James Kirkland (abt. 1801 - bef. 1870)

Born about 1801 in South Carolina

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Descendants

Died before 1870 before about age 69 in Henry, Alabama, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.

James Kirkland was the eighth child born to Aaron Kirkland, Senior. He was born ca. 1801 in South Carolina and died before the U. S. Census for Henry County, Alabama was enumerated in 1870. he had remarried in Henry County 17 October 1866, of which more will be noted later. His widow was in the household of her daughter on the return for Henry County in 1870. James was absent from that return. It is assumed he died between the dates of these two events.

It is important to note that he was identified in the estate records of Aaron Kirkland, Senior as a son of that man.

He appeared on the U. S. Census for Henry County in 1830 with a wife named Elizabeth. His wife on the 1860 return was named Sarah M. This research could not determine if these records represent the same wife, with some unexplained variation in the given name, or two wives. There is no recorded marriage for him in Henry County between the returns. This report will list his first wife as Sarah Elizabeth, with acknowledgement granted that an error is possible. It is important to note that if two wives were fact, his children were born before 1840, to the first marriage. Available records provide no clue to the maiden surname of the wife.

Children

• William B. - born ca. 1827 in South Carolina, died ca. 1864 in the Civil War, married Sarah F. Riley 08 March 1846
• Aaron S. - born ca. 1828 (grave marker reads 22 May 1820, must be in error), died 17 July 1897, buried Piney Grove Cemetery, Henry County, married Amanda Baxley 21 July 1856
• Mary Ann - born ca. 1833 Alabama, married (?) Elkins
• Sarah A. E. - born ca. 1837
• Cynthia - born ca. 1838.

Sources

• Kirkland Family Roots by Dr. J. R. Peacock, publ. 2002.