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Henry Van Kirk 1740–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1740

Birth Location: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 3 Apr 1798

Death Location: Amwell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Henry Vankirk

Mother: Dorothy MORGAN

Spouse(s): Sarah Vankirk, Alice Truax, Sarah Tallman, Unknown Kirk]

Children(s): Arthur Vankirk, Gideon Vankirk, Ira Vankirk, Mary Vankirk, Elizabeth Kirk, Ann Kirk, Jane Kirk, Sarah Kirk, Henry Kirk, Johnson Vankirk, John Kirk, William Kirk, Henry Vankirk

Henry Van Kirk was born in 1740 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA, the child of Henry Vankirk And Dorothy Morgan. Henry Van Kirk married Alice Elsie Elsje Truax, Sarah Tallman, Sarah Vankirk, Unknown 1St Wife Of Henry Van Kirk, and had children including Ann Van Kirk, Arthur Vankirk, Elizabeth Van Kirk, Gideon Vankirk, Henry Van Kirk, Henry Vankirk, Ira Vankirk, Jane Van Kirk, John Van Kirk, Johnson Vankirk, Mary Vankirk, Sarah Van Kirk, William Van Kirk, William Vankirk. Henry Van Kirk passed away in 1798 in Amwell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Van Kirk was born in 1740 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA, the child of Henry Vankirk And Dorothy Morgan.
  • Henry Van Kirk married Alice Elsie Elsje Truax, Sarah Tallman, Sarah Vankirk, Unknown 1St Wife Of Henry Van Kirk, and had children including Ann Van Kirk, Arthur Vankirk, Elizabeth Van Kirk, Gideon Vankirk, Henry Van Kirk, Henry Vankirk, Ira Vankirk, Jane Van Kirk, John Van Kirk, Johnson Vankirk, Mary Vankirk, Sarah Van Kirk, William Van Kirk, William Vankirk.
  • Henry Van Kirk passed away in 1798 in Amwell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Vankirk
1700–1776
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
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Dorothy MORGAN
1697–1745
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Vankirk
1749–1821
Birth Location: Perth Ashey, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
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Alice Truax
1733–1777
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
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Sarah Tallman
1720–1763
Birth Location: –
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Unknown Kirk]
–1769
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Arthur Vankirk
1781–1866
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Gideon Vankirk
1775–1805
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
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Ira Vankirk
1779–1816
Birth Location: –
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Mary Vankirk
1771–1798
Birth Location: NJ
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Elizabeth Kirk
1794–1805
Birth Location: –
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Ann Kirk
1791–1853
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
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Jane Kirk
1796–1798
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Sarah Kirk
1784–1798
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Henry Kirk
1788–1839
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Johnson Vankirk
1765–1826
Birth Location: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States,
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John Kirk
1788–1825
Birth Location: –
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William Kirk
1763–1826
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey
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Henry Vankirk
1763–1839
Birth Location: Amwell Twp, Washington County, PA
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Henry Kirk's Ancestors

Self
Henry Kirk
1740–1798
Birth Place: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Henry Vankirk
1700–1776
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Dorothy MORGAN
1697–1745
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Rev (Joseph) MORGAN
1671–1742
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Emmons
1674–1702
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Morgan
1646–1704
Dorothy Parke
1652–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Parke
1615–1709
Dorothy Thompson
1624–1709

Henry Kirk's Descendants

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Henry (Van) Kirk (17 Dec 1740–3 Apr 1798) m. Sarah Vankirk (22 Jul 1749–1821) m. Alice ((Elsie) Elsje) Truax (1733–5 Sep 1777) m. Sarah Tallman (1720–1763) m. Unknown (1st wife of Henry [Van) Kirk] (–Abt. 1769)
  1. 1. Arthur Vankirk 1781–1866
  2. 2. Gideon Vankirk 1775–1805
  3. 3. Ira Vankirk 1779–1816
  4. 4. Mary Vankirk 1771–1798
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Van) Kirk 1794–1805
  6. 6. Ann (Van) Kirk 1791–1853
  7. 7. Jane (Van) Kirk 1796–1798
  8. 8. Sarah (Van) Kirk 1784–1798
  9. 9. Henry (Van) Kirk 1788–1839
  10. 10. Johnson Vankirk 1765–1826
  11. 11. John (Van) Kirk 1788–1825
  12. 12. William (Van) Kirk 1763–1826 m. Deborah Watters 1766–1826
    1. 1. Charity (Malvina Van) Kirk 1803–1878 m. Isaac (Haines) Dickerson 1802–1867 m. George (Tyron) Harding 1844–1928
      1. 1. Phoebe (Elizabeth) Dickerson 1843–1910 m. GEORGE (TRYON) HARDING 1844–1928
        1. 1. Warren (Gamaliel) Harding, 1865–1923 m. Florence (Mabel) Kling 1860–1924 m. Florence (Mabel (First Lady)) Kling 1860–1924 m. Nanna (Popham) Britton 1896–1991 m. Caroline (Carrie) Fulton 1873–1960
        2. 2. Phoebe (Caroline) Harding 1879–1951
        3. 3. Charity (Malvina) Harding 1867–1951
        4. 4. George (Tryon) Harding 1878–1934
        5. 5. Mary (Clarissa) Harding 1868–1913
        6. 6. Abigail (Victoria "Daisy") Harding 1875–1935
        7. 7. Charles (Alexander) Harding 1874–1878
        8. 8. Eleanor (Priscilla) Harding 1872–1878
        9. 9. Caroline Harding 1879–
        10. 10. Abigail (V) Harding 1876–1878
        11. 11. Charity (N.) Harding 1867–
        12. 12. Birdie Harding 1861–1866
        13. 13. Alice (Gay) Harding 1856–1856
        14. 14. Catherine Harding 1857–1857
        15. 15. Elizabeth Harding 1847–1852
        16. 16. Ella Harding 1860–1935
        17. 17. George (Tryon) Harding 1844–1928
        18. 18. Lydia (Frances) Harding 1852–1903
        19. 19. Margaret (Caroline) Harding 1854–1900
        20. 20. Mary (Matilda) Harding 1849–1850
        21. 21. Phoebe Harding 1841–1912
        22. 22. Sarah (Elmira) Harding 1858–1900
        23. 23. Sophia Harding 1842–1909
      2. 2. Thomas (Wheeler Wiley) Dickerson 1827–1907
      3. 3. Clarissa (Clara VanKirk) Dickerson 1828–1923
      4. 4. Eliza (Ann Lyda) Dickerson 1830–1895
      5. 5. Abigail (Maria Abbie) Dickerson 1835–1918
      6. 6. Margaret (Malvina) Dickerson 1838–1903
      7. 7. Deborah (Ruth) Dickerson 1841–1914
      8. 8. Sarah (Pricilla) Dickerson 1833–1923
      9. 9. Mary (Jane) Dickerson 1836–1924
    2. 2. Foster (Van) Kirk 1783–1862
    3. 3. Henry (Van) Kirk 1785–1840
    4. 4. Johnson (Van) Kirk 1787–1870
    5. 5. Eliza (Van) Kirk 1793–1831
    6. 6. William (Van) Kirk 1797–1862
    7. 7. Priscilla (Van) Kirk 1795–
    8. 8. Phoebe VanKirk 1789–1864
    9. 9. Mary (Van) Kirk 1788–1888
    10. 10. Sarah (Van) Kirk 1801–1876
  13. 13. Henry Vankirk 1763–1839

Henry Kirk's Timeline

2 Records

1740
17 Dec 1740
Birth of Henry Van Kirk in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1798
3 Apr 1798
Age 58
Death of Henry Van Kirk in Amwell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Amwell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1740
    Event Place: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Amwell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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