Capt. John Kincaid, Sr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of Captain. DAR Ancestor # A104299

John Kincaid moved with his father and mother to Albemarle Virginia in 1746 (he was about 20 years old). Married Margaret in 1753 or 4, and moved to newly settled Castlewood in 1765 (Castlewood being the westernmost settlement in Virginia at the time, staging area for Daniel Boone's hunting forays into Kentucky). In 1774 John joined a militia force raised by Daniel Boone to join Andrew Lewis' Ohio expedition against Chief Cornstalk, known as Dunmore's war. The Castlewood contingent including John reached Point Pleasant just after the main battle, but fought alongside George Rogers Clark, Simon Kenton (of The Frontiersmen fame), and Ivan Shelby (future governor of Kentucky). John Kincaid's sons Joseph and James both fought in later frontier battles during the revolutionary war, James joining when he was only 15. John's son David (our ancestor), significantly younger than James (1 to 5 years), did not, but apparently did enlist toward the end of the war.

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"The Kinkeads, Greers and Alexanders were all early day settlers of

Albemarle County and held land in other counties also. "

(Don W. Kincaid <donwkincaid1@frontiernet.net> 8/23/2006)

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Notes for John Kincaid (Kinkead): [John Kincaid desc.GED] http://www.alphalink.com.au/~kincaidr/jokin.htm-- Research by Ronald Lepeska about John Kincaid. More About John Kincaid (Kinkead): Appointment: Abt. 1780, John was appointed commissioner of the Kentucky Road by the State of Virginia.4 Burial: Unknown, Hays Fork Cemetery, Madison Co., Kentucky. Directions to Kincaid cemetery & the easiest way I have found is to go South from Richmond on US 75, then take US 421 and when you get to Hays Fork (about 6 miles South of Richmond) you will see Hays Fork Baptist Church on the East side of 421, then in just a few blocks you will come to Crooksville Road also marked as KY Hwy 499 and turn right about a half block past the Eastbound 499 on Westbound 499 and Kincaid Cemetery will be on a hill to your right on a hill after you have gone about 1/2 mile. After you turn West or right on 499, the Hay Fork branch of Silver Creek will be on your left and a field on your right, then at the West end of the field there will be a small creek and fence and the cemetery is on the hillside to the NW. Also helpful would be to use Google maps and do a search for 4400 Hays Fork Lane, Richmond, KY which will pinpoint 499 Eastbound and you can even zoom in on the cemetery from there. The farm gate is about 3/8's of a mile further down 499 to the West and there is a road through the farm to the cemetery. Military service 1: 1774, enlisted in the local militia 1774, for service in Dunmore’s War.4 Military service 2: October 1780, Fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain in Campbell's Unit.4 Residence: 1779, James helped his fatherand family move over the Kentucky Road to Harodsburg that winter.4 More About John Kincaid (Kinkead) and Margaret Jane Lockhart: Marriage: Abt. 1753, Albermarle Co., VA.4 Children of John Kincaid (Kinkead) and Margaret Jane Lockhart are: Jane Kincaid, d. date unknown. Joseph Kincaid, d. 1782, in the Battle of the Blue Licking River, the last battle of the Revolutionary War.4. +Margaret Kincaid, d. Bef. 1838, Alabama4. +Mary Kincaid, d. Bef. 1838, near Baird's Town, KY4. Moore Kincaid, d. August 04, 1795, Station Camp, Madison County, Kentucky; battle with Indians4. +Ruth Kincaid, d. date unknown. William Kincaid, d. Abt. 1788, Mercer County, Kentucky4. +John Kincaid, b. Abt. 1755, Virginia4, d. date unknown4. +James Kincaid, b. Abt. 17624, d. July 08, 1841, Missouri5, 6. +David Greer Kincaid, b. Abt. 1768, Near Abingdon, Washington, VA7, 8, 9, 10, d. Abt. 1839, prob. No. Liberty County, Texas, now Polk Co.11, 12. Directions to the Kincaid Cemetery were noted on Roots web by: Don W. Kincaid

1. 1427, Group A, Set 1b Kincaid DNA Project Eastland, Texas, USA

From "The Kincaid Family", by Richard Bradley (e-mail: richardbrabazon@@email.msn.com) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7410/kincaidchapter.htm

3). John Kincaid married to Margaret [Lockhart?] This John was an adult by 1762. Only two land records were found for him in Albemarle County.. This is apparently John, son of Joseph. This John sold his Albemarle land in 1765 and moved to Russell County, Virginia.

