I am working on trying to connect my paternal line to family lore regarding 3 brothers who were on the Hopewell. There are several generations missing between what I have and the Kirby colonials. With repeating names and gaps in information, it is difficult.
On Ancestry, my profile seems to indicate a William, but this is not certain. Here is the earliest ancestry I have, older to newer:
Uncertain:
James Middley Kirby 1740-1816 m. Elizabeth Longino Wright 1747-1816
James A.(don't know what the A. stands for) Kirby 1760-1842 North Carolina ?, m. Martha Herndon 1767-1828
Certain:
James Kirby 1789-1845, m. Sarah Sally Ellington 1787-1870 died Benton County, AR. Couple married about 1808 in TN, he died in TN.
Albert Gallatin Kirby 1826-1903, m. Lucinda Kirby 1830-1864. They were first cousins, Lucinda's mother was Dorthy Woodward 1802-1880, but there is some question who is Lucinda's father. Family notes state her father was Harvey Kirby, brother to James Kirby, father of Albert Galatin. However, Ancestry lists a Hardy Kirby, not Harvey.
Any help in where/how to continue research is greatly appreciated. Thank you