52 Ancestors: #25, John Kirkpatrick

My 4X great-grandfather, John Kirkpatrick, was born circa 1734 in Scotland (probably in Stirling),¹ the son of William Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth ______. When John was about 19, General Samuel Waldo sought Scottish emigrants to settle on his Muscongus Patent in Maine. The young, single cooper was among those who agreed to work for Waldo for four years, to pay for his passage to New England aboard the brig Dolphin in the summer of 1753. The emigrants arrived at the George's River on the coast of Maine in September, and after wintering with the earlier settlers, selected half-acre lots and built the first small log cabins in a town they named Stirling.²

Around the time John had worked off his passage (largely as a member of the garrison at the fort that protected the settlement), he met Ann Bradbury, who was visiting her uncle, Col. Jabez Bradbury, commander of the garrison.³ He married Ann on 3 Nov 1758, in Falmouth (now Portland), Maine.⁴

John and Ann had eleven children:⁵

1. Elizabeth, b. 1759, never married
2. Ann, b. 1761, married Thomas Starrett 2d
3. William, b. ca 1762, married Elizabeth Libbey
4. Capt. Roland, b. 1764, lost at sea in 1801
5. Thomas, b. 1767, married Margaret Starrett
6. Mary, b. 1769, never married
7. Daniel, b. ca 1771, married ______ Prescott
8. John 2d, b. 1773, married Nancy Starrett
9. Jabez, b. ca 1774, lost at sea
10. Abigail, b. 1775, married Parker Coburn
11. James, b. ca 1776, married Elizabeth "Betsy" Williams

Probable footstone for John Kirkpatrick,
inscribed "J. K. 1785"

In this generation the Kirkpatricks became inextricably intertwined with the Starretts, as three of John and Ann's children married three of the children of Col. Thomas Starrett and Rebecca Lewis.

In 1762, the garrison was closed down, and John turned to farming on a lot on the east side of the river in Upper St. George's (incorporated as Warren, Maine, in 1776), on what became known as Crawford's Point after his closest neighbor (later Andrews Point).⁶ He became a member of the Presbyterian church which was established about 1774.⁷

John Kirkpatrick died in Jun 1785 in Warren,⁸ and was buried in the Old Settlers' Cemetery there. A stone inscribed "J. K. 1785" is thought to be a footstone for John Kirkpatrick.⁹



My descent from John Kirkpatrick:

• John Kirkpatrick and Ann Bradbury
• John Kirkpatrick 2d and Nancy Starrett
• Jabez Bradbury Kirk(patrick) and Abigail Faulkner
• Silas Kirk and Sarah Sukeforth
• Chester F. Kirk and Mary Milliken Hodsdon (my paternal grandparents)

Old Settlers' Cemetery, Warren, Maine; "J. K. 1785" stone at lower right

(Note: This post is in response to Amy Johnson Crow's "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" challenge at No Story Too Small.)

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SOURCES

1. Cyrus Eaton, Annals of the Town of Warren, in Knox County, Maine, Second Edition (Hallowell [Maine]: Masters & Livermore, 1877), pp. 93 (apparently of Stirling), 566 (year); digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books : accessed 11 Dec 2010).
2. Eaton, pp. 92-93.
3. Eaton, pp. 114-115.
4. “Maine, Marriage Records, 1705-1922,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search : accessed 12 Jan 2014), John Kilpatrick [sic] and Ann Bradbury, 1758.
5. Eaton, p. 566. 
6. Eaton, p. 132
7. Eaton, pp. 133-134.
8. Eaton, p. 566.
9. Old Settlers' Cemetery (Warren, Knox County, Maine), gravestone inscribed "J. K. 1785," read and photographed by the author, 6 Oct 2013.

Ahnentafel of Chester F. Kirk

Over the next few weeks, I'm going to post a brief five-generation Ahnentafel and pedigree chart for each of my four grandparents, starting this week with my paternal grandfather, Chester Frank Kirk.

Pedigree of Chester Frank Kirk (click on the image for a larger view)

1 Chester Frank KIRK. He was born in Warren, ME, on 10 Sep 1857. Died on 13 Jul 1939 in Lewiston, ME; he was 81. He was buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, ME, on 15 Jul 1939. Occupation: Clockworks machinist and veterinary surgeon; mechanic.

He married Mary Milliken HODSDON ca 1901-03 in prob Andover, ME.

2 Silas KIRK. He was born in Warren, ME, on 9 May 1827. Died on 9 May 1909 in Lewiston, ME; he was 82. He was buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, ME. Occupation: Carpenter and mechanic. Cause of death: Old age and nephritis.

He married Sarah C. SUKEFORTH on 12 Jun 1856 in Warren, ME.

3 Sarah C. SUKEFORTH. She was born in Washington, ME, on 31 Mar 1838. Died on 26 May 1905 in Freeport, ME; she was 67. She was buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, ME. Cause of death: Softening of brain.

