Re: William Kirk m. Susannah Cecil
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Re: William Kirk m. Susannah Cecil
Mildred Spencer 10/09/00
Hi Mildred,
I have been enjoying reading your history postings...I find some amazing things too.I spend a couple of hours per day (which just shows that I need to get a life) exploring various genforums looking for clues and connections to our Wilburn and allied families.
First let me say that more often than not, I am NOT able to connect direct families. But this does not mean that I do not have a good idea of what lines these folks descend from.
Because there is enough evidence to show that many of these families with the same surnames descend from the same early VA or MD colonial ancestor.
This appears to be the case with the Kirks and Cecils and the Wilburns too.I have a Kirk/Wilburn allied family in Giles, VA (before 1850)Some of these Wilburn families living in Fleming co KY had roots and/or were related to Wilburns in Giles, VA...
The Cecil family...and this might likely be your Cecil ancestors line...came out of Baltimore Co MD...They were related to the Wilburn family and also to the Carroll families who were also kin to the Wilburns.
I suspect that the same is true of the Kirk families in Giles, VA, meaning that they were kin to the Kirk families in Fleming Co KY.
One thing that I have learned is that these given names of that era, (almost always) were also family names handed down.Unless someone was famous...like Andrew Jackson, then most given names come from a family member...
For example:My brother is Thomas Burton Wilburn..named for my grandfather Burton Gentry...But the name really goes back to a Burton family that connected to the Gentry's c 1700.
I am constantly amazed at how many men have Wilburn as a given name.Even thought they have no idea who in their line was a Wilburn...instead, they just assume that they were named after an Uncle of this given name...which is true.But way back there was a Wilburn ancestor somewhere.
I note all of this because the given name Garland runs in your Wilburn line.And so I went looking for some clues.
(For a long time, I have known that Lewis Wilburn m Mary Garland in 1804 in Johnson co NC)
Now my hunch is that this marriage means nothing as far asthe given name Garland in your Wilburn line is concerned.
BUT, I also think that it is likely that these Garland families have something to do with your own Wilburn line.
There was also A Garland Harrison...And a Harmon Harrison..who were related.
Welborns and Harmons were allied families as early as 1755 in Rowan Co NC...
I reviewed a posting history of George and Judia Garland on the Garland genforum...I was amazed at the number of surnames and families that are known to me.I think that if I spent a couple of long days exploring these families that I would be able to make some connection to your own Wilburn line...
At any event, there are a number of surname families that connect to families that the Welborns of Rowan Co NC (from Baltimore co MD) married.
Duckworth being just one of them.I try to look for more uncommon names for clues. Otherwise I am shooting in the dark.
At any event, it sure seems to me that all of these Wilburns/Welborns (those with roots in early VA c 1600's) were related and that (some relationships continued due to marriages into the same family lines.)
I feel certain that the Welborns in Chester co PA lived in and around York and Stafford Co VA c 1650 and were also kin to the Welborns in Accomack Co VA.I believe that I have found enough threads that make this appear likely.
Now, if you have the time, you might wish to log onto the Garland genforum and look up the posting history of George and Julia Garland...If you do, and if any of this looks interesting to you...let me know if you think you might need some assistance.I'm always willing to give it a try.
Warmest regards,
Vikky in San Diego
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