FIFTH GENERATION

263. John Fletcher Kirkpatrick was born on 8 Sep 1811 in Madison Co., Illinois. He died on 6 Sep 1882 in Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin.⁽³⁸⁾ He was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Grant Co., Wisconsin. ⁽³⁸⁾ John Fletcher Kirkpatrick was born 8 September 1811 in Madison County, I llinois. He came to Belmont Mounds in 1832 to engage in lead mining an d along the way he planted a crop of corn. It was the same year as the B lack Hawk War and Fletcher Kirkpatrick became involved as a private in C aptain James Craig's Company of Illinois Mounted Volunteers under the c ommand of Colonel Henry Dodge. Kirkpatrick's service was from May to S eptember 1832. One muster roll shows that Fletcher Kirkpatrick was in C apt. Gear's Company of Infantry, 27th Regiment, Illinois Militia, but t hat he was absent without leave and joined Captain James Craig's Compan y, a detached unit under the command of Henry Dodge, which contained a c onsiderable number of relatives.

His papers describe him as six feet, two inches tall, with blue eyes, l ight hair and a fair complexion. By profession, the papers say, he is e ngaged in "farming, teaming and mining". The same documents give his b irth place as "near Quincy, Bond County, Illinois". This obviously is a n error. (The statement was made by his widow in her application for a m ilitary pension.)

Immediately following the Black Hawk War, Kirkpatrick returned to an ar ea North of Platteville where he discovered the "Burying Ground Digging s", a lead mine. Fletcher Kirkpatrick died 6 September 1882, intestate , at Platteville, where he lived since 1838. For some eight or ten yea rs he was in the mercantile business at Platteville, after which he eng aged in the butchering business*** (see note concerning Thomas Chapman, b elow). Kirkpatrick served for many years on town and village boards.

He married, first, at Washburn (now Arthur), Wisconsin, Louisa Jane Bas ye, daughter of Dr. Joseph Jackson and Ann (Watson) Basye. (Joseph Jac kson Basye was born 24 September 1799, died 5 January 1877. His wife A nna, was born in South Carolina on 28 December 1799. She died on 17 Se ptember 1873.) Louisa Jane (Bayse) Kirkpatrick was born 9 December 182 1 in Illinois and died at Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin, 29 March 1 845.

Kirkpatrick married as his second wife, Mary Ellen (or Eleanor) Summers , who was born in Clarke County, Indiana. The wedding was at Plattevil le, 1 June 1847, presided over by Rev. E. Springer. Mary Ellen was the d aughter of Henry and Dorcas Summer. She was born 12 November 1824 and d ied 24 July 1905.

Fletcher and Louisa had four children, three of which died under the ag e of 5.
Fletcher and Mary Ellen had six children.

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NOTE: Fletcher Kirkpatrick wrote a brief two page "History of the Kirk patrick's", that was sent to his nephew James, so states his daughter E lla May from whom the paper decends. In most but not all respects it i s correct and informative. From time to time we have quoted from this p aper of J. F. Kirkpatrick.
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"An Old Record"
John Fletcher Kirkpatrick was a great-grandson of James Kirkpatrick, wh o was the progenitor of this family. His parents emigrated to Madison C ounty, Illinois in 1802, and John was born there in 1811. In 1878 he w rote down his recollections and the family traditions for his children a nd grand children. The result is this document, "An Old Record." Not a ll of the account is completely accurate. For instance, James Kirkpatr ick had six sons, not seven, and not all of them returned safely from t he war (Thomas died while a Prisoner-Of-War), but it appears to be in t he main a reasonably accurate, and certainly a colorful account of the e arly years of a part of the family. it is reprinted here, verbatim, ju st as it was written by him.
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My grand-father and his six brothers, who were of Scotch descent, serve d in the Revolutionary War with Washington and Marion. My grandfather h ad a furlough to come home to see his family. There was a Tory in the h ands of the Whigs by the name of Mayfield, and grandfather bailed him o ut so that he could go and visit his family also. He, traitor like, in formed the Tories about grandfather being at home. They surrounded the h ouse where grandfather lived, he having been home but a few hours and w as sitting on grandmother's lap when they came to the door. Just as he r eached for his gun a man by the name of Pruitt -- the leader of the Tor ies -- shot him dead.