4 Jabez Bradbury KIRK(PATRICK). He was born in Warren, ME, on 10 May 1800. Died on 26 Feb 1884 in Warren, ME; he was 83. He was buried in Newcomb Cemetery, Warren, ME. Occupation: Carpenter and shipwright.

He married Abigail FAULKNER on 13 Nov 1825 in prob Warren, ME.

5 Abigail FAULKNER. She was born in Maitland, Douglas Twp, Hants Co, NS, on 14 Oct 1808. Died on 4 Oct 1891 in Warren, ME; she was 82. She was buried in Newcomb Cemetery, Warren, ME.

6 Simon SUKEFORTH. He was born in Washington, ME, ca 1813. Died on 13 Aug 1874 in prob Washington, ME; he was 61. He was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Washington, ME. Occupation: farmer.

He married Jane MILLER abt 1832-33.

7 Jane MILLER. She was born in Friendship, ME, on 30 Jul 1810. Died on 29 Apr 1879 in Washington, ME; she was 68. She was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Washington, ME.

8 John KIRKPATRICK 2d. He was born in Warren, ME, in 1773. Died on 13 Dec 1825 in N. Warren, ME; he was 52. He was buried in Town Cemetery, Warren, ME. Occupation: Farmer.

He married Nancy STARRETT on 26 Aug 1798 in Warren, ME.

9 Nancy STARRETT. She was born in Warren, ME, in 1777. Died on 22 Apr 1834 in Warren, ME; she was 57. She was buried in Town Cemetery, Warren, ME.

10 Edward FAULKNER.

He married Margaret MORRISON.

11 Margaret MORRISON.

12 Robert SUCKFORTH. He was born in Union, ME, ca 1780-88. He was born in Appleton, ME. Died in 1860-1870 in Washington, ME; he was 80. Occupation: farmer.

He married Mary/Polly MILLER ca Jul 1807 in prob Hope, ME.

13 Mary/Polly MILLER. She was born in Friendship or Waldoboro, ME, in 1775. She was born ? 1790. Died ca 1850-60 in Washington, ME; she was 75.

14 William MILLER. Died aft 1837 in Friendship, ME.

He married [--?--] [--?--].

15 [--?--] [--?--].

16 John KIRKPATRICK. He was born in Scotland ca 1734. Died in Jun 1785 in Warren, ME; he was 51. He was buried in Old Settlers' Cemetery, Warren, ME. Occupation: cooper.

He married Ann BRADBURY on 3 Nov 1758 in Falmouth (now Portland), ME.

17 Ann BRADBURY. She was born in Falmouth (now Portland), ME, on 3 Jan 1736. Died on 19 Jan 1817 in Warren, ME; she was 81.

18 Col. Thomas STARRETT. He was born in Warren, ME, in 1738. Died on 22 or 31 Jan 1822 in Warren, ME; he was 84.

He married Rebecca LEWIS on 3 Jun 1762 in Dedham, MA.

19 Rebecca LEWIS. She was born in Dedham, MA, on 8 May 1743. Died on 26 Jun 1813; she was 70.

20 Robert FAULKNER. He was born in prob County Tyrone, Ireland, ca 1733.

He married Hannah FAULKNER.

21 Hannah FAULKNER. She was born in County Monagan, Ireland.

24 Andreas SUCHFORT. He was born in Hannover, Sachsen, Germany, ? 11 Jan 1755. Died aft 1840 in Washington, ME; he was 84. Died ? 1840 in Waldoboro, ME; he was 84. Died ca 1830 in Washington, ME; he was 74. He was buried in Metcalf Cemetery, Appleton, ME.

He married Catherine NEWBERT ca 1778.

25 Catherine NEWBERT. She was born in Broad Bay, MA, ca 1764. She was born ca 1760-62. She was born in Waldoboro, ME, ? 1766. Died aft 1840 in prob Hope, ME; she was 76.

26 [--?--] MILLER.

He married Margaret [--?--].

27 Margaret [--?--]. She was born in Germany ca 1753. Died aft 1850; she was 97.

28 William MILLER. He was born ca 1750.

Index

[--?--]
    [--?--]    15
    Margaret (ca1753 - >1850)    27
BRADBURY
    Ann (1736 - 1817)    17
FAULKNER
    Abigail (1808 - 1891)    5
    Edward    10
    Hannah    21
    Robert (ca1733 - )    20
HODSDON
    Mary Milliken (1882 - 1965)    spouse of 1
KIRK
    Chester Frank (1857 - 1939)    1
    Silas (1827 - 1909)    2
KIRK(PATRICK)
    Jabez Bradbury (1800 - 1884)    4
    John (ca1734 - 1785)    16
    John 2d (1773 - 1825)    8
LEWIS
    Rebecca (1743 - 1813)    19
MILLER
    [--?--]    26
    Jane (1810 - 1879)    7
    Mary/Polly (1775 - ca1850)    13
    William ( - >1837)    14
    William (ca1750 - )    28
MORRISON
    Margaret    11
NEWBERT
    Catherine (ca1764 - >1840)    25
STARRETT
    Nancy (1777 - 1834)    9
    Col. Thomas (1738 - 1822)    18
SUCHFORT
    Andreas (?1755 - >1840)    24
SUCKFORTH
    Robert (ca1780 - 1860)    12
SUKEFORTH
    Sarah C. (1838 - 1905)    3
    Simon (ca1813 - 1874)    6

