Individual Details
Thomas Kirkpatrick
(7 Sep 1795 - 13 May 1870)
Thomas was born 7 Sep 1795 in York County, SC. He married, first, in Wilson County, TN on 16 Feb 1815 to Susannah Brownlee Curry, daughter of John and Sarah Curry who was born 15 Oct 1795, North Carolina, and died 17 or 25 Oct 1821 in Wilson County, TN. She is buried in the Suggs Creek Church Cemetery. There were no known children by this first marriage. He married, second, on 8 Aug 1822, to Jane Angelina Roach, daughter of John and Rachel "Jane" (Hopkins) Roach, who was born 19 Dec 1799, Orange County, NC and died of tuberculosis 17 Sep 1849 in Wilson County, TN.
Thomas was in the War of 1812, as is shown by an affidavit dated 9 January 1851, in which he stated he had been a private in Captain Henry L. Douglass' company, First Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers, commanded by Colonel William Hall. He volunteered at Lebanon in August of 1813 for six months service and was mustered in at Fayetteville, TN on 26 Sep 1813. He served in a company against the Creek Indians for about three months and was discharged about the last of December 1813. He made this declaration in order to obtain bounty land to which he was entitled for this service. The land was granted by warrant 25325, issued November 1851.
Thomas joined the Suggs Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church before 1815 and was a member for the remainder of his life. On 28 July 1828, Thomas received a commission as Second Major of the 72nd Regiment of Tennessee Militia. he was a saddler and lived in a village then called Rural Hill and now known as Suggs Creek Community. Rural Hill had grown up around the Suggs Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a post office was established there in 1833. The village held a number of businesses, including the saddlery of Thomas Kirkpatrick, a general store, a tannery, and a cotton mill. Thomas also served for many years as a Justice of the Peace.
Thomas apparently went to Illinois with his father and brothers, for he is recorded as purchasing 80 acres of land in Montgomery County, Illinois, in 1819. However, he had apparently returned to Wilson County, TN by 1823, because all of his known children were born there.
Before the Civil War, Thomas was quite well-to-do. In 1850, according to the census, he owned real estate valued at $10,000.00. However, in his own words, in 1859, he was "overtaken by misfortune. . . under the necessity of surrendering all I possessed for the benefit of creditors." By 1860 Thomas' real estate was valued at only $500.00, although he still possessed personal property worth $3,000.00. After the Civil War, Thomas and his children who remained in Wilson County suffered greatly. A letter written to his son John, who then resided in Missouri, recounts the families personal and financial plight. He was living with his children, "amongst all of whom I have been kindly treated , but feel like one forsaken and disconsolate. . . I am miserable, I am unhappy, do not expect, nor do I desire to live long." He was still serving as Justice of the Peace, although he was then seventy-three years old.
Thomas died 13 May 1870 in Wilson County, TN. He is buried in the Suggs Creek Church Cemetery in Wilson County beside his wife Angelina.
Thomas had ten (10) children by his second marriage.
Thomas was in the War of 1812, as is shown by an affidavit dated 9 January 1851, in which he stated he had been a private in Captain Henry L. Douglass' company, First Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers, commanded by Colonel William Hall. He volunteered at Lebanon in August of 1813 for six months service and was mustered in at Fayetteville, TN on 26 Sep 1813. He served in a company against the Creek Indians for about three months and was discharged about the last of December 1813. He made this declaration in order to obtain bounty land to which he was entitled for this service. The land was granted by warrant 25325, issued November 1851.
Thomas joined the Suggs Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church before 1815 and was a member for the remainder of his life. On 28 July 1828, Thomas received a commission as Second Major of the 72nd Regiment of Tennessee Militia. he was a saddler and lived in a village then called Rural Hill and now known as Suggs Creek Community. Rural Hill had grown up around the Suggs Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a post office was established there in 1833. The village held a number of businesses, including the saddlery of Thomas Kirkpatrick, a general store, a tannery, and a cotton mill. Thomas also served for many years as a Justice of the Peace.
Thomas apparently went to Illinois with his father and brothers, for he is recorded as purchasing 80 acres of land in Montgomery County, Illinois, in 1819. However, he had apparently returned to Wilson County, TN by 1823, because all of his known children were born there.
Before the Civil War, Thomas was quite well-to-do. In 1850, according to the census, he owned real estate valued at $10,000.00. However, in his own words, in 1859, he was "overtaken by misfortune. . . under the necessity of surrendering all I possessed for the benefit of creditors." By 1860 Thomas' real estate was valued at only $500.00, although he still possessed personal property worth $3,000.00. After the Civil War, Thomas and his children who remained in Wilson County suffered greatly. A letter written to his son John, who then resided in Missouri, recounts the families personal and financial plight. He was living with his children, "amongst all of whom I have been kindly treated , but feel like one forsaken and disconsolate. . . I am miserable, I am unhappy, do not expect, nor do I desire to live long." He was still serving as Justice of the Peace, although he was then seventy-three years old.
Thomas died 13 May 1870 in Wilson County, TN. He is buried in the Suggs Creek Church Cemetery in Wilson County beside his wife Angelina.
Thomas had ten (10) children by his second marriage.
Events
| Birth | 7 Sep 1795 | York Co., South Carolina |  | ||
| Marriage | 16 Feb 1815 | Wilson Co., Tennessee - Susannah Brownlee Curry | |||
| Marriage | 8 Aug 1822 | Wilson Co., Tennessee - M. Angelina Roach | | ||
| Death | 13 May 1870 | Wilson Co., Tennessee | | ||
| Burial | Suggs Creek Church Cemetery, Wilson Co., Tennessee | |
Families
| Spouse | Susannah Brownlee Curry (1795 - 1821) |
| Spouse | M. Angelina Roach (1797 - 1849) |
| Child | John Brownlee Kirkpatrick (1823 - 1901) |
| Child | James Anderson Kirkpatrick (1825 - 1860) |
| Child | David Foster Kirkpatrick (1827 - 1910) |
| Child | William Thomas Kirkpatrick (1829 - 1888) |
| Child | Susannah Elizabeth Curry Kirkpatrick (1831 - 1920) |
| Child | Isaac Norman Kirkpatrick (1833 - 1899) |
| Child | Rachel Jane Kirkpatrick (1836 - 1914) |
| Child | Celia Ann Kirkpatrick (1838 - 1911) |
| Child | George Kirkpatrick (1839 - ) |
| Child | Unnamed Infant Kirkpatrick (1840 - 1841) |
| Father | John Kirkpatrick (1770 - 1845) |
| Mother | Jane Hope (1774 - 1858) |
| Sibling | John Hope Kirkpatrick (1790 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Mary Polly Kirkpatrick (1792 - ) |
| Sibling | Josiah Kirkpatrick (1798 - 1872) |
| Sibling | James Kirkpatrick (1800 - ) |
| Sibling | Jane Meek Kirkpatrick (1801 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Alexander A. Kirkpatrick (1803 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Kirkpatrick (1805 - ) |
| Sibling | Asanath Kirkpatrick (1807 - ) |
| Sibling | William B. Kirkpatrick (1810 - ) |
| Sibling | Nancy "Emeline" Kirkpatrick (1813 - 1893) |
Endnotes
1. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
2. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
3. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
4. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.