John Kirby II (1741 - 1807)

Born 18 Apr 1741 in Halifax, Pittsylvania, Virginia

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Descendants

Died 1807 at about age 65 in Union, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Private John Kirby II served with 11th Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

John Kirby II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A210124.

John (Johnathan) Kirby, Jr. was born on 18 Apr 1741 in Halifax County, Virginia to parents John Kerby and Joanna (Owen) Kerby.

Timeline

• 1759 John married Jemima (Gemima) Bolling about 1759 in Halifax County, Virginia.
  • John and Jemima had eleven children:

1. Francis Kirby was born about 1761 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and died after 1840 in South Carolina.
2. Goodspring Kirby was born in 1762 in Virginia. m. John HARVEY.
3. Bolling Kirby was born about 1765 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and died after 1850 in Union County, South Carolina.
4. Henry Kirby was born in 1765 in Virginia and died on 6 Oct 1827 in Smith, Tennesee at age 62. Henry married Susannah Wright
5. Elizabeth Kirby was born in 1767 in Virginia.
6. John T. Bolling Kirby was born in 1770 in Virginia and died in 1805 in Union County, South Carolina at age 35. m. Milley CAMPBELL
7. William Kirby was born in 1771 in Virginia.
8. Jacob Kirby was born in 1772 in Snow Creek, Pittsylvania, Virginia.
9. Jenny Kirby was born in 1773. Jenny married Draper.
10. Nancy Kirby was born in 1775 in Virginia. Nancy married Easterwood.
11. Elenor (Nelly) Kirby was born about 1776 in Virginia and died before 1797. m Richard Kirby.

Military

• 1781 U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls: Private John Kirby served as Drummer in Lieutenant Robert Quarles unit for the State of Virginia, and received $15 pay in August 1781. ^[1]

John Kearby in the U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

Name: John Kearby

Gender: Male

Military Date: 5 Aug 1777

Military Place: Virginia, USA

State or Army Served: Virginia

Regiment: 11th Regiment

John Kirby in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Rank: Private

Name: John Kirby

Birth Date: 1740

Birthplace: Virginia,

Volume: 97

Page Number: 263

Biographical Info: musician

Reference: Historical reg. Of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, saliors and marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):449

Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, reels 1-29 John Kirby

Kirby, John.

Rank: Drummer.

Service: Army.

Available on microfilm. Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, reels 1-29. The act of the General Assembly passed on June 22, 1779, which established the Virginia Land Office, also provided for the rewarding of lands promised as bounty for specified Revolutionary War military service. The purpose of the bounty land system was to encourage longer military service. In order to qualify for bounty land, a soldier had to serve at least three (3) years continuously in the State or Continental line. Militia service did not count. Servicemen submitted various documents such as affidavits of commanding officers and fellow soldiers and discharge papers in order to substantiate their service record. When the claim was proved, the Governor’s Office issued a certificate to the register of the Land Office authorizing him to issue a warrant. The first warrant was issued in 1782 and the last in 1876 as heirs of warrantees continued to seek lands for additional service. Land awarded as bounty was in the present-day states of Ohio and Kentucky. The papers accumulated as proof of service are now part of the records of the Executive Dept. Office of the Governor (RG#3) and are called ’Bounty Warrants’ if approved and ’Rejected Claims’ if disapproved. These records are housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.

Certificate: Lieutenant R. Craddock.

Voucher 1783.

Kirby, John.

Veterans -- Virginia.

Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.

Military records -- Virginia.

Virginia. Governor’s Office Bounty warrants, 1779-1860.

Library of Virginia. Archives.

Revolutionary Bounty Warrants

Census Records

• 1782 Census of Pittsylvania County, Virginia: John Kirby was listed as head of household. Six members of the household were white. There were no black members of the household. ^[2]
• 1790 U.S. Census: John Kerby lived in Cumberland, North Carolina, with one "Free white male of Sixteen years and upwards in cluding heads of Families" (John, age 49). ^[3] NOTE: This record may not be accurate because wife, Gemima, not listed, nor youngest daughter, Elenor, age 14.
• 1800 U.S. Census: John Kirby (indexed as "Ruby") lived in Union District, South Carolina, with one male age 45 and over (John, age 59), and one female age 45 and over (Gemima, age 59).^[4]

Death

John died about 1805 in Union County, South Carolina about age 64.

