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John Kinkead

Parents

Children with Elizabeth Logan (b. 1 April 1735, d. January 1813)

Son	David Kinkead+ (b. 7 July 1757, d. 1795)
Son	John S. Kincaid, Jr. (b. 11 January 1758, d. 11 August 1835)
Daughter	Bethiah Kinkead+ (b. 20 June 1759, d. 11 May 1833)
Son	Robert Kinkead+ (b. 14 July 1761, d. 20 October 1844)
Son	Hobson Kinkead+ (b. 24 November 1763, d. September 1850)
Daughter	Sallie Kinkead+ (b. 29 December 1765, d. after 1796)
Son	Joseph Kinkead+ (b. 11 February 1774, d. 22 September 1840)
Son	James Kinkead+ (b. 23 November 1777, d. before April 1861)

Biography

Name		John Kinkead was also known as John Andrew Kinkead.
DNA Verified		20 DNA matches through John Kinkead
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Person Source		He had person sources.1
Birth	14 September 1736	He was born on 14 September 1736 in Bath County, Virginia, USABG.1,2
Marriage	21 April 1756	He and Elizabeth Logan were married on 21 April 1756 in Augusta, Virginia, United StatesBGO.1,3
Land Purchased	11 October 1760	He bought land on 11 October 1760 in Albemarle, Virginia, United StatesBGO. John Kinkeid survey of 98 acres. South side of the Blue Ridge Mtns. Neighbor, David Kinkeid. Caveated by James Black & transferred by him to James Bishop.
Land Deed Named In	12 May 1764	He made a will on 12 May 1764 in Albemarle, Virginia, United StatesBGO. Deed from Richard & Agnes Stockton to David Kinkead, all of Albemarle, 400 acres for L 57. Both sides of Stocktons Branch of Meechums Creek. Neighbors: David Stockton, Charles Lynch. Witnesses: Thomas Kinkead, Matthew Kinkead, John Kinkead.
Security on Admin	27 May 1793	He was named as security on the administration of an estate on 27 May 1793. On motion of Sarah (Sallie) McMurry & John Kincaid, who made oath & together with Hopson Kincaid & Robert Dougherty, their securities, entered into and acknowledged their bond in sum of lbs300 conditioned as the law directs. Certificate is granted for them to obtain letters of Administration of the estate of Samuel McMurry, deceased in due form.
Military	1800	He served in the military in 1800.4
Death	2 July 1801	He died on 2 July 1801 at age 64 in Indian Creek, Monroe County, Missouri, USABG.2
Anecdote		Wilderness Road History of Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870 By Lewis Preston Summers Page 280 By the year 1779 great numbers of people were emigrating to and settling to the westward of the Cumberland mountains. In this year the General Assembly of Virginia passed an act for marking and opening a road over the Cumberland mountains into the county of Kentucky. The act in question appointed Evan Shelby and Richard Calloway commissioners to explore the country adjacent to and on both sides of the Cumberland mountains, and to trace and mark the most convenient road from the settlements on the east side of the mountains over the same into the open country into the county of Kentucky, and to cause such road, with all convenient dispatch to be opened and cleared in such manner as to give passage to travelers with pack-horses for the present, and to report to the next session of the Assembly the distances, the practicability and the cost of completing and making the same a good wagon road. The act further provided that should the said Evan Shelby or Richard Calloway refuse or be unable to act, then the County Court of their residence should appoint his or their successor. It provided also that a guard of not more than fifty men from the county most convenient should attend said commissioners while locating this road. Colonel Evan Shelby declined to act as commissioner, pursuant to the act of the Assembly above mentioned, and the County Court of Washington county, in which he lived, on June 20, 1780, entered the following order: “Ordered that Captain John Kinkead be appointed in the room of Colonel Evan Shelby, who has refused to act agreeably to the Act of Assembly for marking and opening a road