Elizabeth Rice Kirton - Family Bible

Original bible is in the possession of the aunt of:
Charles David Moore
725 Cortlandt St.
Houston, Texas 77007-1638

Copy in possession of
Joann Carroll Fairbourn
9804 Rias Way
Austin, Texas 78717

Transcribed from the copies by Joann Fairbourn.

My note--Elizabeth Rice Kirton, widow of Thomas Kirton, moved from Marion County, SC to Lauderdale County, Tennessee in 1836 with several of her brothers and her granddaughter, Maria Louisa Wilson, who had lost her father, William H. Wilson, and her mother, Elizabeth Margaret Kirton. Benjamin Thomas Wilson, Maria’s older half brother, remained in Georgetown, SC with their paternal grandmother, Martha Josephine (Lyons) Linerieux.

Inside Cover:
New Testament of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ

Page 1: Marriages

Thos. Kirton and Elizabeth Rice was married 18th Octr. 1808
Charles Rice and Hannah Phillips were married January 5th 1782

Page 2: Marriages

Andrew B. Jayroe and Hannah Rice were married May 18th 1820
James P. Walker and Maria L. Wilson were married January 13th 1842

Page 3: Births

Eliza Rice was born 10th January 1783
Thomas Kirton was born 9th June in the year of our Lord 1788
Maria Kirton was born 19th Septr 1809
Elizabeth Kirton was born 9th April 1811
Philip R. Kirton was born 5th March 1815
Hannah Kirton was born 3th May 1817
Thomas J. Kirton was born 5th April 1819
Mary Kirton was born 25th December 1820
Jane Rice was born September 19th 1785
David Rice was born January 25 1788
Benjamin T. Wilson was born Decr 1st 1826
Louisa M. Wilson was born April 8th 1828

Ann Elizabeth Walker was born April 1st 1843

Page 4: Births

Hannah Rice was born Augt 16th 1803
Sarah C. Jayroe was born 15th January 1822
William Jayroe was born June 15th 1824
Andrew T. Jayroe was born November 26th 1825
John R. Jayroe was born Sept 20th 1827
Hannah C. Jayroe was born Feby 20th 1830
Mary E. Jayroe was born Feby 23rd 1832
Deaths:
Mr. Thomas Kirton departed this life 5 day Febr 1823 in the 35th year of his age
Mary Kirton departed this life 3 day of May 1824 in the 4th year of her age
Mariah L. Wilson departed this life 23rd Decr 1826 in the eighteenth year of her age
Mrs. Elizabeth Margaret Wilson departed this life on the 27th May 1829 in the eighteenth
year of her age.

Page 5: Births

Sarah C. Jayroe died December 26th 1823
William Jayroe died November 20th 1824
Andrew T. Jayroe died November 7th 1826

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