52 Ancestors: #5, Ann (Bradbury) Kirkpatrick

On 3 Jan 1736, in ancient Falmouth (now Portland) in the Province of Maine, the third of nine children of Rowland and Elizabeth (Oliver) Bradbury was born, and named Ann.¹ In the summer of that same year, a new settlement, the "Upper Town of St. Georges Plantation", was started at the head of the tide waters of the St. George River in the Waldo Patent, roughly 70 miles up the Maine coast as the crow flies.²

Record of births of Rowland and Elizabeth Bradbury's first four children, Falmouth, Maine

In 1743, war with France appeared imminent. In anticipation of possible French-encouraged attacks by the local Indian tribes, the settlement's fort was enlarged, and Capt. Jabez Bradbury – Rowland's older brother and Ann's uncle – was appointed commander of the garrison,³ a post he held throughout much of the ensuing French and Indian Wars.

Ten years later, during a period of relative peace, General Waldo recruited a new group of settlers for St. Georges amongst the Scots of Stirling and Glasgow. Among the new emigrants was a 19-year-old unmarried cooper named John Kirkpatrick.⁴

No sooner had the new settlers built their initial log huts than hostilities with the Indians resumed, and the townspeople took refuge in the newly enlarged fort. The attacks, scalpings, kidnappings, and other depredations continued throughout the next few years. Eventually, though, there must have come an occasional lull in the hostilities, because sometime before Capt. Bradbury resigned his commission in August of 1757,⁵ two of his nieces – Ann and her older sister Mary – paid a visit to the settlement.

In the course of that visit, the two young ladies "became acquainted with two young men in the garrison," John Kirkpatrick and John Boggs⁶ – well enough acquainted to marry them both and settle down in Upper St. Georges (incorporated in 1776 as the town of Warren) to raise their families.

John Kilpatrick and Ann Bradbury marriage, 1758

And that is how Ann Bradbury and John Kirkpatrick became my great-great-great-great-grandparents. Marrying in Falmouth on 11 Dec 1758,⁷ they had 11 children, all of whom lived to adulthood. Two sons were lost at sea, two daughters died unmarried, and two daughters and five sons married, providing Ann and John altogether with at least 52 grandchildren. One of those married sons, also named John, was the father of Jabez Bradbury Kirkpatrick (who shortened the family name to Kirk), who in turn was the father of my great-grandfather Silas Kirk.

Ann outlived her husband by nearly 32 years, and four of her children, dying 19 Jan 1817 in Warren.⁸ Her burial place is unknown, but it may possibly be in the Old Settlers' Cemetery where John is supposed to be buried. (Most of the graves are unmarked, or marked only with a fieldstone; the handful of stones with inscriptions are now mostly worn to unreadability.)

Ann Bradbury was the great-great-granddaughter of Thomas Bradbury, who had come to Maine from England in 1634 as the land-agent of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, and Mary (Perkins) Bradbury, who was convicted of witchcraft in 1692 but never executed.⁹ Somewhat coincidentally, Ann was also a first cousin twice removed (through her paternal grandmother Mariah Cotton) of Rev. Cotton Mather, the New England Puritan minister who was considered a major instigator of Salem witch trials.¹⁰

(Note: This post is in response to Amy Johnson Crow's "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" challenge at No Story Too Small.)

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SOURCES

1. “Records of Falmouth (Now Portland), Maine”, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1860), 14:143; database and digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 31 Jan 2014).
2. Cyrus Eaton, Annals of the Town of Warren, in Knox County, Maine, Second Edition (Hallowell [Maine]: Masters & Livermore, 1877), p. 58; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com/books : accessed 11 Dec 2010).
3. Eaton, p. 71. 
4. Eaton, pp. 90-93. 
5. Eaton, p. 114. 
6. Eaton, p. 115.
7. “Maine, Marriage Records, 1705-1922,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search : accessed 12 Jan 2014), John Kilpatrick [sic] and Ann Bradbury, 1758.
8. Eaton, p. 566.
9. John Brooks Threlfall, The Ancestry of Thomas Bradbury (1611-1695) and his wife Mary (Perkins) Bradbury, 2nd ed. (Madison, Wisconsin: the author, 1995), p. 1.
10. John Wingate Thornton, "Genealogy of the Cotton Family," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847), 1:164-166; database and digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 1 Feb 2014).