Scotland 1141
Scottish roots
Begin with the places, charters, and family lines connected to Dumfriesshire and Closeburn.
Open this path →The reference shelf
Research resources, arranged by the next question.
These links lead to the original collections, archives, and family-history organizations mentioned throughout the archive.
Ireland 1600s
Irish records
Follow Kirkpatrick and Kilpatrick lines into Ulster, then work carefully through the records that survived.
Open this path →North America 1700s
Journey to America
Use passenger lists, naturalization files, land records, and census work to test the journey one record at a time.
Open this path →Cleveland 1800s
Cleveland collection
Explore the records and family notes connected with the Kirkpatricks who settled in Cleveland, Ohio.
Open this path →DNA research
DNA and family lines
DNA can support a paper trail, but it cannot replace the careful work of reading records and resolving conflicts.
Open this path →Books and related reading