The name to follow through these records is PETER! These families had the name of WILLIAM & PETER in every generation.
I know for sure that my line starts with William Kirby who married Lydia Kimble back in 1796 in Montgomery County Virginia. I have some suppositions as to the ancestral line of William Kirby. I present this information here for your review. If you know of any records that pertain to this line, please contact me.
It's so hard to find concrete evidence when court houses were destroyed and records along with them. The War Between the States didn't help the preservation of records either.
Another fact is my line just didn't leave a very good trail. I had to use.....
NAMING PATTERN'S
Naming customs tend to restrict the number of forenames in use.
In the three
English parishes studied by Price and in the Rutmans' Virginia County, for instance,
<those parents who named their first child after a grandparent often named their second
after themselves.>
The core pattern of naming boys put father's father first and then father;
for girls, it was mother's mother and then mother.
Similarly, in New England, of those naming their firstborn for one of their own parents,
half or more went on to name the second for themselves. Restriction of choice was further
compounded in Virginia by that region's much higher mortality rate for children - one out
of two or three compared to one out of five or six in England and New England. Because the
English and their American cousins tended to pass the forename of a deceased child on to
the next infant of the same sex, parents in Virginia recycled the
existing pool of forenames more often than the English and far more often than New
Englanders. The long life expectancy for adults in New England allowed them to produce
three times as many children per first marriage as Virginians did, greatly extending the
opportunities for selecting names.(20)
SOURCE New England family genealogies in Appendix.
COPYRIGHT 1996 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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William KIRBY, my known ancestor, did as this pattern suggests and named his 1st boy, Peter and the 1st girl was named Margaret!
MIGRATION PATTERNS
SEE BELOW!
LAND RECORD [where I could find them]
EARLY TAX LISTS
.......to determine some patterns. I also used the fact that Lydia KIMBLE's family was in the same area.
GENERATION #1
BERKS CO. PA. KIRBY’S A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY
Thomas Kirby born in England died in 1765 had the following children:
Joseph born 1722
Thomas born 1724
John born 1726 [received 50 shillings because of bad behavior, no land.]
Mary born 1728
William born 1730
Peter born 1732
Elizabeth born 1734
Standly born 1736
Michael born 1737
This family is completely outlined under the PA Families
section. Thomas has a Will and a good bit about his English heritage.
STILL GENERATION #1
Record of Pennsylvania Co. PA Marriages, Prior to 1810, Vol.1, p.148
Marriage Record of Christ Church, Philadelphia 1709-1806
1757, April 25, Kirby, Peter, and
Catherine Millard. [Peter would be 25 yrs. old]
I slip this record in here because Berks county was taken from Phil. County and they reside side by side on the early maps. If the naming records apply, then Catherine was not the wife of my Peter.
Wouldn’t it be great if Peter M. Kirby’s name was MILLARD? Long shot but it’s nice to dream!
STILL GENERATION #1
These male children were left land from their fathers estate:
INHABITANTS IN 1767 BERKS CO. Maiden Creek Twp.
KERBY, Standley Maiden Creek twp. [191.5 acres]
KIRBY, Joseph Exeter [Received 200 acres] OLDEST SON
KIRBY, Michael (single) Maiden Creek, twp [191.5 acres]
KIRBY, Peter Exeter [Received 199 acres] [ Peter would be 35 yrs. old]
KIRBY, William Exeter [Received 199 acres]
KIRBY, Samuel Long Swamp twp. [Was not mentioned in Will]
NOTICE THE PROXIMITY TO PHILADELPHIA…..WHERE PETER AND CATHERINE MILLARD WERE MARRIED!!!!
NOTICE THE PROXIMITY TO PHILADELPHIA…..WHERE PETER AND CATHERINE MILLARD WERE MARRIED!!!!
Rev. War Military Information
I ordered the Cumberland County & Bedford Co. Militia records for the State of PA, Rev. War. I was looking to verify these records previously found through the AGBI records.