Grandfather's six brothers returned safely from the war. Pruitt was pu t in jail but succeeded in getting out and fled the country. Afterward s some of grandfathers relations hired Mayfield to go as a pilot throug h a kind of wilderness and that was the last ever seen of him. But eve rybody seemed to understand what became of him.

Grandfather left 4 sons. My father was the youngest and could just rem ember the circumstance. My grandmother's maiden name was Gillham; was o f Irish descent. She afterwards married a man by the name of Potts*. A fter he died my father and uncle Frank went back to Georgia after her. A nd uncle James and family came also at this time back with them to Illi nois. We were then living in Bond County, near Greenville, but when we m oved to Sangamon County near Springfield she moved with us and lived th ere until her death.

My mother whose maiden name was Lane, also died here. Father and she w ere married in Georgia.

Grandfather's six brothers seemed to have wandered all over the United S tates. Some went to Ohio I know. I must tell you how they came to mig rate from Georgia. During the war, some of the Gillham children were s tolen by the Indians and carried to Illinois, were rescued by some trad ers and some of the Gillhams went for them. When they returned a colon y of 140 emigrated to that then new country. Uncle Thoms, uncle Frank a nd family and my father were among them.

Now of the families of the four who came from Georgia, Thomas was the o ldest. Wife's name was Polly Lane. Their eldest son was Harrison who d ied here in 1876, leaving three children, Samuel who then lived in Illi nois, Mary, (Mrs.Williams) and Eliza. His other children were all dead . his oldest son Thomas left home twenty-five years ago and went into B ritish America. They never knew what became of him. Their next son wa s John whose wife's name was Sims, but I do not know anything about the ir family. Third son was drowned while quite young. Fourth son Joseph m arried Maria Pratt. Fifth son Richard married Rebecca Lamb and they ha d one son named Pope C. Sixth son, William, who also married a Pratt, a nd lived in Iowa some wheres, had a large family. Seventh son, Jesse W alker, do not know whether he married or not. Eighth son, Thomas M., m arried a New, had a large family and I think lived in Iowa. Ninth son, R ev. Frank, do not know wife's maiden name, had a large family and lived i n Iowa. Tenth and eleventh sons were Alfred and Jonathan. Do not know w here they are, but believe the latter went to California. The daughter s I remember were Sarah, Winnie and Emily, but I know nothing of their f amilies.

The next of the four brothers was Frank who died in Adams Co., Illinois , leaving a large family of girls, but only one son William. Do not kn ow anything about his family. The next brother of the four was Uncle J ames. He had four sons and three daughters. Frank, who has a large fa mily, William, 'Black' Jim and John J. All lived near here and all hav e large families. Do not know about the girls. The last of the four b rothers was my father, Rev. John. Eldest son Augustine, next James, th ird Jesse J., fourth Joseph Scott, fifth son Francis Walker, sixth son m yself, John Fletcher, eight son William, who died in 1844. My eldest s ister Susan married a man by the name of Tucker, and at his death marri ed a man named Baskford, some of their children still living, one a min ister. Mary Serena married a German by the name of Swiers. Two daught ers are still living. Sarah married a Parkinson. A number of her chil dren still live. Eliza's husband was named Crawford Young. Elizabeth a B arayl. A son and daughter still live.

I had one half sister who married a man by the name of Bay and removed t o Oregon. Several of his children are still living. I have a wife and f ive children, Etta, Mrs. Geo. Brunskill; Emma, Mrs. James Stephens; Ann a; Ella; and Clyde. My wife's name as you know was Eleanor N. Summers.
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HISTORY of GRANT COUNTY WISCONSIN
CHICAGO WESTERN HISTORICAL COMPANY
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Thomas CHAPMAN
Platteville; Born in Huby, East Ridney, of Yorkshire, England, March 27 ,
1815; came to America in 1838, reaching Platteville July 25, without a
dollar in his pocket. He spent the first winter at mining; then rented a
farm for five years; began $500 in debt, and at the end of two years be gan
the butchering business, which he carried on together with his farming
until the expiration of the lease. Mr. Chapman is a veteran butcher of
Grant Co., he having followed the business steadily from 1841 to 1874. J ohn
Watkinson was his first partner. In 1853, he formed a partnership with J .
F. KIRKPATRICK, which partnership he continued up to the retirement of b oth
from business. Mr. Chapman is the owner of several farms---one of 340, a nd
one of 140 acres in Platteville, 80 in Smelser, 160 in La Fayette Co., 1 60
in Iowa Co., 240 in Kossuth and Wright Counties, Iowa, and a farm of 14 0
acres, part in Platteville and part in Harrison. He married Sarah Kay, w ho
died leaving four children---Robert, Elizabeth A., Mary J., and Sarah M .,
the later died in 1880. The second wife, nee Elizabeth Richards, died a lso,
leaving four children---Sarah M., John, William, and Nora. All the chil dren
were born in Platteville. The present Mrs. Chapman was Mrs. Fannie S.,
widow of John Bonson, one of the pioneer settlers of Platteville. Mr.
Chapman served one year as Assessor of this town; Treasurer two years, a nd
Supervisor six years. He is a member of the Primitive Methodist Church, a nd
is a Freemason. His home is now outside the city limits of Platteville,
where he has 13 acres, in addition to the hundreds mentioned above.

He was married to Louisa Jane Basye (daughter of Joseph Jackson Basye and Anna Watson) on 24 Aug 1837 in Washburn, Bayfield Co., Wisconsin. Louisa Jane Basye was born on 9 Dec 1820 in Pike Co., Missouri. She died on 29 Mar 1845 in Cassville, Grant Co., Wisconsin. She was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Grant Co., Wisconsin. ⁽³⁸⁾ John Fletcher Kirkpatrick and Louisa Jane Basye had the following children:

888 i. Benjamin Franklin Kirkpatrick was born on 30 Sep 1838 in Wisconsin. He died in Jan 1844 in Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin. ⁽³⁸⁾ He was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Grant Co., Wisconsin. ⁽³⁸⁾
889 ii. John Kirkpatrick was born on 13 Mar 1840. He died on 3 Apr 1845.
890 iii. Julia Amelia Kirkpatrick was born on 9 Dec 1841 in Wisconsin. She died on 22 May 1866 in Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin. She was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Grant Co., Wisconsin.⁽³⁸⁾
891 iv. Jerome Socrates Kirkpatrick was born on 17 Mar 1843 in Wisconsin. He died on 25 Sep 1849 in Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin. He was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Grant Co., Wisconsin.⁽³⁸⁾
892 v. Infant Kirkpatrick was born about 1845 in Wisconsin. He (or she) died about 1845 in Wisconsin.

He was married to Mary Ellen Summers (daughter of Henry Summer and Dorcas ??) on 1 Jun 1847 in Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin. Mary Ellen Summers was born on 12 Nov 1824 in Clarke Co., Indiana. She died on 24 Jul 1905 in Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin. She was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Grant Co., Wisconsin.⁽³⁸⁾ John Fletcher Kirkpatrick and Mary Ellen Summers had the following children:

893 i. Mary Jane Kirkpatrick⁽¹⁹⁰⁾ was born on 10 Apr 1848 in Grant Co., Wisconsin.⁽¹⁹⁰⁾ She died on 7 Jul 1852 in Grant Co., Wisconsin. ⁽¹⁹⁰⁾
+894 ii. Henrietta Fletcher Kirkpatrick.
+895 iii. Emma Adella Kirkpatrick.
896 iv. Anna M. Kirkpatrick⁽¹⁹⁰⁾ was born on 16 Jan 1855 in Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin. ⁽¹⁹⁰⁾ She died in 1915.⁽¹⁹⁰⁾ She was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Grant Co., Wisconsin. ⁽³⁸⁾
+897 v. Ella May Kirkpatrick.
+898 vi. John "Clyde" Kirkpatrick.