Abraham Newkirk (1724 - 1790)

Born 19 Oct 1724 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Keziah (Shipman) Newkirk — married 1749 in Frederick, Berkeley, West Virginia

Descendants

Died 1790 at about age 65 in Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Abraham Newkirk has Dutch Ancestry

Abraham was born in 1724. He passed away in 1790.

THE NEWKIRK FAMILY ...Among the children of Barent Newkirk, was Abraham, born October 19, 1724. He married Kezia, daughter of Teunis Shipman. How long Abraham lived in West Virginia is unknown, but his son, Henry, born February 2, 1768, recorded in his bible that he was born in Virginia. We next find Abraham in Washington County, Pa. He was a Revolutionary soldier, as is attested by the following copy of certificate : "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U. S. A,, Jany. 11, 1915. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I hereby Certify that one ABRAHAM NEWKIRK was a Private in Captain John Craven's Company, Fifth Battalion, Washington County, Militia. See P. 186, Volume Two, Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series. (seal) Luther R. Kelker, Custodian of the Public Records"

Abraham Newkirk, above, died in 1788 and is buried a short distance north of the Town of Bentleyville, Pa. Among his children was Abraham Newkirk, born March 10, 1764. In 1785 he married Margaret Knox, and soon after purchased a farm of 413 acres, known as the "LEGACY," from his cousin, Henry Newkirk. On March 28, 1816, he sold the last of this holding, and located in Adams County, Ohio. There his wife, Margaret, died July 8, 1823; he died October 5, 1840. They are buried at what is known as Hull Church, near Dunkinsville, Ohio. ^[1]

Research Notes

This note was found on a Rootsweb page for Abraham Newkirk and offers a detail of his residence in Virginia. The source it refers to is not given but mentions a Richard A. Newkirk and -?- Barnes. Residence: On page 26 it is noted that Abraham's father, Barent, moved to Virginia circa 1732 and on page 41, Dr. Newkirk states that he accompanied his father to Virginia. Thus Abraham was in Virginia circa 1732 to 1770 when he moved back to Pennsylvania. [1]

Sources

1. ↑ Newkirk, Thomas J. Genealogy and History of the Newkirk, Hamilton and Bayless Families (Evanston, Ill, 1916). pages 9,10.

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