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William Armstead Kirk (1754 - abt. 1837)

William Armstead Kirk
Born in Fauquier, Colony of Virginiamap
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Husband of — married 1777 [location unknown]
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Died about at about age 82 in Scottville, Macoupin, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

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.


  1. Find A Grave: William Armstead Kirk, Sr Memorial


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DAR lists four children:

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.

FamilySearch has 18 to 24 on any given day.

This profile has 16.

posted by Steve Lake
William Armistead Kirk was a son of William Kirk and Agnes Cain.
I have county of birth as Fauquier, Virginia
posted by [Living McQueen]

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