Henry Van Kirk, Jr.

Henry Van Kirk's will found in will book 1, p. 344 (year 1798), Washington County, PA. _______________________

Raymond Martin Bell, "The Vankirk Family of Hopewell Township, Hunterdon (now Mercer) County, New Jersey and Amwell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania"; Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly, August 1983, vol. 10, #1, p. 43.

The court records at Washington, PA show the following for Henry [Van Kirk]:

29 Oct 1791 bought 255 acres for £287 from John & Sarah Gregg DB-1 p. 299 adjoining John Vankirk (later Henry got 254 acres from Gregg)

2 Apr 1792 Patent of 255 acres to Henry

20 Mar 1798 will written. Wife Sarah; sons William, Johnson, Gideon, Ira, Arthur, Henry, John; daughters Mary, Anny, Betsy. William the oldest was in New Jersey; Gideon & Ira each got 100 acres; the three younger sons 300 acres to be divided; Executors: Joseph & Gideon; witnesses: Silas Crispin, John Lackey, George Caton. WB-1, p. 344; Accounts Vol. 10 1805.

3 Apr 1798 Death of Henry (bible incorrectly lists it as 3 Apr 1797)

14 Apr 1798 Will Probated

18 Apr 1798 Appraisal by Thomas Lackey, Arthur Chamberlain. Personal Property £285.5.0 = $750; Cash $29.82

26 May 1798 Sale of Personal Property $842.20.

26 Jan 1805 Final Settlement; physician listed as Dr. John Culbertson

The 1796 tax list shows:

Henry Vankirk 509 acres, 3 houses, 1 barn, 2 horses, 6 cows, 1 yoke oxen Joseph Vankirk 120 acres, 25 cleared, 1 house, 1 stable, 1 horse, 2 cows Jacob & Henry Vankirk 240 acres, 1 house, 1 barn, 1 horse, 3 cows

The 1798 "window tax" shows:

Sarah (widow of Henry) Vankirk, 2 houses $70, 500 acres, total $2050 Jacob Vankirk, 2 houses $60, 236 acres, total $1004 Joseph Vankirk, 1 house $25, 120 acres, total $500