Militia & Associators
Cumberland Co. PAClass Roll of Capt. Noah Abraham's Company ;August 5th, 1782 William KIRBY GUILFORD CO. 8th class
Cumberland Co. PA Thomas KIRBY 3rd Class; Sixth Company, Fourth Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, Commanded by Samuel CULBERTSON, Lieutenant Colonel, July 1, 1781 & August 1, 1781.Roll Call List Hamilton twp: Peter KIRBY [49yrs if #1] and Robert SLOAN are listed as 2nd Class.
P
eter Kimble, 1st BN., 1st Co. Capt. Henry RUSH's Company is listed in a Roll Call, Bedford County PA. Abraham COVAULT, is a Captain in the Rev. War from Bedford County PA. His son Abraham is also listed in the Tax records along with Timothy and Bethuel. This family history states that the immigrant came through NJ>PA by way of Bedford, Cumberland, Washington & Greene Counties.During the Revolutionary War, I think everyone was a patriot. Not to put these guys down, but my understanding was if you stayed instead of going to Canada, you pretty much had to serve. Still, it appears though, that each family only contributed only a few family members and not everyone served, at least at the same time.
The best place to begin is the PA Archives, which is indexed. There are a couple series that pertain mainly to Revolutionary War records. You may find your ancestor here.
One thing to understand is the way the militia was organized. Each county had a number of militia Battalions, with a number of Companies in each (often referred to by the commander, a captain, his name rather than a company number), each company from people within one township. The lists then break out classes. Some people mistakenly refer to a person as a Private 5th Class, as if the guy was on a scale where a Private 1st Class would be good, etc. This probably comes about from the modern US Army having ranks Private and Private 1st Class, the latter being a promotion.
Anyway, these classes weren't ranks, they were more like cycles that showed when the person would be rotated to 2 months duty. A different captain from the various companies would then take turns drilling men from one of the classes. Then a new captain and a new class. You may see either type of list (all classes in a township, or all members on duty). Berks County Genealogical Society also caries a book with those serving from Berks County. I doubt if these lists are entirely complete. You may still have a veteran in the family but proving it may be hard.
Some folks applied for pensions and there are indices that list both the application number (good idea if requesting a copy from US Archives) and another index that also includes genealogical extract info.
You may want to use tax lists to determine which township the members of your ancestor's company were from. Check the PA Archives tax list for a similar time period.
This came through a list and I have lost the author, sorry!
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA TAX & SUPPLY LISTS
1778
EAST PENNSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP
KEMBLE, Jacob 22 Acres; 0 Negro’s; 4 Horses; 4 Cattle; 12.1.0 TAX
GILFORD TOWNSHIP
KERBY, William 135 Acres; 1 Negro; 2 Horses; 3 Cattle; 16.7.8 TAX
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP
CERBY, Petter
35 Acres; 0 Negro’s; 1 Horse; 2 Cattle; 14.8 TAX [46 yrs. if #1]SLOAN, Robert 111 Acres; 0 Negro’s; 2 Horses; 2 Cattle; 9.1.0 TAX
COWEN, William 0 Acres; 0 Negro’s; 1 Horse; 3 Cattle; 3.9.4. TAX
1779
GILFORD TOWNSHIP
KERBY, William 300 Acres; 2 Horses, 3 Cattle, 2 Negro’s
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP
KIRBY, James 80 Acres; 1 Horse, 2 Cattle, 0 Negro’s
1780
EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP
KIMBLE, Phillip 111 Acres, 3 Horses, 7 Cattle,
GILFORD TOWNSHIP
KERBY, William 443 Acres, 4 Horses, 8 Cattle, 1 Negro
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP
SLOAN, Robert 150 Acres, 2 Horses, 3 Cattle, 0 Negro’s
1781
EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP
CIMBLE, Phillip 111 Acres, 3 Horses, 7 Cattle
GUILFORD TOWNSHIP
KERBY, William 443 Acres, 4 Horses, 10 Cattle, 1 Negro
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP
KIRBY, Peter 145 ½ Acres, 1 Horse, 3 Cattle, 0 Negro
[49yrs if #1]COWEN, William 138 Acres, 0 Horses, 0 Cattle, 0 Negro’s
SLOAN, Robert 150 Acres, 2 Horses, 4 Cattle, 0 Negro’s
1781
LISTING OF FREEMEN (SINGLE)
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP
KIRBY, Thomas 40.0.0 TAX
BAUD, John 40.0.0. TAX (could be BYARD ?)
