Okay, thanks, Peter. Sincerely Norman Kincaide --- On Wed, 1/5/11, Peter A. Kincaid <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Peter A. Kincaid <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [KINCAID] Kincaids of Utica was Re: Another "lurker" > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 2:44 AM > Sir John Kincaid of the Rifle Brigade > known for his > service during the Peninsular War and in particular > for his accounts of the Battle of Waterloo. > > He was of the Falkirk Kincaids and of the Thomas > Kincaid/Elizabeth Chiesly family we recently talked > about. > > Peter > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Norman Kincaide" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 9:44 PM > Subject: Re: [KINCAID] Kincaids of Utica was Re: Another > "lurker" > > > Who was the Kincaid who wrote of his experiences in the > Rifle Corps? He is > the only prominent military Kincaid of that time that I can > think of. > > Norman Kincaide > > --- On Wed, 1/5/11, Peter A. Kincaid <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Peter A. Kincaid <[email protected]> > > Subject: [KINCAID] Kincaids of Utica was Re:  > Another  "lurker" > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 1:32 AM > > Found a couple of interesting tidbits > > on your family. The > > first is a death notice of one of the sons, Rev. > > William Morris > > Kincaid. It states that his father was born in > > Inverness, > > Scotland. The other is of a son of James and it > > states that the > > family was of a a long military career in Scotland. > > > > > > ***** > > January 10.-New was received in this city yesterday of > the > > death of > > Rev. Dr. William Morris Kincaid, former pastor of > Central > > Union Church, > > who passed away at Charlottee, North Carolin, on the > 2nd of > > January, > > 1911. At the time of his death he was pastor of the > > First Presbyterian > > Church of that City. > > > > Doctor Kincaid was born in Utica, New York, about > sixty > > years ago. > > His father was George Kincaid, a Scotsman from > Inverness; > > his mother was > > a French Huguenot. His boyhood was passed in Utica, > > where he was > > prepared for college in the public schools of the > > city. After four years' > > collegiate training at Williams College in > Massachusetts, > > under the great > > educator, Mark Hopkins, he graduated with honors in > 1872. > > > > His theological course he obtained at the Baptist > Seminary > > in Rochester, > > New York, and his first pastorate was at Cortland, > New > > York, from > > 1875 to 1878. He then went to Rondout, the same > > State, and served > > a pastorate there until 1881, when he accepted a call > to > > the First > > Baptist Church of San Francisco. In 1890 he resigned > > that position and > > left the Baptist Church at the same time. In that > > year he became a > > Presbyterian and received a call from Minneapolis, > where he > > remained > > until coming to Honolulu in September, 1898. He was > > installed as > > pastor of Central Union Church on the tenth of > December of > > that year, > > and served here until June, 1906. when he accepted a > call > > from the > > First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, a > congregation > > having a membership > > of nearly 1000. > > > > During his residence in Honolulu, Doctor Kincaid > became a > > prominent > > personage, and his departure was regretted by a large > > circle of friends. > >  He took a great interest in Hawaiian affairs, > and his > > address at the Mohonk > > Conference in 1905, was but one of the notable > occasions > > upon > > which he presented local subjects for the > consideration of > > the Nation. > > He was credited also with doubling the membership of > > Central Union > > Church during his pastorate. The degreee of Doctor of > > Divinity was > > conferred upon him by William College in 1904. > > > > He was a warm friend of Harry Pratt Judson, president > of > > the University > > of Chicago, and served as university preacher for > that > > institution > > last spring. > > [The Honolulu Times, Honolulu, Hawaii. Vol. IX. No. 5 > > (1 February 1911), > >  p. 5, cols 2-3. > > ***** > > > > ***** > > KINCAID, FREDERICK W.