Moved to Washington County, New York with his parents, married 22 Aug 1808 Mary "Polly" Fuller, belonged to the Baptist Church in Bolton, Warren, New York, migrated via the Erie canal to Lake Erie enroute to Michigan in December 1832 settling in St. Clair County on the banks of the St. Clair River. One of the early land buyer in China Twp., 16 Aug 1837 W1/2 SW Sec. 11, T4N R15E, 80 acres. Likely he is buried on the Slyfield plot with 2nd wife or in the plot with son, Sidney Kenyon.
Obituary: Phinius Kenyon "Died" - At the residence of his son, Capt. Kinyon, in the township of East China, on the 20th inst., Phinius Kinyon, aged 89 years. The deceased came to China from New York in 1832, and was one of the early settlers on the St. Clair river.
History of St. Clair County, 1883, A. T. Andreas, pg 731
Casco Twp., Early Land Buyers, Phineas D. Kinyon 1834
Newspaper: Kinyon, Phineon (sic) 27-Oct-1868 D SCR (St. Clair Republican)
NOTE: Connection to David Kenyon and Mary Rogers is in debate. None of Phineas' known children are name after them or any of their children. There were 2 Kenyon families who had moved from Rhode Island to Washington County, New York. Many of the children in these two families had large numbers of children most with same names. There is no known documentation to prove Phineas is the son of David and Mary. The data comes from a Genealogy the publ "American Kenyons" by Capt Howard Nathaniel Kenyon. Even with internet and numerous resources there is no concrete evidence or proof. DAR records are not to be considered concrete proof. So the search goes on for DOCUMENTS.
Obituary: Phinius Kenyon "Died" - At the residence of his son, Capt. Kinyon, in the township of East China, on the 20th inst., Phinius Kinyon, aged 89 years. The deceased came to China from New York in 1832, and was one of the early settlers on the St. Clair river.
History of St. Clair County, 1883, A. T. Andreas, pg 731
Casco Twp., Early Land Buyers, Phineas D. Kinyon 1834
Newspaper: Kinyon, Phineon (sic) 27-Oct-1868 D SCR (St. Clair Republican)
NOTE: Connection to David Kenyon and Mary Rogers is in debate. None of Phineas' known children are name after them or any of their children. There were 2 Kenyon families who had moved from Rhode Island to Washington County, New York. Many of the children in these two families had large numbers of children most with same names. There is no known documentation to prove Phineas is the son of David and Mary. The data comes from a Genealogy the publ "American Kenyons" by Capt Howard Nathaniel Kenyon. Even with internet and numerous resources there is no concrete evidence or proof. DAR records are not to be considered concrete proof. So the search goes on for DOCUMENTS.
Moved to Washington County, New York with his parents, married 22 Aug 1808 Mary "Polly" Fuller, belonged to the Baptist Church in Bolton, Warren, New York, migrated via the Erie canal to Lake Erie enroute to Michigan in December 1832 settling in St. Clair County on the banks of the St. Clair River. One of the early land buyer in China Twp., 16 Aug 1837 W1/2 SW Sec. 11, T4N R15E, 80 acres. Likely he is buried on the Slyfield plot with 2nd wife or in the plot with son, Sidney Kenyon.
Obituary: Phinius Kenyon "Died" - At the residence of his son, Capt. Kinyon, in the township of East China, on the 20th inst., Phinius Kinyon, aged 89 years. The deceased came to China from New York in 1832, and was one of the early settlers on the St. Clair river.
History of St. Clair County, 1883, A. T. Andreas, pg 731
Casco Twp., Early Land Buyers, Phineas D. Kinyon 1834
Newspaper: Kinyon, Phineon (sic) 27-Oct-1868 D SCR (St. Clair Republican)
NOTE: Connection to David Kenyon and Mary Rogers is in debate. None of Phineas' known children are name after them or any of their children. There were 2 Kenyon families who had moved from Rhode Island to Washington County, New York. Many of the children in these two families had large numbers of children most with same names. There is no known documentation to prove Phineas is the son of David and Mary. The data comes from a Genealogy the publ "American Kenyons" by Capt Howard Nathaniel Kenyon. Even with internet and numerous resources there is no concrete evidence or proof. DAR records are not to be considered concrete proof. So the search goes on for DOCUMENTS.
Obituary: Phinius Kenyon "Died" - At the residence of his son, Capt. Kinyon, in the township of East China, on the 20th inst., Phinius Kinyon, aged 89 years. The deceased came to China from New York in 1832, and was one of the early settlers on the St. Clair river.
History of St. Clair County, 1883, A. T. Andreas, pg 731
Casco Twp., Early Land Buyers, Phineas D. Kinyon 1834
Newspaper: Kinyon, Phineon (sic) 27-Oct-1868 D SCR (St. Clair Republican)
NOTE: Connection to David Kenyon and Mary Rogers is in debate. None of Phineas' known children are name after them or any of their children. There were 2 Kenyon families who had moved from Rhode Island to Washington County, New York. Many of the children in these two families had large numbers of children most with same names. There is no known documentation to prove Phineas is the son of David and Mary. The data comes from a Genealogy the publ "American Kenyons" by Capt Howard Nathaniel Kenyon. Even with internet and numerous resources there is no concrete evidence or proof. DAR records are not to be considered concrete proof. So the search goes on for DOCUMENTS.
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