RYE TOWNSHIP
KIMBLE, Phillip 100 Acres, 0 Horses, 0 Cattle, 0 Negro’s
1782
GUILFORD TOWNSHIP
KIRBY, William 443 Acres, 4 Horses, 9 Cattle, 1 Negro
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP
KIRBY, Peter 145 Acres, 2 Horses, 4 Cattle, 0 Negro’s
[50 yrs if #1]SINGLE FREEMEN OF HAMILTON TWP.
KIRBY, Thomas 2.5.0 Amount of TAX
LEWIS, John 2.5.0 Amount of TAX
1785
EAST BOROUGH TOWNSHIP
KIMBLE, Phillip 111 Acres, 4 Horses, 6 Cattle, 0 Negro’s
HAMILTON & GULIFORD were not listed in this year and this was the last year of the tax lists for this county.
History of Earlier Cumberland Townships
NAME CREATED FIRST APPEARANCE DATE SEPARATED
Guilford Same as Peters 1751 1781 Part of Franklin Co. 1784.
Hamilton 1752 1752 Part of Franklin Co. 1784.
Location in region surrounding Guilford,Franklin Co. Pennsylvania [NOTICE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO 'READING' WHERE THOMAS KIRBY SETTLED EARLY IN THE 1700'S!]
Location in region surrounding Hamilton, Township of Franklin Co, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania [NOTICE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO 'READING' WHERE THOMAS KIRBY SETTLED EARLY IN THE 1700'S!]
Doesn't appear to have any other's that lingered in the state. Hamilton & Guilford ended up in FRANKLIN COUNTY in 1784 because of boundry changes. These are the only records I could find of the KIRBY'S that remained in this area.
FRANKLIN CO. PA, TAX SUPPLY LIST (These townships changed counties in 1784 because of boundary changes) GILFORD TWP. 1785 KIRBY, William 4-4-11 1786 KIRBY, William 3-18-6 1788 KIRBY, William 2-18-8
HAMILTON TWP. 1785 KIRBY William 1-7-0 1786 KIRBY, William 1-9-2 1787 CERBY, William 0-15-9 1788 KIRBY, William 1-3-8 1789 KIRBY, William 0-17-0
DEPUTY SURVEYORS UNDER APPOINTMENT FROM THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL
1804-1809 Thomas Kirby, Chambersburg
CLERKS TO DIRECTORS OF POOR-HOUSE
1832----- James R. Kirby
CLERKS TO COMMISSIONERS
1843----- James R. Kirby
In the year 1800, ROBERT HARPER sold the establishment to
his brother, GEORGE KENTON HARPER (D. R. KIRBY of Chambersburg, had a copy of the Repository dated February
20, 1800, which was
marked No. 44 of Vol. IV. Its subscription price is put at $2.25 per
year. G.K. HARPER is its owner and publisher
We have to look at these KIRBY/KERBY men who lived in HAMILITON & GUILFORD townships because of the close proximity of where they live. Could the William in Guilford be the father/brother of Peter? (#1 had a brother named WM) The name game would fit! Even the James in the tax records of 1779 fits. Remember that over in VA early, there is a James, William, Peter & Phillip. I hope that I can find out who this William KERBY is that is living in Cumberland county which later becomes Franklin Co. PA.
The War of 1812 there is a record of Peter KIRBY [can't be #1] who applied for Pension in PA. His service #SO33583. He served in Col. Kincades PA Militia. Capt. Michael Gilbert's Company. I don't know the county as of yet. These records can't be found but I'm still trying!
