#children according to the estate records of Zacheriah as well as census records.

All children were probably born in Henry Co., Alabama
@buried in Abbeville City Cemetary, Henry Co., AL

Zacheriah is a farmer. He comes from a long family of Kirklands that spring from Snowden Kirkland (best guess1730-1797). Snowden's adult children Benjamin and Aaron had first settled in Edgefield Co., SC. From here Aaron and several of Benjamin's children migrated to Henry Co, Alabama about 1823. Benjamin's several sons, Benjamin Jr., Caleb, William and Moses left many progeny in Henry County. Estate papers have been found for Moses and William but not for Caleb and Benjamin. There is a bible record of Caleb.

1818, 13 MAY - Zachariah is born to Caleb and Sally Kirkland probably in Edgefield Co, South Carolina. [Caleb and Sally's bible record, see Caleb's family link above]

about1823, - Zachariah's father and a number of other relatives move to Henry Co. Alabama.

1842, 15 Oct - Zachariah applies for a marriage license to "wife Mary Cole" of North Carolina. "Executed 21st of December 1842. G. W. Williams J. P." [Henry Co. marriages 1822-1868, page 45, Certificate w/ EC]
This seems to say that they were already married by this date. Her father or grandfather is probably Abraham Cole, a neighbor on the 1850 census, 70 years old with Elizabeth Cole,25, both of N.C. He is also the only Cole in Henry Co. Alabama. [Scott, p 324]

First children are born to Zacheriah and Mary, a possible set of twins with only one, Alice surviving.
One researcher, Mrs W.E. Howell (KSBR v2 p463) attaches Allen A. , who has the same year birth and initials to this family, however, Allen is more properly part of the Isaac Kirkland/Mary Armstrong family even though buried near Z. T. Kirkland in Abbeville City Cem. They were neighbors and possibly cousins.

1845- Seymore (Tuck) is born. (see KSBR V2, 463 for more info on his family.also v1 p315)

1847- Elijah A. is born.[US Census records]

1848- Nancy is born.[US Census records]
Zacheriah and Zacheriah Jr make purchases at a sale of the estate of Moses Kirkland. This indicates to me that there are two adult Zacheriahs alive before Zacheriah T. is born in 1850 (see KSBR v1 p317 for more info on his family.)

1850- Henry Co., AL p.430 US Census (note the different spellings)

Zacariah Kirkland is 32 years old, farmer worth $200 from South Carolina.
Mary is 30 f years old from ?North Carolina
Alice is 7 f years old, born in Ala
Seymore is 5 m born in Ala
Eliza A is 3 f (Elijah is listed as a female here) born in Ala
Nancy is 2 f, born in Ala
Zaceriah is born 8/12, m , born in Ala (note the different spelling)

(Next door on one side is)
William Kirkland 53m farmer $500 SC (This is the son of Caleb Kirkland and Sara)
Rutha 53 f SC
Zaceriah 27m farmer Ala
Mahala 18 f Ala
Jas. M 14m Ala
Json 12m Ala

(Next door on the other side is)
Abriham Cole 70 m farmer NC
Elizabeth 25f Ala


(On the same page)
Zaceriah Kirkland 27 m farmer Ala
Matilda 24 f Ala
John 1m Ala
Berrymen F. 6/12m Ala

1851- George M. is born.[see KSBR V2, 463 for more info on his family.]

1851, Dec. 1st - "Zacheriah" Kirkland files for a patent to land in Henry Co. AL. Certificate # 9361 at the Sparta land office.

"the South West quarter of the South West quarter, of Section Four, in Township Six. North of Range Twenty Eight, East, in the District of Land Subject to Sale at Sparta, Alabama, Containing Forty Acres and two hundredths of an acre, according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract has been purchased by the said Zacheriah Kirkland, " [Bureau of Land Management website]

"the North east quarter of the South East quarter, of Section Four, in Township Six. North of Range Twenty Eight, East, in the District of Land Subject to Sale at Sparta, Alabama, Containing Forty Acres and Two hundredths of an acre, according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract has been purchased by the said Zacheriah Kirkland, " [Bureau of Land Management website]

1858, Dec. 1st - Zachariah Kirkland files for a patent to land in Henry Co. AL. Certificate # 22087 and 24326 at the Sparta land office.

