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 1758 - 1835 (76 years)
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| Name |
Seth Kennedy |
| Birth |
17 Aug 1758 |
Nowich, Connecticut  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
4 Jun 1835 |
Hancock County, Georgia |
| Person ID |
I159 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
19 Jan 2010 |
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| Headstones |
 | Kennedy, Seth
GPS: 33 10' 40.1" N 83 04' 28.3" W (33.17778° N X 83.07444° W)
Notes: Seth and his 2nd wife Mary were buried in the old Kennedy family cemetery in Hancock County. In April 2005 this site had become inaccessible and the John Milledge Chapter Sons of the American Revolution dedicated a grave marker for his service on the Kennedy property at 2181 Highway 22, Sparta GA, in a burial plot that has graves of his son and daughter-in-law.
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| Notes |
- Served in Captain Nathan Watkins Company of COL John Peterson's Regiment and later on the Frigate "Confederacy." Hes served both as a soldier and as a marine in the Navy: three months as a ship's Corporal, four months as Master-at Arms, and four months as a Sugeon's Mate.
Seth served with Nathan Watkins, Captain of a company of Minute-men which marched April 22, 1775 in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775. After this service, Seth joined the Continental Navy and served on the frigate "Confederacy." On 17 September 1779 Confederacy was ordered to carry the French Minister and his family back to France. Later John Jay, the first American Minister of Spain, his secretary, and family were added to the passenger list. During the passage on 7 November 1779 Confederacy was completely dismasted and almost lost, but managed through the skillful seamanship of Captain Harding to reach Martinique early in December. After repairs, she returned to convoy duty. The Ship’s Surgeon asked that Kennedy be made Surgeon’s mate to give his assistance. Thereafter he was considered a doctor.
- Seth Kennedy applied for a pension in 1834 for service on the Confederacy which was denied, but later approved. The family has the original pension and response from the War Department in Washington. Pension S31789, September 1834.
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