GENERATION #1
1768 Peter Kirby enters 400 acres on a branch of Pigg River, Pittsylvania County VA
[The 1st Peter would be 36 years old if this is his record! ] Although there is a family of KIRBY’S living on Pigg River, they are well documented and Peter is never listed as a child. Perhaps on his journey West, he stops by for a while and then moves on! I don't know how this Peter fits into the Cumberland Co. PA KIRBY'S or if he does fit into that family, he is isolated hear but I don't know if he ever lived on this land.
MIGRATION THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS (1700-83)
Hostile French U Indians across the Mtns before 1763, French defeated, gave English Canada & all the land up to MS River, drove Indians back
Settlers moved
(1) from MD-VA-MC thru Valley Thru Cumberland Gap in KY
(2) VA-NC-MD thru Valley into NE TN
(3) from PA-NJ-MD-N VA to Forks of OH River (SW PA, later Pittsburg) on Forbes and Braddocks Roads. (4) From VA into WV toward and to OH River thru river valleys Then American Revolution (1776-83), savage British-incited Indian attacks, but cheap land brought people into TN-KY, also came down OH River to WV-KY-S OH. 1818-1838 The National RoadIn 1818 the first section of the National Road was completed from Baltimore MD to Wheeling VA. This route was also called the 'Cumberland Road' and was soon the most heavily traveled highway in America. The grading and surfacing made it by far the most comfortable road to travel for its day. Stagecoaches and commercial wagon traffic was heavy, with teams of wagons carrying grain and produce from the interior to markets in the East, and manufactured products to the West. Many taverns and inns catered to travelers, where the latest news and politics were exchanged around the roaring fireplaces. The road was completed across Ohio by 1828 across Indian by 1832, and completed to St. Louis in 1838. In the 1840's, the road was continued to Jefferson City, Missouri. The towns along the National Road grew rapidly and became some of the most important trading centers in America. Baltimore benefited the most as the Eastern terminal of the National Road, rivaling New York, Philadelphia, and Boston as the prime seaport of the United States. The same route of the old National Road is very close to U.S. Highway 40 and Interstate 70. Get out your Atlas and follow US 40 on the Western PA map. Look at Interstate 70 also! This is probably the road that Peter used to migrate West to Montgomery county!
Location in region surrounding Meadow Creek, Virginia
Peter KIRBY also had land on Meadow Creek!
TOWNS OF ROANOKE VA & ROCK MOUNT....IT WILL GIVE YOU A GUIDELINE TO HOW CLOSE THESE RECORDS SHOW THESE REFERENCES TO BE!
STILL GENERATION #1 FOR PETER WILLIAM KIRBY #2 [OUR SENIOR] BORN TO PROBABLY PETER KIRBY IN 1760-1770 as stated in Census records.
MONTGOMERY CO. VA… [POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF THESE PEOPLE AS MY LINE!] 1796 Jan. 6, William KIRBY & Lidia KIMBALL Parents of Wife: Peter KINBALL (FATHER) Security & Witnesses: Philip KIRBY, John KINBALL, Peter KIRBY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Later in Greene Co. PA, Jon KIMBLE died and in his Will and estate records there is his brother, Peter KIMBLE present along with Abraham COVAULT. This gives a definite tie to our GREENE CO. KIRBY & KIMBLE families. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peter #1 KIRBY would be 64 years old at the marriage of William and Lydia. There is evidence of more than one PETER listed in the tax records of Montgomery county VA. The Peter that witnessed the wedding of William and Lydia could be a son of Peter #1. Philip isn't a name that is continued down our descendant line so he is probably a cousin. There was a Phillip KIMBLE in the Tax records of Cumberland County PA early.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY VA TAX LIST
1790 Wm & Peter KIRBY are listed
1792 Peter KIRBY [2 are listed]
1793 Peter, WM, John, Francis
1794 Peter & WM
1798 Peter [2],James, John
After 1798 no Peter appears again.
