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Abt 1790 - 1884 (~ 94 years)
1763 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
1763 |
Halifax Co., Virginia |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Richard Kirby/Kearby, b. Abt 1672, Lunenburg County, Virginia |
Mother |
Judith Echols, b. Abt 1736, Virginia |
Married |
19 Jan 1760 |
Halifax, VA |
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Family |
Alice Anderson, b. Abt 1771, Halifax County, Virginia |
Married |
21 Apr 1791 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Children |
+ | 1. Meades Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia |
| 2. Joel Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1795 |
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Abt 1771 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Abt 1771 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Meades Anderson, b. Est 1730, Lunenburg Co., Colonial Virginia |
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Family |
Richard Kirby/Kearby, b. 1763, Halifax Co., Virginia |
Married |
21 Apr 1791 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Children |
+ | 1. Meades Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia |
| 2. Joel Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1795 |
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1794 - 1860 (65 years)
Birth |
22 Oct 1794 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Died |
1860 |
Halifax Co., Virginia |
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Father |
Martin Miller, b. 1753, Halifax County, Virginia Colony |
Mother |
Rebecca [Rebeckah] Douglas, b. 1768, Virginia Colony |
Married |
31 Jan 1788 |
Halifax Co., Virginia |
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Family |
Meades Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia [6] |
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Abt 1803 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Abt 1803 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
Halifax Co., Virginia |
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Family |
Meades Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia [7, 8] |
Married |
22 Dec 1823 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Mary Ann Kirby, b. Est 1825, Halifax County, Virginia |
| 2. Elizabeth Kirby, b. Est 1826, Halifax County, Virginia |
| 3. Jeremiah Kirby, b. Abt 1830, Halifax County, Virginia |
+ | 4. Martha Frances Kirby, b. 1824, Halifax County, Virginia |
+ | 5. Sarah Virginia 'Sally' Kirby, b. 1834, Halifax County, Virginia |
+ | 6. Benjamin Word Kirby, b. 11 Jul 1839, Halifax Co., Virginia |
| 7. Frances H. Kirby, b. Est 1843, Halifax County, Virginia |
| 8. Nancy "Nannie" Graves Kirby, b. Abt 1845, Halifax Co., Virginia |
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Est 1825 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Est 1825 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Meades Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah "Sally" C. Word, b. Abt 1803, Halifax County, Virginia |
Married |
22 Dec 1823 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
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Est 1826 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Est 1826 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Meades Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah "Sally" C. Word, b. Abt 1803, Halifax County, Virginia |
Married |
22 Dec 1823 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
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Abt 1830 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Abt 1830 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
Missouri |
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Father |
Meades Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah "Sally" C. Word, b. Abt 1803, Halifax County, Virginia |
Married |
22 Dec 1823 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
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1824 - 1911 (87 years)
Birth |
1824 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Died |
1911 |
Halifax Co., Virginia |
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Father |
Meades Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah "Sally" C. Word, b. Abt 1803, Halifax County, Virginia |
Married |
22 Dec 1823 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
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Family |
Turner Carter, b. Abt 1830, Halifax Co., Virginia |
Married |
7 Aug 1849 |
Halifax County, Virginia (MB1/187) |
Children |
| 1. Sarah J. "Sally" Carter, b. 1847, Halifax Co., Virginia |
| 2. Richard Samuel Carter, b. 9 May 1852, Halifax County, Virginia |
| 3. William Thomas Carter, b. 1854, Halifax Co., Virginia |
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1834 - 1904 (70 years)
Birth |
1834 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Died |
1904 |
Muhlenberg Co., KY |
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Father |
Meades Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah "Sally" C. Word, b. Abt 1803, Halifax County, Virginia |
Married |
22 Dec 1823 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
