The middle names of some of the Kirk sons now make more sense. I sorta figured they were some kind of family name. I had Nicholas Kirk m. Elizabeth Browning 10 Dec 1808 in Barren County, KY. I got the marriage date off of the Barren County web site. 2 sons given family surnames as middle names: Robert Thompson Kirk Joseph Browning Kirk I wonder where Benjamin Hutcherson Kirk got his middle name? It is Hutcherson on land patent records. I have seen it spelled Hutchinson too. I noticed we have different birth years on him Tim. I have 1825, he was 25 years old on the 1850 census. You had 1814. Is his age wrong on the 1825 census? According to the 1850 census, James Kirk and Mary "Polly" Kirk were born in TN. All the rest of the siblings have KY as their birthplace. Do you think TN is wrong? Thanks for the input. Lynne

Lynne, My information was 2nd hand from a descendant a number of years ago. Since KIRK was not my surname line I never had time to prove it out. I hope you got some clues from it though. Your census information is probably more correct. Tim is my grandson. He helps with my computer things, so his name comes up on the e-mail address. I am the one who answers my e-mail. I was raised west of Vandalia in Shafter Twp. Unless you have me mixed up with Tim CASEY on-line. I am Beverly if you noticed my full signature at the bottom of my e-mail. grvtrain@twrol.com Beverly (HIMES) BARGER in NM ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynne Evans <evans6@coastalnet.com> To: <ILFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [ILFAYETT-L] KIRK family > The middle names of some of the Kirk sons now make more sense. I sorta > figured they were some kind of family name. I had Nicholas Kirk m. > Elizabeth Browning 10 Dec 1808 in Barren County, KY. I got the marriage > date off of the Barren County web site. > > 2 sons given family surnames as middle names: > Robert Thompson Kirk > Joseph Browning Kirk > > I wonder where Benjamin Hutcherson Kirk got his middle name? It is > Hutcherson on land patent records. I have seen it spelled Hutchinson too. > I noticed we have different birth years on him Tim. I have 1825, he was 25 > years old on the 1850 census. You had 1814. Is his age wrong on the 1825 > census? > > According to the 1850 census, James Kirk and Mary "Polly" Kirk were born in > TN. All the rest of the siblings have KY as their birthplace. Do you > think TN is wrong? > > Thanks for the input. > Lynne >