Notes for Ormond KIMBROUGH

Notes for Ormond KIMBROUGH

Ormond Kimbrough was born on January 30, 1768, in Rowan County, North
Carolina. He was the son of Marmaduke and Mary Turner Kimbrough. His
date
of birth is shown in the Church of England Prayer Book originally owned by
his brother, George. Ormond was only about 18 months old when his father
died. At about the age of 13 he got a step-father, John Allen. In 1781,
his
mother's brothers, Elias and Roger Turner were removed as his guardians
because they had "removed and attached themselves to the Enemies of the U
S
by taking up arms against same and not having discharged trust reposed in
them by Testator." They were replaced by Joseph Williams. Ormond was
only
13 at the time. His fathers will stated, "I give and bequest unto my son
Armband Kimbrough the place whereon I now live called ShallowFord together
with two improvements of land adjoining the above said tract to him and
his
heirs forever." Ormond and his half-brother, John were the only two
children
of Marmaduke to inherit land from their father. Ormond's was the
"homeplace", and on the land he inherited is located the Kimbrough Family
Cemetery. According to a letter written by Dr. M. D. Kimbrough,
grandson of
George, from Mockville North Carolina on January 24, 1901, "your gr.
grandfather was named Ormond and lived on the east side on the Yadkin
River
in site of the Ford. His farm your grandmother and family sold to Col R.
C.
Puryear and now owned mostly by his heirs and is located on it the
Kimbrough
grave yard as it is known." This information is verified by another
descendant interested in genealogy, Rev. M. K. Thornton. He wrote on June
28, 1907, "...Ormond Kimbrough settled on the Yadkin River in Surry
county,
North Carolina about the year 1800, married Elizabeth Davie of Surry or
Stokes County. From this marriage three children were born; one son
Marmaduke and two daughters, Sarah and Mary. After the death of his first
wife he married Millie Patillo. They had two children. One died in
infancy
and the second a son George Henry." Marriage bond No. 000145757, County
of
Surry, State of North Carolina was issued Ormond and Elizabeth Davie on
October 13, 1795. M. D. Kimbrough was the bondsman. Elizabeth died on
April
29, 1802, after having 3 children. Ormond soon remarried Millie Patillo.
Millie and Ormond lost either 1 or 2 children in infancy, then had a son,
born in 1806. At this time there is only one indication as to the date of
death of Ormond. It is a bill of sale dated January 1, 1819 signed by
George
Kimbrough and Peter Clingerman as Administrators of the estate of Armon
Kimbrough (sic). According to this document a Negro man, named Grand
Peter,
was sold at public auction to Benjamin Howard for $456 as part of the
estate
settlement. This would indicate Ormond died in about 1818. His burial
place
is not certain, but is probably the Kimbrough Family Cemetery in present
Forsyth County. It is located on high ground overlooking the Yadkin River
and the Shallowford, on land owned first by Marmaduke, Sr. and passed to
his
son Ormond in his will.