Benjamin
Kirkland
Born in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John J. Kirkland
and Sarah (Shelton) Kirkland
Brother of
Naomi Mae Kirkland, William Kirkland, James A. Kirkland, Rhoda (Kirkland) Cline, Nancy Jane Kirkland, Rebecca S. (Kirkland) Stillwell [half], Mary Sue (Kirkland) Hardin and Johnson Calvin Kirkland
Husband of
Espie Caroline Kirkland
— married
1826 in Rutherford, North Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
Jesse Alden Kirkland, John Jackson Kirkland, James Madison Kirkland, Sarah A Kirkland, Benjamin William Kirkland, Rebecca (Kirkland) Roberts, Riley Kirkland, Andrew K Kirkland and Albert Cleveland Kirkland
Died
at age 83
in Polk, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jun 2016
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Biography
This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.
He is shown on records as Benjamin Kirkland. Some people give him a middle name of William. I've seen no documentation for a middle name.
Some online trees show him as marrying Espie Carden, but the only marriage record for a Kirkland that married Caroline Carden is William Kirkland, who was born circa 1836, in 1858 in Monroe, Tennessee. Benjamin would have married circa 1821. This is obviously not his marriage record. Other trees indicate he married his cousin.
He and his wife are said to have had ten children. It is possible that his oldest son is his from a first marriage and Espie Kirkland is his second wife. His oldest (known) son Jesse was born in 1823, and Espie was born circa 1810.
He appears on the 1840 census in Monroe, Tennessee: [1] FWM: 2 <5, 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 30-39. FWF: 1 <5, 1 5-9, 1 30-39.
He appears on the 1860 census in District 20, Monroe, Tennessee:[2]
Name Age
Benja Kirkland 60
Essa C Kirkland 50
Sarah A Kirkland 26
Riley Kirkland 20
Jessa Kirkland 18
Andrew Kirkland 9
Albert C Kirkland 8
He appears on the 1870 census in District 20, Monroe, Tennessee:[3]
Name Age
Ben Kirklan 64
Caroline Kirklan 60
Sarah Kirklan 28
Andrew Kirklan 26
Albert Kirklan 11
Rubeca Kirklan 30
He appears on the 1880 census in District 20, Monroe, Tennessee:[4]
Name Age
Benj. Kirkland 80
E. C. Kirkland 70
He served in the Tennessee Home Guards Confederate States Army. He is buried at Giles Cemetery, Monroe Co., Tennessee.
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: 528; Page: 160; Family History Library Film: 0024547
- ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: District 20, Monroe, Tennessee; Page: 322; Family History Library Film: 805265
- ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: District 20, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1550; Page: 170A; Family History Library Film: 553049
- ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: District 20, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: 1272; Page: 159C; Enumeration District: 212
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LJGF-X73
- US Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38049845
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~3.12%
Ruby Black
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M205625 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A848822 [compare], Ancestry member jolynnalv1
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B10656
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~3.12%
~25.00%
P. Nicholson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M564264 [compare]
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~3.12%
Marvin Brown :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H632548 [compare]
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~1.56%
Jo Bailey :
23andMe, GEDmatch M529510 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T580493 [compare], FTDNA kit #54864
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Autosomal DNA Test
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~1.56%
Connie Ward :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Kathi (Freeman) Mesloh :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member smokikm
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~1.56%
R (Graves) Palmer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AL2428673 [compare]
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~1.56%
Michael Kirkland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A101760 [compare], Ancestry member MKirkland14
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~1.56%
April Pilkey :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Tom Ward :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A098945 [compare], Ancestry member Sisters_Connie
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~0.78%
David (Hamilton) Hughes :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A659292 [compare], Ancestry member Miner6456
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~0.78%
Heather (Mesloh) Ponsano :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A088448 [compare], Ancestry member heather_ponsano
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