1795 Harrison Co, KY, other Newkirks lived in Jefferson andMontgomery C o. Elizabeth's family lived in Clark Co.
Clark Co, KY where he and Elizabeth married and chidlren were born.
1810 Estill Co, KY. At census time his family consisted of 4 malesun der 10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45 (himself), 2females u nder 10, 3 females 10-16, and 1 female 26-45 (Elizabeth).Two doors dow n lived brother-in-law Micajah Hall and 1 house fartherheld brother-in -law, Samuel Eaton. Elizabeth's brothers, Simon andAmbrose Powell als o lived in the same county
The Newkirks apparently left the state about the same time as thePowel ls (1814). They probably went through Jefferson Co, KY, whererelative s may have joined the journey as the same names are seen inIN as were i n KY.
1820 Crawford Co, IN. That year at census time Cornelius' familyinc luded: 3 males under 10, 3 at 10-16, 1 was 16-26, Cornelius wasover 4 5, 1 female under 10, 1 at 10-16, 1 was 16-26, and 1 was alsoover 45. T hey lived between two daughters, the James Brileys on oneside and the G arret Halls on the other.
From the Newkirk Family:
"Cornelius appears to have been a preacher in the Primitive BaptistChu rch. There is no record of his having been in military servicebut he d id serve in 1825 as a Judge; or perhaps Justice of the Peace;in Englis h, Crawford County, Indiana."
And from Primitive Abptist Family History:
"PROVIDENCE (1819)
Providence Church, about three miles east of Paoli, was organized onAu gust 7, 1819, at the home of Brother Robert Sands, in CrawfordCounty, w ith twenty-one charter members. They included Robert Sands,Zipporah Sa nds, Cornelius Newkirk and wife, (another listing includesSnowden, Ray a nd McDonald children), Samuel McMahan, Jennie McMahan,James McMahan, M ary McMahan, Rachel Pittman, and Mary Peters. Thepresbytery was compos ed of Elders Isom Gwin and Kinsey Veatch.
The church met for a few years in homes, mainly in Crawford County,but i n 1828 constructed a log meeting house in Orange County. In 1852a hewe d log structure replaced the first, and still later a framehouse repla ced the log one. The present frame meeting house waserected west of th e cemetery in 1880, at a cost of $700.
Providence Church became a member of the Blue River Association in1819 a nd remains part of that body.
Pastors have included Elders Isom Gwin, Kinsey Veach, Samuel McMahan,W illiam H. Gammon, William C. Hancock, Robert Sands, CorneliusNewkirk, J ames McMahan, Paul Chastain, Ray Jones, Raymond Adkins,Elmer Fleener, L loyd C. Chastain, Lawrence Motsinger, and MikeChastain."
See photo of church at:http://www.zianet.com/jmcdgwin/ProvidencePrimBa pCh.htm
Also from that web site:
"6 April 1820
The Church chose Brother Robert Sands as Deacon and Brother WalterAlex ander as their writing clerk. In August of the same year BrothersJohn D avis and Cornelius Newkirk were messengers to the Association."
1830 Crawford Co, IN. The census recorded his family of 5 wascompris ed of: 1 male aged 15-20, Cornelius was 60-70, 1 female at5-10, 1 at 1 5-20, and 1 was 50-60. Next door was the young family ofElias Newkirk . Who was he? The Snowden family was down the road.
By 1840 Elias was the only Newkirk in Crawford Co.
Cornelius was 60-70 years old in 1830.
His will was probated 5/11/1839 and mentioned all 11 children asposted .