This KIRBY clan was known to be living on Elliot Creek in Montgomery Co. VA. [see map above] Also, there were KIRBY'S from this same line on South Fork Roanoke River [see map above] Descendants believed to be related stayed in the area long after our group migrated to Fish Creek.
MONTGOMERY CO KIRBY TIME LINE
Montgomery Co. VA
Record of Plotts
Vol. D
1789-1791
NEW RECORD RECENTLY FOUND…
1812 -PA PETER KIRBY served in the War of 1812 in Capt. Michael Gilbert’s Co, in Col Kincade’s PA Militia. He collected Pension from his service and I plan to order the record from NARA.
This Peter will be an interesting part of the puzzle....could be the brother to our William. He would be the right age.
WE ABSOLUTELY KNOW this is our ancestor!
1819- Land Deeds Ohio Co., VA Grantor/Grantee/ Amt. & Place/ Date
Charles BEELER to WM KERBY 500 Acres A Fish Creek 1819
TOWNS OF ROANOKE VA & ROCK MOUNT....IT WILL GIVE YOU A GUIDELINE TO HOW CLOSE THESE RECORDS SHOW THESE REFERENCES TO BE!
This maps show a definite pattern of migration West. It fits everything I have read about the time period and the movements of families. Land in VA was cheap so they moved. The Will of Thomas back in Berks county left land to Peter which would explain why our William had the money to buy land. In reading through the marriage records of Montgomery county the names that are consistent with our line of Kirby's is Polly, Susan, Lydia, William & James.
The Kimble family was definitely in Montgomery county with William & Lydia. Peter KIMBLE went back to Greene county PA by 1800 because he is listed there in census records. He died in 1836 at Aleppo Township, Greene County Pennsylvania.
William and Lydia must have both died before 1850 because there is no record of them anywhere. I believe at the death of his parents, William JR. left Tyler county VA and went back to live in Greene County PA by the 1850 Census in Springhill twp. and stayed through the 1860 census where he is listed in Aleppo township. William JR. Kirby migrates to Calhoun County WV by the 1870 census where he is 65 years old. He lives in Calhoun until his death in 1881.
Peter appears in 1860 in Marshall Co. WV where he will live out his life. He is in the 1880 Census of Marshall County WV but is not found after that. He left us no Will or Estate records that we have found to date.
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Also, William & Lydia's oldest son, Peter M. KIRBY stayed in Tyler county through
the 1850 Census. This leads me to believe that William & Lydia died in Tyler County
and not Marshall County as we have once believed.
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WILLIAM KIRBY & LYDIA LAND RECORDS!
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Land Deeds Ohio Co., VA Grantor/Grantee/ Amt. & Place/ Date
Charles BEELER to WM KERBY 500 Acres A Fish Creek 1819
November 27, 1839 Virginia Land Grant, 100 acres between
Hickman's Run & Sugar
Run, Tyler
County, Virginia SOURCE: GRANTS 90, PAGE 642
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LAND RECORDS SHOW PETER & HIS FATHER IN OHIO CO. VA BY 1819.
Robert COVALT to Peter KERBY 93 Acres AT Fish Creek 1820
Peter KERBY ---- Sims Land Index.
He filed for 50 acres on Fish Creek in Ohio County in 1832. It is recorded in book 4, page 96. He also filed for 100 acres on Fish Creek in 1833. That is recorded on page 108 in book 4.
Peter KERBY ---- Sims Land Index.
He filed for 50 acres
on Fish Creek in Ohio County in 1832.
SOURCE: It is recorded in book 4, page 96; Sims Land Index..
He also filed for 100 acres
on Fish Creek in 1833.
SOURCE: That is recorded on page 108 in book 4; Sims Land Index..
