James Kirkpatrick1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 2197, (abt 1784 - 1873)
FatherMoses Kirkpatrick3

Key Events:

Birth: about 14 May 1784, Jefferson Co., Kentucky4,5,6
Marriage: 23 Jan 1812, Henry Co., Kentucky, Jane Dodd ( - 1828)7,8
Marriage: 18 Apr 1832, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, Maria Tarpin Harris (15 Dec 1793 - 6 Dec 1863)9,10,11
Death: 3 Nov 187312,13

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Narrative:

     James Kirkpatrick was born about 14 May 1784 in Jefferson Co., Kentucky, among the first white children in upper Kentucky.4,5,6 He lived in Jefferson Co., Kentucky, until his marriage.3
     James married first Jane Dodd on 23 Jan 1812 in Henry Co., Kentucky.7,8
     James and Jane settled in Henry Co., Kentucky, for a short time after their marriage.3
     According to tradition, at the breaking out of the War of 1812 he raised a company, but owing to sickness in his family, he was subsequently compelled to procure a substitute However no documentation of this has been found.14

Moving to Indiana Territory --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     The town of Corydon, Harrison Co., was made the capital of Indiana Territory on 1 May 1813. James and Jane moved there shortly afterwards.15 James served as an associate judge while in in Corydon.3
     James appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Harrison Co., Indiana, with a household consisting of four white males under age 10 (son William and three others), one age 16 to 26 (unknown, possibly a hired hand), and one 26 to 45 (himself), two white females under age 10 (unknown]), one age 10 to 16 (unknown), and one age 26 to 45 (wife Jane.)16
     After Indianapolis was made the capital in 1825 James and Jane moved to New Albany, Indiana, where he merchandised for a few years.3
     His wife died in 1828 in New Albany, Indiana.3

Returning to Kentucky --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     James then returned to Kentucky and settled in Canton, Trigg Co., where he sold goods.3 James appeared on the 1830 Federal Census of Canton, Trigg Co., Kentucky, with a household consisting of one male age 10 to 15 (son William), one age 15 to 20 (unknown), and one age 40 to 50 (himself.)17
     James moved to Fredonia in 1831 and opened the first store there. He continued in business for about five years, and then turned his attention to farming. He settled near the village and there resided until his death.3,18,19
     James married second Maria Tarpin Harris, daughter of Jordan Harris and Elizabeth Cannon, on 18 Apr 1832 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.9,10,11
     He appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., Kentucky, with a household consisting of one male aged 10 to 15 (son Moses), one aged 15 to 20 (unknown), one aged 50 to 60 (himself), one female under age 5 (unknown), two aged 5 to 10 (daughters Jordena and Eliza), one aged 15 to 20 (Mary), and three aged 20 to 30 (probably his second wife's daughters Laura and Adeline and another) and one aged 40 to 50 (his second wife, Maria), as well as 11 male and 3 female slaves.20
     James and Maria appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., Kentucky, enumerated 29 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $4,000. Their children Jordena and Eliza and his son by his prior marriage, Moses, were listed as living with them. As were Adeline and Laura Flourney, aged 30 and 32 from Virginia, both shown as deaf and dumb and apparently her daughters by her prior marriage, and Mary Ratcliffe, daughter of his late daughter Mary.1
     James and Maria appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Fredonia, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, enumerated 9 Aug 1860, reporting real estate valued at $6,000 and personal estate of $13,030. Her daughters Laura and Adeline Flournoy, his granddaughter Mary Ratcliffe and 4 year-old Charles Jackson, whose relationship is unknown, were all listed in the household. There were also ten slaves listed, ranging in age from 3 to 55. His son William and his family were apparently living close by as their household was the preceding one on the census record.2,21
     Maria died on 6 Dec 1863 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.22,23
     James appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Fredonia, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, enumerated 20 Jul 1870. His son William was listed as living with him, with his wife, Aurelia Skinner Cobb and their sons, Moses and William. The household also included a farm laborer and two domestic servants.24
     James died on 3 Nov 1873.12,13

Children:
     Children with Jane Dodd

James had 12 children, of whom only five are known. Four of the unknown children were born before William and thus Jane was their mother. It seems likely she was the mother of most of the others as well, but the unidentified female under age five in the 1840 census may have been a daughter by his second wife. All the unknown children died before 1885.31,32,33

Children:
     Children with Maria Tarpin Harris:

  • Jordena Kirkpatrick28 (17 Apr 1833 - 17 Mar 1875)
  • Eliza Jane Kirkpatrick28,34,35 (2 May 1834 - 23 Aug 1915)

Citations

  1. [S8565] James Kirkpatrick household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  2. [S1695] J. Kirkpatrick household, 1860 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Kentucky.
  3. [S4543] Battle, Perrin and Kniffin, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 705.
  4. [S8572] McGhan, Virginia Vital Records, pg 674, citing Harris-Flournoy Bible record contributed by Mrs. S. E. Lindley, Sullivan, Indiana, shows age 89 yr, 5 mo, 20 days at death3 Nov 1873.
  5. [S4543] Battle, Perrin and Kniffin, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 705, shows year, county, state, and first white child.
  6. [S8565] James Kirkpatrick household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 66, county and state.
  7. [S892] "Kentucky Marriages to 1850," Ancestry.com, record for Jane Dodd and James Kirkpatrick, shows date and county.
  8. [S4543] Battle, Perrin and Kniffin, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 705, shows year.
  9. [S8566] Loose Marriage papers, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, bond of James Kirkpatrick & James L. Dallam, marriage to M. T. Flournoy, shows date and includes note by Dallam "both married before."
  10. [S7593] Fowler and Fowler, Frankfort Chapter N. S. D. A. R., "Caldwell County Marriage Bonds", Caldwell Co. pg 34, Jas. Kirkpatrick to Maria T. Flournoy, shows date.
  11. [S8565] James Kirkpatrick household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  12. [S8572] McGhan, Virginia Vital Records, pg 674, citing Harris-Flournoy Bible record contributed by Mrs. S. E. Lindley, Sullivan, Indiana, shows date.
  13. [S4543] Battle, Perrin and Kniffin, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 705, shows year, as 1874.
  14. [S1951] Westerfield, Kentucky Genealogy and Biography, vol. IV, pg 18, described event.
  15. [S4543] Battle, Perrin and Kniffin, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 705, shows he moved there shortly after it became capital, and trade.
  16. [S8569] James Kirkpatrick household, 1820 U.S. Census, Harrison Co., Indiana.
  17. [S8570] Jas. Kirkpatrick household, 1830 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky.
  18. [S1799] James Kirkpatrick household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows six members of the household engaged in agriculture.
  19. [S8565] James Kirkpatrick household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as farmer.
  20. [S1799] James Kirkpatrick household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  21. [S2764] J. Kirkpatrick, owner, 1860 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  22. [S8572] McGhan, Virginia Vital Records, pg 674, citing Harris-Flournoy Bible record contributed by Mrs. S. E. Lindley, Sullivan, Indiana, shows date, county, and state.
  23. [S627] Jas. Kirkpatrick household, 1870 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows her husband, two sons, daugther-in-law, and grandson in the household.
  24. [S627] Jas. Kirkpatrick household, 1870 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  25. [S627] Jas. Kirkpatrick household, 1870 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows both in same household, with ages suggesting father and son.
  26. [S8566] Loose Marriage papers, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, Richard S. Radtcliffe and Miss Mary Kirkpatrick, note authorizing issuance of license, signed J. Kirkpatrik.
  27. [S8571] Lineage Book of the Daughters of the American Revolution, vol CXLII, 1918, pg application of Miss Mary Wheeler, no. 141190.
  28. [S8565] James Kirkpatrick household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  29. [S8568] Moses Kirkpatrick obituary, The Anaconda Standard, after noting few locally knew many particulars about his past, shows his father was owner of an extensive planation with many slaves in Kentucky, and he was belived to have a sister Mrs. Crider in Kentucky and another, Mrs. Jennie Clement who died near Fredonia some years prior.
  30. [S1951] Westerfield, Kentucky Genealogy and Biography, vol. IV, pg 18.
  31. [S4543] Battle, Perrin and Kniffin, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 705, shows William was 5th of 12 children, with only he and Moses then living. However Eliza, by James' second wife, was also living in 1885, so either the book was in error or the 12 children referred only to those by the first wife.
  32. [S8569] James Kirkpatrick household, 1820 U.S. Census, Harrison Co., Indiana, shows three males and two females under age 10 that are not known children.
  33. [S1799] James Kirkpatrick household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows one female under age 5 who has not been identified.
  34. [S4543] Battle, Perrin and Kniffin, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 695.
  35. [S8567] Eliza Jane Crider, Certificate of Death.