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Family |
Joseph E. Farmer, b. Est 1830, Halifax County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Roberta Douglass Farmer, b. 1873, Halifax County, Virginia |
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1839 - 1910 (71 years)
Birth |
11 Jul 1839 |
Halifax Co., Virginia |
Died |
3 Sep 1910 |
Person, N. Carolina |
Buried |
Clement Baptist Church Cemetery, Person County, North Carolina |
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Father |
Meades Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah "Sally" C. Word, b. Abt 1803, Halifax County, Virginia |
Married |
22 Dec 1823 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
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Family |
Caroline Graves Carter, b. 19 Oct 1839, Halifax Co., Virginia |
Married |
28 Nov 1859 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. William Meads 'Billy' Kirby, b. 12 Aug 1863, Mount Carmel, Halifax Co., Virginia |
+ | 2. George Cabel Kirby, Sr., b. 21 Sep 1879, Halifax County, Virginia |
| 3. John Kirby, b. Est 1866 |
| 4. Benjamin Kirby, b. Est 1870, Halifax County, Virginia |
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Est 1843 - Bef 1850 (~ 7 years)
Birth |
Est 1843 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Died |
Bef 1850 |
Halifax Co., Virginia |
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Father |
Meades Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah "Sally" C. Word, b. Abt 1803, Halifax County, Virginia |
Married |
22 Dec 1823 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
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Abt 1845 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Abt 1845 |
Halifax Co., Virginia |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Meades Anderson Kirby, b. Abt 1790, Halifax County, Virginia |
Mother |
Sarah "Sally" C. Word, b. Abt 1803, Halifax County, Virginia |
Married |
22 Dec 1823 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
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Family |
William George Carter, b. 1837, Halifax Co., Virginia |
Married |
21 Dec 1859 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
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Name |
Meades Anderson Kirby |
Born |
Abt 1790 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
1884 |
Prob. Halifax Co., Virginia |
Person ID |
I547449845 |
My Reynolds Line |
Last Modified |
8 May 2019 |
Father |
Richard Kirby/Kearby, b. 1763, Halifax Co., Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown |
Mother |
Alice Anderson, b. Abt 1771, Halifax County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown |
Married |
21 Apr 1791 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Family ID |
F518495908 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Sarah "Sally" C. Word, b. Abt 1803, Halifax County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown, Halifax Co., Virginia |
Married |
22 Dec 1823 |
Halifax County, Virginia [9] |
- Children of Meades and Sallie Kirby;
Elizabeth Kirby (-)
Jeremiah Kerby (1824-)
Martha R Kirby (1831-)
Mary Kirby (1833-)
Sarah T Kirby (1834-)
Ben W Kirby (1839-1910)
Frances H Kirby (1843-)
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Children |
| 1. Mary Ann Kirby, b. Est 1825, Halifax County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Elizabeth Kirby, b. Est 1826, Halifax County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Jeremiah Kirby, b. Abt 1830, Halifax County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown, Missouri |
+ | 4. Martha Frances Kirby, b. 1824, Halifax County, Virginia , d. 1911, Halifax Co., Virginia (Age 87 years) |
+ | 5. Sarah Virginia 'Sally' Kirby, b. 1834, Halifax County, Virginia , d. 1904, Muhlenberg Co., KY (Age 70 years) |
+ | 6. Benjamin Word Kirby, b. 11 Jul 1839, Halifax Co., Virginia , d. 3 Sep 1910, Person, N. Carolina (Age 71 years) |
| 7. Frances H. Kirby, b. Est 1843, Halifax County, Virginia , d. Bef 1850, Halifax Co., Virginia (Age ~ 7 years) |
| 8. Nancy "Nannie" Graves Kirby, b. Abt 1845, Halifax Co., Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown |
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Last Modified |
22 Sep 2018 |
Family ID |
F518494808 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
We know that the Kirbys and Carters are intermarried for several generations; probably neighbors, as well. At least three intermarried; Turner Carter, Benjamin Word, Martha (children of Meades and Sally Word Kirby)
Carolyn Graves Carter, d/o William George 'Buck' Carter and Elizabeth Patience Turner, married Benjamin W. Kirby 28 Nov 1859 Halifax County, Virginia (MB3/13): Benjamin's Sister, Nancy Graves Kirby, married Carolyn's brother, William G. Carter, Jr. (here again two brother's marry two sisters)
Nancy Graves Kirby is the d/o Meades Anderson Kirby (1800-), and Sallie C Word (1803-)
Children of Meades and Sallie Kirby;
Elizabeth Kirby (-)
Jeremiah Kerby (1824-)
Martha R Kirby (1831-)
Mary Kirby (1833-)
Sarah T Kirby (1834-)
Ben W Kirby (1839-1910)
Frances H Kirby (1843-)
- [S39] Will.
