Name |
William Tolbert* (or John?) Kirk |
Birth |
Abt 1811 |
Tennessee [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Jan 1838 |
Texas |
Military |
24 Dec 1839 |
Republic of Texas |
- referenced in letter as Susan Shelton married "a Kirk" who was killed at Battle of San Jacinto." Only Kirk record found as casualty of Battle of San Jacinto is a John Kirk, born in England (1815) (see attached). Any connection? a relative?
San Jacinto, Battle of, the last battle of the Texan war of independence from Mexico fought April 21, 1836 near the site of present-day Houston, Texas. After the massacre of the garrison of the Alamo by the forces of Mexican general Antonio Lóz de Santa Anna, the Texan commander in chief General Sam Houston, with a small force of about 800 men, made a surprise attack on the Mexican army near the mouth of the San Jacinto River. Shouting "Remember the Alamo!", Houston's outnumbered army defeated the Mexican force of about 1300 men in less than 20 minutes. Nearly all of Santa Anna's men were either killed or captured. Santa Anna, who was among those taken prisoner, signed a treaty that granted Texans their independence and ended the war. Within that same year, Houston became the first president of the Republic of Texas.
"San Jacinto, Battle of," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Subj: Re: [TN] John KIRK & Susannah SHELTON
Date: 8/18/98 10:44:32 PM Central Daylight Time
From: parino@flash.net (Jim/Jan Barrett)
To: Lumoto@AOL.COM
Have you tried the Texas State Library and Archives Commission at
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ to see what kind of information they might have.
They do accept e-mail request. They will send copies of records and then bill you.
Jim Barrett
Bedford, TX
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/lobby/genfirst.htm
mailed to: archinfo@tsl.state.tx.us
John Kirk ARM (Army of Republic 1836-1845) Call No. 401-7
ordered 8/19/98
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Kirk, John - Republic of Texas enlistment (d) born in England, a relative? |
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Kirk, John - Republic of Texas enlistment (flip side) (d) |
Property |
26 Mar 1861 |
Hardin Co, Texas |
- Texas Land Title Abstracts
Grantee: William Kirk
Certificate: 4/64
Patentee: Mary K. Sherman
Patent Date: 26 Mar 1861
Acres: 1244
District: Jefferson; Liberty
County: Hardin
File: 110
Patent #: 264
Patent Volume: 7
Class: Lib. 2nd
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Research Notes |
12 Jul 2012 |
a relative? |
- nothing to go on but a name and place. Maybe our Wm Kirk's brother?
1850 Nacogdoches County:
S.W. (Samuel W.) Kirk 32 1818 Tennessee Physician $1200
Mary 22 1828 Tennessee
John 5 1845 Tennessee
William 4 1856 Tennessee
Mary 2 1848 Texas
John Liles 20 Alabama (overseer?)
(list of kids in tree a little different than census:
William A 1845; Mary T. 1848; Amanda C 1853; Joseph O. 1855)
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24392964/person/1773313265
in Rusk, Cherokee County in 1860.
died there in 1864
son of John Kirk 1780 Lancaster SC - 1840 TN
and Mary Davidson
1820 census in Rutherford TN:
parents, 1 male <10; 2 females under 10)
if a brother, then Wm born aft 1820
son of John Kirk 1751 Ballymoney Antrim Ireland
d 15 Oct 1822 Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN
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Notes |
- husband of Susanna Payne Shelton - William or John???
case for John
Letter found in Heritage Park, Wallisville, stated:
"The Sheltons first settled in San Augustine lived there about 3 years moved to Nacogdoches. Was there at the time of the Battle of San Jacinto, remained there 3 or 4 years and moved to Chambers Co. All but my Grandmother first married a a John Kirk. He was killed at the Battle of San Jacinto. She was left with 2 babies one just an infant, died at 2 or 3 months of age. Kirk was Aunt Mary Sherman's father."
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"He (Lothrop Blookway Sherman) married Mrs. Mary Sophronia Kirk Fairas on 9 Aug 1855. May was born 18 1835 in Tennessee and died 30 September 1889 in Chambers County, Texas. She is buried in Eminence Cemetery at Eminence, Chambers County, Texas. Mary is the daughter of John Kirk and wife Susan Shelton. Mary was married previously to [?] Fairas. (possibly P.J. Fairas who died 29 Jul 1851)."
"The Descendents of Jacob Haven Sherman, Sr. & Rebecca Stebbins Sherman" by Linda Clark Stewart
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"Lothrop Blockmon Sherman was ... married on August 9, 1855 to Mrs. Mary Sophronia (Kirk) Farris, the daughter of John Kirk."
"Chambers County, Texas, in the War Between the States,"
by Kevin Ladd
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case for William:
from: Patsy Bradley
date: Monday, October 9, 2006 4:58 PM
to: lumoto2@hotmail.com
subject: SUSANNA PAYNE SHELTON
Dear Sherry,
I pulled out my genealogy on the descendants of John Shelton and got the answer to your question.
Susanna Payne Shelton b. 22 Oct 1811 and d. Jan 1858
first husband: William Tolbert Kirk d. Jan 1838; they were married 10 Jul 1834.
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Mary Sophronia & Lothrop Sherman's 1st child named William Kirk born Oct 1856
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(1861 is getting late, and Hardin Co.?)
26 Mar 1861 Hardin Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
Texas Land Title Abstracts
Grantee: William Kirk
Certificate: 4/64
Patentee: Mary K. Sherman
Patent Date: 26 Mar 1861
Acres: 1244
District: Jefferson; Liberty
County: Hardin
File: 110
Patent #: 264
Patent Volume: 7
Class: Lib. 2nd
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Person ID |
I539 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
4 Jul 2017 |
Family |
Susannah* Payne (or G.) Shelton, b. 22 Oct 1811, Tennessee d. Aft 1880, Johnson Co, Texas (Age 69 years) |
Marriage |
10 Jul 1834 |
Tennessee |
- from: Patsy Bradley
date: Monday, October 9, 2006 4:58 PM
to: lumoto2@hotmail.com
subject: SUSANNA PAYNE SHELTON
Dear Sherry,
I pulled out my genealogy on the descendants of John Shelton and got the answer to your question.
Susanna Payne Shelton b. 22 Oct 1811 and d. Jan 1858
first husband: William Tolbert Kirk d. Jan 1838; they were married 10 Jul 1834.
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Children |
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Family ID |
F266 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
4 Feb 2014 |