over the Cumberland mountains into the county of Kentucke.” This appointment Captain Kinkead accepted, and along with Captain Calloway, effected the opening of a road throught the Cumberland mountains to Kentucky, and on the first day of December, 1781, a petition of John Kinkead was presented to the General Assembly of Virginia “setting forth that agreeably to appointment of the County Court of Washington he, in conjunction with the other commissioner, proceeded to and effected the opening of a road through the Cumberland mountains to Kentucky. And praying to be paid for the service.” The road thus located by Captains Kinkead and Calloway, became what was known as the “Wilderness Road”, and for twenty years subsequent thereto was the principal highway traveled by an immense train of emigrants to the West. This road passed through Abingdon, and that the present generation may be able to locate this road, I give the stopping points, with the distances between, along the road from Inglis’ Ferry at New river to Cumberland Gap:
Anecdote		The following references are from the "Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800", by Lewis Preston Summers. Ordered that John Kinkead, Gent., take a list of Tithables and Quantity of Taxable Land from the Glade Hollow to the head of Clinch. (pg. 952) Ordered that John Kinkead, Gent., and several other men be recommended to his Excellency the Governor as fit and proper persons for Captains of the Militia in the County of Washington, Feb. 26, 1777. (pg. 957) Capt. John Kinkead and other Commissioners to distribute flour to those in need in Augusta County, April 29, 1777. Next day he acted as one of the Judges. (pg. 960) John Kinkead and three other men to see that a road was built over north side of Clinch Mt. to home of Robert and James Logan's home. On this same page, John Kinkead is named to do four different things. (pg. 973) John Kinkead was administrator of the Estate of John Barksdale. (pg. 1006) There are many pages where he did things like this; too many to put down. John Kincaid, Gent., was on jury many times, Washington Co., Va., Court. Aug. 20, 1779, John Kincaid, Gent., ordered that the Sher­iff summon 24 able free-holders to serve on Grand Jury, etc. Washington Co., Aug. 16, 17$0, John Kincaid, Gent., acted as Judge. (pg. 1048, 1062, 1063, 1174.) Ordered that Capt. John Kinkead be appointed in the Room of Col. Evan Shelby who has refused to act agreeable to the Act of Assembly for marking and opening a Road over the Cumberland r1ts. into Kentucky, 1780. (pg. 1057) Ordered that Capt. John Kinkead have leave to build a mill on his own land on the Northfork of Holstons River, 1781. (pg. 1075) County paid expences for Capt. John Kinkead to and from Richmond as a Commissioner for Kentucky road. (pg. 1120) At a Court continued and held for Washington Co., Va., Aug. 21, 1782, present James Dysart, John Kinkead, Joseph Black, and Alexander Barnett, Gentlemen. John Kinkead acted as the Judge. This happened on many pages. (pg. 1109-1111) Oct. 2, 1783, he was granted 394 acs. on Meadow Branch. Same day granted 182 acs. Middlefork of Jolston River. (pg. 1225)5,6
Anecdote		John Kincaid son of David He was married to Elizabeth (Logan) and he and Elizabeth first appeared in Albemarle County records in e early 1760's. Oct. 11, 1760: Albemarle Co. John Kinkeid survey of 98 acres. South side of the Blue Ridge Mtns. Neighbor, David Kinkeid. Caveated by James Black & transferred by him to James Bishop. May 12, 1764: Deed from Richard & Agnes Stockton to David Kinkead, all of Albemarle, 400 acres for L 57. Both sides of Stocktons Branch of Meechums Creek. Neighbors: David Stockton, Charles Lynch. Witnesses: Thomas Kinkead, Matthew Kinkead, John Kinkead. & May 28, 1764: Deed from David & Winifred Kinkead to their son John Kinkead, all of Albemarle, 400 acres for 5 S. Both sides of Stocktons branch of Meechums River. No neighbors given. Witnesses: Thomas Kinkead, Matthew Kinkead, James Black. & September 8, 1768: Deed from John & Elizabeth Kinkead of Albemarle to James Turk of Augusta, 200 acres for L 75. Tract having been conveyed to John by his parents David & Winifred, part of a larger tract of 400 acres. On Stocktons Branch. Witnesses, Robert Logan, Bethial Logan*29, William Jones, James Logan.. & Nov. 2, 1768: Deed from John & Elizabeth Kinkead of Albemarle to William Teas of Augusta, 500 acres for L 50. Both sides of Stocktons Branch of Meechums River. Witnesses, Robert Logan, Bethial Logan, James Logan.7
