Mary Kirkpatrick (sometimes spelled Kilpatrick) was born March 29, 1800, in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1817 her parents moved to Bond County, Illinois.
David McCoy and Mary were married in Bond County on December 31, 1818. They moved in the spring of 1819 to the south side of Richland Creek, in what became Gardner Township, Sangamon County, Illinois. They came in company with Mary's brother, William Kilpatrick, and his wife, both couples having just been married. They were among the handful of settlers who made the first settlement in Gardner Township.
David and Mary had 11 children and 9 of them survived childhood. Mary died at the age of 45 leaving several very young children. Her daughters Polly and Rachel and most of her sons eventually travelled west as adults. Thomas and Owen moved west during the gold rush in 1848 and 1849. Her sons, William, James and especially Joseph are credited with opening the market for cattle by extending cattle drives to rails in Abilene, Kansas.
David McCoy and Mary were married in Bond County on December 31, 1818. They moved in the spring of 1819 to the south side of Richland Creek, in what became Gardner Township, Sangamon County, Illinois. They came in company with Mary's brother, William Kilpatrick, and his wife, both couples having just been married. They were among the handful of settlers who made the first settlement in Gardner Township.
David and Mary had 11 children and 9 of them survived childhood. Mary died at the age of 45 leaving several very young children. Her daughters Polly and Rachel and most of her sons eventually travelled west as adults. Thomas and Owen moved west during the gold rush in 1848 and 1849. Her sons, William, James and especially Joseph are credited with opening the market for cattle by extending cattle drives to rails in Abilene, Kansas.
Mary Kirkpatrick (sometimes spelled Kilpatrick) was born March 29, 1800, in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1817 her parents moved to Bond County, Illinois.
David McCoy and Mary were married in Bond County on December 31, 1818. They moved in the spring of 1819 to the south side of Richland Creek, in what became Gardner Township, Sangamon County, Illinois. They came in company with Mary's brother, William Kilpatrick, and his wife, both couples having just been married. They were among the handful of settlers who made the first settlement in Gardner Township.
David and Mary had 11 children and 9 of them survived childhood. Mary died at the age of 45 leaving several very young children. Her daughters Polly and Rachel and most of her sons eventually travelled west as adults. Thomas and Owen moved west during the gold rush in 1848 and 1849. Her sons, William, James and especially Joseph are credited with opening the market for cattle by extending cattle drives to rails in Abilene, Kansas.
David McCoy and Mary were married in Bond County on December 31, 1818. They moved in the spring of 1819 to the south side of Richland Creek, in what became Gardner Township, Sangamon County, Illinois. They came in company with Mary's brother, William Kilpatrick, and his wife, both couples having just been married. They were among the handful of settlers who made the first settlement in Gardner Township.
David and Mary had 11 children and 9 of them survived childhood. Mary died at the age of 45 leaving several very young children. Her daughters Polly and Rachel and most of her sons eventually travelled west as adults. Thomas and Owen moved west during the gold rush in 1848 and 1849. Her sons, William, James and especially Joseph are credited with opening the market for cattle by extending cattle drives to rails in Abilene, Kansas.
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