The Americanism Corner this month is spotlighting Richard Kennon, born in 1752 in Chester County Virginia. He eventually settled in Chatham County North Carolina where he raised 8 children. Richard Kennon helped establish American Independence by representing Chatham County in the capacity of a delegate to the third North
Carolina Provincial Congress. The third Congress met in Hillsborough from August 20 to September 10, 1775. The Congress created a government structure, issued bills of credit to pay for the revolutionary movement, and organized an army for defense in preparation for the “State” of North Carolina. Richard Kennon was the 4th great grandfather of Lodge Inner Guard, Wendy Browne
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