Kirk Family collection
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
- Creation: 1688-1897
Creator
- Kirk family (Family)
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 ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
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.
Subject
- Kirk family (Family)
- 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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