1782 Will of Richard Kirby; Halifax, VA (speculated no longer [Parents: Richard Kirby
Alice Anderson]) ancestor of Benjamin who married Buck Carter's daughter nearly one hundred years later.....These families have been aligned and intermarried for over 100 years. (Note the Witness names and the f/o Benjamin who is Meads Anderson)
RICHARD KIRBY Will. ., ,
"...being indisposed in body but in perfect mind and memory..."
My beloved wife Sarah Kirby to remain on the plantation whereon I now live without interruption & be allowed a comfortable maintenance during widowhood & in case she remove from sd place I lend to her 100 ac. during her natural life it lying & being in aforesd county on Burches Creek, the upper end of tract I have there, also a feather bed & furniture, it being the said bed left her by her grandfather, also one good horse & saddle & bridle, a good cow & calf, a good sow & pigs, 2 ews & lambs, a trunk, & personality. To my three sons Joseph, Richard & William Kirby my low grounds on Dan by equal division, Viz. Joseph to have the upper end adjoining Lawson's line & Richard to have the lower end joining Boyd's line & William Kirby to have tbe middle part Joseph to have the part out joining Bird's line, etc. To my two sons Richard & William Kirby my tract on Burches Creek in Halifax by equal' division Richard the upper half & W~lliam the lower on the Creek. To son Joseph my smiths tools. To son Richard my copper kittle. To son William my large iron pott. The rest of my personal estate to be equally divided between my three sons Joseph, Richard & William Kirby. If either of sd sons die before they come of age 21 yrs: the surviving brothers to divide the land & other bequeathed items. .
Exr: my son Joseph Kirby & my brother Henry B.Kirby., , WD 30 August 1781 signed Richard Kearby Wit: Theo. Carter, Thomas Harrion {sic) , Thomas Lipscomb, William Boyd, Wi1liam Mayes
WP 21 February 1782. Presented ,py .Joseph Kerby .& Henry Baker Kerby Exr. & proved by 3 wit. O.R.
Sec: Mead Anderson & John Anderson (wife's family)
- [S160] Correspondence, George Kirby, Descendant.
I was told that a tree fell on Meads Kirby and killed him probably before 1850 since he is not listed in that census. I do have in my notes that Meads was alive in Jan 1846.
I also found Elizabeth Kirby's will in the Halifax county court house.
In it she left money for her brother Benjamin to attend military school, and money for her sisters Nancy and Frances.
- [S252] George Kirby, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-69GS-YKX?i=113&cc=1438024.
Sarah ?Sally? Kirby 1870 Census Birch Creek District
Household
Sarah Kirby 67
Mary Kirby 40
Martha Carter 38
Nannie Carter 25
Charles Dixon 24
Sallie Dixon 20
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179761393.
Meades Anderson Kirby was born into a Quaker family about 1800 in Halifax County, Virginia. He was a planter and, according to census records, was assisted in his work by slaves (even though that was not condoned by Quakers). He married Sarah C "Sallie" Word on December 22, 1823.
The couple had a large family. Their children, as named in the federal census records, were:
Jeremiah, born about 1824; Mary A, born about 1829; Sarah F, born about 1834; Nancy G, born about 1841 and Frances H "Fannie," born about 1843.
Sarah declared herself to be a widow in the 1850 census - Therefore, it appears that Meades expired sometime between 1842 and 1850. Sarah continued to plant with the help of slaves and her children. She died in 1874
- [S160] Correspondence, Elizabeth Stein.
Finally a name that I recognize! John Frederick Miller was one of my ancestors! aka Johann Friedrich Muller! He was the father of Martin Miller (c.1753-1814) whose first wife was Rebeckah Douglass (1768-1794, died 5 days after childbirth). Their daughter was Rebecca Miller (1794-?) who married Anderson Kirby (1790-1884). Their daughter was Sally Kirby (1835-?) who married Joseph E. Farmer (1830-?). Their daughter was Roberta Douglass Farmer (1873-1942) who married Arthur Eugene ("Dick") Taylor (1874-1935), my great grandfather. So that's at least one of our Taylor connections!
