I’ve encountered. You […]
With the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence upon us, many stories of those who fought in, or served in some capacity, in the American Revolution will be coming to light. The Kennon family of Virginia produced many ardent patriots during the Revolutionary War era. To date, no known members of the Kennon family were […]
Did you know that Pocahontas, aka Rebecca Rolfe, is connected to the Kennon family of Old Brick House? You didn’t, why not? For many generations, prominent Virginia families intermarried with one another, creating a humongous, tangled web of connections. The Kennon family was a fairly prominent family in the area of Conjurer’s Neck, but why […]
Hello everyone. My name is Todd Long and I am the Chair of Publicity for the Old Brick House Foundation. Welcome to the new website that we have created for OBH. In the coming months, we hope to have new and exciting things occurring at OBH. Check out our Blog Articles section often, as we […]