Until further research proves otherwise, her maiden name is most likely to have been Laney. There were Laney families in Greene Co TN, whereas no Lenny families were found. On the same marriage record as Esther and Thomas, a Rachel Laney was married in Jan 1798. They may be related.
Esther is listed on the 1840 census, but the 1850 census lists her husband as "widowed."
Tennessee Marriage Records 1780-1837 Greene Co:
Name: Thomas Kennedy
Spouse: Esther Lenny
Marriage Date: 27 Mar 1798
Marriage County: Greene
1830 Census, Greene Co TN:
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
1840 Census, Greene Co TN:
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
Until further research proves otherwise, her maiden name is most likely to have been Laney. There were Laney families in Greene Co TN, whereas no Lenny families were found. On the same marriage record as Esther and Thomas, a Rachel Laney was married in Jan 1798. They may be related.
Esther is listed on the 1840 census, but the 1850 census lists her husband as "widowed."
Tennessee Marriage Records 1780-1837 Greene Co:
Name: Thomas Kennedy
Spouse: Esther Lenny
Marriage Date: 27 Mar 1798
Marriage County: Greene
1830 Census, Greene Co TN:
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
1840 Census, Greene Co TN:
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
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