Re: Elisha Kirk Orange Co. Nc
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Re: Elisha Kirk Orange Co. Nc
Carolynn Bettis 6/27/10
The Kirks of my family are of Macopin co Illinois,they are of the family of William Kirk and wife Agnes Cain Kirk .William Kirk is the son of Thomas kirk and Margot Duncan.I am working on a theory that Thomas was a brother to the Joseph Kirk who migrated to Orange Co NC ,and I am working on an even looser theory that Joseph may have married a Cain,like his nephew William did .There has never been any real proof even that William Kirks wife was Cain,only strong family history.However there were Cains in the Fauquier area where Thomas Kirk was known to live,and Joseph Kirk is found near one Elisha Cain in Orange Co.it is not a real common name and quite a few other names around Joseph Kirk in NC are from this area of Va also.Joseph is the son of John Kirk and wife Frances thought to be Mason.John Kirk appears to be the son of an Elizabeth Kirk who left a will in old Rappahannack Co in 1676naming John and daughters Mary and Elizabeth.This early on ,it is hard for me to see which Kirk Eliabeth was married to, she leaves John underage to a guardian Henry lucas also mentione are the Young family and Carters.I am looking at John and Frances as parents for Thomas Kirk (margot Duncan) also because of the age of the folks,and the fact William Kirk son of Thomas named daughter frances.There is also the wording of the deed signed by Joseph Kirk for Frances Clift his mother,where he is identified as the oldest son of John and Frances ,now Clift.