Hugh's place of birth is not known. It is suspected that Hugh was born either in Scotland, based solely on that being the origin of most Kirkpatricks, or Northern Ireland. The latter is based on the fact that his brother, John's brother-in-law was a Presbyterian Minister in Burt, Co Donegal, Ireland AND that his wife and her parents were from Ireland.

Following are documents associated with Hugh Kirkpatrick.


This info is found at the Pennsylvania Historical Society's library

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We next find Hugh on the 1729 tax list of West Nottingham Township, Cheester County, PA



In fact, Hugh appeared on tax lists of West Nottingham Tshp from 1729 through 1760 (though he lived there until his deatch in 1768).

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Hug also appears on a variety of other document and records. In 1732 Hugh petitioned for a license to operate a tavern on the "Great Road which runs through West Nottingham."



In 1733 Hugh testified in a ccourt case concerning a stolen bolt of cloth.



In 1748 Hugh was appointed a Captain in the Militia during the 3rd Inter-colonial War (King George's War).

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For all these years we assumed Hugh lived and died in West Nottingham Township of Chester Co., PA. The reality is that Hugh, and his brother John actually lived in the portion of Cecil Co., MD that was disputed territory, claimed by both Pennsylvania and Maryland. The actual "State Ownership" of this land was not settled until Mason and Dixon surveyed the border betwween MD and PA, AND it was confirmed by King George III. The first indication of the true location of their land came with the history of the Lower West Nottingham Presbyterian Church near Rising Sun, Cecil Co., MD. The book was written by the minsiter, Rev. Samuel A. Gayley, in 1865. (John and Hugh were refered to as "Kilpatrick," which was a common alternate spelling for Kirkpatrick at that time). The following pages give a lot of info on the Kirkpatrick brothers.



Later I read a deed from Hugh to his son John, this land had once belonged to John Richardson and was bordered by Henry Reynolds. Both of these men were original owners of 2 of the Nottingham Lots






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The LAST document we have concerning Hugh is his Last Will and Testiment and his estate papers, as follows:



And lastly we have where Hugh's son John (Hugh) Kirkpatrick and daughter-in-law Jane / Jean sell this same land.

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