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Moses "Leg-A-Walking" Kirkland 1780–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Orangeburg District, Winton County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 DEC 1848

Death Location: Henry, Alabama, United States

Father: Benjamin Sr

Mother: Alice Odom

Spouse(s): Susanna Britnell

Children(s): Benjamin Kirkland, Nancy Kirkland, Willis Kirkland, Josiah Kirkland, Aulcey Kirkland, Rutha Kirkland

In 1780, Moses "Leg-A-Walking" Kirkland entered the world in Orangeburg District, Winton County, South Carolina, USA, born to Benjamin Moses Kirkland Sr And Alice Alcey Chotawolina Odom. Moses "Leg-A-Walking" Kirkland married Harriet Powell, Nancy Pipes, Sarah Kirkland, Susanna Britnell, and had children including Aulcey Kirkland, Benjamin H Kirkland, Josiah Kirkland, Nancy Kirkland, Rutha Kirkland, Willis Kirkland. Moses "Leg-A-Walking" Kirkland passed away in 1848 in Henry, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1780, Moses "Leg-A-Walking" Kirkland entered the world in Orangeburg District, Winton County, South Carolina, USA, born to Benjamin Moses Kirkland Sr And Alice Alcey Chotawolina Odom.
  • Moses "Leg-A-Walking" Kirkland married Harriet Powell, Nancy Pipes, Sarah Kirkland, Susanna Britnell, and had children including Aulcey Kirkland, Benjamin H Kirkland, Josiah Kirkland, Nancy Kirkland, Rutha Kirkland, Willis Kirkland.
  • Moses "Leg-A-Walking" Kirkland passed away in 1848 in Henry, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Sr
1750–1805
Birth Location: Stafford, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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Alice Odom
1750–1806
Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Britnell
1765–1815
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Benjamin Kirkland
1800–1878
Birth Location: Witon, South Carolina, United States
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Nancy Kirkland
1794–1863
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Willis Kirkland
1802–1906
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Josiah Kirkland
1805–1878
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Aulcey Kirkland
1797–1864
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Rutha Kirkland
1798–1863
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Moses Kirkland's Ancestors

Self
Moses Kirkland
1780–1848
Birth Place: Orangeburg District, Winton County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Moses Kirkland Sr
1750–1805
Stafford, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Alice (Alcey Chotawolina) Odom
1750–1806
Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Snowden Kirkland *) Jr.
1725–1789
Near Occaquan River, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Anna (Elizabeth) Odom
1730–1770
Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
Abraham Odom
1725–1812
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
SEBIELIA ("SIBBY") BARNES
1725–1779
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary grandmother
1705–1772
Jacob Oldham(Odom)
1685–1735
Richard Sr
1673–1759
Ghigoneli Line✨
1694–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col Brown\Browne
1681–1717
Mary Tomer
1683–1747
Richard Odom
1644–1727
Elizabeth Richards
1644–1735
Richard Barnes
1631–1708
Deborah Dix
1655–1723
Moses Odum)
1660–1695
Chalakatha Clan
1664–1695

Moses Kirkland's Descendants

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Moses ("Leg-A-Walking") Kirkland (1780–23 DEC 1848) m. Susanna Britnell (1765–1815)
  1. 1. Benjamin (H) Kirkland 1800–1878 m. Sarah Kirkland 1808–1892
    1. 1. Marion Kirkland 1843–1930 m. Thomas (John) Smith 1852–1928
      1. 1. Sally (Edna) Smith 1876–1965 m. Joeseph (F.) Smith 1854–1905 m. Amanuel (Decastur) Pruitt 1876–1965
        1. 1. Rebecca Smith 1894–1969 m. Wm Bimage 1873–1940
        2. 2. Selesta (Smith) Stevenson 1899–1922
        3. 3. Nina Pruitt 1908–1911
        4. 4. Harvey (Andrew) Pruitt 1902–1979
        5. 5. Thomas Pruitt 1905–1994
      2. 2. Lucille Smith 1891–1968
      3. 3. Jace (Julian) Smith 1888–1968
      4. 4. Horace Smith 1885–
      5. 5. John (Marion "Johnnie") Smith 1878–1949
      6. 6. Thomas (Benton "Ben") Smith 1882–1913
    2. 2. John (C) Kirkland 1850–
    3. 3. Josey Kirkland 1862–
    4. 4. Frances (P) Kirkland 1852–1924
    5. 5. William (Josiah) Kirkland 1848–1921
  2. 2. Nancy Kirkland 1794–1863
  3. 3. Willis Kirkland 1802–1906
  4. 4. Josiah Kirkland 1805–1878
  5. 5. Aulcey Kirkland 1797–1864
  6. 6. Rutha Kirkland 1798–1863

Moses Kirkland's Timeline

2 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Moses "Leg-A-Walking" Kirkland in Orangeburg District, Winton County, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg District, Winton County, South Carolina, USA
1848
23 DEC 1848
Age 68
Death of Moses "Leg-A-Walking" Kirkland in Henry, Alabama, United States
Henry, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Orangeburg District, Winton County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 DEC 1848
    Event Place: Henry, Alabama, United States
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