James KIRK

Male 1720 -


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  • Name James KIRK 
    Born 1720  Ballymoney, Antrim Co. Ulster Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 35480ECD4552406990DBECA8758B9F6EA416 
    Died Antrim Co. Ulster Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • of Scotch descent was born and raised in Antrim Co. near Ballemoney, Ireland. [1]
    • This James Kirk is NOT the one from Augusta County Virginia whose wife was Mary Edmiston. According to his will, this James Kirk did not have a son named Matthew.

      Merrill Hill Mosher was a certified genealogist and the great-grand daughter of W. R. Kirk, whose journal is the primary source of information on this branch. Her article,
      "Origin of the John, Mathew & Robert Kirk Families," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. XXIII Spring 1995, No. 2, 76 sets the record straight, refuting many earlier errors in Kirk family history.
    Person ID I7446  Master File
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2014 

    Children 
     1. Matthew KIRK,   b. 1760, Antrim Co. Ballymoney Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1839, Lancaster Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. James KIRK,   b. Ballymoney, Antrim Co. Ulster Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Antrim Co. Ulster Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. John KIRK,   b. 1751, Ballymoney, Antrim Co. Ulster Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1822, Murfeesboro, Rutherford Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     4. Robert KIRK,   b. 1756, Ballymoney, Antrim Co. Ulster Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 22 Mar 1843, Lancaster Co. SC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F5092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S132] W. R. Kirk's Journal 1866.