
Kennedy married Emily Ruth Black (b. October 15, 1957)[2] on April 3, 1982 in Bloomington, Indiana, daughter of Thomas Black and Helen Armstrong. They have two children:
* Robert Francis Kennedy III (b. September 2, 1984 in Mt. Kisco, New York)
* Kathleen Alexandra Kennedy (b. April 13, 1988 in Mt. Kisco, New York), known as "Kick", a nickname she shares with her late great-aunt Kathleen Kennedy
They divorced on March 25, 1994 in the Dominican Republic. He married Mary Richardson (b. 1960) on April 15, 1994 on board a research vessel along the Hudson River. They have four children:
* John Conor Richardson Kennedy (b. July 24, 1994 in Mt. Kisco, New York);
* Kyra LeMoyne Kennedy (b. August 22, 1995 in Mt. Kisco, New York);
* William Finbar Kennedy (b. November 8, 1997 in Mt. Kisco, New York);
* Aidan Caohman Vieques Kennedy (b. July 13, 2001