Person:Francis Kirkpatrick (4)

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18. Francis Kirkpatrick (9)(5) (6) was born between 1735 and 1740 in Ulster, Ireland(?). He died in Jun 1798 in Chester Co., South Carolina. Francis, son of James and Mary Kirkpatrick, was born about 1735-40, exa ct birth location is not known. It has been suggested that he was poss ibly born in Ulster, Ireland before the relocation of his family to the A merican Colonies. However, later research has shown that his father, u ncles, and grandfather had removed from Scotland in 1715 after the fail ed Jacobite Rebellion. Given that information and his birth date range , it is most likely now that he was born in Ulster, Northern Ireland. H e died in Chester County, South Carolina before June 1798.

He married twice. His second wife and widow was named Margaret. Accor ding to the records of Michael Crough, she was Margaret (Gilmer) Rogers .

He is referred to in Ellet's WOMEN IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Vol. 3) a s Captain Francis Kirkpatrick of the South Carolina Militia. Another r eference to his military service is in the South Carolina's audited acc ounts of the militia of the Revolution which refers to him as lieutenan t. Soldiers in the South Carolina Militia claiming service under him a s lieutenant are Joseph Robinson (Audited account 6527) and John Russel l (Audited account 6888). Russell shows Kirkpatrick to be in Winn's Re giment.

In a 1781 campaign, Francis appears to have lost a mare and made claim f or the lost animal. The value of such loss was appraised by Ezekiel Gi llham and Robert Kirkpatrick, the latter believed to be the younger bro ther of Francis. Audited account 4332 refers to this horse as well as " personal service" but does not specify rank or unit. A statement signe d by Gillham and Robert Kirkpatrick describes the horse as "...a certai n bay mare about 13 « hands high branded the near shoulder thus 'F' and o n the near buttock thus 'K', the property of Francis Kirkpatrick which h e the said Kirkpatrick lost in his return from a campaign in the month o f July 1781 is worth the sum of twenty-five pounds old currency." This d ocument is dated 7 May 1785. The audited accounts are on file at Colum bia, South Carolina, at the state archives.

The will of Francis Kirkpatrick was filed in Chester and was signed 28 A pril 1791. Clayton Rogers, his executor, qualified 28 September 1798. T he will on file in the Chester County, South Carolina courthouse is in v ery bad physical condition. An abstract of it indicates children from t wo marriages and disposition of goods as follows: 1. Margaret, his wife: "...all her wearing apparel also one bed and fur niture." 2. To Samuel, his son: "...one grey colt and saddle and bridle and all m y wearing apparel." 3. To daughter Margaret, daughter Ann, son James and son Robert: 5 Shil lings each. 4. To daughter Elenor, daughter Jane, daughter Elizabeth, son Wallace, s on William Thomas, son John and son Edward: "...the rest of my property i s to be equally divided among my remaining children...and I allow my wife a living during her l ife or widowhood... 5. And last my land to be sold and the proceeds divided among my childr en last named...".

Clayton Rogers signed as executor and witnesses were Samuel Robinson, J ames Willson and James Love.

A number of other documents refer to Francis Kirkpatrick's decease. A g uardian bond dated 25 July 1799 names Joseph Feemster as guardian for E dward Kirkpatrick, orphan of Francis Kirkpatrick, deceased. Another da ted 30 January 1799 names Charles Gillmore as guardian for William Thom as Kirkpatrick, orphan and minor son of Francis Kirkpatrick.

Legacy payments are recorded to Elizabeth Kirkpatrick and to Matthew Ro gers as guardian for John Kirkpatrick in 1802. Legacy payments are rec orded in a return of June 1798 for Samuel Kirkpatrick, Jane Kirkpatrick a nd Elenor Kirkpatrick.

An undated paper regarded by Mrs. Crowder ( a Chester County, South Car olina genealogist) as a return on the estate, lists values of various i tems eigher apparently given to Francis' children or purchased for them o r by them from the estate. These are listed as: (the tracts may well b e land purchases)

1. S P

John Kirkpatrick Stack Hay 1 6 Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Earthenware 3 2 Clayton Rogers Small Hides 10 6 Sam'l Kirkpatrick Lower Tract 81 5 4 Eleanor Kirkpatrick Upper Tract 35 4 8 Samuel Kirkpatrick Yoke Oxen 3 15 10 Jane Kirkpatrick Pot Rack 4 11 Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Coffee Mill 1 2

The will of Francis Kirkpatrick is apparently listed in no will book in t he county. It is listed in a WPA compilation as being found in Apt. No . 33, Package No. 526, Office of Probate Judge for Chester County, Sout h Carolina. Some records list only children from the first family. Ap parently the others were once visable but are now lost in the rags, fol ds and pieces of the original will and hence are not transcribed in man y instances.

Children: (by first marriage) i. James, b. ca. 1761 ii. Robert, b. ca. 1768 (see appendix A) iii. Margaret, b. ca. 1770 iv. Samuel, b. 1772 v. Ann, b. ca. 1772

Children: (by second marriage)

vi. Eleanor (Elenor), b. ca. 1774 vii. Elizabeth, b. ca. 1776 or 1782, md. David Demant viii. Wallace, b. ca. 1781 ix. William Thomas, b. ca. 1785 x. John, b. 24 April 1786 xi. Jane, b. 1788 xii. Edward Morehead, b. 4 April 1790

References: "A Kirkpatrick Genealogy - The Family of James Kirkpatrick o f South Carolina" 140, 271, 351, 384, 472, 473

Francis Kirkpatrick and Unknown 1st WifeFK had the following children:

+69 i. James Kirkpatrick. 70 ii. Robert Kirkpatrick. 71 iii. Margaret Kirkpatrick. +72 iv. Samuel Kirkpatrick. 73 v. Ann Kirkpatrick.

Francis Kirkpatrick and Margaret Gilmer Rogers had the following children:

74 i. Eleanor Kirkpatrick. 75 ii. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick. 76 iii. Wallace Kirkpatrick. 77 iv. William Thomas Kirkpatrick. +78 v. John Kirkpatrick. +79 vi. Jane Kirkpatrick. +80 vii. Edward Morehead Kirkpatrick.