SAR Ceremony to honor our Patriot Ancestors Our Kirkpatrick family has a long and glorious history of standing up for principles they strongly believed in. When necessary they went to war to support those beliefs. That was also true for related families, such as the Gillham family. That was particularly true during the American Revolution against the British. On October 3, 2015 the Col. William Bratton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will be conducting grave marking ceremonies to honor two of the Kirkpatrick patriots and a Gillham. This will begin at approximately 11 AM at the historic Bullock Creek Cemetery south of the town of Sharon in York County, South Carolina. Honored will be two sons of James the Immigrant and wife Mary Newton and younger brothers of James, the Patriot, who died in 1781 when he was murdered in front of his wife and children by neighboring tories. John Kirkpatrick, 1744-13 August 1785. He served as a Captain under Colonel William Bratton. Robert Kirkpatrick, 1748/49-13 April 1803. He served as a Soldier under Colonel William Bratton. and: Thomas Gillham, 1710-after 1785. He supported the Patriot cause as a juror. He was the father-in-law of James, the Patriot, and was the executor of his estate. This is an important event to honor the service of these family members, and the sacrifices of their families, who contributed to the cause of Freedom & Liberty and any and all are welcome to attend. The more the merrier! If you have questions please contact Ron Klein (nephew of John & Robert Kirkpatrick and 6th Great-Grandson of Thomas Gillham and 5th great-grandson of James the Patriot). You may contact Ron via Email: ronklein@ix.netcom.com Phone: (970) 532-3013 Or: John P. Kirkpatrick (nephew of John & Robert Kirkpatrick and 6th Great-Grandson of Thomas Gillham, and 5th Great-Grandson of James the Patriot). You may contact John at: Email: jpkirkpatrick@earthlink.net Facebook: www.facebook.com/john.kirkpatrick.5851 Phone: (573) 322-5630