Feb. 1, 1838 900 acres on the waters of Left Fork on Laurel Run [see scrapbook] SOURCE: GRANTS 88 PAGE 153
November 27, 1839 200 acres on Fish Creek & Sugar Run, Tyler
Co. Virginia (see PICTURE]
SOURCE: GRANTS 90, PAGE 641
July 1, 1853, 16 acres recorded on Pole Cat Run, Tyler Co.
Virginia (see PICTURE)
SOURCE: GRANTS 108; PAGE 506
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JAMES ABRAM WAS PROBABLY IN TYLER COUNTY VIRGINIA IN 1840. THERE IS A LAND RECORD RECORDED BY A NANCY KIRBY ON FISH CREEK IN 1839 WHICH IS PROBABLY NANCY LEHEW KIRBY.
NOVEMBER 27, 1839 VIRGINIA
LAND GRANTS, 100 ACRES ON FISH CREEK, TYLER COUNTY VIRGINIA.
NANCY KIRBY
SOURCE: GRANTS 90, PAGE 643
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The deed above clearly said that William & Lydia was living in TYLER CO. in 1847 NOT MARSHALL CO.
03/23/1847 James Kirby Lydia & William Kirby of Tyler Co. and James Abram of Marshall Co., James & his heirs forever. Sum of $300. William deeded land to his son James in Marshall County but he was still in Tyler Coulnty in 1847!
Since finding Peter M. KIRBY in the 1850 Census of Tyler, I can just imagine that Wm & Lydia DIED in Tyler county between the years of 1847-1850.
I went back to check the township that William and Peter lived in and don't seem to be able to find much in the Census records but the deeds suggest, Hickman's Run, Sugar Run, Pole Cat Run, Laurel Run & Fish Creek are some of the townships mentioned in these deeds.Because William was in Ohio/Tyler Co. for at least 28 years [1819 - 1847] and Peter 33 yrs. [1819 -1853] they have to be on some tax list or something.
KIRBY
MIGRATION
William [elder]
Peter
William
JR.
Nancy
1820
Ohio Co. VA (Now WV)
Census
WM SR. & PETER
ORDER
TAX RECORDS
Land Deeds Ohio Co., VA Grantor/Grantee/ Amt.
& Place/ Date
Charles BEELER sells to WM KERBY 500
Acres A Fish Creek 1819
Robert COVALT to Peter
KERBY 93 Acres on Fish Creek 1820
Peter KERBY ---- Sims Land Index.
He filed for 50 acres on Fish Creek in
Ohio County in 1832.
SOURCE: It is recorded
in book 4, page 96; Sims Land Index..
1830
Ohio Co. VA (Now WV)
Census
WM SR. &
PETER
1837
Tyler Co. VA/WV
Abraham COVAULT
& 220 of waters of Pursley CR.
Jacob KIMBLE 120
Acres on South Fish Creek
Peter
KERBY
1.)
900 acres left fork of Laurel Run
2.)
300 acres at Point Pleasant
1838 Tyler Co. VA/WV
Jacob KIMBLE 120
Acres on South Fish Creek
Peter
KERBY
1.)
900 acres left fork on Laurel Run
2.)
300 acres Point Pleasant [bought from James m. STEPHENSON]
1839
Tyler Co. VA/WV
William
KERBY [elder]
100 acres on Fish Creek
November 27,
1839 Virginia Land Grant, 100 acres between Hickman's Run & Sugar Run, Tyler
County, Virginia SOURCE:
GRANTS 90, PAGE 642
Nancy KERBY 100 acres on Fish Creek
(wife of James Abram)
Peter KERBY 93 acres on Ohio River [bought
from A.S. BIRCKHEAD]
1840 TYLER CO. CENSUS
William Sr.
William Jr.
Peter [Tax
record also]
1.)
492 acres on Pursley CR [bought from Joseph MCCOY]
2.)
265 Point Pleasant CR [bought from Joseph MCCOY estate]
1841 Tyler Co. VA/WV
William KERBY [elder] 100 acres of
Fish Creek
Nancy KERBY 100
acres on Fish Creek (wife of James
Abram)
Peter
KERBY
1.)