By the way, before my father died, he gave Martin Miller's family Bible to the rare book collection of the public library in Chattanooga. I haven't seen it since 1987, but it should still be there!
- [S61] United States Census, 1870 Virginia Halifax Co., Black Walnut.
Sarah Kirby 67, Mary 40, Martha Carter 38, Nannie Carter 25 Charles Dixon 24 Farm Labour, Sallie 20 Keeping House
This is the Household of Meades Anderson Kirby and Sarah 'Sally' Word.
- [S160] Correspondence, George Kirby.
Description: What Happened to Turner Carter
the Kirby family lore has it that Jeremiah Kirby shot his brother-in-law - turner carter.
Jeremiah then fled to Missouri.
Jeremiah was the son of Meades Anderson Kirby and Sallie C. Kirby and brother to Martha Kirby Carter.
Turner Carter married Martha R. Kirby 8/6/1849 bonded by Sally Kirby and Carter. Turner married Martha K. Kirby 8/7/1847
Turner was killed by the gun shot. Somewhere I had a letter from another Kirby describing the altercation. I'll have to look around the house for it.
Jerimiah (Jerry) Kirby fled to Saline County Missouri after 11/22/1856 according to my dad's notes. His age is listed as 26 in the 1850 census so he was born around 1824.
I remember my dad telling me that Jerimiah was hidden in a trunk after the shooting by Richard Kirby who was the sheriff in Pittsylvania County.
Just found the letter from Eva Kirby Cresp relating to Jerimiah Kirby. In the early 70's my father's sister, Clara Francis Cobb, and I went to visit an elderly cousin, Caroline Carter. During this visit, cousin Caroline told us that she had once received a visit from a woman from Missouri that had come to N.C. in search of information about her grand farther or great grandfather. He was Jeremiah Kirby.
The story as it was told. Jerry had a sister who married a pretty good guy until he started drinking and then he became violent. He had unmercifully beaten his wife (Jerry's sister) many times very badly and during one of these times of drinking, she ran to her brother's home badly blody and clothes torn from her body. When the husband [Turner] arrived at Jerry's home, he demanded his wife to be sent out to him. Refusing to do so until he sobered up. He then went out back to Jerry's wood pile and removed the axe. He then began to break the door in so Jerry shot in self defense to save himself and his sister? He felt that he would be hung for murder so he left home. He was last seen riding away on his horse with his little dog running along beside the horse and was never heard from again until this granddaughter came in search for geneology and info on her grandfather's family.
Jerry died of old age in Kansas City Missouri. He had worked as a jailer in Kansas City Missouri. He had married and had a family there.
I found the following information in the LDS library but didn't record the reference
Jerry married Eliza Jane Higgins on 11/20/1866
Jerry is listed as having two daughers Alice B. Kirby 9/10/1874 and Virginia Lee Kirby 9/10/1874 in St. Peters, Marshall Missouri.
I was told he became a sheriff in Missouri. He and his daughters came back to visit Virginia sometime after my grandfather George Kirby was born.
But why did he flee to Missouri?
Well Meades Anderson Kirby (his father) brother Benjamin Kirby was living in Missouri.
Meades married Sally Word on 12/22/1823 and his brother Benjamin had previously married Sally's sister Elizabeth Word on 11/4/1822.
Brothers marrying sisters seems to be a common occurance in the 1700's and 1800's in the Kirby family.
These marriages are found in the Halifax County's marriage records.
Elizabeth and Sally's father William Word was commissioned by James Monroe and/or James Madison to build bridges in Halifax County, Va.
My dad's notes has Benjamin and Elizabeth living in Calloway County Missouri in 1849 but don't know when they went - between 1822 and 1849. Calloway county is the adjoining county to Saline County.
In the 1850 census of Calloway county Elizabeth Kirby 56 born in Va Joesph W. Kirby 26 born in Va Jno(?) Kirby 16 born in Va Caroline Kirby 14 born in Va Ann W. Richardson 23 born in Va
Ann E. Richardson 3 born in Mo.
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- [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate.
Bondsman, Richard Kirby
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