Judith: Thanks for the info. Where do you find the BLM sites. My ggrandmother was Rebecca Ann KIRKPATRICK married to William Campbell SEARLES living in Pope County, IL. I believe she was the dau of James KIRKPATRICK and Mary (unknown). I have had a hard time with the KIRKPATRICK'. Kenneth ---------- > Kenneth: > > I don't have anymore info on James other than what I found in the land patents > from the BLM site which is incredible if you haven't discovered it yet. I do > have what Charlene in Shelby Co. IN sent me: > > "I think the James K. you mention here is the brother to my Samuel K. Jr. b. > 24 May 1798 KY m. Elizabeth Thuman 16 Jan 1821. They are the sons of Samule K > and Martha Roseburgh. > > I have a James R. which could easily be the James K you mention, b. 15 Feb > 1790 PA d. 22 Sept 1873, buried Selem Cemetery, Vanderburgh Co. IN. James R. > maried 1. Sarah Fauquier and 2. Sarah Wilmuth." > > What I'm searching for is a link to my KY Kirkpatricks, some of who went first > to OH and then IN. My gggggrandfather was John K b. Easton PA in abt 1750 > with two known sons, William b. 1776PA and my ggggrandfather George b. abt > 1781VA, and a known daughter Nancy b. 1777-1780. They settled in Harrison Co. > KY by late 1790's but only George and his wife Margaret stayed there until his > death in 1852-59. They are buried in the old cemetery in Cynthiana. They had > several children but I only have discerned two sons, Cyrus, my gggrandfather > and brother John A. a doctor, and possible sister Harriett. > > What line are you tracking? > > judith > Portland, OR >