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John Kirby 1784 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Bet. 1870-1880

Death Location: Douglas County, Missouri, USA

Father: James Kirby

Mother: Martha Herndon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Humphries

Children(s): Reuben Kirby

John Kirby was born in 1784 in North Carolina, USA, the child of James Middley Kirby and Martha Herndon. John Kirby married Elizabeth Humphries, and had children including Reuben Foster Kirby. John Kirby passed away in 1870 in Douglas County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • John Kirby was born in 1784 in North Carolina, USA, the child of James Middley Kirby and Martha Herndon.
  • John Kirby married Elizabeth Humphries, and had children including Reuben Foster Kirby.
  • John Kirby passed away in 1870 in Douglas County, Missouri, USA.

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John Kirby's Ancestors

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John Kirby
1784 – 1870
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Middley Kirby
1762 – 1842
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Martha Herndon
1767 – 1828
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Kirby
1738 – 1816
Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Wright
1747 – 1816
Frederick, Virginia, United States
John ((Poe)) Herndon
1742 – 1827
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Mildred) Wingfield
1746 – 1774
Caroline, Colonial Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Kirby
1699 –
Ann Earle
1695 – 1758
Simeon Wright
1728 – 1786
Mary Phelps
1732 – 1766
William Herndon
1706 – 1773
Ann Drysdale
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kirby's Descendants

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John Kirby (1784 – Bet. 1870-1880) m. Elizabeth Humphries (1784 – )
  1. 1. Reuben (Foster) Kirby (11 Nov 1808 – 24 Feb 1859) m. LOUVINEY (HARNESS Kirby) Whitely (24 Apr 1819 – 21 Oct 1885)
    1. 1. Rebecca m. George Newberry
      1. 1. Josie Newberry m. William Stafford
        1. 1. Willie (Lee) Stafford m. Merle Norman

John Kirby's Timeline

2 Records

1784
1784
Birth of John Kirby in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1870
Bet. 1870-1880
Age 86
Death of John Kirby in Douglas County, Missouri, USA
Douglas County, Missouri, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1870-1880
    Event Place: Douglas County, Missouri, USA

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