Person:Robert Kirkham (4)

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Robert Kirkham, of Augusta Co., VA
b.Bef 1726
d.Bef Aug 1756 Augusta County, Virginia
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  • H.  Robert Kirkham, of Augusta Co., VABef 1726 - Bef 1756
  • W.  Hannah ArmstrongAbt 1734 -
m. Est 1750
  1. Elizabeth KirkhamBet 1751 & 1754 -
  2. Jane KirkhamBet 1751 & 1754 -
  3. Martha KirkhamBet 1751 & 1754 -
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Name Robert Kirkham, of Augusta Co., VA
Gender Male
Birth? Bef 1726
Marriage Est 1750 prob. Augusta County, Virginiato Hannah Armstrong
Death? Bef Aug 1756 Augusta County, Virginia

Robert Kirkham was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

  • Page 103.--Ditto (21st March, 1753). Same (From James Patton) to Robert Kirkum. 33 acres by patent dated as above. James River.

Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:

  • Page 510.--17th November, 1757. Joseph Lapsley, as guardian of Hannah, Jean and Elizabeth Kirkham, to Jonathan Whitley. Robert Kirkham, formerly of Augusta, had bargained to Wm. Cleghorn, and Cleghorn to Jonathan, but Robert died without making deed and Jonathan has brought suit. Conveys 30 acres on James River. Teste: Jno Semple, Jno. Gilmer. Delivered: Samuel Hunter, 1763.
  • Page 576.--10th May, 1764. Hannah ( ) Kirkum to John McClure, £35, 100 acres in Forks of James River, part of 200 acres formerly belonging to Robert Armstring, deceased. Delivered: John McClure, June, 1766. (Note: Hannah Armstrong, wife of Robert Kirkham was a daughter of Robert Armstrong).
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Estate Records of Robert Kirkham

  • Page 78.--21st November, 1754. Hannah Kirkam's bond as administratrix of Robert Kirkam, with sureties John and Joshua Mathews.
  • Page 93.--19th March, 1755. Robert Kirkham's appraisement, by Joseph Lapsley, James Simpson, John Paxton.
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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's Augusta County Records:

  • Page 10.--12th May, 1746. Robert Kirkum qualifies administrator of Michael Kirkum, with sureties Henry Kirkum, Richard Woods.
  • Page 203.--17th February, 1758. Colonel James Patton's estate; appraised by Thomas Stewart, John Ramsey, Edward Hall. List of bonds, bills, &c., due the estate: Robert Kirkham, 18th February, 1753.
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Information on Robert Kirkham

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kirkham/VAWILLS.html

  • Augusta County, VA: Scotch-Irish in VA - Vol. I, Order Book I, pgs. 12- 12 May 1746, Robert Kirkham qualified as Administrator of Michael Kerkham. Richard Woods, Joseph Lapsley, Henry Kerkham and Peter Wallace--appraisers.
  • JUDGMENTS AT RULES - AUGUST, 1756 (B Whitley vs. Kirkham.--Robert Kirkham, living on James River, died, leaving issue 3 daughters, infants, Martha, Jane and Elizabeth, and wife, Hanna Kirkham, guardian
  • Vol. 1 - AUGUST 21, 1756. - (219) Jonathan Whitley vs. Hanah Kirkham, widow of Robert Kirkham. Martha, Jane and Elizabeth Kirkham, infant daughters of Robert.
  • PP 350 - 359 Delivered: Samuel Hunter, 1763 - Hannah, Jean and Elizabeth Kirkham, to Jonathan Whitley. Robert Kirkham, formerly of Augusta, had bargained to Wm. Cleghorn, and Cleghorn to Jonathan, but Robert died without making deed and Jonathan has brought suit. Conveys 30 acres on James River. Teste: Jno Semple, Jno. Gilmer.
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