Richard Kirkland Family
?Scotland ?England, Maryland & Virginia

Richard Kirkland
b. (about 1670) had lived in Maryland
d. c May 1743 Fairfax Co., VA

m. Mary (unk)

father: unknown
mother: unknown
Children probably with Mary
Richard Snoden Kirkland
father of Moses "The Tory"
b. c 1704 (possibly in Elk Ridge area of Maryland) d. c 28 Mar 1772 Fairfield Co., S.C. m. Mary
Robert Kirkland (probably father of Snowden) b. c 1706 (possibly in Elk Ridge area of Maryland) d. c 1768 m. Honour (unk)
William Kirkland b. c1708 d. c1755 dead by 16 Nov. 1756 in Fairfax Co., VA m. Sarah (Woodward?)
Edward Kirkland*
b. c1712 d. between 7 Jan 1770 when his will was made and 26 Feb 1770 when the will was proven, Granville Co., SC
1m. Mary
2m. Experience Joyce
John Kirkland*
There are no further links on this line beyond this family
b.1718 d. between 7 Jan 1772 when he made the will and proven date of 10 Sep 1773
1m. Elizabeth (unk)
2m. Jean (unkn)

Records on these early individuals of the Kirkland family are very sparse. Many records that may have existed have been lost or destroyed so tracking these folks has proved to be very difficult. There are some researchers that think that Kirtland may be another derivation in the name and records do exist of a John Kirtland but we have not been able to confirm a link through documentation. It is conceivable there were earlier ancestors in the colonies before this Richard Kirkland. We are hoping that someone will come forward with proof of origin.

The records for the Kirklands of this era are very confusing due to the naming of the children similarly. This is laid out as clearly as can be illustrated by my Anonymous Kirkland Researcher in the following excerpt :

One John Kirkland, whom we think is brother to Richard Snodin Kirkland, was also in Granville Co., NC Richard himself got a grant, but sold it a few months later and headed for SC. So this was the old Richard Snowden, who was once Richard, Jr. in Fairfax Co., who came on into SC. Let's go back to the court records in Fairfax Co., Va. for the other man called Snodin. From our records we concluded there were two of them - nephew and uncle, by the same name, but one went by Richard and one went by Snodin. " [Anonymous Kirkland Researcher, letter of 6 Aug '00]

It seems that a Richard Kirkland was in the colonies and lived in Baltimore County, Maryland by 1694. Richard apparently had ownership of three tracts of land in Maryland according to J. R. Peacock's understanding of the records. One tract was of 200 acres known as "Brown's Fancy" purchased from William Brown in December 1694. A second tract of 200 acres was known as Bold Venture and acquired by grant in 1699. A third tract of 100 acres was acquired by grant and known as Girilies Portion. All three tract were located near the boundary of Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties on the waters of th Patuzent of Patapsco Rivers near the town of Elk Ridge. [Peacock 14]

1699 - Warrants - Liber A - Folio 208
Warrant granted RICHARD KIRKLAND of Baltimore County for 200 acres "according to Condecons of plantacons"...
[Records of Baltimore County,Maryland, KSBR v1 p17]

1700 - Warrants - Liber A - Folio 299 #24
Warrant granted unto RICHARD KIRKLAND of Balteme(sic) County for 100 acres of land...
[Records of Baltimore County,Maryland, KSBR v1 p17]

20 June 1700- Patesnt - Liber C. D. - Folio 311
Grant of 100 acres "Girles Porcon" to RICHARD KIRKLAND OF Baltimore County lying between branches of Petuxon River near CHARLES CARROLL'S plantacon... returned into our land office 20 June 1700...This 4 June 1702... CHARLES CARROLL'S plantacon called Dohoregan. [Records of Baltimore County,Maryland, KSBR v1 p17]

1704, May 25, Brown's Fancy was mortgaged to Alexander Deheneyosia (sp?) J. R. Peacock believes it may have been used to satisfy a debt to Deheneyosia. In May 2, 1702 Benjamin Fordham sued Alexander Dehinyeosia, by his attorney William Bladen. It is implied that Richard Kirkland had access to supplies from Dehinyeosia that should have gone to Fordham. In turn Dehinyeosia brought suit against Richard Krikland 7 April 1704, charging that Kirkland had, "...craftly and subtly" attempted to deceive and defraud. Richard Kirkland admitted to the charge in court and agreed to make just compensation of which the mortgage of Brown's Fancy was made to Dehinyeosia. [Peacock 6]

11 July 1708 - Provencial Court Judgments - Liber P. L. #3 - Folio 104-08

12 Sep 1730- Northern Neck Grants C 1729-31, Reel 290, Va. State Lib & Archives p.69

24 Sep 1739 - Deed Bk. C, p. 227 - 1732-1799 Prince William Co. Manassas, VA.

23 Jun 1740 - Deed Bk. E pp. 53,54, 55 - 1740-41 Prince Wm. Co. Proven 25 Aug 1740

16 April 1742 - Land Records Liber R. B. No. 1 Folio 143-144

17 Nov. 1742 - Fairfax Co., VA

15 Feb. 1746 Liber A, #1d, Part 2, pp. 245 &246- State Lib. & Archives, VA.

9 June 1746 - Liber B, #1, pp. 32,33, Va. State Lib. & Archives. Proven 19 Aug 1746

9 Oct 1753 - Liber C #1, pp. 649, 650 - VA. State Lib & Archives. Proven 19 Feb 1754

John Kirkland came to own the land right next to Richard on the Wateree R. He is probably the son of Richard.

1749- "Statistics of South Carolina", p. 537 by Robert Mills, Pub. 1826
"About the time of the settlement of Lyles (1745) CAPT. RICHARD KIRKLAND, the grandfather of Mr. REUBEN HARRISON, settled on the Wateree R., at or near COL. PEAY'S plantation. KIRKLAND was a Virginian, and a man of great wealth in those early times; he owned 50 brood mares.
p. 544 "Mrs GRAVES, mother of REUBEN HARRISON, at upwards of 100 years. (She died at that age.) [KSBR v. 1, p40 - 41]

1752 - The first mention of Richard Kirkland in South Carolina is when 350 acres are laid out for him " on the Wateree River, foot of Wateree Creek," by George Hunter, His majesty's surveyor,' under a precept dated May 5, 1752, but the survey was not made until July 27, 1753, nearly a year after the order had been issued. and there seem to have been earlier settlers for his lands are bounded in part , by those of Richard Greggrie (Gregory), and Joseph Cates. [KSBR. Vol. 1, p. 21 ]

11 May 1754 - RICHARD KIRKLAND

May 1754- Memorials - Vol. 7, p. 59 & 60

16 Nov 1756 - Liber D #1, Part 1, p. 358, Va. State Lib. & Archives -

Edward Kirkland moves to the land on the Wateree and Savannah River in Granville Co., South Carolina about 1753.

25 Apr 1765 - Edward Kirkland

Source:


Kirkland Family Index || Elroy's Family Index || Ancestor Chart #160 || Kirklands of Henry Co., AL


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