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     Anne Kelwaye married George Lawrence, son of Edward Lawrence and Alice Trenchard.¹

     Eldred (Eltred) of Kendal was born say 1035. He married Beatrix de Taillebois, daughter of Ivo de Taillebois and Lucy of Bucknall.^3,4

     Whether or not Eldred was the son of Ivo de Taillebois is debated. There is some indication that he received the barony of Kendal from the Mowbray family who had received it after the death of Ivo. In trying to work with estimated birth dates for this family it would seem more likely that Eldred was born about 1035 which would make him a contemporary of Ivo, not his son.

     Orme of Kendal married first Gunnilda of Northumbria, daughter of Gospatric I of Dunbar and Algitha of Northumbria.³ Orme of Kendal married second Ibrea de Travers.⁴ Orme died circa 1156.⁴

     Orme was also known as Orme FitzKetel.

     Orme inherited his father's estates of Workington and Preston. In 1094, "Orm son of Ketel" witnessed a charter of Roger the Poitevin giving the church at Lancaster to St. Martin of Sees. He was probably a tenant under Roger, Count of Poitou, in Lancashire. He apparently had a second wife, Ibrea de Travers.⁴

     W. J. Kendrick married Laura Jane Hicks, daughter of Calhoun Michael Hicks and Mary A. Lawley.¹

     Gladys Kennedy was born circa 1901 in Texas.¹ She married W. Clinton Lawrence, son of Willis L. Lawrence and Catherine Mahaffey, on 15 May 1923 in Bowie Co., Texas.¹

     J. T. Kennedy was born circa 1849 in Tennessee.¹ He married Mary Caroline West, daughter of Gipson Roy West and Elizabeth Louisa Groom, on 29 December 1869 in Dekalb Co., Tennessee.¹

     Mary Elizabeth Kennedy was born on 2 February in Harrison Co., Texas.¹ She married Gary Lorenzo Lawrence, son of William L. Lawrence and Martha Fulgham.¹ Mary died on 2 April 1949.¹

     Aethelbert II of Kent was born say 694.² Aethelbert died in 762.²

     Aethelbert ruled jointly with his brother, Eadbert. He ruled east Kent while Eadbert ruled west Kent. Eadbert tried once to usurp Aethelbert's authority in 738 but this was soon suppressed. About 748, Aethelbert seems to have retired from public affairs leaving the government of Kent to Eadbert and his son Eardwulf. He reappeared briefly in 762 to authorize a charter but apparently died later that year.²

     Aethelbert I of Kent was born circa 552.² He married first Bertha of Paris, daughter of Charibert of Paris, circa 578.² Aethelbert married second Unknown ?.² Aethelbert died on 24 February 616.² He was buried in Canterbury, Kent, England.²

     Athelbert is the first Anglo-Saxon king about whom their is strong historical facts. His sister, Ricula, married the king of Essex, Sledda, over whose territories Athelbert was overlord. Athelbert soon became regarded as bredwalda or overlord of the other Saxon kingdoms. This extended over the kingdoms of the East Angles, Lindsey, Mercia, the Middle Angles, and to some extent the West Saxons. He was the first Saxon king to embrace Christianity. He already had sympathy with the religion because his wife wa Christian and part of the marriage arrangement was that her chaplain, Liudhard, should accompany her. Liudhard was allowed to restore the old Roman church of St. Martin's at Canterbury. Initially Athelbert was cautious in welcoming the mission of Augustine who was sent by Pope Gregory I to convert the Saxons. Augustine landed at Thanet in 597 and was met by Athelbert under an oak tree which the Saxons venerated and which he believed would cancel any magic the Christians might practice. Athelbert recognized the sincerity of Augustine but declared he could not abandon the religion of his fathers. Nevertheless, he allowed Augustine and his collegues to establish a house at Canterbury, where they used Liudhard's church of St. Martin's and within a short period hundreds of Athelbert's subjects were baptized. Athelbert himself was not baptized until 601, but thereafter became fervent in his support. He encouraged Augustine to establish another church in west Kent at rochester, and a third in London, the original site of St. Paul's. With is authority as bretwalda he was bale to organize a meeting between Augustine and the Celtic church at a place later known as Augustine's Oak on the borders of Gloucestershire and Somerset, as part of Augustine's plan to bring the Celtic church under Roman authority. Unfortunately it failed due to Augustine's arrogance and, by association, it dented Athelbert's power.

     With the help of Augustine, Athelbert established a set of law codes, which later formed the basis for those developed by Offa and Alfred. These laws not only restored a form of governance and administration to Britain, but with emphasis on monetary compensation, also reinstituted a financial system. Coins were based on the Frankish design and Athelbert established a mint at Canterbury to produce his own coinage. He later introduced the silver sceat as the common basis of coinage, the nearest equivalent to a penny, as the twentieth part of the gold solidus, or shilling.