Anecdote		Lat: 36.9319 Long -81.9684. He was usually in command at Elk Garden fort (present Russell County, VA) in the 1770s; that militia contingent went to the Battle of Point Pleasant, and most returned. A little later he was prominent in what is now Abingdon, VA (Washington County); during that time he was put in charge of opening the road from that area (upper Clinch River in VA) to Kentucky (aka the Wilderness Road). Not many years after opening it, he presumably followed it. Along with son Hobson (usually spelled as pronounced, Hopson), he ended up in what has been Clark County, KY since 1793 (but it was previously part of Fayette County, when that was much larger). He and his older sons may appear on tax lists (1787ff), or deeds earlier, because they came of age (to get land warrants and grants in their own names) earlier. Hobson and John (his father) were on Fayette (i.e. the later Clark) county tax lists by 1790. Kentucky has only been a state since 1792, so earlier records for that area were Virginia, or Southwest Territory. Best sources about John Kinkead's earlier career would be the three copious books by Lewis Preston Summers, especially his Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800. But not every colonial American instance of the name John Kinkead/Kincaid -- even in books by L.P. Summers -- refers to this person.8
Anecdote		Now I am going to quote from a letter I received from Mrs. Edward L. Westbrooke, Registrar General, NSDAR, on March 21, 1973 "I was most anxious that your supplementals be verified while I was in Washington. I was there two weeks, before and after February Board. Two of the papers were done with no problem. When the Genealogist worked on Captain John Kinkaid, she found an old paper with Captain John Kinkaid, proper proof, from same area, different wife and children. She felt that the service was his. I spent about four hours on it and found it particularly fascinating. There were definitely two Capt. John Kinkaids in the same area. One (the old paper) moved to Woodford County, Kentucky, in 1779, his sons having preceded him. In 1781 yours was paid in Virginia for laying out a road from Southwest Virginia, Tennessee to Kentucky which became the Wilderness Road. Annals of Southwest Virginia gave the distances between points - Abington, Va., Moccasin Bend, Clinch River. I drive through that territory each time I go to Washington. He could not have been in charge there and living in Central Kentucky. I was also interested in finding that the Kincaids came from Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania." The following information is from the "History of Southwest Virginia". John Kinkead in command of troops Elk Garden, on Clinch River, Aug. 1774. (pg. 156) Aug. 16, 1774, John Kinkead, Gent., qualified Justice. (pg. 165, Augusta Co. court record, order bk. XVI.) John Kinkead appointed justice of peace by Gov. Patrick Henry, Dec. 21, 1776 of Washington Co. (pg. 255-56) He was appointed one of the commissioners to locate road from foot of Clinch Mt. to court house, 1777. (pg. 272) Feb. 17, 1778, appointed justice in Augusta Co. (pg. 261) 1780-1781, Capt. Kinkead was appointed with Capt. Calloway to open road through Cumberland Mt. to Kentucky. This he did. This road was known as the Wilderness Road. (pg. 280, 843, 853-54) July 10, 1784, power of attorney by Elizabeth K. to David K. of Fayette Co., Va. (pg. 531, Chalkey's Bk. Il The following references are from