Hello, I recently learned that Henry County is so named after Gov. Patrick Henry/VA. Just thought I'd throw that out. My Henry County surnames are Coe and Kirkland. There's only one Coe, A.J. Coe. He shows up on the 1850 Henry County census as a 32-year old Tailor, one of two tailors in the county. The only other tailor was named M.M. Goochee. Mr. Robert L. Coe is the principle researcher of this line of Coe's. Thanks to the works of Mrs. Wilma C. Kirkland and Mrs, Helon H. Cutler, and the kind assistance of dear souls like Dr. J.R. Peacock, I have been able to trace more of my Kirkland line. If you don't already have Mrs. Kirkland's Volumns and Mrs. Cutler's Records, I highly recommend them. My Kirkland line connects to Snowden Kirkland as fol: 1) Snowden m. Sibbell, 2) Benjamin m. Alce (Alcey), 3) William m. Dicy, 4) Benjamin m. Harriett Powell, 5) Sophia m. T.S. Coe (my gg parents). Following are quotes from letters that I received from Dr. Peacock: April 16, 1993 "There is some inconsistency in the use of the name of your Sophia Kirkland. Given the chain of the records to be cited, I feel confident your Sophia who married T.S. Coe was a daughter of Benjamin and Harriet (Powell) Kirkland. Anyone reviewing the name discrepancies must recognize the parents of this family died in the Smallpox eoidemic and the minor children were probably sheltered in several homes in the years following, and during, the difficulties resulting from the Civil War. Aner S. is listed in the household of Benjamin and Harriet in 186O as 7 years. She does not appear in a Kirkland household in 1870. The census was started in Henry County in August of 1870. It was not complete until the end of September. In so far as Sophia married 8 September, I suspect she was listed with her new husband. I have not looked for the surname of Coe. Three of the records on the probate of the Estate of Benjamin mention Sophia with some variation in the name. On 16 August 1864, the minor children of Benjamin are listed as Nicey (there seems to be agreement that Nicey was a nickname for Eunice), Permilia and Sophia Kirkland. They were living with a married sister, Prudence Hix. On 17 November 1865 the minors are listed as Permilia, Nicey and Sophia (no middle initial). Prudence Hix had remarried to W.J. McKnight. If memory is correct, John hix had been killed in the War. On 26 May 1867 the minors are listed as Permilia, Sophia and Nicey. There is no indication as to where they lived, according to my notes. The record may have stated this. Note these records do not account for the name of Anna/Aner, nor do they list the initial A. Henry County marriage records support this identification in so far as Eunice (Nicey) and S.A. Kirkland were married by the same Minister and McKnight men were bondsmen for the marriage of both. I do not find a marriage record for Permelia. Wm. L. Mims married Eunice Kirkland 30 March 1870, by M. Armstrong, M.G., Bonds by W.L. Mims and R.S. McKnight. T.S. Coe married S.A. Kirkland 8 September 1870, by M. Armstrong, M.G., Bonds by Samuel McKnight and Frederick McKnight. I will prepare a written report on the Henry County Kirkland family if the years last long enough. Some problems remain to be resolved. The five old men who brought the family to Henry County were Aaron, Sr. and his four nephews-William, Sr. Moses, Benjamin and Caleb. I have the children of three of these. Old Benjamin and Caleb are the problem. The issue of old Benjamin is almost proven, Old Caleb is still a toss-up. Several "strays" wandered in from South Carolina for a couple of decades and they cannot be differentiated from Caleb's issue-yet. I have written one family, will have a major work ready for publish-cation this year or next and have the research almost complete for another. The Kirkland work would follow all of this. I did prepare a short narrative on the Kirkland family in Henry County for "Henry's Heritage" Vol IV. This book is available from the Henry County Historical Society. Wilma Kirkland of Greenwood South Carolina has published two excellent source books on the Kirkland family. Given your distance, these would be of great value to your search." June 9 , 1993 "I enclose family sheets on Snowden and Benjamin Kirkland . These are as they were prepared for Henry's Heritage IV in '84, have not been updated. They list the children of each- no more children since '84. I do not mind answering questions. However, if you wish to pursue the Kirkland lineage, Wilma Kirkland's Source Books are the best investment you can make. All of the Henry County Kirklands came from South Carolina. They were all kin of some sort. As noted in my earlier letter, Aaron, Sr. and his four nephews - Benjamin, Caleb, Moses and William were the progenitors of most. Some other kin came later and they are hard to fit into the lineage. Most of the latter are hard to place in South Carolina or Georgia. The origin of Snowden is a question. However, all experienced searchers of my acquaintance agree, there are only three possibilities. So it is not a bad guess. Richard Kirkland died in Fairfax County Virginia 1742/43. He had four sons. Among these were Richard Snowden and Edward. Richard Snowden had proven sons named Moses (the Tory) and Richard - Some searchers strongly suggest he also had sons named Snowden and Edward. Others feel strongly that the assumed son Snowden was actually Richard, using the middle name he was identified with in his father's will, Richard Snowden. Also, the assumed son Edward was his brother named Edward in the father's will. Edward, the son of Richard of Fairfax, had a proven son named Joshua and records suggest sons named Snowden and Robert. It is my opinion that Snowden who died by 1797 in South Carolina was the grandson of Richard of Fairfax through Richard Snowden or Edward. It must be considered that our Snowden was from one of these three. So, the lineage is not a complete unknown. Richard was in Anna Arundel County Maryland before moving to Virginia. No one has found a lead to his location before that. The Aaron in Benjamin's H/H in 1850 is hard to explain. There was another Aaron on this census who appears in the H/H of a William Kirkland and is a problem. The one in William's H/H was 21 years and the one in Benjamin's was 23. This William is not assigned as to a father, I think he was a son of old Benjamin - not your Benjamin, but no proof. This William was in Walton County Florida in 1860 and without the Aaron. I have charted all of the Aarons in Henry County repeatedly and can explain all but these two. My assumption on them follows: Aaron Kirkland, son of Aaron, Jr., married Elizabeth Jane Kirkland who was a daughter of Josiah Kirkland. Written family records report they had a son named Aaron but he does not appear on the 1850 or 1860 census with them. This record reports the son was killed in one of the early battles of the Civil War and never married. He does not appear in the estate settlement of his father's estate, but he would not if he died without issue. The Aaron on the 1850 census, at 21 or 23 years, is some 10-12 years too old based on the marriage date for his parents. Certainly this could be an error in the enumeration . However, I wonder if he was an illegitimate son of his father before the marriage. The ages would be close. I suspect he was a son of this Aaron and was working from one family to another. He was counted in the H/H of William on one day and with Benjamin on another. This is the only explanation I can offer and this is the only Aaron of record, that I have, to account for him. I cannot fit him into any other Kirkland family. I am not familiar with Mrs. Cutler's book, will appreciate any Kirkland records you can share. I think I have all court house records for this time frame but one never knows. We all overlook some things. You note A.J. Coe's death about 1858 and that he lived in or near Columbia. The County Commission Minutes Book reports: 3 May 1859- a Small Pox Epidemic in the County... Health Committees were appointed for Woodville, Columbia and Abbeville..." I sincerely hope that some of Dr. Peacock's research is as helpful to you as it was for me. I am most grateful. Rex E. Coe San Diego, CA