Joseph Van Kirk, Sr. and Hannah Williams

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Husband Joseph Van Kirk, Sr. ^{1 2 3}

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           Born:  - New Jersey
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1845 - Elizabeth Twp, Allegheny Co, PA
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Van Kirk (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Unknown (      -      )

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       Marriage: 11 Aug 1795 2

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Wife Hannah Williams ²

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            AKA: [Unk] Williams 5
           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1845
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Children

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1 M William K. Van Kirk ^{2 5 6}

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           Born: 22 Apr 1799 - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Nov 1881 - Elizabeth, Allegheny Co, PA 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Matilda Walker (1805-1874) 5 6

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2 F Gertrude Van Kirk ^{2 7 8}

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           Born: 22 Mar 1802 - Elizabeth Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Mar 1879 or 1880 - near Elizabeth, Allegheny Co, PA 7 9
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Isaac Wycoff (1794-1883/1884) 7 8

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3 M Joseph Van Kirk ^{2 4 5}

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           Born: Abt 1802 - West Newton, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1892 - Elizabeth Twp, Allegheny Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Elizabeth Hutchinson (      -      ) 2 4
           Marr: 5 Jun 1825 2

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4 M Asher Van Kirk ^{2 5}

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5 M John Van Kirk ^{2 5}

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           Born: 
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           Died:  - Ohio
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6 M Samuel Van Kirk ^{2 5}

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           Born: 
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           Died:  - near Elizabeth, Allegheny Co, PA
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7 F Harriet Van Kirk ²

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Van Kirk, Sr.

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He was a surveyor by occupation, and lived and died in Elizabeth township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was the father of eight children, of whom Joseph, Jr., was the fourth child and second son.

He came to West Newton, Pennsylvania, from Paterson, New Jersey, in comyany with a brother. He resided in that locality for a number of years, and then purchased a farm in the vicinity of Round Hill Church, Allegheny County, to which he removed and remained thereon until his decease. He was a well-educated man for his day, a fine penman, and for many years devoted his attention to the vocation of surveying.

At an early date he made his way on horseback from New Jersey to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was a young man of education and for a time taught a school located about seven miles from Elizabeth. Surveying was also one of his accomplishments and many of the township and county lines were run by him as well as many farm boundaries of the district. He owned a farm of about two hundred acres, largely cleared and brought under cultivation by himself and sons. On this he built a long one-story house of logs, which later he covered with weather boards. This farm, adjoining Round Hill Church grounds, was a favorite stopping place for travellers who were most hospitably entertained by their educated and genial host. He was scribe for the surrounding neighborhood, writing the deeds, contracts and legal papers for the farmers as well as doing their surveying. He died about 1845, death resulting from a stroke of apoplexy.

1 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 362, 514.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 189.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 637.

4 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 362.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 638.

6 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 403.

7 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 514.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 638, 1216.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1216.