900 acres left fork of Laurel Run
2.)
300 acres on Point Pleasant
3.)
93 acres on Ohio
River
4.)
367 on waters of Pursley
5.)
265 acres on Point Pleasant
6.)
200 acres on Fish Creek
Jacob KIMBLE South Fork of Fish Creek
1842 Tyler Co. VA/WV
William KERBY
[elder] 100 acres of Fish Creek
Nancy KERBY 100
acres on Fish Creek (wife of James
Abram)
Peter
KERBY
1.)
900 acres left fork of Laurel Run
2.)
300 acres on Point Pleasant
3.)
93 acres on Ohio
River
4.)
367 on waters of Pursley
5.)
205 acres on Point Pleasant
6.)
200 acres on Fish Creek
Jacob
KIMBLE South Fork of Fish Creek
1843 Tyler Co. VA/WV
William KERBY
[elder] 100 acres of Fish Creek
Nancy KERBY 100
acres on Fish Creek (wife of James
Abram)
Peter
KERBY
1.)
900 acres left fork of Laurel Run
2.)
93 acres on Ohio
River
3.)
367 on waters of Pursley
4.)
165 acres on Point Pleasant
5.)
300 acres on Point Pleasant
6.)
200 acres on Fish Creek & Sugar Run
Jacob KIMBLE South Fork of Fish Creek
1845 Tyler Co. VA/WV
William KERBY [elder] 100 acres of Fish Creek
Nancy KERBY 100
acres on Fish Creek (wife of James
Abram)
Peter
KERBY
1.)
900 acres left fork of Laurel Run
2.)
367 on waters of Pursley
3.)
300 on waters of Pursley
4.)
200 acres on Fish Creek & Sugar Run
William KERBY JR.
1.) 53 acres on waters of Pursley CR [bought
from Peter KIRBY]
1846 Tyler Co. VA/WV
William KERBY [JR.]
53 acres on waters of Pursley
Peter
KERBY
1.) 367 on waters of Pursley
3.)
147 on waters of Pursley
James B. COVAULT
Wilson COVAULT
Silas COVAULT
James COVAULT
1847 Tyler Co. VA/WV
William KERBY [JR.]
53 acres on waters of Pursley
Peter
KERBY
1.) 367 on waters of Pursley
3.)
147 on waters of Pursley
James B. COVAULT
Wilson COVAULT
Silas COVAULT
James COVAULT
1848 Tyler Co. VA/WV
William KERBY [JR.]
53 acres on waters of Pursley
Peter
KERBY
1.) 367 on waters of Pursley
2.) 147 on waters of Pursley
1849 Tyler Co. VA/WV
William KERBY [JR.]
53 acres on waters of Pursley
Peter
KERBY
1.) 367 on waters of Pursley
2.)
147 on waters of Pursley
1850 Tyler Co. VA/WV
William KERBY [JR.]
53 acres on waters of Pursley
Peter
KERBY
1.) 367 on waters of Pursley
2.)
147 on waters of Pursley
1851 Tyler Co. VA/WV
William KERBY [JR.]
53 acres on waters of Pursley
Peter
KERBY
1.) 367 on waters of Pursley CR.
3.)
147 on waters of Pursley CR.
Deed
Index states in this year Peter bought 225 acres from Josiah BOYERS on Pursley
CR. I assume his tax record
reflects this purchase.
1852 Tyler Co. VA/WV
William KERBY [JR.]
53 acres on waters of Pursley
Peter
KERBY
1.) 225 on waters of Pursley
3.)
414 on waters of Pursley
1853 TYLER
CO. VA/WV TAX DEED
Peter
KERBY
July 1, 1853, 16 acres recorded on Pole Cat
Run, Tyler Co. Virginia (see land record in Scrapbook)
SOURCE: GRANTS 108;
PAGE 506
Today Polecat Run is halfway between
Sistersville and Paden City, in Tyler County
1857
Tyler Co. VA/WV
Deed Book Index records reflect William KERBY
JR. & others were mentioned in the records was buyers from John W. HORNER.