--In June, 1841, George Kincaid > came > > to Utica > > from New York city. He was a direct descendant of a > family > > once prominent > > in Scotland military history, and was one of the > pioneers > > to California in > > 1849, > > where he attained prominence in quartz mining. He > returned > > in 1861 and from > > that time his life was spent in Utica. He was a Mason > of > > high degree, and > > for > > many years was an officer of Utica Commandery Knights > > Templar, and at one > > time was its eminent commander. He had four sons and > one > > daughter, all > > living. > > He died in 1893. His oldest son, J. C. P. Kincaid, who > has > > spent his life in > > Utica, was born in 1840 and was for many years a > merchant. > > In 1873 he was > > appointed United States collector of internal revenue, > and > > served under > > Presidents > > Grant, Hayes, and Garfield and a short time under > Arthur. > > He was also for > > six years a school commissioner of Utica and for four > years > > president of the > > board. > > First Lieutenant Frederick W. Kincaid, of the Utica > Citizen > > Corps, > > Forty-fourth > > > Separate Co., N. G. S. N. Y., his oldest living son, > was > > born in 1867, and > > has > > attained a high reputation as an officer in the > National > > Guard. He, with two > > brothers > > now deceased, Alrick G. and J. C. P., jr., have with > their > > father been > > active > > members of that famous organization. Both > > great-grandfathers on his mother's > > side > > were soldiers of the Revolution and one on his > father's > > side was a veteran > > of > > 1812. (p. 240-241) [Oneida County, New York > > Biographies. Wager, Daniel. > > Our County and Its People, Part III: Family Sketches. > > Boston: The Boston > > History > > Company, 1896. > > http://home.comcast.net/~richardson156/wagerk.html#kincaidfw]. > > ***** > > > > Inverness is not a spot known for Kincaids. Perhaps > > given the > > military note, your George I's father was military > and > > stationed > > at Fort George outside of Inverness. > > > > Best wishes! > > > > Peter Kincaid > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Frederick Kincaid" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:09 PM > > Subject: [KINCAID] Another "lurker" > > > > > > > I've been reading these posts for several > > months with interest - > > > especially after touring Scotland this past > August and > > staying overnight > > > at the Kincaid House in Campsie. I have not had > dna > > testing and am unsure > > > how it might benefit me or others. > > > I am of the New York state Kincaids > > (Utica area) and can substantiate > > > my direct fraternal line back as follows: > > > Frederick W. Kincaid III (me) > > 02/26/1944 - > > > Frederick W. Kincaid Jr. > > 04/18/1904 - > > 09/30/1974 > > > Frederick W. Kincaid Sr. > > 05/04/1867- > > 01/26/1936 > > > James Carlise Parshall Kincaid Sr. > > 05/301840 - 09/15/1919 > > > George Kincaid > > > > 10/12/1818 - 03/29/1893 > > > (records indicate he was born at some point > during his > > parents' voyage > > > from Dublin, Ireland to > > > > > > New York City.) > > > George Kincaid > > > > I have no records > > > concerning him but know that he and his wife > (Margaret > > Culbertson) were > > > born in Scotland. > > > > > > > > > I would very > > > much like to learn more about him and be able to > trace > > the line further > > > back. > > > Thanks for reading. Any help will be > > appreciated. > > > Fred Kincaid > > > > > > To see the Kincaid of all spellings DNA chart in > > Excel: > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adgedge/Research/April%202004/Kincaid%20%20DNA.xls > > > > > > To join the DNA project, go to: > > > > > > www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Kincaid&Code=J21027 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to > > > > > [email protected] > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > > > To see the Kincaid of all spellings DNA chart in > Excel: > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adgedge/Research/April%202004/Kincaid%20%20DNA.xls > > > > To join the DNA project, go to: > > > www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Kincaid&Code=J21027 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > To see the Kincaid of all spellings DNA chart in Excel: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adgedge/Research/April%202004/Kincaid%20%20DNA.xlsTojoin > the DNA project, > goto:www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Kincaid&Code=J21027-------------------------------To > unsubscribe from the list, please send an [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without thequotesin the subject > and the body of the message > To see the Kincaid of all spellings DNA chart in Excel: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adgedge/Research/April%202004/Kincaid%20%20DNA.xls > > To join the DNA project, go to: > www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Kincaid&Code=J21027 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >