Mathew married Catherine Lucy Hyde on 30 Mar 1834 in Hartford, Trumbull, Ohio, United States. Catherine (daughter of John Hyde and Ruth Spencer) was born in 1809 in New York, United States; died on 10 Mar 1881 in Andrew, Jackson, Iowa, United States; was buried in 1881 in Andrew, Jackson, Iowa, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Hyde Kennedy was born in 1835 in North Beaver Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 14 Aug 1922 in Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States.
2. Margaret Kennedy was born in 1836 in North Beaver Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States; and died.
3. Spencer Kennedy was born on 7 Oct 1839 in Lawrence, Pennsylvania; died on 24 Jan 1914; was buried in Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma.
4. Sarah J. Kennedy was born in 1840 in North Beaver Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 30 Jan 1926 in Butte, California, United States.
5. Emma Charlotte Kennedy was born in 1844 in North Beaver, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 9 Sep 1927 in Oklahoma, United States; was buried in Geary Cemetery, Blaine, Oklahoma, United States.
6. Samuel Lora Kennedy was born on 4 May 1844 in Pennsylvania, United States; died on 15 Nov 1917 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States; was buried on 16 Nov 1917 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States.
7. James Wilson Kennedy was born on 16 Nov 1849 in Pennsylvania, United States; died on 11 Dec 1904 in Piedmont, Canadian, Oklahoma; was buried in Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma.