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James Middley Kirby 1738 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: FEB 1816

Death Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Kirby

Mother: Ann Earle

Spouse(s): Rhoda Wilson

Children(s): Elizabeth Kirby

James Middley Kirby was born in 1738 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Kirby and Ann Earle. James Middley Kirby married Rhoda Wilson, and had children including Elizabeth Kirby. James Middley Kirby passed away in 1816 in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Middley Kirby was born in 1738 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Kirby and Ann Earle.
  • James Middley Kirby married Rhoda Wilson, and had children including Elizabeth Kirby.
  • James Middley Kirby passed away in 1816 in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Kirby
1699 –
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
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Ann Earle
1695 – 1758
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rhoda Wilson
1740 – 1762
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Kirby
1764 – 1830
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
EK

James Kirby's Ancestors

Self
James Kirby
1738 – 1816
Birth Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Kirby
1699 –
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Ann Earle
1695 – 1758
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Kirby's Descendants

1.
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James (Middley) Kirby (1738 – FEB 1816) m. Rhoda Wilson (1740 – 1762)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Kirby (1764 – 1830) m. Edmond Powell (1763 – 1795)
    1. 1. Edmond Powell (1790 – 1845) m. Georgianna Kirby (1790 – 1845)
      1. 1. Lucinda Powell (19 Oct 1819 – 13 Jul 1896)
      2. 2. Mary Powell (1821 – )
      3. 3. Melinda Powell (1822 – 13 Jul 1896)
      4. 4. Frances (Amelia) Powell (17 May 1826 – 22 Jul 1894)
      5. 5. nancy powell (26 feb 1828 – 3 jul 1905) m. james (dowling cook) bowman (22 jul 1831 – 23 dec 1856) m. john (charles) gunter (16 mar 1838 – 14 jul 1914)
        1. 1. Reubin (James) Bowman (18 Dec 1850 – 13 Sep 1919) m. zilpha (kenley) brewton (19 Jan 1850 – 24 Nov 1928)
        2. 2. william (marion) bowman (1851 – 05nov1917) m. ellen ("nellie" bradford) quinn (22 jan 1874 – 10 apr 1954) m. Willie (L) Baldwin
        3. 3. John (Edmund) Bowman (6 Jul 1855 – 18 Sep 1930) m. emma cleghorn (03apr1862 – 11dec1951)
        4. 4. Margaret (Sharlotty) Bowman (2 Jan 1856 – 4 Nov 1937) m. joseph (washington) brewton (21 Sep 1850 – 27 Aug 1926)
        5. 5. Andrew (Dowling) Bowman (13 Jan 1859 – 21 Apr 1917) m. lula lambert (17sep1868 – 16jul1956)
        6. 6. Charles (J) Gunter (1862 – 25 Sep 1905) m. Anna (W) Gayle (2 Dec 1867 – 27 May 1902) m. Dovie (Ann) Liddell
        7. 7. Martha (F) Gunter (Jun 1865 – 12 Nov 1933)
        8. 8. Fannie Gunter (1 Oct 1867 – 21 Aug 1938)
        9. 9. Joseph (Jodie Hyler) Gunter (21 Apr 1881 – 29 Sep 1883)
      6. 6. James Powell (7 Jul 1830 – 8 Oct 1865) m. Pheriby (Carter) Brewton (27 Oct 1835 – 28 Aug 1894)
      7. 7. Melinda Powell (1840 – 1870)

James Kirby's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of James Middley Kirby in Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
1816
FEB 1816
Age 78
Death of James Middley Kirby in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: FEB 1816
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
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