Kennedy baronets of Girvan (1673)

The Kennedy baronetcy, of Girvan in the County of Ayr, Scotland, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 4 August 1673 for John Kennedy. The title became extinct on the death of the 2nd Baronet in 1740. The background of the Kennedys of Girvanmains was given in 1847 by James Paterson, with Cokayne stating that John Kennedy was the grandson of Gilbert Kennedy.^[1][2]