"Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s" documentation indicates Richard Kennon was born in England ca 1640, while other records indicate 1650 and that he was born in Virginia. It is unclear if he was the original immigrant, however multiple records show he may have been the son of of Richard Kennon, a surgeon, and his wife Elizabeth who were settled in lower Norfolk in 1637. Because no records of immigration can be found for Richard Kennon of Conjuror's Neck, the husband of Elizabeth Worsham, it is believed that his parents were likely the Richard and Elizabeth Kennon living in lower Norfolk county and and it is they who are the emigrants. It is further believed that they are the Richard and Elizabeth Canon/Kennon who appear on the passenger list of the ship Truelove, of London, that sailed in June 1635.

"Lewis of Warner Hall, The History of a Family" compiled by Merrow Sorley indicates that Richard Kennon received a patent for 2827 acres in Henrico county in 1670 a full ten years prior to other records.

He married Elizabeth Worsham, daughter of William Worsham. He died in August 1696 (GENEALOGIES OF VIRGINIA FAMILIES VOL. I, p. 648). His willed was proved 20 August 1696 and it is often that date that is used as his date of death.

In 1686 he made a power of attorney to his brother-in-law, Mr. John Worsham. The preamble of the deed states that he was then about to sail to England. In 1691, he made a deed of gift to his children; Mary, Elizabeth, Martha and William KENNON. (Ibid Vol 2, p. 734.)

Richard and Elizabeth (Worsham) Kennon's children:

1. Mary Kennon (1679-1727) married ca 1697 Major John Bolling

2. Elizabeth Kennon (1680-ca 1735) married ca 1698 Joseph Royall

3. Martha Kennon (1681-1735) married 22 Dec 1701 Robert Munford

4. Richard Kennon (1684-1688)

5. William Kennon (1685-1736) married 19 Jun 1711 Ann Epps/Eppes

6. Sarah Kennon (1689-1748) married ca 1708 Francis Eppes IV (and relative by marriage)

7. Richard Kennon (1690-1736) married ca 1714 Mary Agnes Bolling

8. Judith Kennon (1692-1759) married June 1711 Thomas Eldridge

The Kennon family is rich in Virginia history and the home of Richard and Elizabeth (Worsham) Kennon is being preserved and maintained by the "Old Brick House Foundation". For more information on the Kennon homestead settled in Conjurer's Neck, Colonial Heights, please visit colonialheightsva.gov/498/Old-Brick-House, or on FaceBook: The Old Brick House (OBH) Foundation.

"Dr. Richard Kennon, who was a distinguished member of the House of Burgesses, from Henrico Co. He was an Englishmen of fortune, who settled in the Colony prior to 1670, and whose family received grants upward of 50,000 acres." - (Colonial Families of the Southern States of America: A History and Genealogy, page 72.)

Richard Kennon was the, "founder of the family in Virginia, was a prominent merchant living at Bermuda Hundred, on James river. In 1685 he was a factor for Mr. William Paggen, a London merchant. He was a constant visitor to London; justice of the peace for Henrico county in 1680 and other years; burgess in 1686. He married Elizabeth Worsham, daughter of William Worsham and Elizabeth, his wife. he died in 1696 and in his will names his children Richard, William, Martha, married Robert Munford, Mary married Major John Bolling, of "Cobbs," Elizabeth married Joseph Royall, Sr., Sarah, and Judith, married Thomas Eldridge." - (Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, pages 271-272.)