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William Kirkpatrick

Birth
Ireland
Death
Sep 1760 (aged 40–41)
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Paxtang, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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--Mr. Kirkpatrick was a man of means and intelligence, and was doubtless somewhat in advance of his age--

--He was buried in a picturesque spot on the brow of the hill above the house, overlooking the winding course of the Swatara as it emerges from the bluffs beyond and mingles its waters with those of the broad Susquehanna. His grave was afterwards surrounded by a wall of red sandstone from neighboring quarries, which incloses a space of about sixteen feet square, and it is probable that his son John rests within the same enclosure, as no mention of him is made in the settlement of the estate, and tradition has it that one of the children was buried there.--

The above references are quotes from Notes and Queries: Historical and Genealogical, Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania, Vol.XIV, 1895. Edited by William Henry Engle, M.D.M.A.

William Kirkpatrick was the father of:
John Kirkpatrick(subject of disputed records)
Anne Kirkpatrick-Epsy(1749 – 1842)
William Kirkpatrick(1753 – 1838)
Sarah Kirkpatrick-Kearsley(1754 – 1826)
--Mr. Kirkpatrick was a man of means and intelligence, and was doubtless somewhat in advance of his age--

--He was buried in a picturesque spot on the brow of the hill above the house, overlooking the winding course of the Swatara as it emerges from the bluffs beyond and mingles its waters with those of the broad Susquehanna. His grave was afterwards surrounded by a wall of red sandstone from neighboring quarries, which incloses a space of about sixteen feet square, and it is probable that his son John rests within the same enclosure, as no mention of him is made in the settlement of the estate, and tradition has it that one of the children was buried there.--

The above references are quotes from Notes and Queries: Historical and Genealogical, Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania, Vol.XIV, 1895. Edited by William Henry Engle, M.D.M.A.

William Kirkpatrick was the father of:
John Kirkpatrick(subject of disputed records)
Anne Kirkpatrick-Epsy(1749 – 1842)
William Kirkpatrick(1753 – 1838)
Sarah Kirkpatrick-Kearsley(1754 – 1826)


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