By Miranda S. Roberts, ed. By Gilbert Cope 

This book delves in to the history of the Kirk family, life in the early settled areas, including religion, social and economic status, military involvement and more. This genealogy of the Kirk family, is through of the descendants of John Kirk, 1660-1705. He was born in Alfreton, England and died in 1705 Darby Township, Chester, now Delaware County, Penna. 

Philip Kirk, who settled at Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, about 1714. He was married to Elizabeth Richards. Included are his will, children, birth, marriage and death records, and related families by marriage and some brief biographical sketches of family members. We also see Alphonsus Kirk who migrated from Ireland and settled in New Castle County, Delaware.

(729p., Illus, Index, 1912-1913)