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- Thomas Kirk, Jr. appears on the polls for the presidential election in Frederick Co. in 1796, so presumably he'd not moved to Kentucky yet; see in Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church, 272.
A Thomas Kirk DOES appear, however, on the 1793 list of Mason Co., Taxpayers: http://files.usgwarchives.org/ky/mason/taxlists/1793maso185gms.txt. I assume that the problem is a different between father and son.
Thomas Kirk appears on the Kentucky Pension Roll for 1835: private, $20.00 annual allowance (has received $60.00); served in the Maryland militia; placed on the pension roll on May 16, 1833; pension commenced on Mar. 4, 1831; aged 75.
This is clearly Thomas Kirk Jr, who was just as clearly alive in 1835. I've see his death date as 12 Oct. 1823--but I assume that this is actually his father's. See below under the cemetery, however.
KHS notes from the Kirk file: In 1832 he appeared in court to tell his service. "Stated that he volunteered to srrve in teh Maryland militia under Philip Marooney, Lieutenant Elisha Bell, ensign william Beatty, in regiment under Col. Charles Griffith and Lt. Colonel Scioc. He stated that he volunteered from Frederick Co., Maryland June 1776 and that he then marched to New York City and they were then in the battle of York Island and in the battle of White Plains. He stated that he was honorably discharged at the barracks in Philadelphia at the expiration of his tour of six months duration by Captain Elisha Bell.
Affadavit of Benj Kirk and Wm. Kirk were given at the same time and place - and they said they were brothers of the said pensioner, and knew for a fact that he volunteered to serve for a tour of six months.
Thomas Kirk on on the pension rolls fo Ky for 20 per annum, certificate issued 6-16-1835."
From http://www.kykinfolk.com/mason/masoncems.html:
Kirk Cemetery
Valley Pike, 2 miles off of Germantown Rd., on left side in rock walls
not probed
Transcribed by Shad and Janet McPherson August 2004:
Kirk, Elizabeth May 12, 1740 – April 16, 1831 w/o T. Kirk
Kirk, Mary d: July 22, 1817 35 years w/o R. Kirk
Kirk, Richard Aug. 19, 1774 – Jan. 16, 1856
Kirk, Thomas d: Oct. 21, 1823 89 years
Kirk, Thomas 1734 – 1833 Rev. War
Fieldstones: 11
[There is something funny here: 1833 minus 89 is 1734. So I assume that both of these are the same Richard Kirk, and one of the death dates is a decade off--presumably the latter, if he appeared giving an affadavit at age 93. Why, though, would this then insist on 89 years?]]
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