Dec. 8, 1762: Deed from John & David Lockhart to John Kinkead, all of Albemarle Co., 356 acres for L 80. South branch of the North Fork of Mechums River. Neighbors: Matthew Mills, John Lockharts, George Davidson. No witnesses

October 4, 1765: Albemarle Co. Deed from John Kinkead of St. Anne's Parish, Albemarle to David Lewis, Jr. of same, ___ acres for L 35. Branch of Meechums River. Neighbors, Matthew Mills, John Lockhart, George Davison, William Woods. No witnesses. Margaret, wife of John Kinkead, relinquished her dower right.

Son of Joseph Kincaid of Albemarle County, Virginia. John died age 66 in 1792. John Kincaid is probably the first person buried at Kincaid Cemetery.

Will and Testament of John Kincaid Sr: Will of John Kincaid 9 July 1792

In the name of God Amen I John Kincaid of Madison County and State of Kentucky being by the goodness of god of Sound mind and understanding haveing the Perfect use of my Memory and my Other Rational faculties as god gave them to me - But being Weak in body and Advanced in years and Considering the Uncertainty of life do choose to Settle my temporal affairs that I be not Incumbered with them when I am entering upon eternity.

Therefore I do Appoint Constitute and Ordain this as my Last Will & Testament - and first I bequeath my body to the grave and my Soal to God that gave it and as to my Worldly Estate I bequeath and devise it as follows

To my Loveing wife I bequeath for her life time that Part of this Plantation with the Wood lands adjoining that shall be herein after specified as Moors Point and further I give Bequeath and Devise unto her all the Remaining Part of the House hold furniture and Stock of every kind and Plantation tools that are not already named or that shall not be hereafter named as belonging or bequeathed to any of the Family all said furniture & Stock to be Disposed of by her how & when she Pleases and further I bequeath unto her during her life my Negroe fellow Lewis and After her Death to be given as shall be hereinafter Specified and further I give and be queath to my son in Law William Baird 10 shillings and to John & Sarah Barksdal I give & bequeath one Heffer of two years Old to each of the two the above 10 Shillings bequeathed to William Baird and the two Heffers to the two Children Above named to be Paid by Executors when they may do It Conviently and further I give & bequeath to my Grandson John the son of James Kincaid the three hundred Acres of land belonging to me lying in Mercer County and on Salt River to be disposed of by his father for the use of his Education Excepting fifteen pounds Current money of this State and to be paid out of said lands to Samuel Jamison for the Education of his son Joseph the said fifteen Pounds to be on Demand when the said Joseph shall be ten years Old, and furth I bequeath to my two Oldest Sons John & James that Tract of land whereon I wonce lived lying Washington County Virginia and on Clinch River to be Equally Divided Betwixt them and Likewise I Bequeath my Books to John and further I Bequeath and Devise un to my two Youngest Sons David & Moore the tract of land on which I now live being four hundred Acres Including this Plantation to be Equally Divided Betwixt them that is to say to each on half of the Tract David to have & hold the South Devison and to Include the south field so far north as the Pasture fence, the line running the Same Course or Direction with the pasture fence down from said fence Across the said South field to the fence of said field nearest the Creek and to my son Moore I Bequeath a nd Devise the north side of the Plantation Including the Houses and to extend as far South as the above line appointed & Specified to be Davids Nor the line the adjoining Woodlands to be Equally Divided Betwixt them in Quality & quantity as near as possible so that the Said David & Moore may have each on equal half of the whole four hundred acres Not with Standing the Above Division Moore Shall not have full Posession of said Plantation or lands during the life of his Mother but shall at her Death, and further I Bequeath unto the said David & Moore my Land three hundred Acres of land lying in Mercer County and on the Waters of Salt River to be equally divided Betwixt them - Likewise I will that my executors do with the Old Place as they shall see fit for the use of family and further I Bequeath and Devise unto my Daughter Ruth a Sorrel mare with her Increase that she has or may have hereafter and Likewise what Cattle are named or Called hers Already, likewise I bequeath to my Daughter Jean a bay filly belonging to the lovely mare that is now a yearling & Likewise a Sorrel horse Colt.

CHILDREN: Capt. Joseph Kincaid Mary Kincaid, b. 12 Oct 1755 John Kincaid James Kincaid, b. 10 Mar 1763 David Kincaid Margaret Kincaid Moore Kincaid William Kincaid Ruth Kincaid Jean Kincaid

Capt. Joseph Kincaid and his brother William Kincaid died before 1792 so were not included in their father's will.