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Kirk Family collection

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1150

Scope and Contents

A collection of legal documents and other papers, including land deeds, wills, and surveys from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, primarily relating to the Kirk family. All the deeded property was in Darby Township, Pennsylvania.

Dates

  • 1688-1897

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

John Kirk (1660-1705), a Quaker, was born in Derbyshire, England, to Godfrey Kirk and Jeanne Jacques. In the 1680s, Kirk moved across the Atlantic and settled in Darby Township, Pennsylvania (now Delaware County). He married Joan Ellet in 1688; they had 11 children: Anne, Godfrey, John, Samuel, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph, Sarah, William, Isaac, and Thomas. Joan remarried after John's death in 1705.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language

English

Overview

A collection of legal documents and other papers, including land deeds, wills, and surveys from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, primarily relating to the Kirk family. All the deeded property was in Darby Township, Pennsylvania.

Processing Information

Original finding aid author unknown. Processed July, 2009. Revised by Allison Hall; completed June, 2020. Reboxed and finding aid revised April 2022 by Hannah Kolzer.

Title
Kirk Family collection
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • June, 2020: Revised by Allison Hall

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