The Kirkbrides in England

The Kirkbrides start in England. The Wigtons are ancestors of the Kirkbrides.

From a chart from William H. Kirkbride, who sent an expert to England to trace out our ancestral line.

1 - Odard de Logis, First Baron of Wigton, born 1095
Sheriff of Carlyle, made Earl of Wigton in 1130 by King Henry I.
2 - Adam, Baron of Wigton, born 1129
3 - Odard, Baron of Wigton, died 1129
4 - Adam, Baron of Wigton, died 1225
5 - Odard, Baron of Wigton, died 1238
6 - Walter, Baron of Wigton, died 1286
7 - John, Baron of Wigton, died 1315
8 - Sir Richard de Kirkbride of Kirkbride, died 1361

"Kirkbride" get its origin from Saint Brides Kirk or church. This very ancient church still stands as shown in a picture procured from Ruth Kirkbride of Trenton, N.J.

The manor of Kirkbride was part of the Barony of Wigton, granted by Baron John through his daughter and only child, Margaret, who married Walter de Kirkbride in 1332, to their son Richard de Kirkbride, a Knight. Court records still register Richard Kirkbride of Cumberland as the last Baron of Wigton, though a cousin is said to have usurped the estates.

9 - Richard de Kirkbride, died 1405
10 - Richard de Kirkbride, died 1454
11 - Percival de Kirkbride, died 1501
12 - Richard de Kirkbride, died 1566
13 - Richard de Kirkbride, died 1592
14 - Bernard de Kirkbride, died 1622
15 - Richard de Kirkbride, died 1659
16 - Bernard de Kirkbride, died 1677
17 - Matthew de Kirkbride, died 1636
18 - Joesph Kirkbride, born 1662. Came to America in 1681. Married, as second wife, Sarah
daughter of Mahlon Stacy, founder of Trenton, N.J.
19 - Mahlon (Stacy) Kirkbride, born 1703. Married Mary, daughter of John Satcher of [William] Penn's Manor.
20 - Robert Kirkbride, born 1737.
21 - David Kirkbride, born 1775.
22 - Robert, born 1800; John, born 1803; Asher, born 1806, Mahlon, born 1810

Throughout the blog, my notes will appear in burgandy. This is the foundation of the Kirkbrides. The key ancestor here in this long list being Joseph Kirkbride - who started the family tree in America. It is a fascinating journey as told by the author of this book, Sherman Kirkbride, published 1913. Stay tuned. ~Sarah