Profile Text
LOS ANGELES – OCT 1: Duty arrives at the 8th Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party – Red Carpet at Paramount Studios on October 1, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA, Joe Seer /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jeffrey Kenton Duty
Place of Birth: Plano, Collin, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 12, 1995
Ethnicity: Irish, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, possibly other
Kenton Duty is an American actor, singer, and dancer. His roles include the films Two:Thirteen , Forget Me Not (2009), Crazy on the Outside , My Name Is Khan , Zendaya: Behind the Scenes , and Contest (2013); the shows Ctrl , Lost , Shake It Up! , and Hilton Head Island ; and the made-for-tv movie Christmas in Paradise . He is 6′3¾″.
He is married to director and filmmaker Mosley Agin.
Kenton’s patrilineal line can be traced to Donald Dubh-MacDonald, who was born, c. 1364, in Argyll, Scotland.
Kenton’s paternal grandfather was Robert Lee Duty (the son of Tony Duty and Glennie/Glennice Mae Butler). Robert was born in Waco, McLennan County, Texas. Tony was born in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, the son of Alfred Berry “Alf” Duty and Angie “Angelett” Brown. Glennie was born in Levi, McLennan County, the daughter of Robert Lee Butler and Lizzie Cunningham.
Kenton’s paternal grandmother was Nancy Anne Ballowe (the daughter of Victor Ballowe and Antha Viola Barnett). Nancy was born in McLennan, Texas. Victor was the son of DeWitt Talmadge Ballowe and Ida Elizabeth Johnson. Antha was the daughter of Samuel Lee Barnett and Callie Garner.
Kenton’s maternal grandfather was James Thomas Quinlan (the son of Thomas David Quinlan and Elizabeth Leanor Risbin). James was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Kenton’s great-grandfather Thomas had Irish ancestry, and was the son of James E. Quinlan and Anna C. Roche. Elizabeth was the daughter of James Patrick Risbin and Bridget Cecilia Tray.
Kenton’s maternal grandmother is named Barbara L. Reed.
Sources: Genealogy of Kenton’s paternal grandfather, Robert Lee Duty – https://www.findagrave.com
Kenton’s paternal grandfather, Robert Lee Duty, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Kenton’s paternal great-grandmother, Antha Viola (Barnett) Ballowe – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Kenton’s maternal grandfather, James Thomas Quinlan – https://www.legacy.com