William Kirk

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William Kirk

Birth
Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
15 Oct 1821 (aged 80)
Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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William is listed in his father's estate proceedings in Bucks County Orphans File # 694 (Myers, op cit, p 87).

His estate is found in Abstracts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Wills 1785 - 1825 (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend, 1999) p. 236. This abstract lists his will in Will Book No. 10, p. 236: "William Kirk, Buckingham Twp. 1-18-1817. Proved Nov. 2, 1821. Son Isaac and John Melone exrs. Wife Mary. Gdch. Amos, Isaac, Miranda, Elizabeth, Jesse, Cynthia, rachel and Levi Carver, ch. of late dau. Sarah Carver. Dau. Cynthia Walton and her ch. Cynthia Carver dau of son William Kirk, dec'd. Son Isaac plantation purchased of John Tucker whereon I live, and two acres purchased of John Watson. Gdsn. William Kirk, son of son John Kirk, dec'd., land I rec'd as my share of my father's estate, land bought of my bro. Joseph Kirk and 15 acres purchased of Isaac Kirk all three tracts lying together; he to pay each of his bros. John, Isaac and Stephen $133.33."

In the Kirk Genealogy, op. cit., p.47, she is listed as the wife of William Kirk and daughter of Patrick and Hannah Malone.

Research by Frances W. Waite (16 Nov 2004) shows:
1] Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1790 - License application: Mary Malone and William Kirk 26 Nov 1765
2] Pennsylvania Vital Records [3 volumes from HSP & GSP journals]: Vol 1, p. 697, Mary Malone & Wm. Kirk license 26 Nov 1765.
William is listed in his father's estate proceedings in Bucks County Orphans File # 694 (Myers, op cit, p 87).

His estate is found in Abstracts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Wills 1785 - 1825 (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend, 1999) p. 236. This abstract lists his will in Will Book No. 10, p. 236: "William Kirk, Buckingham Twp. 1-18-1817. Proved Nov. 2, 1821. Son Isaac and John Melone exrs. Wife Mary. Gdch. Amos, Isaac, Miranda, Elizabeth, Jesse, Cynthia, rachel and Levi Carver, ch. of late dau. Sarah Carver. Dau. Cynthia Walton and her ch. Cynthia Carver dau of son William Kirk, dec'd. Son Isaac plantation purchased of John Tucker whereon I live, and two acres purchased of John Watson. Gdsn. William Kirk, son of son John Kirk, dec'd., land I rec'd as my share of my father's estate, land bought of my bro. Joseph Kirk and 15 acres purchased of Isaac Kirk all three tracts lying together; he to pay each of his bros. John, Isaac and Stephen $133.33."

In the Kirk Genealogy, op. cit., p.47, she is listed as the wife of William Kirk and daughter of Patrick and Hannah Malone.

Research by Frances W. Waite (16 Nov 2004) shows:
1] Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1790 - License application: Mary Malone and William Kirk 26 Nov 1765
2] Pennsylvania Vital Records [3 volumes from HSP & GSP journals]: Vol 1, p. 697, Mary Malone & Wm. Kirk license 26 Nov 1765.