Individual Details
Rev. Marmaduke "Duke" Kimbrough
(November 19, 1762 - September 21, 1849)
"Duke Kimbrough was a Baptist minister. He moved from North Carolina to Tennessee about 1780." (Early Kimbroughs and Some of Their Descendants - Synthesis of Kimbrough Data," prepared by F. Tom Carson, 1968, Charlottesville, Virginia. A Synthesis of Data Published in the First Four Volumes of the Kimbro - Kimbrough Quarterly Association, page 19.)
Duke came to what is now Jefferson County, Tennessee when he was 21 years of age. He married Mary Gentry, a daughter of Robert Gentry. She lived near Dandridge. Her father gave them a fine farm there where they lived for some time. They then bought a farm near Mossy Creek (now Jefferson City). Duke and Mary had one child, Mary, who married William Chilton. After Mary's death, Duke married Susan Hunter, the daughter of Isaac Hunter of Washington County, Tennessee. Duke and Susan had four sons. They were William, Isaac, John, and Elisha. After Susan's death, Duke married Eunice Carlock, the daughter of Christopher Carlock who lived near Dandridge. They had nine children, six sons and three daughters. Bradley and Robert G. were two of the sons. Duke became a Baptist in spite of his inherited prejudices which were strongly Episcopalian. He joined the Baptist Church that later became Dandridge church but then was known as "Kooks Meeting House". It was located three miles northeast of Dandridge. His was the twenty-fifth name on the membership roll. In July 1793 he was a leading member of the church. He was ordained on Saturday 4 Aug. 1797. He was pastor of the church for over fifty years from July 1799 to his death 21 Sept. 1849. Duke utilized only two books, his Bible and Hymn book. These he had with him at all times which he constantly used. He was a living concordance of the Scriptures to the younger ministers. Duke's son Isaac married Mary Randolph, a daughter of James Randolph of Dandridge. He was born 26 Apr. 1788. Duke's son Bradley married Martha H. Whitaker, a daughter of John J. Whitaker of Mulberry, Lincoln County, 31 Aug. 1837. He was born 3 Nov. 1799. In 1822 he began reading law with Jacob Peck, who was a State Supreme Court Judge. In 1824 the Supreme Court, which sat at Rogersville, gave him license to practice. He then located at Madisonville, where he practiced as a leading attorney for ten years. He was a Representative of Monroe County in the State Legislature and as a member, he was appointed a member of the State Convention which remodeled the State Constitution in 1834. He refused to be a candidate for re-election the following year but chose to be a minister of the Gospel. He was ordained a minister by the Madisonville Baptist Church in 1835. He late moved to Mulberry in Lincoln County. He died on 30 June 1874. Robert G., another son of Duke was born 24 July 1806. He was tutored some at a Methodist College at New Market. On 23 Jan. 1836 he married Lemira A. Wheeler, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Wheeler of Campbell County near Jacksboro. He moved there and in 1844 he moved to Knox County. He died at his farm in Marshall County near Mars Hill, on 22 July 1879.
Duke came to what is now Jefferson County, Tennessee when he was 21 years of age. He married Mary Gentry, a daughter of Robert Gentry. She lived near Dandridge. Her father gave them a fine farm there where they lived for some time. They then bought a farm near Mossy Creek (now Jefferson City). Duke and Mary had one child, Mary, who married William Chilton. After Mary's death, Duke married Susan Hunter, the daughter of Isaac Hunter of Washington County, Tennessee. Duke and Susan had four sons. They were William, Isaac, John, and Elisha. After Susan's death, Duke married Eunice Carlock, the daughter of Christopher Carlock who lived near Dandridge. They had nine children, six sons and three daughters. Bradley and Robert G. were two of the sons. Duke became a Baptist in spite of his inherited prejudices which were strongly Episcopalian. He joined the Baptist Church that later became Dandridge church but then was known as "Kooks Meeting House". It was located three miles northeast of Dandridge. His was the twenty-fifth name on the membership roll. In July 1793 he was a leading member of the church. He was ordained on Saturday 4 Aug. 1797. He was pastor of the church for over fifty years from July 1799 to his death 21 Sept. 1849. Duke utilized only two books, his Bible and Hymn book. These he had with him at all times which he constantly used. He was a living concordance of the Scriptures to the younger ministers. Duke's son Isaac married Mary Randolph, a daughter of James Randolph of Dandridge. He was born 26 Apr. 1788. Duke's son Bradley married Martha H. Whitaker, a daughter of John J. Whitaker of Mulberry, Lincoln County, 31 Aug. 1837. He was born 3 Nov. 1799. In 1822 he began reading law with Jacob Peck, who was a State Supreme Court Judge. In 1824 the Supreme Court, which sat at Rogersville, gave him license to practice. He then located at Madisonville, where he practiced as a leading attorney for ten years. He was a Representative of Monroe County in the State Legislature and as a member, he was appointed a member of the State Convention which remodeled the State Constitution in 1834. He refused to be a candidate for re-election the following year but chose to be a minister of the Gospel. He was ordained a minister by the Madisonville Baptist Church in 1835. He late moved to Mulberry in Lincoln County. He died on 30 June 1874. Robert G., another son of Duke was born 24 July 1806. He was tutored some at a Methodist College at New Market. On 23 Jan. 1836 he married Lemira A. Wheeler, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Wheeler of Campbell County near Jacksboro. He moved there and in 1844 he moved to Knox County. He died at his farm in Marshall County near Mars Hill, on 22 July 1879.
Events
| Birth | November 19, 1762 | Rowan County, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1782 | Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee - Mary Gentry | |||
| Marriage | 1785 | Susan Hunter | |||
| Marriage | Aft August 4, 1795 | Augusta County, Virginia - Eunice Carlock | |||
| Death | September 21, 1849 | Jefferson County, Tennessee | |||
| Burial | Kimbrough Family Graveyard near Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee |
Families
| Spouse | Eunice Carlock (1770 - 1856) |
| Child | Jesse Kimbrough (1796 - 1796) |
| Child | Sarah Kimbrough (1797 - ) |
| Child | Rev. Bradley Kimbrough (1799 - 1874) |
| Child | Duke Whitman Kimbrough (1801 - 1885) |
| Child | Dr. Jacob Carlock Kimbrough M. D. (1802 - ) |
| Child | Susan Kimbrough (1804 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Kimbrough (1805 - 1886) |
| Child | Robert Gentry Kimbrough (1806 - 1879) |
| Child | Catherine Kimbrough (1808 - ) |
| Spouse | Mary Gentry (1762 - 1784) |
| Child | Mary Gentry Kimbrough (1783 - ) |
| Spouse | Susan Hunter ( - 1794) |
| Child | William Kimbrough (1786 - 1833) |
| Child | Isaac Hunter Kimbrough (1788 - 1868) |
| Child | John Kimbrough (1791 - ) |
| Child | Elisha Kimbrough (1793 - ) |
| Child | daughter Kimbrough (1794 - 1794) |
| Father | Bradley C. Kimbrough (1715 - 1795) |
| Mother | Sarah Thompson ( - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Kimbrough (1735 - 1810) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" Kimbrough ( - ) |
| Sibling | Nathaniel Kimbrough (1745 - 1807) |
| Sibling | John Kimbrough (1747 - ) |
| Sibling | Jesse Kimbrough (1750 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Kimbrough (1746 - 1815) |
| Sibling | Sarah Kimbrough (1756 - ) |
| Sibling | Amelia Kimbrough (1756 - ) |
| Sibling | Ann Kimbrough (1750 - ) |
| Sibling | David Kimbrough (1765 - ) |