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T5. WESSON 5 KIRBY, yeoman, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, born in Dartmouth, Mass., 14th 10th mo.(Dec.) 1731
and died in Westport, Mass., 9 Oct. 1798. He married Dartmouth, Mass., 23 Feb. 1750, Hannah White, born Dartmouth,
Mass., in 1731, and died in Westport, Mass. in 1819, the daughter of William, Jr. and Abigail (Thurston) White of
Dartmouth, Mass.
“Wesson Kirby of Westport, Mass., was born in Dartmouth 1731, 10 mo., 14 da. (Dartmouth record. In his father's will
he is called Weston, but in his own will he designates himself and also signs as ‘Wesson’; hence the latter spelling and
peculiar spelling, has been retained.) He was married In Dartmouth, Feb. 23, 1750, to Hannah White (Dartmouth
record), born 1731, daughter of William White, Jr., of Dartmouth. He resided in that part of Dartmouth which afterward
became the town of Westport, and near the small fork of Noquechuck River, and above the bridge. He was surveyor of
highways in 1771, 1775, 1776, 1780, and 1781; was also selectman and assessor in 1779. He died in Westport, Oct. 9,
1798, aged sixty-seven years. Hannah, his widow, died in 1819 at Westport, Mass.
The will of Wesson Kirby is dated Jan. 2, 1798. In his will he mentions his wife, Hannah Kirby; his sons, Nathaniel
Kirby, William Kirby, George Kirby, Elihu Kirby, Wesson Kirby, Benjamin Kirby, Paul Kirby, and Abraham Kirby;
also “my two grandsons Philip Kirby and William Kirby sons to son Jonathan Kirby deceased;” also “my three daughters
Sarah ((page 245)) Cornell, Hannah Lawton and Ruth Kirby.” Witnesses: Nathaniel Potter, Jr., Benjamin Brownell,
Abner Brownell.
Children, born in Dartmouth, afterward Westport (Westport records):
1. Nathaniel, b. July 4, 1751; d. Westport, Mass., 9 Oct. 1818; m. Westport, Mass., 10 Sept. 1772, Sylvia Maccomber,
b. 4 Mar. 1753, d. Westport, Mass. 10 Apr. 1848.
2. William, b. March 21, 1753; d. Westport, Mass. Jan. 16, 1822; m. Dartmouth, Mass., May 4, 1777, Andry Gifford,
b. Aug. 8, 1758, d. April 23, 1838.
3. Sarah, b. April 11, 1755; d. May 18, 1835; m. Westport, Mass., May 19, 1776, Christopher Cornell of Dartmouth,
b. Feb. 27, 1750, d. Mar.25,1823
4. George, b. March 9, 1757; d. Pawling, Dutchess County, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1831; m. Pawling, N. Y., date unknown,
Anna Slocum, dau. Humphrey Slocum of Pawling, N. Y. Removed to Pawling, N. Y. before 1790.
5. Wesson, b. April 15, 1759; d. Dartmouth, Mass., Dec. 4, 1839; m. Westport, Mass., 8 Dec. 1802, Joanna Craw, b.
June 20, 1777, d. June 2, 1851, dau. Sherman and Hannah (maiden name unknown) Craw, and granddaughter of Richard
and Joanna (maiden name unknown) Craw of Dartmouth, Mass.
6. Elihu, b. June 13, 1761; d. Canaan, Columbia County, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1811; m. Dartmouth, Mass., June 15, 1786,
Patience Gifford, b. Dartmouth, Mass. Oct. 21, 1762, d. Canaan, N. Y., March 10, 1825, daughter William and Patience
(maiden name unknown) Gifford. Removed about 1794 to Easton, Washington County, N.Y., and in 1803 to Canaan,
Columbia County, N. Y.
7. Benjamin, b. June 18, 1763; d. Dartmouth, Mass., Aug. 20, 1817; m. Dec. 14, 1788, Patience Lawton, b. Nov. 16,
1767, d. Jan. 17, 1841, daughter of George Lawton.
T8. Jonathan, b. July 14, 1765. (See next generation)
9. Mary, b. 1767; d. before Jan, 2, 1798 .
10. Hannah, b. July 19, 1769; d. Westport, Mass. April 26,1849; m. intentions, Westport, Mass., Oct. 26, 1787, Job
Lawton, b. Nov. 23, 1764 , d. Westport, Mass., March 5, 1843, the son of George and Peace (maiden name unknown)
Lawton.