The name of Lis PENDENS is listed where the amount of acreage should be
listed. (odd record)
W.J. KERBY is listed as buying 500 acres on
Willow Cr. from Samuel CONKLE’s estate. I
don’t know if this is our William Jr. but in checking the KIMBLE deeds records
there are many families on this creek so it could be ours.
Note: Even though Wm JR. went to Greene Co. PA
in time to be listed in the 1850 census through 1860, he kept his land in
Tyler Co. His brother, Peter KIRBY was in Tyler Co. through the 1850 Census.
By the tax records he kept land through 1852. I don’t have tax records
later than 1852.
Census Records and Birth States Of the William Sr. Kirby Children!
Peter M. Kirby b. 1797 said that he was born in VA in the census records of 1860, 1870, 1880. In 1880 he said Father b. MD, Mother b. VA William M. Kirby b. 1800 (we call him JR.) said that he was born in PA in the census records of 1850-1880. I don't have a copy of the 1880 census so I don't where he states his parents were born. Lydia Kirby LEHEW b. 1806 stated in the 1850-1880 census records that she was also born in PA. She states her parents were both born in VA in the 1880 census. Susan Kirby WADE b. 1817 stated that she was born in PA in the 1850-1880 census records. In 1880 she said here parents were both born in PA. James Abram Kirby b. 1821 stated that he was born in VA in the census records of 1850-1880. He states his parents were born father VA and mother PA. These records tell us that William and Lydia Kirby left Virginia and were in PA by 1800 because William M. was born in PA. They stayed in PA until 1819 where they showed up in Ohio County VA. census of 1820. Peter KIMBLE was the father of Lydia. He was born in PA and was a Rev. War Patriot. I believe he received some land for his war service. These families could have known each other first in Greene County PA or met for the first time in Montgomery County VA. I have been unsuccessful in finding William and Lydia KIMBLE KIRBY in the Census records or land records of Greene County PA. I just have the fact that these children stated over and over again where they were born.In closing I will present my thoughts on why our line is not from the MA or NJ family lines! ARGUMENTS AGAINST OUR LINEAGE MIXING WITH THE MA or NJ LINE!
1. If our line were kin to Isaac KIRBY, Rev. War Patriot:
Why is there no child from WM & Lydia named Isaac?
2. Why does Isaac's ancestry NOT mention one Peter KIRBY nor does he name a child WM.?
3. Isaac KIRBY'S father was, Joseph KIRBY. Isaac names a child Joseph but our WM & Lydia did not.
4. Isaac KIRBY'S grandfather was Richard KIRBY..Isaac doesn't name a child Richard and neither does WM & Lydia Kirby.
5. Our line of KIRBY'S went into VA where this MA/NJ line did not.
6. Our KIRBY'S were in Greene County when Isaac KIRBY was there BUT NOT in THE SAME TOWNSHIP.
Isaac was in Whitely twp. Our KIRBY'S were in Aleppo twp. & Springhill twp.
In my opinion.....The reason our Wm. Kirby JR went back to Greene County PA was because his
mother's family was there.. the KIMBLE families !!!!
ARGUMENTS FOR MIXING OUR LINEAGE WITH THE MA or NJ LINE!
1. Isaac had brothers that are not accounted for: ABRAHAM Born: 1755, Richard, Joseph [I have some lineage], Jacob [I have some lineage] and a few un-named males.
2. Abraham DISAPPEARED.not a trace..anywhere!
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I have thoroughly check land records, estate records, census records and looked at naming patterns, and can't substantiate a connection with the MA & NJ line as being tied to our PA & VA i.e. WV line.
This presents the facts as I have them today...if you have records to prove or disprove this summation, please contact me! I know there are probably errors because the documents needed are few and far between but until more evidence shows up here is where we stand.....
Adrianne
