Armstead Kirkland (1814 - abt. 1880)

Born 20 Jul 1814 in South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Nancy (Whiddon) Kirkland — married 15 Nov 1846 in Henry, Alabama, USA

Husband of Julia Ann (Wells) Kirkland — married 17 May 1857 in Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, USA

Descendants

Died about 29 Apr 1880 at about age 65 in Henry, Alabama, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.

Armstead Kirkland was the fifth child born to William Kirkland. He was born 20 July 1814 in South Carolina and died 29 April 1880 as recorded on his grave marker in Culp-Kirkland Cemetery in Henry County. The date of his death on the gravestone is certainly an error as he he was listed on the U. S. Census for Henry County enumerated 8 Jun 1880, and he executed a deed in December of 1880, Deed Book 22, page 419.

Armstead married Mary Nancy Whiddon in Henry County 14 November 1846. The bride was a daughter of William and Sarah (Skinner) Whiddon, based on Whiddon Family research from Patricia Long. She, apparently, died without issue. Armstead remarried to Julia Ann Wells in Henry County 16 May 1857. The marriage was held at the home of the bride’s mother, Jemima Wells Blaylock.

Some background on the family of Julia Ann Wells is in order. The U. S. Census return for Edgefield District, South Carolina in 1850 listed the household of Middleton Blaylock. Jemima Blaylock was represented as his wife. She was followed by six children with the Wells surname: Julia - 16 years, Jasper - 15 years, John Watson - 10 years, Martha (Ann) -8 years; Missouri - 6 years, and James W.- 4 years. It is assumed these were her children from a Wells marriage. The family moved to Henry County, Alabama before 1860, where Jemima appeared on the census return with the youngest child, James. Family information reports she and Middleton Blaylock separated. Jemima had a six year old Georgia Ann Blaylock in her household. This is assumed to be a child from her Blaylock marriage. This Julia Ann Wells was the second wife of Armstead Kirkland. Questions have been raised that Julia had a son, James M. Wells, before her marriage to Armstead. Records indicate that was the case, but they, in the opinion of the writer, remove any doubt that Armstead Kirkland was the father of the boy. James M. is listed in the household of Armstead and Julia on the U. S. Census return for Henry County in 1870. He had the surname of Wells. It will be shown that he married in 1875, under the age of maturity, and Mrs. Julia Kirkland granted permission for the marriage. She was his mother. He was identified as an heir of Armstead when the heirs sold the remaining land owned by their deceased father in November 1904, Deed Book 11, pages 236-237. He also signed as James M. Wells when land was divided among some mature family members, Deed Book 22, page 419. Available records lead to the opinion that, while James M. Wells was born 18 March 1855 and his parents were not married until 16 May 1857, and he carried the maiden surname of his mother, he was a son of Armstead Kirkland. The records indicate that Armstead acknowledged this son.

Armstead was absent from the 1850 census. This research was unable to determine, or approximate, the death date of his first wife. Julia was born 25 November 1833 and died 14 April 1915, according to the grave marker. She was buried at Newville Baptist Cemetery, with her Wells kin.

Armstead purchased land from the U. S. Government 28 October 1850 in Township 6, Range 28. Readers will recall his father owned land in this Township, between old U. S. 431 and State Road 53, south of Abbeville. A number of deeds affecting this land were executed and are of interest to descendants. The important one for this report is Deed Book 11, pages 236-237, executed November 1904. This record was the sale of the remaining land owned by Armstead and provides proof of his issue. One daughter, Georgia Ann Marinda (Kirkland) Galloway, was deceased and her son signed the deed as her only heir. Otherwise, all direct heirs of Armstead signed the record. The heirs were: Julia A. Kirkland (the widow); Martin Kirkland; W. W. (William Wilson) Kirkland; W. A. Galloway (son of William. W. and Georgia Ann Marinda (Kirkland) Galloway); Jane (Missouri Jane) Smith, wife of William Smith; J. W. (John W.) Kirkland. Jasper Kirkland; A. A. (Aris Armstead) Kirkland; Julia C. Brackin, wife of Moses L. Brackin; James M. Wells. The families of Missouri Jane (Kirkland) Smith and Aris Armstead Kirkland lived in Geneva County. Records will be cited that show the Wells Family moved to Holmes County, Florida about this time.

The children of Armstead and Julia Ann were:

• James M. Wells - born 18 March 1855, died 09 February 1932, buried at Newville Baptist Cemetery, married Alice Catherine Kirkland;
• William Wilson - born February 1858, married Mary Etta Davis 04 December 1879;
• Georgia Ann Marinda - born ca. 1859, died ca. 1880, married William W. Galloway 14 December 1879;
• Martin - born June 1860, married Camilla S. Holland 06 June 1884;
• Missouri Jane - born ca. 1863, married William J. Smith 31 October 1881;
• John W. - born 30 March 1865, died 15 July 1921, married Cordelia Kirkland 13 September 1888;
• Jasper - born April 1868, died 05 November 1950 in Holmes County, Florida, married Sarah Jane Baker 30 July 1889;
• Aris Armstead - born 24 June 1870, died 17 August 1944, Holmes County, Florida, married 1) Mary Peterson 24 January 1898, 2) Lovenia Holland ca. 1912;
• Julia Catherine - born ca. 1874, married Moses L. Brackin 06 January 1895.

The U. S. Census return for Henry County in 1900, reports Julia was the mother of nine children, and eight were alive. Nine have been identified, and the early death of Georgia Ann Marinda has been noted.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Julia A Wells in the 1900 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/58958096:7602

• Kirkland Family Roots, publ. 2002 by Dr. J.R. Peacock, pp. 295-297
• Year: 1860; Census Place: Rowville, Henry, Alabama; Roll: M653_11; Page: 215; Family History Library Film: 803011 - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=7349334&indiv=try
• Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 5, Henry, Alabama; Roll: M593_19; Page: 334A; Family History Library Film: 545518 - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=13250408&indiv=try
• Year: 1880; Census Place: Roeville, Henry, Alabama; Roll: 15; Page: 628C; Enumeration District: 083 - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=39898350&indiv=try
• Ancestry.com. Alabama, Marriage Index, 1800-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006; Spouse: Mary Nancy Whiddon; Marriage Date: 14 Nov 1846; County: Henry; State: Alabama https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7838&h=43819&indiv=try
• Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967; Marriage Date: 15 Nov 1846; Marriage Place: Henry, Alabama, USA; Spouse: Nancy Whiddon; Film Number: 001288501 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61365&h=1643640&indiv=try
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes; Issue Date: 1 Dec 1851; Place: Henry, Alabama, USA; Land Office: Sparta; Meridian: St Stephens; Township: 6-N; Range: 28; Section: 8; Accession Number: AL2280__.440; Document Number: 9495 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1246&h=1895808&indiv=try
• Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967; Marriage Date: 17 May 1857; Marriage Place: Henry, Alabama, USA; Spouse: Julia Ann Wills; Film Number: 001288501 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61365&h=1644095&indiv=try
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes; Issue Date: 1 Nov 1858;Place: Henry, Alabama, USA; Land Office: Elba; Meridian: St Stephens; Township: 6-N; Range: 28-E; Section: 8; Accession Number: AL2460__.262; Document Number: 22674 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1246&h=2130979&indiv=try
• Find a Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62659554