"the South East quarter of the South West quarter, of Section four, and South East quarter of the south East quarter of Section five, in Township Six. North of Range Twenty Eight, East, in the District of Lands, Subject to Sale at Elba, Alabama, Containing Eighty Acres and fifteen hundredths of an acre, according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract has been purchased by the said Zachariah Kirkland, " [Bureau of Land Management website]

1862 - Zachariah's oldest son Seymour, enlisted in Confederate Army ,

"born March 23, 1845 at Abbeville, Henry Co., ALa. Present address; Abbeville, Ala. Served in State Militia, Home guards working (illegible), Georgia and Florida. Captured Oct. 1864 and released at once, came home & served as home Guard until April 1865. "[Confederate Soldiers census of 1907 Henry Co., AL, KSBR v2 p52]

July - Elijah(17) enlists in the Confederate army. [Ark. Widow's Application for Pension #14607, 1914][Arkansas Conf. Veterans and Widows Pensions Application, 1985]
Zachariah's eldest sons, Seymour(19) is captured in 1864, immediately released, came home, served at home until 1865. [KSBR v2 p52]

As Elijah goes off to war I believe someone in the family, perhaps his father or mother, copied the family lineage into a bible that he held onto until his death.  This bible page is the key to about 200 families in Henry Co., Alabama.

See the Caleb Kirkland Bible page. (175K jpg image file)

24 Nov 1864 - We assume that Zachariah is the widow who applies for a marriage license to Sarah Culverhouse. [Henry Co. marriages., KSB v2 p36]
A "Sarah" (27 GA) was married to J. J. Culverhouse in the 1860 census.[US census 1860, Henry p. 168] She had three children, six years and younger. I'm unsure if this is the same person. It is conceivable that she was widowed before 1864 and Zacheriah would still have been only 47 years old. I have not been able to verify even if this is the correct Zachariah except for the "Sarah, widow of Zacheriah" in his probate records.

Within the next two months Zachariah Kirkland dies. The estate records cause some confusion since they at first did not include the child with Sarah Culverhouse. The name of the child has offered even more confusion by adding a male surname. Dr. Peacock supposes justifiably that Sarah Culverhouse Kirkland was probably pregnant at the time of Zacheriah's death and had the child there after. She memorialized her husband with the naming of the daughter as Zacheriah Marymum Kirkland.

1865, January 3 - his estate goes into probate, so Zacheriah has died by this date, [Estate Record Book P, p. 117]

Estate of Zachariah Kirkland - Andrew T. Owens, admr. "Sarah, widow of Zacheriah; Alice wife of F. M. Merritt; Seymour Kirkland, and four minors, Elijah, Taylor, George and Caleb Kirkland." The new born is not listed in this document [Henry Co., AL, Estate Record Book P, p. 117 & 549,[KSBR v1 p 319)]

1869, 31 July - Another list of survivors of the estate is given in with heirs as: Sarah J. Kirkland, (the widow), who resided in Dale County; Alice Merrit, the wife of Francis M. Merritt; Seymour Kirkland; Elijah A. Kirkland; George M. Kirkland; Zachariah Taylor Kirkland; Caleb Ransom Kirkland; Zachariah Marymum "Mary" Kirkland. George M., Zachariah Taylor and Caleb Ransom were minors heirs over 14 years of age, and Zachariah Marymum was a minor under 14 years of age. Seven children were born to the first marriage, of which one preceded the father in death, one was born to the second marriage, the last heir listed. [Estate packet 1322, and OCR Book P, page 259, dated 31 July 1869] [Peacock 223]

1870 - The U. S. Census for Henry County lists:

Elijah(23) and Nancy(25) have a two year old son, Warren, also with Caleb R. (age 15) living with them in Henry Co., Alabama "Caleb R." is undoubtedly Elijah's younger brother, no Mary in 1870 families [US Census 1870/AL/Henry, p334]

Alice(25) and F. M. Meritt(36), are also on this page with Mary S.(f5), Moen F.(f3),Clifford L. (f2) Jani M. (f4mo). [US Census 1870/AL/Henry, p334]

We find three of Zachariah's children together in the household of Edward Blackledge in the 8th Precinct, Abbeville, Henry Co., p. 370 a & b. They probably learned some of their wood working skills under the tutelage of this carriage maker. Notice that Seymore ends up marrying Sarah Blacklidge. Mrs. Howell has Sarah's father listed as "Edmond" Blackledge but although the census record is difficult to decipher I read it as Edward.[KSBR p463]

Blackledge, Edward 45 mw carriage maker $1500/1000 NC
" , Nancy C. 41 fw keeping house SC
" , Sarah 19 fw at home (she eventually marries Seymour Kirkland) FL
" , John R. 14 mw at school AL
" , Ellen V. 10 fw at school AL
" , Catherin 8 fw at school AL
" , Thomas h. 4 mw AL
" , Emily F. 2 fw AL
Fordhand, Sarah 75 fw AL
McLelland, Frank 27mw works in carriage shop FL
Kirkland, Seymour 25mw carriage trimmer $200 AL
" , Z. Taylor 20 mw carriage maker AL
Whidon, Alice 11f b domestic servant AL
[US census, Henry Co., p. 370]

If Zacheriah's widow, Sarah, is in the area, I haven't found her to date. George M. is the only other unaccounted for member of the family. He would be 19 years old and probably on his own.