     Under Athelbert Kent became the most sophisticated and probably the safest of the Saxon kingdoms in England and that in turn allowed it to become the wealthiest. This made it the envy of the other Saxon kings, particularly the emerging states of Wessex and Mercia, so it needed a strong monarch, which Athelbert was, to sustain it. Unfortunately his successors were not as strong. His son, Eadbald, turned his back on Christianity and the power of Kent faded. However, the Christian message was sustained by Athelbert's daughter, Athelburh, wo married Edwin of Northumbria, and introduced Christianity to the northern Angles. Athelbert was later venerated as a saint. Not only was he the first Saxon saint in Britain he was, more significantly, the first Saxon king to be so venerated.²

     Athelburh of Kent married Edwin of Northumbria circa 625.¹

     Eadbald of Kent was born say 582.² Eadbald married first Unknown ? in 616.² Eadbald of Kent married Emma of Austrasia, daughter of Theodebert II of Austrasia, before 624.² Eadbald died on 20 January 640.² He was buried in Canterbury, Kent, England.²

     Eadbald did not embrace the Christian church and aggravated the relationship further by marrying is step-mother, flouting the rules of Pope Gregory.²

     Eadbert I of Kent was born circa 697.² Eadbert died circa 762.²

     Eadbert was also known as Erdwulf.

     Eadbert ruled Kent jointly with his brother Aethelbert. Aethelbert retire about 748 leaving the government to Eadbert and his son Eardwulf. During the reign of Eadbert and Aethelber Kent's prosperity grew, and the peace allowed not only trade to develop but also agriculture and industry. The earliest working water-mills came into Kent during this time and work began in draining the marshes at Romney and Walland, initally for salt panning, but then for pasture. Eadbert was alone of all the major Kentish kings in being buried at the church at Reculver rather than Canterbury.²

     Eadgifu of Kent was born circa 896 in Kent, England.¹ She married Edward I of England, son of Alfred of England and Ealhswith of Mercia, in 919 in Berkshire, England.^2,1 Eadgifu died on 25 August 968.¹

     Eadgifu was also known as Edgiva.

     Eadric either died in battle or fled when Caedwalla invaded Kent and installed his brother Mul as king in August 686.²

     Ealhmund of Kent was born circa 758 in Wessex, England.² He married Unknown of Kent, daughter of Aethelbert II of Kent.² Ealhmund died circa 786.³

     Ealhmund was also known as Edmund.

     Ealric of Kent was born after 697.¹

     Ealric suceeded jointly with his brothers, Athelbert and Eadbert, to the rule of Kent. However, there is no mention of his name in official documents. He may have died young within a few months, or retired (willingly or otherwise) from public life.¹

     Egbert I of Kent was born circa 641.² Egbert died on 4 July 673.²

     Egbert was also known as Ebert.

     Egbert began his reign with the act of ordering the execution of his cousins, Athelred and Athelbert, the sons of his father's brother, Eormenred. The reason proably was to ensure his right of succession. Unfortunately for Egbert, the two young princes soon became the center of a small cult which caused a rift in the Kentish royal household. Eafa, the sister of the murdered brothers, demanded a blood price from Egbert, and in reparation he granted her land near the isle of Thanet where a second monastery was built (now Minster-in-Thanet) and consecrated in 675, wiht Eafa as the first abbess. Egbert also founded a church at Reculver, and granted land for another abbey at Chertsey, which shows that his authority extended as far as Surrey, at least in matters of the church. Shortly after becoming king he consulted with the Northumbrian king Oswy over the selection of a successor to Deusdedit, the archbishop of Canterbury. Egbert died young, probably from illness and is buried at Canterbury.²

     Eorcenbert of Kent was born circa 624.² He married Seaxburh of East Angles, daughter of Anna of East Angles.² Eorcenbert died on 14 July 664.³ He was buried in Canterbury, Kent, England.²

     Eormenburh of Kent married Egfrith.¹

     Eormenhild of Kent married Wulfhere of Mercia.¹

     Eormenred of Kent married Oslafa of Northumbria.¹

     Eormenric died in 580.²

     Eormenric was also known as Iurmenric.

     The name Eormenric is closely associated with the Frankish royal family, descendants of Clovis, and from the mid sixth century many Frankish treasures and remains were found in Kentish archeological sites. Eormenric, therefore, may have been an offspring of the Frankish royal family that married into the lineage of Oisc. This would certainly account for the close relationship between the two families, particularly that of Eormenric's son Athelbert, who entered into an arranged marriage with Bertha, the daughter of the king of Paris. This family alliance brought much wealth and power to the Kentish royal family, and was significant for bringing Christianity to the Saxons.²

     Hengest died in 488.³

     Whether Hengest existed as a person is far from certain. The traditional story is that with the fall of Roman imperial rule, the heartland of Britain came under threat of from three sources, the Irish, the Picts, and the Saxons. One of the high kings, Vortigern, decided to pit at least one against the other and invited Hengest and his warriors to aid in the fight against the Picts. Hengest and his brother Horsa agreed to help provided they could bring over more warriors. Tradition says they landed at Ebbsfleet, by the Isle of Thanet. The mercenaries did their job well. In return Hengest bargained for land, and Vortigern gave them the island of Thanet, in east Kent.²

     Hlothhere of Kent was wounded in battle and died soon thereafter on 6 February 685.²