Reuben Kirkland Sr (abt. 1760 - bef. 1822)

Born about 1760 in Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 20 Sep 1822 before about age 62 in Buford's Bridge, Barnwell, South Carolina

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Biography

This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.

Reuben Kirkland Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A065582.

Reuben was of the age to have been a son of Joshua. He occupied land that had been granted to Joshua, after Joshua passed from records, and is assumed to have been deceased. His origin was in the Mathews Bluff area of the Savannah River and he is absent from the issue of other Kirkland men in the generation of Joshua Kirkland, in that area.

Reuben Kirkland was a plantation owner in Barnwell County, South Carolina. He was a veteran of the American Revolution, and lost an arm in the battle of Brier Creek. His wife Mary survived him, as did his children George, Robert, Reuben Jr, William, Sarah (married name Brabham), and Lydia (married name Thurston).

Military Service

American Revolution. Battle of Brier Creek.

He served in the Revolutionary War under Lt. Jacob Buxton. He was injured and lost an arm in the war.

Slaves

The following people are identified in his will of 1822:
- Isaac
- Jack
- Kifsah (Kefsiah) (girl)
- big Hannah
- Prince, son of big Hannah
- Lettice
- Monday, child of Lettice
- Sue, "and all her children"
- little Hannah
- Nelson (boy)
- Sondy (man)
- Denfrank (boy)
- Anney, a woman with three children
- Peter (boy)
- Jerry, child of big Hannah
- Pennellope
- Jim
- Mark
- Annis
- Dennis
- Biner (woman)
- Car
- Phillis

Burial

Reuben and his wife are buried at Mizpah Church Cemetery. Revolutionary marker for Reuben reads: Ruben Kirkland, Revolutionary Soldier, ca 1760 1822
Placed by Charles Pinckney Chapter NSDAR
Monument reads
Reuben Kirkland S.C. REV. WAR

Research Notes

Will proved in Barnwell County, SC. It is possible the first wife of James Ambrose Pelham was a McMillian or McMIllan of Barnwell County, SC and the mother of Mary Elizabeth Pelham. The second wife, Lydia Kirkland Pelham married James Thurston about 1814 and moved to Henry County, Ga where one son, George Washington Thurston was raised.

Two published works provide valuable information on Reuben Kirkland and his descendants. They are: Mizpah: A Family Book: Reverend M. M. Brabham (also known as Bufords Bridge and Its People), pages 24-35, 131-144, published in 1923, and a typescript work prepared by William Harris Manning, Jr. and Edna A. Manning, titled A Collection of Barnwell Families, published in 1963. Reverend Brabham's book was located in the Caroliniana Library of the University of South Carolina. It is important to note that two apparent errors appear in the lineage of Reuben in the Brabham report. Reverend Brabham reported Reuben was a brother to a Richard Kirkland and a George Kirkland. Further, the brother Richard served as an officer in the War of 1812. This writer agrees with the claim for a brother relationship between Reuben and George Kirkland, but is in disagreement with the two other claims.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Kirkland Family Roots, by Dr. J.R. Peacock, publ. 2002

See also:

• "Wilson Williams of Swallow Savannah" by Edgar H. Williams Revised in 2007. This document is attached to Wilson Williams "Williams-47131".
• 1800 Federal Census, Barnwell District, South Carolina, Page No: 50, Reel no: M32-47, Sheet No: 67B Retrieved Nov 27 2016 from USGenWeb Archives US War Archives
• Will of Reuben Kirkland date 20 September 1822, Barnwell County Will book B Page 197. Transcript retrieved Nov 27 2016 from Reuben Kirkland's Will
• Twenthy-fourth Report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1922, U.S. Government Printing Office Page 113. Digitized at 24th Report of the National Society of DAR Retrieved November 27, 2016
• Find A Grave: Memorial #189459282 Reuben Kirkland Sr
• Find A Grave: Memorial #23323943 Rueben Kirkland
• Old Kirkland Cemetery inventory at Bamberg County SCGenWeb Project Old Kirkland Cemetery in Bamberg, S.C.
• Mary (Ramsey) Mills Family Bible