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John Young Kirk 1787 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1787

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 Mar 1850

Death Location: Lewis County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Stephen Kirk

Mother: Susanna Culp

Spouse(s): Sophia Sharp, Catherine Akin, Frances Bailey

Children(s): Elizabeth Kirk, William Kirk, *Cynthia Kirk, *Stephen Kirk, Peter Kirk, *Hugh Kirk, Emily Kirk, John Kirk, Henry Kirk, Elizabeth Kirk, *Robert Kirk, *Martha Kirk, Lewis Kirk, Lucy Kirk, Frances Kirk, Mary Kirk, Rachel Kirk, Williamson Kirk, Nancy Kirk, William Kirk, Lewis Kirk

The story of John Young Kirk began in 1787 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA. John Young Kirk married Sophia Sharp, Catherine Jane Akin, Frances Ann "Fannie" Bailey, and had children including Elizabeth Kirk, William P Kirk, *Cynthia Kirk, *Stephen Smith Kirk, Peter Akin Kirk, *Hugh Cain Kirk, Emily Jane Kirk, John Wesley Kirk, Henry Logan Kirk, Elizabeth Kirk, *Robert Hunnell Kirk, *Martha C (or Martha J) Kirk, Lewis M Kirk, Lucy A Kirk, Frances Caroline "Callie" Kirk, Mary Lucy "Lou" Kirk, Rachel Louisa Kirk, Williamson Young Kirk, Nancy Eviline Kirk, William H Kirk, Lewis Cass Kirk. John Young Kirk passed away in 1850 in Lewis County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Young Kirk began in 1787 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Young Kirk married Sophia Sharp, Catherine Jane Akin, Frances Ann "Fannie" Bailey, and had children including Elizabeth Kirk, William P Kirk, *Cynthia Kirk, *Stephen Smith Kirk, Peter Akin Kirk, *Hugh Cain Kirk, Emily Jane Kirk, John Wesley Kirk, Henry Logan Kirk, Elizabeth Kirk, *Robert Hunnell Kirk, *Martha C (or Martha J) Kirk, Lewis M Kirk, Lucy A Kirk, Frances Caroline "Callie" Kirk, Mary Lucy "Lou" Kirk, Rachel Louisa Kirk, Williamson Young Kirk, Nancy Eviline Kirk, William H Kirk, Lewis Cass Kirk.
  • John Young Kirk passed away in 1850 in Lewis County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Kirk
1745 – 1822
Birth Location: Balleymoney, Antrim Province, Ireland
SK
Susanna Culp
1750 – 1844
Birth Location: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
SC

Spouses(s)

Sophia Sharp
1788 –
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
SS
Catherine Akin
1787 – 1833
Birth Location: Columbia, Richland Co, South Carolina
CA
Frances Bailey
1807 – 1875
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Kirk
1802 – 1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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William Kirk
1803 – 1870
Birth Location: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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*Cynthia Kirk
1805 – 1850
Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
*K
*Stephen Kirk
1807 – 1877
Birth Location: York, York, South Carolina, USA
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Peter Kirk
1809 – 1873
Birth Location: York, South Carolina, USA
PK
*Hugh Kirk
1811 – 1873
Birth Location: York County, South Carolina
*K
Emily Kirk
1813 – 1890
Birth Location: York County, North Carolinia, North Carolina, USA
EK
John Kirk
1815 – 1883
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Henry Kirk
1817 – 1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Kirk
1819 – 1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
EK
*Robert Kirk
1823 – 1896
Birth Location: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
*K
*Martha Kirk
1828 – 1880
Birth Location: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
*K
Lewis Kirk
1828 – 1865
Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
LK
Lucy Kirk
1834 – 1870
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States
LK
Frances Kirk
1836 – 1898
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA
FK
Mary Kirk
1838 – 1891
Birth Location: Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
MK
Rachel Kirk
1839 – 1926
Birth Location: Lewis, Tennessee, United States
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Williamson Kirk
1841 – 1912
Birth Location: Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
WK
Nancy Kirk
1843 – 1912
Birth Location: Lewis, Tennessee, United States
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William Kirk
1846 –
Birth Location: –
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Lewis Kirk
1848 – 1928
Birth Location: Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
LK

John Kirk's Ancestors

Self
John Kirk
1787 – 1850
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Stephen Kirk
1745 – 1822
Balleymoney, Antrim Province, Ireland
Susanna (Sherron) Culp
1750 – 1844
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Kirk
1702 – 1786
Ireland
Frances (Scott) Kirk
1710 – 1748
Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kirk's Descendants

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John (Young) Kirk (7 Feb 1787 – 28 Mar 1850) m. Sophia Sharp (1788 – ) m. Catherine (Jane) Akin (20 Jun 1787 – 1833) m. Frances (Ann "Fannie") Bailey (27 February 1807 – 27 Sep 1875)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Kirk (1802 – 1870)
  2. 2. William (P) Kirk (1803 – 1870)
  3. 3. *Cynthia Kirk (1805 – 1850)
  4. 4. *Stephen (Smith) Kirk (11 April 1807 – 26 August 1877)
  5. 5. Peter (Akin) Kirk (1809 – 4 Nov 1873) m. Elizabeth (Tingiles) Locke (26 Jun 1806 – 1901)
    1. 1. James (Akin) Kirk (1829 – 1896) m. Lucinda (Tennessee) Grimmett (6 December 1831 – 19 Jun 1908)
      1. 1. Caldonia (Elizabeth) Kirk (04 Apr 1855 – 10 Apr 1926) m. Andrew (Jackson "Jack") Love (10 Jun 1850 – Bef 1930) m. Michael (Henry) Paschall (11 Sep 1864 – 14 Mar 1944)
        1. 1. Earnest (Clifford) Love (14 Aug 1877 – 11 Jun 1952)
        2. 2. Randolph Love (abt 1878 – )
        3. 3. Marcus (Claudie) Love (29 Jun 1880 – 6 Sep 1955)
        4. 4. Attie Love (Apr 1882 – )
        5. 5. Elmer (Cleveland "Cleve") Paschall (20 Dec 1884 – 23 Sep 1958)
        6. 6. Ada (Florence) Paschall (15 Dec 1886 – 29 JUL 1964)
        7. 7. Lula (L.) Paschall (25 Apr 1889 – 19 Aug 1991)
        8. 8. Alma (Plummer) Paschall (04 Mar 1891 – 18 Dec 1896)
        9. 9. Ashby (Osborn "Pat") Paschall (22 Feb 1893 – 20 May 1974)
      2. 2. Alameda (Eveline) Kirk (1857 – ) m. F (C) Floyd (Abt 1857 – ) m. Andrew (J) Grooms (Abt 1867 – )
      3. 3. William (Akin BILL) Kirk (18 Feb 1859 – 4 Feb 1947) m. Victoria (Angeline) Whitwell (28 FEB 1866 – 8 JUN 1936) m. Elizabeth (B) Kirk (1867 – )
        1. 1. Osby (C) Kirk (abt 1887 – )
        2. 2. Obe (Atha) Kirk (16 FEB 1887 – 30 Mar 1955)
        3. 3. Nesbie (Thomas) Kirk (3 Sep 1889 – 24 Mar 1977)
        4. 4. Gertie (Claris) Kirk (6 OCT 1892 – 10 JUL 1893)
        5. 5. Elsie (May) Kirk (17 MAY 1894 – 31 OCT 1895)
        6. 6. William (Claude) Kirk (10 FEB 1898 – 10 JUL 1986)
        7. 7. Mary (Lizzie) Kirk (1 Jun 1900 – 15 Jun 1918)
        8. 8. Lexie (Elmer) Kirk (14 SEP 1901 – 31 JAN 1984)
        9. 9. Eula (Victoria) Kirk (1 APR 1904 – 13 FEB 1995)
        10. 10. Margaret (K) Kirk (abt 1898 – )
        11. 11. Stephen (L) Kirk (abt 1907 – )
        12. 12. Albert (E) Kirk (abt 1911 – )
      4. 4. James (Davis) Kirk (20 September 1861 – 28 June 1927) m. Sally Crews ( – 1888) m. Josephine (Elvira) Blancet (25 Jun 1875 – 17 May 1951)
        1. 1. Garman Kirk (Oct 1891 – )
        2. 2. Nora (A.) Kirk (18 Mar 1894 – 11 Aug 1895)
        3. 3. Earnest (Athie) Kirk (11 Dec 1896 – 10 Oct 1964)
        4. 4. Ernest Kirk (abt 1897 – )
        5. 5. Perry Kirk (1899 – )
        6. 6. James Kirk (1900 – )
        7. 7. Modist Kirk (abt 1903 – )
        8. 8. Burlah Kirk (abt 1905 – )
        9. 9. Bertha (Ann) Kirk (5 March 1908 – 10 Jan 1995)
        10. 10. Obie Kirk (1911 – )
      5. 5. Robert (Fulton BOB) Kirk (04 Nov 1864 – 29 Nov 1910) m. Mary (Florence) Osborne (May 1871 – 1903) m. Lizzie Moore (10 Jul 1881 – 19 Nov 1948)
        1. 1. Lelear (Pearl) Kirk (07 Jun 1894 – 1990)
        2. 2. Ivy (B) Kirk (Dec 1896 – )
        3. 3. Chester (B) Kirk (16 Sep 1899 – 19 Jan 1914)
        4. 4. Vera (Lou) Kirk (16 Mar 1901 – 1976)
        5. 5. Emma (Byron) Kirk (Abt 1906 – )
        6. 6. Grace (Martha) Kirk (20 Sep 1907 – 29 Oct 2001)
        7. 7. James (Ezra) Kirk (30 Dec 1909 – 02 Aug 1994)
      6. 6. Mary (Ann Mollie) Kirk (4 March 1866 – 9 May 1932) m. Nicholas Travis m. John (Wesley) Thompson (9 July 1865 – 17 February 1946)
        1. 1. Ardella Kirk (19 April 1899 – 18 December 1985)
      7. 7. Nancy (Abigail) Kirk (26 May 1866 – 29 Jan 1946) m. Marion (Davis) Hickerson (December 7, 1863 – October 4, 1905) m. Andrew (Jackson "Andy") Whitwell (August 3, 1860 – June 12, 1897)
        1. 1. Hassell Hickerson (July 23, 1906 – May 14, 1966)
        2. 2. Earlene (Lurlene) Hickerson (16 Feb 1908 – Aft. 1940)
        3. 3. Irene Hickerson (Abt. 1910 – 1910)
        4. 4. Alma Whitwell (Oct 1886 – December 24, 1945)
        5. 5. Allen Whitwell (November 1888 – 1910)
        6. 6. Myrtle (Lee) Whitwell (March 7, 1890 – August 22, 1959)
        7. 7. Earl (James) Whitwell (September 7,1893 – June 5, 1945)
        8. 8. Grady (Walker) Whitwell (May 11, 1896 – July 3, 1963)
      8. 8. Alice (Lee) Kirk (02 Oct 1872 – 9 Jan 1895) m. Joseph ("Joey" Yarbro) Thompson (29 Apr 1868 – 10 Sep 1961)
        1. 1. Bessie (Lee) Thompson (29 November 1889 – 31 Aug 1966) m. Newton Denton (1885 – ) m. Isom Turnbow (6 Oct 1898 or 1892 – 31 Jan 1932)
        2. 2. Ashby Thompson (1890 – 1891)
        3. 3. Dorsey (Joseph) Thompson (10 Oct 1892 – 25 Aug 1969) m. Mary Thompson (abt 1897 – 13 JAN 1990)
        4. 4. Commodore (Perry) Thompson (1 Jan 1895 – 15 Dec 1993) m. Guyeula (Denton) Thompson (13 Jun 1901 – 24 Aug 1988)
      9. 9. John (Issac Newton Black) Kirk (02 Oct 1872 – 20 Dec 1953) m. Susan (Florence) Mitchell (9 Dec 1873 – 22 Apr 1947) m. Emma (Maybell) Coleman (11 May 1879 – 20 Sept 1972)
        1. 1. Arvil (M) Kirk (Jun 1892 – )
        2. 2. Olie (J) Kirk (Dec 1896 – )
        3. 3. Joseph (N) Kirk (Aug 1899 – )
        4. 4. Flora (E) Kirk (Oct 1898 – )
        5. 5. Bonnie (Brown) Kirk (25 May 1901 – )
        6. 6. Donald (Coleman) Kirk (14 Oct 1907 – 23 Dec 2001)
  6. 6. *Hugh (Cain) Kirk (25 August 1811 – 4 November 1873)
  7. 7. Emily (Jane) Kirk (1813 – 1890)
  8. 8. John (Wesley) Kirk (8 Oct 1815 – 13 Oct 1883)
  9. 9. Henry (Logan) Kirk (1817 – 1870)
  10. 10. Elizabeth Kirk (1819 – 1870)
  11. 11. *Robert (Hunnell) Kirk (28 June 1823 – 6 October 1896)
  12. 12. *Martha (C (or Martha J)) Kirk (1828 – 1880)
  13. 13. Lewis (M) Kirk (26 December 1828 – 26 July 1865)
  14. 14. Lucy (A) Kirk (11 Feb 1834 – 1870)
  15. 15. Frances (Caroline "Callie") Kirk (22 Aug 1836 – 7 Aug 1898)
  16. 16. Mary (Lucy "Lou") Kirk (30 Jan 1838 – 16 Mar 1891)
  17. 17. Rachel (Louisa) Kirk (05 Oct 1839 – 11 May 1926)
  18. 18. Williamson (Young) Kirk (8 Nov 1841 – 9 May 1912)
  19. 19. Nancy (Eviline) Kirk (26 Oct 1843 – 17 Mar 1912)
  20. 20. William (H) Kirk (25 Aug 1846 – )
  21. 21. Lewis (Cass) Kirk (13 Sep 1848 – 28 Aug 1928)

John Kirk's Timeline

3 Records

1787
7 Feb 1787
Birth of John Young Kirk in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1806
15 May 1806
Age 19
John Young Kirk was married in York, York, South Carolina, United States
York, York, South Carolina, United States
1850
28 Mar 1850
Age 63
Death of John Young Kirk in Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
Lewis County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1787
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 May 1806
    Event Place: York, York, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1850
    Event Place: Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
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