Will

Will of John Kerby (as written) I, John Kerby of South Carolina Union District Being Sick & being weak in body but of Sound and desposeing Mind Memory and Understanding praise Be to god for the Same, do make and declare this my Last will and Testament in Manner and form following. That is to Say I give and devise all my Estate Real & personal to my beloved wife gemyme Curbey during her life and after her death to be divided amongst my children as follows to my Hennery one Shilling and to my daughter Elizabeth I give one Shilling and to my Son John Kerby give one Shilling and to my Son William Kerby I give one Shilling to my Son Jacob Kerby I give one Shilling and to my daughter Nelly I give one Shilling and the rest of my property to be Sold at publickly Sail and equely devided amongst the rest of my Children Which is under named frances Kerby gooDSpring Harvy Baolling Kerby Nancy Easterwood gemey Draper and I do herby nomonate ConStitute and apoint my Son francies Kerby and John harvey my Executers of this my Last Will and testament herby revoking and making void all former wills and Testaments at any time heretofore by me made and do declare this to be My Last will and Testament In witness whereof I have Set my Seal this Twenty fifth of March in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Seven---- In presents of William Reed, Fielder Norton, John Cates John Kirby (Seal) Union Co. Probate Court Estate Records Rec'd in Will Book A P# 232, Box 5 Pkg 44, Rec'd 1 Feb 1808^[5]

Other Research By Ted Zajac, Jr.

• (Thank you for your research)

John B. Kirby II (1) was born on 18 Apr 1741 in Halifax County, Virginia. He died about 1808 in Union County, South Carolina. He was a Farmer. According to information I, Danny A. McBee, received from W. Jack Kirby on December 8, 1997, John Kirby owned acreage adjoining his father's land in Pittsylvania County, VA.

On December 13, 1789 he consented for his son Boling to marry Milley Campbell, daughter of Abraham Campbell. On November 29, 1792 he deeded land to his son, John Kirby III, which was recorded March 18, 1793 of said Pittsylvania County 224 acres in "County on branch of Sandy Creek bound by Sketten, Frank Kerby and William Kerby."

His will of February 1, 1808, as recorded in Union County, South Carolina. Will Book, pages 136 & 137, left all real and person estate to his wife, Jemima, and after her death to be divided amongst his eleven children. He died three years earlier.) [Danny A. McBee].

Descendants of John (Johnathan) Kerby by Ted Zajac, Jr.

John Kirby, Jr. (John (Johnathan) 1) was born on 18 Apr 1741 in Halifax County, Virginia and died about 1805 in Union County, South Carolina about age 64. John married Gemima (Jemima) Bolling about 1759 in Halifax County, Virginia. Gemima was born about 1744 in Virginia and died after 1808 in Union County, South Carolina.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-994M-4WW4?cc=2068326&wc=M61K-G38%3A355093201 : 24 January 2018), 114-Virginia (jacket 341-364) > image 363 of 459; citing NARA microfilm publication M246 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1980).
2. ↑ 1782 Census of Pittsylvania County, Virginia - USGenWeb sites usgenwebsites.org/vagenweb/pittsylvania/census.htm
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY8-3WDR?cc=1803959&wc=3XTM-B6H%3A1584071002%2C1584071214%2C1584070607 : 14 May 2015), North Carolina > Cumberland > Not Stated > image 5 of 12; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8W-XXS?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-Q97%3A1585150102%2C1585150123%2C1585148307 : 10 June 2015), South Carolina > Union District > Not Stated > image 57 of 74; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-J83Z-T1?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-MM9%3A210903701%2C211130101 : 21 May 2014), Union > Wills book, 1792-1815, Vol. A > image 149 of 190; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.

See also:

• Source Information

Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5769&h=2584514&ssrc=pt&tid=12616890&pid=-152332042&usePUB=true

• Source Information

Ancestry.com. Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3578&h=33635338&ssrc=pt&tid=17847950&pid=28063573016&usePUB=true

• Source Citation

Year: 1790; Census Place: Cumberland, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 93; Image: 402; Family History Library Film: 0568147 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5058&h=163960&ssrc=pt&tid=17847950&pid=28063573016&usePUB=true

• Source Citation

Year: 1800; Census Place: Union District, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 50; Page: 242; Image: 478; Family History Library Film: 181425 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1800 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Second Census of the United States, 1800: Population Schedules, Washington County, Territory Northwest of the River Ohio; and Population Census, 1803: Washington County, Ohio. NARA microfilm publication M1804 (1 roll). http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7590&h=498315&ssrc=pt&tid=17847950&pid=28063573016&usePUB=true

• Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.

• Source Information

Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. See also:

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GENEALOGY & HISTORY; Piedmont Historical Society. In Vol. XVIII, No. 4, pg: 185; 186- 187 - 188 FAMILY GROUPS AND FAMILY CONNECTION FROM COUNTY COURT RECORDS : Contributed by Dr. James Reid 730 Walnut Hill RD. Campobello, SC 29322: UNION COUNTY: Union County SC} Probate Court, Box 5, Package 44, ESTATE OF JOHN KIRBY, Deceased (1808), FRANCIS KIRBY AND JOHN HARVEY, EXECUTORS Will of John KErby (signed March 25, 1807):