Haytham Kenway

Haytham Kenway (1725 - 1781) was a Templar of British descent. He eventually became the Grand Master of the Templar Order in Colonial America. Born to the Assassin Edward Kenway, Haytham was converted to the Templar cause by Reginald Birch. After being sent to America to find a First Civilization storehouse and establish a permanent Order in the New World. While Haytham is establishing his order in America he becames friends with Charles Lee Benjamin Church William Johnson and Thomas HIckey. Haytham became the Grand Master of the American Templars. He fathered the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton with the mohawk woman Kaniehti:io and he is an ancestor of William Miles and Desmond.

Equipment and skills
Haytham was a capable freerunner, able to stealthily climb the inside of an opera house with little effort. He also possessed two Hidden Blades as well as the rare ability of Eagle Vision.

Trivia

 * Haytham's name is connected with an eagle, continuing the eagle motif set by Aquilus, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Aveline de Grandpré and Nikolai Orelov.
 * Like some of Desmond's ancestors, the meaning of Haytham's name relates to his character:
 * "Haytham" is an Arabic name meaning "young eagle."
 * "Kenway" is an Old English name meaning "brave royal fighter."
 * Haytham has an eagle symbol on his jacket's left cuff, and what appears to be a broken, rusted Assassin insignia on his right bracer.
 * Haytham is the first playable Templar in the Assassin's Creed series, and the first to wear a hat instead of the symbolic white hood of the Assassins, the second being Aveline de Grandpré.
 * He is the second known ancestor of Desmond to be a Templar, the other being Maria Thorpe.

Reference

 * Assassin's Creed III