Manuscripts Department
Library of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION
#4416
KENNEDY, MOORE, AND SOUTHGATE FAMILY PAPERS
Inventory
Abstract: Members of the Kennedy, Moore, and Southgate
families were early settlers in the area around
Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Details of the settlers, their
families, and their descendants follow. Thomas D.
Kennedy, II (b. 1821), operated the first ferry
between Cincinnati and Covington, Ky. It seems that
Thomas, II, and his brother Edmund R. were involved
together in either this same ferry boat company or in
another company in the late 1820s. Thomas D. Kennedy,
III (1795-1869), grandson of Thomas D., II., married
Nancy Davis, and in 1817 they moved to a farm near
Covington. Thomas D., III. was a surveyor and
engineer; his son, Joseph D. Kennedy, married Sallie
Ann Moore (1831-1921) in 1861. Joseph D. and Sallie
Ann Kennedy's daughter, Lallie Moore, married into the
Southgate family.
Correspondence, financial, legal, and business
items; an account book; diaries; and miscellaneous
family history records of the Kennedy, Moore, and
Southgate families of the Indiana/Ohio/Kentucky area
surrounding Lawrenceburg, Indiana, where members of
these families were early settlers. The collection
pertains to the daily lives and business interests of
members of these families, chiefly 1830-1850.
Online Catalog Terms:
Family--Indiana--Lawrenceburg.
Ferries--Indiana.
Genealogy.
Kennedy, Thomas D., d. 1821.
Kennedy, Thomas D., 1795-1869.
Kennedy family.
Lawrenceburg (Ind.)--Social life and customs.
Mississippi River Valley--History--1803-1865.
Moore, John Harris, 1799-1884.
Moore family.
Richmond (Va.)--Description and travel.
Southgate, George M., 1798-1867.
Southgate family.
Surveying--Mississippi River Valley.
Size: About 120 items (0.5 feet)
Provenance: Received from Lallie Moore Kain of Chapel Hill, NC,
in June 1984.
Access: No restrictions
Copyright: Retained by the authors of items in these papers,
or their descendants, as stipulated by United
States copyright law.
Table of Contents:
Biographical Note
Genealogical Charts
Series Descriptions
Series 1. Correspondence
Series 2 Other Papers
Series 3. Volumes
Shelf List
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Members of the Kennedy, Moore, and Southgate families were
early settlers in the area around Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Details
of the settlers, their families, and their descendants, and a
genealogical chart follow. The donor of these papers, Lallie
Southgate Kain, is a descendant of all three families.
Thomas D. Kennedy, II (d. 1821), operated the first ferry
between Cincinnati and Covington. It seems that Thomas, II, and
his brother Edmund R. were involved together in either this same
ferry boat company or in another company in the late 1820s.
Thomas D. Kennedy, III (1795-1869), grandson of Thomas D., II,
received a warrant for 160 acres of land from Congress for his
services in the War of 1812. He married Nancy Davis, and in 1817
they moved to a farm near Covington, Kentucky. They were the
parents of Joseph D. Kennedy (see below). Thomas D., III, was a
surveyor and engineer. From the late 1820s to 1834, he did
survey work in Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Arkansas
Territory. He also surveyed part of the territory in central
Kentucky outside of "the Old Plat." Kennedy served as city
engineer of Covington until 1855.
John Harris Moore (1799-1884) lived in Kentucky near
Lawrenceburg, Indiana. He owned land in both states and was
quite prosperous. Moore married Emily Rogers in 1822. Their
daughter Sallie Ann (1831-1921) married Joseph D. Kennedy in
1861. Joseph D. and Sallie Ann Kennedy's daughter, Lallie Moore,
married into the Southgate family.
Although early members of the Southgate family went to
Kentucky in the 1750s, George M. Southgate (1798-1867) did not
arrive there until 1830. Southgate obtained his education at
Staunton, Virginia. In Covington, he was engaged in a commission
business with his nephew, Richard Southgate. George M. Southgate
later moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and was in business there
during the Civil War. He had five children by Elizabeth Bernard;
their son Dr. Bernard Wright Southgate married Eleanor Fleming.
Bernard and Eleanor Southgate had eight children; their son
Bernard Wright Southgate, II, married Lallie Moore Kennedy.
Among the children of Bernard, II, and his wife were Lallie Moore
Southgate Kain, donor of these papers; Bernard Wright Southgate,
III; and William Kennedy Southgate.
For more detailed information on family histories see folders
20-21.
GENEALOGICAL CHARTS
Kennedy Family
Thomas D. Kennedy, II (1741-1821) + Dinah Persal (1735-1821)
Joseph (1768-1825) + (1) Nancy Cummins (d. 1802)
Thomas D., III (1795-1869) + (1) Nancy Davis
Ann E. (1819-1894)
Mary Hannah Gedge (1822-1900)
Sarah J. (b. 1824)
Nancy Emily Moore (b. 1828)
Thomas H. (b. 1833)
Joseph D. (1835-1910) + Sally Ann Moore (1831-1921)
Lallie Moore (1868-1953) + Bernard W. Southgate,
II (1868-1948)
Lallie Southgate Kain (b. 1900)
Bernard W., III (b. 1902)
+ (2) Rachel Todd (d. 1805)
+ (3) Nancy Sanford
+ (4) Mary (d. 1855)
Mary H.
