John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassillis^[1]

1700 - 1759  (59 years)

• Birth	Apr 1700
  Occupation / Profession	Governor of Dumbarton Castle
  Title	From 23 Jul 1701 to 8 Aug 1759 (1 years old)
  	- 8th Earl of Cassillis [Scotland. 1509] - 10th Lord Kennedy [Scotland. 1457/8]
  Death	8 Aug 1759
  	Died without issue when a dispute over the estates and title between William Douglas, 3rd earl of March and 3rd of Ruglen (heir of line, he being in addition 5th Marquess and 4th Duke of Queensberry) and Sir Thomas Kennedy of Culzean, 4th Baronet (kinsman and heir male), was settled in the latter's favour by the Court of Session regarding the estates on 29 Feb 1760 and by the House of Lords regarding the title on 27 Jan 1762.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Kennedy           b. Date unknown             d. Aft 1385  (12 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Hutchinson           b. Date unknown             d. 10 Mar 1733/4  (Mother)
  Person ID	P6233	Europe
  Last Modified	11 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Kennedy           b. Date unknown             d. 1700
  Mother	Elizabeth Hutchinson           b. Date unknown             d. 10 Mar 1733/4
  Marriage	18 Jun 1697
  Family ID	F3005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 54 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).