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Jesse Bettus Kirkland 1787–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Edgefield, Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 02 OCT 1837

Death Location: Greene, Alabama, USA

Father: Isaac Kirkland

Mother: Mary Bettus

Spouse(s): Amy Smith

Children(s): Matilda Kirkland

The story of Jesse Bettus Kirkland began in 1787 in Edgefield, Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States. Jesse Bettus Kirkland married Amy Katerina Smith, and had children including Matilda Kirkland. Jesse Bettus Kirkland passed away in 1837 in Greene, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Bettus Kirkland began in 1787 in Edgefield, Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States.
  • Jesse Bettus Kirkland married Amy Katerina Smith, and had children including Matilda Kirkland.
  • Jesse Bettus Kirkland passed away in 1837 in Greene, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Kirkland's Ancestors

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Jesse Kirkland
1787–1837
Birth Place: Edgefield, Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Isaac Kirkland
1760–1837
Virgina
Mary Bettus
1765–1844
Ninety-sixth District, South Carolina
Grandparents
Capt (Richard Snowden) Kirkland
1723–1804
Near Occaquan River, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
John (Betts RS) Pvt
1738–1784
Tarboro, Edgecombe, NC, USA
Mary Wilson
1740–1827
Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Bettis
1707–1796
Mary Evans
1711–1744
John Wilson
1714–1777
Mary ???
1716–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Betts
1676–1750
Thomas Evans
1671–1715
Mary Sylvester
1665–1736

Jesse Kirkland's Descendants

1.
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Jesse (Bettus) Kirkland (1787–02 OCT 1837) m. Amy (Katerina) Smith (ABT 1785–1835)
  1. 1. Matilda Kirkland 1811–1880 m. Jonathan Hill 1786–1836
    1. 1. Louisa (Jane) Hill 1824–1903 m. William (Jefferson) Castleberry 1819–1871
      1. 1. John (Jefferson) Castleberry 1862–1908 m. Ella (Nora) Phelps 1868–1955

Jesse Kirkland's Timeline

3 Records

1787
1787
Birth of Jesse Bettus Kirkland in Edgefield, Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
1810
ABT 1810
Age 23
Jesse Bettus Kirkland was married
None
1837
02 OCT 1837
Age 50
Death of Jesse Bettus Kirkland in Greene, Alabama, USA
Greene, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Edgefield, Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1810

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 OCT 1837
    Event Place: Greene, Alabama, USA

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