William was born on Apr 09, 1754. William was the son of Thomas Kirk and Margot Duncan. He passed away in 1837.
William and Agnes Elizabeth were married about 1777 in Montgomery County, Virginia. William is a Revolutionary War Veteran. His occupation was gunsmith.
During the American Revolutionary War, William and Agnes resided at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. William served as a gunsmith with Col. Baylor's Troop of Lighthorse Calvary at Harper's Ferry. He made muskets. They moved to Grainger County, Tennesssee about 1803 and to Illinois about 1832. William died in 1837 at Scottsville, Macoupin County, Illinois. William and Agnes are buried in West Scottville Cemetery. There are no gravestones.
Burial
Burial:
Place: Scottville West Cemetery, Scottville, Macoupin Co, IL[1]
Sources
Daughters of the American Revolution
http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A065566
KIRK, WILLIAM Ancestor #: A065566
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): SOLDIER
Birth: CIRCA 1759 FAUQUIER CO VIRGINIA
Death: 1837 SCOTTVILLE TWP MACOUPIN CO ILLINOIS
Service Source: BRUMBAUGH, REV WAR RECS, VA, VOL 1, P 250
Service Description: 1) PAID FOR MILITARY SERVICES, CONTINENTAL LINE
RESIDENCE:
1) County: FAUQUIER CO - State: VIRGINIA
Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: , By: Conversion
SPOUSE
Number Name
1) AGNES X
Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion
Place of birth and marriage date provided by Michelle McQueen. No sources given.
WikiTree profile Kirk-764 created through the import of johnsonwiki2.ged on Aug 5, 2012 by Karen Grady. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
Winifred Kirk and John Sharp
Betsy Polly Kirk and Robert Ellison
Armsted Kirk and Mary Bollinger
Alexander Kirk and Catharine Caty Bollinger
Thirteen children are listed on burial memorial.
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