the "Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800", by Lewis Preston Summers. Ordered that John Kinkead, Gent., take a list of Tithables and Quantity of Taxable Land from the Glade Hollow to the head of Clinch. (pg. 952) Ordered that John Kinkead, Gent., and several other men be recommended to his Excellency the Governor as fit and proper persons for Captains of the Militia in the County of Washington, Feb 26, 1777. (pg. 957) Capt. John Kinkead and other Commissioners to distribute flour to those in need in Augusta County, April 29, 1777. Next day he acted as one of the Judges. (pg. 960) John Kinkead and three other men to see that a road was built over north side of Clinch Mt. to home of Robert and James Logan's home. On this same page, John Kinkead is named to do four different things. (pg. 973) John Kinkead was administrator of the Estate of John Barksdale. (pg. 1006) There are many pages where he did things like this; too many to put down. John Kincaid, Gent., was on jury many times, Washington Co., Va., Court. Aug. 20, 1779, John Kincaid, Gent., ordered that the Sher­iff summon 24 able free-holders to serve on Grand Jury, etc. Washington Co., Aug. 16, 1780, John Kincaid, Gent., acted as Judge. (pg. 1048, 1062, 1063, 1174.) Ordered that Capt. John Kinkead be appointed in the Room of Col. Evan Shelby who has refused to act agreeable to the Act of Assembly for marking and opening a Road over the Cumberland r1ts. into Kentucky, 1780. (pg. 1057) Ordered that Capt. John Kinkead have leave to build a mill on his own land on the Northfork of Holstons River, 1781. (pg. 1075) County paid expences for Capt. John Kinkead to and from Richmond as a Commissioner for Kentucky road. (pg. 1120) At a Court continued and held for Washington Co., Va., Aug. 21, 1782, present James Dysart, John Kinkead, Joseph Black, and Alexander Barnett, Gentlemen. John Kinkead acted as the Judge. This happened on many pages. (pg. 1109-1111) Oct. 2, 17$3, he was granted 394 acs. on Meadow Branch. Same day granted 182 acs. Middlefork of Jolston River. (pg. 1225) The "Annals of Southwest Virginia", by L. P. Summers, has been published again; this time in two volumes. It can be purchased from the Genealogical Publishing Co., 521-23 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, Md. 21202. It is a wonderful book. When you read this book, you will see that the Kincaids were very prominent people and like many others, helped make our country the most wonderful in the world. Va. Colonial Militia, 1657-1776, by Wm. Armstrong Crozier, pg. 83. Lord Dunmoris War, 1774. John Kincaid was a scout for 17 days at Maiden Springs Station, Aug. 26, 1774. He was Ensign, Lord Dunemore's War, 1774. (pg. 79) Capt. John Kincaid served in the Revolutionary War. Bill of sale of slaves; John Kincaid and Sarah McMurry of Clarke Co., Ky., bought of Sampson Williams, 1795. John Kincaid owned many, many acres of land in Kentucky. His son Robert went to Lincoln Co.; son Hobson to Green and Barron Co.; James was granted thousands in Lincoln and Green. (Wills and Inventories, Bk. 172, Davidson Co., Tenn., pg. 32)9

Citations

1. [S75] Cleo Meador Scott, Our Ancestors (, 1980). Hereinafter cited as Our Ancestors.
2. [S1440] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
3. [S80] comtutors, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17316352/person/492971035, (.)
4. [S1439] Ancestry.com, U.S. War Bounty Land Warrants, 1789-1858
5. [S230] Lewis Preston Summers, Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, n.d.)
6. [S75] Cleo Meador Scott, Our Ancestors (, 1980), p 13. Hereinafter cited as Our Ancestors.
7. [S232] Richard Bradley, "Kincaid History", Harrah History (n.p.: n.p., n.d.)
8. [S7436] Richard Hulan, Richard Hulan, Family Tree DNA Kincaid Group (https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/kincaid/activity-feed : Accessed 21 Aug 016), 21 Jul 31
9. [S75] Cleo Meador Scott, Our Ancestors (, 1980), p 12-13. Hereinafter cited as Our Ancestors.