| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Fourth Generation32. Alexander Kirkpatrick was born in 1741 in Mine Brook, Somerset Co., New Jersey. He died on 14 August 1825 at the age of 84 in New Hope, Wilson Co., Tennessee.
Seventy men moved with their families to Orange County when it was almost in primeval condition, inhabited only by the "beasties of the fields". By the literal sweat of their bodies they cleared and put into cultivation their farms. They all thought they had clear titles to their land. However, they received notices from the new Continental Government in 1776, which had seized the lands of the pro-British in this country, that they had the choice of either paying rent for the number of years they had occupied the land and then either continuing to rent or purchase it. They wrote and signed a long petition and sent it to the House of Commons then meeting in Philadelphia, protesting against the unjust seizures of their land. It was not settled finally until 1789 and no one knows what the decision was as all the papers pertaining to it have been destroyed. Alexander Kirkpatrick and all of his family (except Samuel) removed to Sumner County, (later Wilson County, was taken from a part of Sumner County) in 1790. Alexander brought with him nine slaves, his household goods and the stock and money that he owned. At his death in 1825 he owned 305 ½ acres of land in Sumner and Wilson Counties, 13 slaves, and several thousand dollars. ---------------------------------------- NORTH CAROLINA - Vol. 1, Page 161 - North Carolina Land Grant Sumner County - To all to whom these presents shall come: Greetings: Know ye that for and in consideration of the original bravery and persevering zeal, Mark Rogers, a private in the sole line of duty has given, granted and by these presents do give and grant unto Alexander Kirkpatrick, assign of heirs of said heirs of Mark Rogers, a tract of land containing six hundred and forty acres, lying and being in the county of Sumner on the North side of the Cumberland River. Beginning at a beach on the bank of the river at the lower edge end of the front bluff below the Virginia line running up the river agreeable to it's several meanders to all emersions of the bank of the river, then West four hundred and six poles to a stake, then south two hundred and seventy-two poles to a stake, then East four hundred ninety-two poles to the beginning as by the plot hereunto un-annexed doth appear together with all woods, waters, minerals, mines and appurtenances to the said land belonging or appertaining to the whole, to the said Alexander Kirkpatrick, his heirs and assigns forever, yielding and paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our general assembly from time to time may direct. Provided always that the said Alexander Kirkpatrick shall cause this grant to be registered in the Registrar's office of our said County of Sumner within twelve month's of the date hereof otherwise the same shall be void and of no effect. Witness: ---------------------------------------- Alexander Kirkpatrick - Will #792 in loose records of Sumner County, TN In the name of God amen. I, Alexander Kirkpatrick of the county of Wilson and state of Tennessee being in tolerable health and perfect memory, God be thanked, but calling to mind the mortality of our bodies, that it is appointed for all men once to die. I do this twenty first day of February in Item) I give and bequeath unto my son James Kirkpatrick a certain tract or parcel of Land containing Item) I give and bequeath to my six grandchildren, Jane Motherall, Alexander Kirkpatrick, Samuel Kirkpatrick, Ann Kirkpatrick, Hanah Clendenin, and Anderson Kirkpatrick, heirs of John Kirkpatrick deceased one hundred acres wherein Alexander Kirkpatrick, son of John now lives, the above land to be Item) I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Anderson and to the heirs of her body forever, the following property and with the following conditions. Viz. one Negro woman named Fann and her four children, Harry, Hanah, Jesse and Bob. also one note of hand I hold on her husband for four hundred and thirty five Dollars sixty two and one half unto given the fifth of September eighteen hundred seventeen, but it is expressly understood that in case she dies without an heir of her body. The afore mentioned legacy to go back to my children and their heirs forever. Viz the Negroes are to be Item) I give and bequeath to my children James Kirkpatrick, Hugh Kirkpatrick, Joseph Kirkpatrick and Margaret Taylor all the negroes that are mine at my death to be equally divided among the above named children to be valued by three good men and lotted for unless they can agree except my Negro woman Item) I give and bequeath to the heirs of John Kirkpatrick deceased, to the heirs of Alexander Kirkpatrick deceased, and to the heirs of David Kirkpatrick deceased, In land that I hold and have not disposed of to be valued by three good men as much as will give to them their father's share in case they were living, that is the Legatees of each of the deceased are to receive in land to an equal amount, to what my living children are left in Negroes, that is, that the children of each of the deceased, to receive in land to the amounts of one share of the Negroes, and let it be fairly understood that the land on which the heirs of John Kirkpatrick now lives is to be in parte of their accounts. Item) I give and bequeath all my property real and personal not otherwise disposed of to be sold to the highest bidder and all my body money and all my notes of hand and bonds to be collected and equally divided among the within named children, and grand children, also my son Samuel Kirkpatrick of Item) And it is my will that James Kirkpatrick, Hugh Kirkpatrick, and Joseph Kirkpatrick execute and carry into effect this my last will evoking and disannulling all other wills and testaments heretofore made by me, In witness whereof, I have hereunto, set my hand and affixed my seal the day and date Signed in presence of, Alexander Kirkpatrick, seal Alexander Kirkpatrick and Jane Stewart were married between 1764 and 1765 in Augusta Co., Virginia. Jane Stewart, daughter of James Stewart, was born about 1743 in New Castle, New Castle Co., Delaware. She died on 15 November 1815 at the age of 72 in New Hope, Wilson Co., Tennessee. Alexander Kirkpatrick and Jane Stewart had the following children:
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