By-Laws – The Kenton Kin Association

ARTICLE I NAME:
The name of this organization is The Kenton Kin Association.

ARTICLE II OBJECTIVE:
The primary objective of this organization shall be to promote the life and deeds of General Simon Kenton, frontiersman, scout and protector of early Kentucky.  To promote Kenton genealogy.  Encourage family unity and fellowship.  Preserve Kenton artifacts and historical accuracy.

ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP:
Membership is open to the descendants of any Kenton Kin and/or friend.  (From time to time special Honoree Members will be nominated by the association)

ARTICLE IV VOTING RIGHTS:
Voting is limited to dues paying members and spouses of dues paying Kenton family members that are present at meetings.

ARTICLE V OFFICERS:
Elected officers must be Kenton Kin Descendants or spouses of current Kenton Kin members.
Section (a) The Kenton Kin Association shall elect the following officers: President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, Genealogy Person, Newsletter Editor, Website Person.  The President may appoint people to fill the last four positions, if nobody is nominated.
Section (b) No elected officer shall serve in more than one elected office at a time.
Section (c)  The elected officers shall serve for two years and no more than two consecutive terms.
Section (d) The elected officers, at the end of their term shall be allowed to run for election to another office.
Section (e) All officers shall be nominated to prior to or from the meeting floor and elected at the close of the annual meeting.
Section (f) The new officers shall begin their tem of office at the close of the annual meeting.

ARTICLE VI DUTIES OF OFFICERS:
Section (a) The President shall preside over all meetings.  The President may appoint any Committee that is deemed necessary to carry out the objective of the Kenton Kin Association.
Section (b) The Vice President shall assist the President.  The Vice President shall act as chair in the absence of the President.
Section (c) The Secretary/Treasurer shall record and maintain the minutes of all meetings.  The Sec/Tres shall receive and disperse all monies. keeping adequate records and report at the Annual Meeting.  The Sec/Tres shall secure a checking account in the name of The Kenton Kin Association.  All monies are to be deposited in the account and checks written for all expenses incurred by the association.
Section (d) Geneology Chair shall put together and maintain “family trees” relating (to each members relationship to the Kenton Family.)
Section (e) Newsletter Editor shall put together a newsletter no less than two times per year and mail a copy of the newsletter to every member who has paid their annual dues.
Section (f) Webmaster will be responsible for promoting The Kenton Kin Association on the internet, publish an online database for genealogy and history researchers and provide information about Simon Kenton, The Kenton Kin, News Updates and The Annual Kenton Kin Association Meeting, in Old Washington Kentucky.

ARTICLE VII MEETINGS:
Annual Meeting will be held at Old Washington, Kentucky (Maysville) each year to coincide with the Annual Simon Kenton Kin Festival.  A Meeting and Festival Schedule will be posted in the newsletters and on The Kenton Kin Association website.

ARTICLE VIII:
The by-laws may be amended by two thirds majority vote of those members present and voting in accordance with Article IV.

The Kenton Kin Association News

Hey Cousins-

Just a short note to welcome you all to our new online newsletter that we have been working on.  Please note that this is a work in progress and your participation is highly encouraged.  You will see that you can make comments at the bottom of most posts.  Also-if you would like to post an article or some family news, all you need to do is email me or Pam, and we will post it.  This can also include pictures that you send by email attachment or-feel free to send by text!

Our goal is to make this page as informative and as useful as possible, so feel free to jump in here at any time-and forward this link to your family members and friends that will be interested.  Also-feel free to hit the contact button above and send me your email address to get on our email list.

As of July 18th we have finished our working edit of the printed newsletter and hope to go to print before the end of the month.  We apologize for the delay but, we wanted to make sure that we were doing something that would be an honor to our predecessors and it has NOT been an easy task.  I hope you enjoy all of the new things we have been working on and look forward to your input, comments and contributions.

Talk Soon-
Marc Faulkner

Can Ancestry.Com DNA Tell Us Who the Parents of Mary (Miller) Kenton Were?

With O’le Man Winter on the way, I have been getting back into using my Ancestry.com account.  I created a new tree to specifically focus in on my Kenton roots and hopefully solve some nagging mysteries.  After plugging in information on our dear great grandmother (my 7th GG!) Mary (Miller) Kenton, the wife of Mark Kenton b: 1701 in County Down, Ireland – I Happened to stumble upon the following paper in my “Hints”…  With the permission of the author I am reprinting this here and will keep you all updated on future developments.  I hope you enjoy this kind of stuff as much as I do and look forward to your feedback!

I think you will find it interesting: By webster26 of Ancestry.com – just updated…

This is a working document comprised of information on the parents of Mary (Miller) Kenton (1714 – 1807), wife of Mark B. Kenton (1701 – 1783), who were William Miller (1681 – 1726) and Mary (Long) Miller (1694 – 1726), of Virginia.

Walk With Simon Kenton

Kenton misidentifies Tecumseh’s slain body – War 1812

Sixteen years ago actor, and Simon Kenton aficionado, Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption – Dead Man Walking) was filmed tracing Simon Kenton’s travels from Virginia to Kentucky, Ohio and beyond.

The producer, Keith Strandberg, uncovers the man behind the myths by examining historical documents, exploration of the Simon Kenton Trail and interviews.  The production is about an hour long and includes a chat with our very own Barbara Lehmann!  I hope you enjoy this production as much as I do.  Take the walk with our most famous ancestor-Brigadier General Simon Kenton!   watch the TV production presented by Kentucky Educational Television: CLICK HERE

Simon Kenton & Colonial William Ward – The Colonial Odd Couple!

Simon Kenton and William Ward first became acquainted at Point Pleasant where they both took part in Lord Dunmore’s War.  This would be an association that lasted over thirty years as Ward seemed to follow Kenton around.  While Simon Kenton was a rough and tumble frontiersman, William Ward was a Virginia Gentleman.

Ward ran a store for Kenton in Washington, Ky.

1801- Ward brought a land suit against Kenton – Court of Appeals / Kentucky

Ward moved with Simon to an area close to Springfield, Oh.

1788 – Ward, Kenton and Robert Rennic contracted with John Cleves Symmes to purchase large tracts of land in present day Springfield and Urbana, Ohio.

1818 – Kenton brought suit against Ward and lost….

Using Findagrave.Com to Find Family

 

Simon Kenton Monument With His Dog______

Findagrave.com is a great site to use for searching out the final resting place of your ancestors.  Here are a few links to our Kenton ancestors Findagrave pages for you to take a look at.  I have had a lot of fun researching my ancestry with this resource and I hope you do to!

Simon Kenton on Findagrave.com
William Kenton on Findagrave.com
Thomas Kenton on Findagrave.com
Jemima (Collins) Kenton
Rebecca DeVore Kenton

Mistakes Written Into Our Kenton History

I have come across this sketch of William Miller Kenton, in the Standard History of Kansas and Kansans (Click Here) while researching the ancestry of William Kenton and Mary (Cleland) Kenton (my 6th great grandparents).  I dismissed it because of all of the, almost laughable, mistakes that were recorded.

The informant was most certainly a younger generation of William Kenton and Mary Cleland but, whoever it was did not have the facts correct regarding his family.  I have seen this happen, in my own family, when my father told me stories about the family based on his memory and, his understanding of it.  These were things he heard as a child and grew up thinking that he understood things correctly.  The reality is that he may have only heard parts of the stories the adults were talking about and was too young to fully comprehend them.  This gets passed down to another generation with out any cross reference and the following generations grow up, knowing only a partial truth of the family history.

01-14-2017
From: The Desk of Jay Noble
“I am doing good I go next week to get an epidural shot in my lower spine next week. It is supposed to help with the pain. Let you know what happens. Jay-

*Let’s Sent a Shout out to Jay!!!!!

11-14-2016 –
I would like to ask you to keep our president, Jay Noble, in your prayers.  Jay has a fracture in his spine and will see the specialist on the 21st.  All the best Jay-we will be pulling for you!
Marc F

Fundraising Ideas for the Kenton Kin

We are looking for ideas to raise fund for the organization as our treasury is running low and there is lot more we want to do!  Some of our ideas are:

1.)  Sell bottled water, at a mark up, at the annual meeting/festival.  We could set up a large bucket(s) and fill with bottles of water for sale.  Volunteers of the association would take shifts selling water and talking about our organization.  Simple and productive.  The event is HOT and everyone wants and needs more water!
2.) We could also offer any other items we are offering for sale at the water sales station(s).
3.) 50/50 raffle at the festival – focus sales to mostly venders. Hit up attendees just prior to drawing w announcement. Goal to raise 200 w 400 in sales.
4.) Donations. Put together donation containers and put them around Maysville and the festival. Goal 100 in donations. 
6.) More ideas to come – What ideas do you have?