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Joshua Kirby 1796–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina

Death Date: Jan 1858

Death Location: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States

Father: Joseph Kirby

Mother: Mary Freeman

Spouse(s): Jane Singleton

Children(s): Silas Kirby, John Kirby, Tobe Kirby, Jane Kirby, Lewis Kirby, Joseph Kirby, Elizabeth Kirby

Joshua Kirby was born in 1796 in Surry County, North Carolina, the child of Joseph Luther Kirby And Mary Elizabeth Eliza Freeman. Joshua Kirby married Jane Singleton, and had children including Elizabeth Kirby, Jane Singleton Kirby, John Singleton Kirby, Joseph Porter Kirby, Lewis Kirby, Silas P Kirby, Tobe Kirby. Joshua Kirby passed away in 1858 in Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Joshua Kirby was born in 1796 in Surry County, North Carolina, the child of Joseph Luther Kirby And Mary Elizabeth Eliza Freeman.
  • Joshua Kirby married Jane Singleton, and had children including Elizabeth Kirby, Jane Singleton Kirby, John Singleton Kirby, Joseph Porter Kirby, Lewis Kirby, Silas P Kirby, Tobe Kirby.
  • Joshua Kirby passed away in 1858 in Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Kirby
1767–1831
Birth Location: Amelia Virginia, USA
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Mary Freeman
1774–1860
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Singleton
1791–1842
Birth Location: Singleton Station, Blount, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Silas Kirby
1832–1861
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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John Kirby
1826–1888
Birth Location: NC, USA
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Tobe Kirby
1830–
Birth Location: Time, Pike, Illinois, United States
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Jane Kirby
1824–1838
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Lewis Kirby
1832–
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Kirby
1834–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Kirby
1838–1880
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Joshua Kirby's Ancestors

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Joshua Kirby
1796–1858
Birth Place: Surry County, North Carolina
Parents
Joseph Luther Kirby
1767–1831
Amelia Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth "Eliza") Freeman
1774–1860
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Kirby) III
1748–1811
Montgomery, Southampton, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jean) Small
1748–1826
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Jr
1719–1780
Mary Macey
1714–1786
Samuel Small
1714–1812
Dorothy Hubbard
1722–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sr
1695–1761
Judith Moody
1690–1761
Thomas Macey
1683–1739
Mary Walker
1680–1755
Richard Hubbard
1696–1782
Abigail Davis
1703–1733

Joshua Kirby's Descendants

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Joshua Kirby (1796–Jan 1858) m. Jane Singleton (14 Apr 1791–22 Oct 1842)
  1. 1. Silas (P.) Kirby 1832–1861 m. Sarah (C) Byrd 1835–1860
    1. 1. ELIZABETH (JANE) KIRBY 1855–1885 m. James (David Snodgrass Sr.) Mayor 1859–1936
      1. 1. Lousia Snodgrass 1885–1927
    2. 2. JOSHUA (H.) KIRBY 1857–1916 m. Jennie (Bell) Hunt 1861–1930
      1. 1. Clarabelle Kirby 1886–1923
  2. 2. John (Singleton) Kirby 1826–1888
  3. 3. Tobe Kirby 1830–
  4. 4. Jane (Singleton) Kirby 1824–1838
  5. 5. Lewis Kirby 1832–
  6. 6. Joseph (Porter) Kirby 1834–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Kirby 1838–1880
    1. 1. Lucinda (Jane) Adams –1880

Joshua Kirby's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Joshua Kirby in Surry County, North Carolina
Surry County, North Carolina
1858
Jan 1858
Age 62
Death of Joshua Kirby in Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States
Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1858
    Event Place: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States
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