"Henry County Register" - Sat. Aug. 27, 1870 - Married on 24th inst. at the home of of the bride's father on the 13th inst., by Rev. A. L. Martin, Mr. Seymour Kirkland & Miss Sallie Blacklidge, all of Henry County. "

1872, before Sep 20 - Alice (Kirkland) Merritt dies. She leaves her husband, Francis M. Merritt whom she married 19 Feb. 1864, the son of Jcob and Sybil (?) Merritt. Her issue was: Marry S. Merritt, (1m. J. Murphy 2m. J. D. Jackson); Malinda F. Merritt (m. P. S. Whitehead); Clifford L. Merritt (m. J. B. Whitehead) ; and an unknown child who died young. 1876- Friday, July 7 - "Mrs. Sallie Kirkland, wife of Seymour Kirkland, of Abbeville, died on 4th instant, at home of her father, Edmond Blackledge. She leaves a husband, mother, father, several brothers and sisters and four small children." [Death Notices, The Henry County Register, 1875, KSBR v.1 p313]

Mr. Edward Seymore (Tuck) Kirkland was the brother of Zachariah Taylor Kirkland and was most noted for his excellent wood working skills. He also lived on what was later named Kirkland Street one house south of the Blacklidge home, now Southland Bank." [pamphlet of the 100th Anniversary of the Abbeville United Methodist Church, Abbeville, Alabama.] 1907 - "Cherokee Indian petition #23936- It seems that Mary Elizabeth Bradshaw, wife of Calip Ransom Kirkland, is part Cherokee Indian according to the following petition.
The petition reveals that Calip Kirkland was b. 15 Feb. 1856, m. Mary Elizabeth Bradshaw (d/o Sanford Fort Bradshaw and Pattie Jane Busby. In 1907 Mary Elizabeth Kirkland lived Ellisville, Jones Co., Miss. Her father, Sandford Fort Bradshaw was b. ILL., living in TX in 1851. Her mother, Pattie Jane Busby Bradshaw, was b. Wayne Co., Miss., d. 2 Feb. 1898. In 1907 Sandford Bradshaw was still living. His father was Stephen Bradshaw. Pattie Jane's father was Nathan Busby. Chn. of Calip and Mary Elizabeth Kirkland:

1. Mary Lena, b. 5 Jun 1886
2. Rutha Viola b. 13 Mar. 1888
3. Sanford Zacheriah b. 10 Mar. 1892
4. Calip Ranson b. 20 mar. 1892
5. Minnie Eveline b. 7 Nov. 1893
[W. E. Howell, KSB v2 p463]

1916 - Edward Seymore (Tuck) Kirkland dies. The identified heirs include Wilton M. Kirkland; R. Clinton Kirkland; Albert Kirkland; Seymour Kirkland, all of whom lived in Abbeville, and Olive Kirkland of Montgomery; L. P. (Lynn P. ) Kirkland of Tampa, Florida; Marvin G. Kirkland of Fountain, Florida; Gorge Kirkland, as son in the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. The first three listed ( Wilton M., Robert Clinton and Olive) were issue of the first marriage. The remaining five were of the second marriage. [OCR Book 8, page 110] [Peacock 224]

sources:

Anonymous Kirkland researcher. (I have had much help and assistance from a person that has researched this family for more that thirty years. Privacy restricts more information.)
100th Anniversary pamphlet of the Abbeville United Methodist Church, Abbeville, Alabama. c1996
Ark. Widow's Application for Pension #14607, 1914
Arkansas Conf. Veterans and Widows Pensions Application, 1985
Kirkland Source Book of Records (KSBR), v.1 p 317, 319, 334 - v.2 p.51, 52, 463, 464 ,in two volumes, 1977 reprinted 1989. compiled by Mrs. Schlandensky, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. John H. Kirkland. , Greenwood, S. C. 29649, out of print
Peacock, Dr. J. R., Kirkland Family Roots, Virginia, - South Carolina, Henry County, Alabama, 2002, J. R. Peacock, 1330 Eleventh St, Clermont, FL 34711-2815
Scott, Mrs. Marvin, History of Henry Co. Ala. , Frank R. Parkhurst & Son Printing, Pensacola, FL, 1961
U. S. Bureau of Land Management records web site. 2000
US Census 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880

Kirkland Family Index || Elroy's Family Index || Ancestor Chart #10 || Kirklands of Henry Co., AL

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