Historical records matching Bryan Winslow Newkirk, I
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About Bryan Winslow Newkirk, I
Bryant (Bryan) Winslow Newkirk I, was born and raised in Wilmington. He was the last generation to grow up and live on the Newkirk Plantation or "The Newkirk Place" on the Wrightsville Sound which consisted of thousands of acres. It was sold off to a Chicago Conglomerate in the early 1900's which turned it into one of the most sought-after places to live in New Hanover County called LANDFALL. A beautiful gated community.
Bryan's Father, Dr. Abram Francis Newkirk was a medical Doctor and served as a Captain in the CSA over what was called "Newkirk's Coastguard".
On November 24, 1862, in a brilliant exploit performed by the Company A “Rebel Ranger’s 41st Regt", captured the Yankee gunboat "ELLIS".
The ELLIS sailed up New River Inlet to capture Jacksonville, NC. The ELLIS captured two schooners. On the way down the river, the ELLIS ran aground on Nov. 24th.
Early the next day, Capt. Newkirk with two cavalry companies and a battery of artillery commenced fire upon the ELLIS.
On this day Newkirk's Company took Prisoners of War. Captain Abram graduated NYU Medical School in 1844 and later, he graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. In 1852, he attended a Post Graduate course and graduated from University of the City of New York earning a Doctorate of Medicine as a Surgeon.
One of the prisoner's was an Officer named Dr. Passmore Treadwell. Dr. Newkirk's old college roommate in medical School. Unbeknownst to Dr. Abram, Dr. Treadwell was also his 6th cousin.
Dr. Treadwell was injured. Knowing that he possibly would not make it if he turned him over to the higher ups as a POW without proper treatment, Dr. Newkirk took him to his home and nursed him back to health. Then after he regained his health Dr. Newkirk turned him over. In doing so that set off a charge of harboring and colluding with the enemy.
Dr. Newkirk was then tried and acquitted of all charges. Dr. Newkirk stated that his Hippocratic oath of, "first doing no harm", superseded any allegiance to the Confederate States of America. He was recommended for a promotion to Major but turned it down and resigned his commission with haste and sat out the remainder of the War.
This was a man of character who obviously had some sort of good and permeable effect on his offspring.
Bryan worked as a Engineer for different companies among which were "Navassa Guano Works and was the Head Engineer for Virginia-Carolina Chemical company. Traveling around the South serving in this capacity.
Talking about Engineers, his brothers Haywood F Newkirk Sr. and William Seavey Newkirk also worked as Engineers in Wilmington, NC.
One day he had a near fatal accident which was recorded in The_Daily_Review_Friday, January 30th, 1880. Where it states that he had a very narrow and miraculous near-death escape while working as an engineer.
His cloths got caught on the cogs of a gear shift and threw him into the mill pit. He suffered scalp lacerations and a broken collar bone. He convalesced at home and the article stated that he had many friends in Wilmington which will be glad to hear of his truly wonderful escape from death.
Reminds me of Mayflower John Howland, another Grandfather, who escaped death as well when he fell overboard on the Mayflower and was fished out, saving his life.
Bryan was also a volunteer firefighter in Wilmington.
His middle name "Winslow" has early American roots. The name Winslow has been passed down generation after generation. The Winslow's are some of our Ancestors. They were also on the Mayflower as well as serving as some of the first Governors of Plymouth Colony and of Massachusetts.
Bryan was my Great Grandfather and Craig and Haywood Newkirk's Great Uncle. Lots of New Hanover and surrounding counties have tons of Newkirk history that I'm very proud of.
Bryan was obviously a romantic as well. After his first wife, Mary K (Roberts) Newkirk, passed on at a very early age, he married my Great Grandmother, Florence Mercer, on Valentine’s day, February 14, 1882.
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Bryan Winslow Newkirk, I's Timeline
| 1852 |
February 8, 1852
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Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1883 |
May 5, 1883
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Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
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| 1885 |
September 4, 1885
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Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1888 |
December 18, 1888
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Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1891 |
November 11, 1891
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Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1894 |
March 10, 1894
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Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1896 |
August 20, 1896
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Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
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| 1938 |
June 18, 1938
Age 86
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Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
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