others
Samuel (b. 1770) + Jane Richardson
Dinah + Thomas Fleming
Eleanor (1834-1871) + Bernard W. Southgate (1827-1871)
Bernard W., II (1868-1948) + Lallie Moore Kennedy
Lallie Southgate Kain (b. 1900)
Bernard W., III (b. 1902)
Mary Hannah (b. 1773)
Thomas (b. 1775)
Robert (b. 1777)
Southgate Family
George M. Southgate (1798-1867) + Elizabeth Bernard (1800-1830)
Bernard W. (1827-1871) + Eleanor Fleming (1834-1871)
Bernard W., II (1868-1948) + Lallie Moore Kennedy
Lallie Southgate Kain
Bernard W., III
Moore Family
William Moore (d. 1825) + Nancy Bates (d. 1853)
John H. (1799-1822) + Emily Rogers (1801-1858)
Sally Ann (1831-1921) + Joseph D. Kennedy (1835-1910)
Lallie Moore (1868-1953) + Bernard W. Southgate, II
Lallie Southgate Kain
Bernard W., II
This chart includes, with a few exceptions, only individuals who
are represented in the KENNEDY, MOORE, AND SOUTHGATE FAMILY
PAPERS. Thus, only selected children and marriages are noted.
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Series 1. Correspondence
1801-1926 and undated. About 70 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Chiefly correspondence between members of the Moore,
Southgate, and Kennedy families, with a few letters from friends
and business associates. Most of the correspondence consists of
discussions of family health, the weather, declarations of love,
crop harvests and prices, and miscellaneous business matters.
From 1801 to 1840, noteworthy letters include those of Thomas
D. Kennedy (1795-1869) to his wife Nancy describing his ordeals
as a surveyor in Donnelsville, La.; Natchez, Jackson, and
Washington, Miss.; and the Arkansas Territory. Also noteworthy
are Newton Moore's letters to his brother, Captain John H. Moore.
Newton Moore had settled in Louisiana; his letters were from
Marburyville and Madisonville, La. He wrote descriptions of his
business journeys to New Orleans and Mississippi. Other locations
of correspondents were Boone County, Fayette County, Covington,
Louisville, and Lexington, Ky.; Albemarle County, Va.; and
Indianapolis and Lawrenceburg, Ind.
From 1845 to the 1890s, notable items include those of William
Henry Harrison, II (grandson of President William Henry Harrison)
who was corresponding with Mary Moore. Harrison had stabbed Moore
in October, 1876, apparently because she had refused his proposal
of marriage. Other locations of correspondents include
Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Covington, Lexington, North Bend, and
Harrodsburg, Ky.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Auburn, Ala.; Fort Spring,
W.V.; and Madisonville, La.
Folder 1 1801-1813
2 1818-1827
3 1828-1830
4 1831-1832
5 1833
6 1834
7 1835
8 1836-1840
9 1845-1849
10 1850-1855
11 1857-1869, ca. 1850s, ca. 1860s
12 1872-1876, ca. 1870s
13 1878-1888
14 1893-1897, 1914, 1926
15 n.d.
Series 2. Other Papers
1793-1933, and undated. About 50 items.
Business and legal papers, items relating to family history,
and miscellaneous material. The business and legal papers
chiefly relate to the estate of Thomas Kennedy, II, and to E.R.
Kennedy's ferryboat service (see also vol. 2). Also included are
bills, deeds, and store accounts. Family history papers include
newspaper clippings, family charts, and Xerox copies from old
Bibles of the Kennedy, Moore, and Southgate families. The
miscellaneous papers include items such as marriage certificates,
unidentified writings, poetry, and achievement awards.
Business and legal papers
Folder 16 1793-1811
17 1820-1839
18 1840-1856
19 1890, 1905, 1921
Family history items
20 1905-1906, 1911
21 1921-1924, 1926, 1933, n.d.
Miscellaneous material
22 1830, 1862-1883, n.d.
Series 3. Volumes
1827-1829; ca. 1848-1861; 1875, 1893. 5 items.
Volume 1. Travel diary, 1827-1828, of George M. Southgate
(1798-1867) of Richmond. Southgate traveled from Richmond,
Virginia, to Staunton, Virginia. He returned to Richmond and
journeyed to King William, Virginia. He also went from Richmond
to New York. The journal includes notations of his expenses,
notes about family connections, and advice for life.
Volume 2. Account book, 1828-1829, of Thomas D. Kennedy, III,
and Edward R. Kennedy. It includes a list of customers and goods
hauled and prices for their ferry business which ran from
Covington, Kentucky, to Fort Washington in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Volume 3. Diary, probably of Ann E. Kennedy (1819-1894), 1875,
1893, 35 pp. Written at City Point, Brevard County, Florida, the
diary describes Ann Kennedy's activities and those of her family,
weather, and her anger at sin. It also includes a list of daily
Bible texts, a list of postal rules, notes on Florida, and a
flower calendar.
Volume 4. Diary, probably of Sallie Ann Moore (1831-1921),
probably ca. 1848-1861, 40 pp. Probably written at her home in
Kentucky, near Lawrenceburg, Indiana, the diary describes her
daily activities (primarily cooking and sewing), health and trips
of her relatives, weather, and visitors.
Volume 5. Diary, probably of Sallie Ann Moore (1831-1921),
probably ca. 1848-1861, 10 pp. The diary was probably written at
her home in Kentucky, near Lawrenceburg, Indiana. It describes
her activities (sewing, visiting, and cooking), weather, health
of relatives, and visitors.
SHELF LIST
Box 1 (only).