Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Kearny, who pronounced his name / k rni /, was born in New York City to a wealthy family. His father and mother were Philip Kearny, Sr., and Sarah Watts. His maternal grandfather, Robert Watts, and his great-grandfather, John Watts, were some of New York''s wealthiest residents, who had vast holdings in ships, mills, factories, banks, and investment houses. Kearny''s father, was a Harvard educated New York City financier who owned his own brokerage firm and was also a founder of the New York Stock Exchange.