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Richard Kirby/Kearby[1, 2, 3]

Male Abt 1672 - 1781  (~ 109 years)


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  • Name Richard Kirby/Kearby 
    • Brother of Henry B. Kirby Executor of Will with son, Joseph Kirby.
    Born Abt 1672  Lunenburg County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Oct 1781  Halifax Will (WB1-387) Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I69444  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2019 

    Family 1 Judith Echols,   b. Abt 1736, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1771, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Married 19 Jan 1760  Halifax, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Joseph Kirby/Kearby,   b. 10 Nov 1761, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1822, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    +2. Richard Kirby/Kearby,   b. 1763, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. William Kirby/Kearby,   b. Est 1765, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 10 May 2014 
    Family ID F518495904  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Witt,   b. 1750, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1770  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Kirby/Kearby,   b. Est 1771, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 10 May 2014 
    Family ID F518495907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Will of Richard Kearby/Kirby Halifax Co., WB1-387
    Will of Richard Kearby/Kirby Halifax Co., WB1-387
    Halifax Co. WB1-387-1Richard Kirby 1782 .jpg
    Will of Richard Kearby/Kirby WB1-387 Halifax Co.
    Will of Richard Kearby/Kirby WB1-387 Halifax Co.
    Halifax Co. WB1-387 Richard Kirby 1782 pg2.jpg
    Lunenburg VA Deeds Bk 1 Terry, Stanfield, Kerby, Robert Wade, Daniel Terry, John Price.pdf
    Lunenburg VA Deeds Bk 1 Terry, Stanfield, Kerby, Robert Wade, Daniel Terry, John Price.pdf
    Lunenburg VA Deeds Bk 1 Terry, Stanfield, etc.pdf
    1755 Halifax Tax List
    1755 Halifax Tax List
    1755 Halifax.pdf

  • Notes 
    • Richard Kirby was married 2nd to Esther Anderson who was born 27 Jan 1751 in Halifax, Virginia; married 27 Jul 1767. He was, however married to Sarah Witt at the time of his death.

  • Sources 
    1. [S122] Genealogy. com, http://genforum.genealogy.com/kerby/messages/363.html.

    2. [S84] Rootsweb, http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~anderson/va/county/halifax.html.
      Late 18th century marriage records indicate the presence of:

      KEARBY, Richard ANDERSON, Esther 27 Jul 1767
      LIGON, John MARTIN, Nancy Anderson 12 Nov 1782
      KIRBY, John ANDERSON, Orpha 19 Dec 1786
      FARGUSON, John ANDERSON, Sarah 07 Jan 1789
      HANCOCK, Anderson BRUMFIELD, Jerusha 24 Oct 1791
      KIRBY, Richard ANDERSON, Alice 18 Apr 1791
      ANDERSON, Thomas HALEY, Polly 26 Dec 1791
      EASLEY, Daniel ANDERSON, Edith 23 Nov 1791
      HURST, Anderson MEDLEY, Mary 26 Aug 1794
      ANDERSON, William HITSON, Sally 14 Dec 1795
      ANDERSON, John PETTY, Sarah 26 Jan 1795
      KIRBY, Jeremiah ANDERSON, Esther 06 Mar 1797
      HURST, Anderson J. POINTER, Elizabeth 23 Jul 1798
      BOYD, William J. ANDERSON, Margaret 24 Feb 1800
      MILNER, Jeremiah ANDERSON, Orpha 27 Jan 1800
      ANDERSON, Richard GRAVES, Polly 05 Dec 1804
      ANDERSON, Andrew ANDERSON, Orpha 25 Jan 1804
      FARMER, Pleasant ANDERSON, Jency 24 May 1804
      CRENSHAW, Anderson MARTIN, Susanna 21 Dec 1805
      WALL, Braxton ANDERSON, Judith 15 Apr 1805
      ROADS, Anderson STRANGE, Vincey 24 Oct 1806
      JONES, Thomas ANDERSON, Ann 29 Sep 1806
      TERRY, David ANDERSON, Betsy 22 Dec 1807
      JAMES, Joshua SMITH, Patsy Anderson 22 Jun 1807
      FARGUSON, Joseph ANDERSON, Sarah 25 Sep 1807
      ANDERSON, James HARDING, Ann 25 Jan 1808
      ANDERSON, John FARGUSON, Elizabeth 26 Sep 1808
      ANDERSON, Jones FARGUSON, Sally 27 Mar 1809
      ANDERSON, Meades ROBERTS, May 23 Oct 1809
      PERVELL, Anderson TANNER, Lucy A. 06 Oct 1809
      SEAMORE, George ANDERSON, Sinah 16 Jul 1810

    3. [S84] Rootsweb, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bevangenealogy&id=I60031.
      Richard KIRBY


      Notes from http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I14692
      Richard Kirby (- Oct. 1781 )
      by 19 January 1760.
      Richard married second her [Judith's] niece Esther Anderson in Halifax County 27 July (bond) 1767.
      Richard Kirby Jr. was disowned for marrying his first wife?s sister?s daughter 18 June 1768.
      Richard married third Sarah Witt, a daughter of Charles Witt whose 1771-will in Halifax County left one shilling to his daughter Sarah Kerby.
      The Will of Richard Kirby dated 30 August 1781
      ...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 maintainance during woidowhood & in case she remove from said place I lend to her 100 acres during her natural life it lying & being in aforesaid county on Burches Creek, the upper 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 trrunk & 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 adjoining Boyd's line & William to have the middle part -- Joseph to have the part adjoining 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 & William the lower on the creek.
      To son Joseph my smiths tools. To son Richard my copper kettle.
      To son William my large iron pot.
      The rest of my personal estate to be equally divided between my three sons Joseph, Richard & William Kirby. If either of said sons die before they come of age 21 years the surviving brothers to divide the land & other bequeathed items.
      Executors: my son Joseph Kirby & my brother Henry B. Kirby

      Richard Kearby
      Witnesses: Theo. Carter, Thomas Harrison, Thomas Lipscomb, William Boyd, William Mayes.
      Will Proved: 21 February 1782. Presented by Joseph Kerby & Henry Baker Kerby Exr. & proved by 3 witnesses.
      Security: Mead Anderson & John Anderson

      Birth: 1735 in Halifax Mm, Halifax, Virginia, United States
      Death: OCT 1781 in Halifax, Virginia, United States
      LDS Baptism: 16 JUN 1930 Temple: LOGAN
      Endowment: 11 MAR 2004 Temple: OGDEN



      Marriage 1 Judith ECHOLS b: 1736

      Married: 19 JAN 1760 in Halifax, Virginia, United States
      Sealing Spouse: 9 JAN 2002 in SLAKE

      Children

      Has Children Joseph KIRBY b: 1762
      Has No Children Richard KIRBY b: 1763 in Halifax, Virginia, United States
      Has No Children William KIRBY b: 1764 in Halifax, Virginia, United States


      Marriage 2 Esther ANDERSON b: 27 JAN 1751 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

      Married: 27 JUL 1767 in Halifax, Virginia, United States
      Sealing Spouse: 17 SEP 1971 in SLAKE 1


      Marriage 3 Sarah WITT b: 1750 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

      Married: 1770 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

      Children

      Has No Children Sarah KIRBY b: BEF 1771 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

    4. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
      Richard Kearby Will See Documents FEbruary Court 1782