Barbara (Messimer) Kirk
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Barbara Margaret (Messimer) Kirk (1785 - 1875)

Barbara Margaret Kirk formerly Messimer aka Smelcer
Born in Rockingham County, Virginiamap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , and
Wife of — married 22 Feb 1802 in Greene, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Wife of — married 27 Feb 1817 in Greene, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Mother of , , , , , and
Died at about age 90 in Greene, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Barbara Margaret (Messimer) Kirk was born in 1785 in Rockingham County, Virginia, daughter of Johann Michael Messimer (1750 - ~1796) and Mary Magdalena (Sergeant) Messimer (~1756 - 1838).

Her siblings were:

  1. William Messimer (1771 - )
  2. Jacob Messimer Jr. (1779 - ~1816)
  3. Catherine (Messimer) Harmon (1779 - 1855)
  4. Johann Heinrich Messimer (1781 - ~1856)
  5. Susanna (Messimer) Kinser (~1793 - 1871)

Barbara (~16) married Joseph Isaac Kirk (~21) (~1780 - >1821) on 22 Feb 1802 in Greene, Tennessee, United States. Their children were:

  1. Joseph Kirk ( - 1884)
  2. Mary (Kirk) Frazier ( - )
  3. Henry Kirk ( - )
  4. James Kirk (1803 - 1869)
  5. John Kirk (1805 - 1864)
  6. Alexander S. Kirk (1814 - 1878).

Barbara (~31) married Joseph Smelcer (22) (1794 - 1866) on 27 Feb 1817 in Greene. [1]Their daughter was Laura Lydia (Smelcer) Nott (1829 - 1912).

Barbara died on 4 Jun 1875 in Greene aged ~89.



Sources

  1. ↑ Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNZG-J9K : 4 December 2014), Joseph Kirk and Barbara Messimer, 22 Feb 1802; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 122, Greene, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.




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Spivey-701 Janet (Spivey) Clifton
Messimer-97 and Messimer-90 appear to represent the same person because: These appear to be duplicate spouses. Please investigate the dates of birth and death. Merge into Messimer-90, the lowest-numbered profile. Thanks for your help keeping WikiTree tidy!

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posted by Janet (Spivey) Clifton

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