A good candidate would certainly be Dr. John Kincaid of Northampton County, Virginia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don W. Kincaid" <donwkincaid@cox.net> To: "Kincaid Rootsweb List" <kincaid@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [KINCAID] References for Whyte's Dictionary... RE: John Kincaid,VA 1743 Guild Brother > In reviewing the John Kincaid of 1743 in Virginia I found this message > from Randy Kincaid: > > From: Randy Kincaid < rkincaid@sprynet.com> > Subject: [KINCAID] John, Esq. of Virginia > Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:49:33 -0700 (MST) > Thought I'd send the full line regarding this individual: > > Kincaid, John, Esq. Of Virginia, B. and G., gratis, by act of C. 4 May > 1743 > > or > > Kincaid, John, Esquire, of Virginia, (named) Burgess and Guild-brother, > gratis, by act of (Edinburgh Town) Council 4 May 1743. > > Here's one description what "Esquire" meant in those days: > > "Esquire" following a name meant someone much respected, one step away > from a knight. > > So we have a John Kincaid in Virginia as early as 1743 who was considered > well-respected and had enough stature and connections to be named Burgess > and Guild-brother "gratis" (as a honor or in gratitude) by the Edinburgh > Council. I would look for a John in Virginia who had significant property > holdings or was known to be a major merchant of the time. > > Randy Kincaid > > Based on Michael and Randy's posts I believe the Edinburgh mentioned has > to be Edinburgh, Scotland however I wonder why a town in Scotland would > confer the title of Burgess and Guild-Brother on someone no longer in > Scotland. It could be that he applied for the honor before leaving > Scotland. It is also possible he applied for the honor because of his > success in Virginia. We are hoping someone on the Kincaid List has > additional information. > > Thanks to all! > > Don W. Kincaid > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Clegg > To: donwkincaid@cox.net > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 7:31 AM > Subject: References for Whyte's Dictionary... > > > K.F.R. Kincaid Family Researches held by Scottish Genealogical Society > N.R. Naturalization Records, District of Columbia, 1820-1848 > S.H. Service of Heirs, Decennial Indexes to, v. 1-4 (1700-1859) > Edinburgh 1863-1891 > R.P.C. Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, various editors > B.G.E. Roll of Burgesses and Guild brethren of Edinburgh, 1406-19700 and > 1701-1760 Edinburgh 1929 and 1933, ed. by Charles B. Boog Watson, Scottish > Record Society > > Except for the DC naturalization records these are probably all Scottish > sources, so Edinburgh refers to Scotland, not a US location. > > I'm happy to share with the group whatever I can, but am not as computer > savvy as to be able to whip something up on a face-book account or > my-space account etc. I have never used these and don't have the time > currently to learn how, or am I even sure that's the best way to go for > the group. What do you think? There was talk of someone in the group > moderating a face-book account. Did that go anywhere? > > Michael Clegg