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Iished volume of official decisions and reports, the founder of the first organ ized temperance movement in America, and the first Superior Court Judge in what is now Alabama. An old lawyer Of Etchheld pays this warm tribute to his worth: Colonel Kirby was man or highest moral as well as physical cour- age, detvoted in his feelings and asp1r- ations warm, generous and constant In his attachments and of indomitable en- ergy He was wlthal gentle and whipping in his manners, kindly in his disposition. and naturally of an ardent and cheerful temperament, though the last few years of his life were saddened by heavy pecu- niary misfortunes As lawyer. he was remarkable for franxness and downright honesty to his clients, striving to prevent litigation and effecdng compromises. He enjoyed the friendship of many of the sages of the Revolution"
 Genealogical Excursus.
 The following genealogical notes will doubtless be of interest. They are taken from An Account of Some Of the De- scendants of Joseph Kirby of Hartford. Connecticut" which Is embraced in pp. 16e-22S, of The Kirbys of New England, by Meiatbah Everett Dwight, New York, 1898, 6 vo. p. 45D, viz:
 l. Joseph Kirby of Hartford. Conn, emigrated from warwicNslArs. England, early in the 17th century. Of him but lit- tie is known. Name of wife not pressrv- ed. Issue:
 II. John Kirby, of whom but few facts are preserved. The name of his wife Is not known. Issue. among ctherv:
 III. Roger Kirby, of Woodbdry, Conn.,. born 1898. In 1730 he was living in what is now a part of the town of Washing ton, Conn. His farm was situated about a hundred rods distant from the church on Washington Green. and is known to this day as the Kirby Farm The cel- lar where the house of Roger Kirby stood still exists, and it was fin this house that his grandson, the Hon. Ephraim Kirby, was born. He died June 12, 1793. aged 95 years, while on visit to Milton, Conn, and he is there buried Ills wife was Martha -. Issue. among others:
 ". Abraham Kirby. born July IA, 173O. in WodIbury, Conn.,; was a farmer; in l763 removed to Litchfleld, Conn; in 17S6 removed to Middlebury. Vt. where he lied April 3. 179S. He was a member of the Congregational Church. His wife was Eunice Starl1weather, born Septem- Der 19, 1735, daughter of John Stark weather and Mary Herr1ck. both of Ston- ngton, Conn. He married May 31, 1766. in Woodbury. Conn. Issue, among oth- CTS:
 V. Ephraim Kirby, cthe subject of the foregoing slxetch). Abraham, Roger. John, Joseph), born February 23 175l. in Judea Society, Ancient Woodbury, Conn.,; was married March 17, 17S4, in Litchfeld, Conn, to Ruth Marvin, born December 20. 176S. in Ltchheld, Conn;
 nly daughter of Judge Reyno4d Marvin
 f Litchfield, and Ruth Welch. daughter
 f Paul Welch. of New Milford Conn. luth Marvin Kirby died October r, 1917, n Litchfeld. Conn. Children:
 l. Frances Kirby, born April (. 1875: married Joseph Lee smith, (Ses No. VI. below) 2. Harriet Kirby. lorn March 20, 17SS; died Au- gust 9, 17s9 3. Reynold Marvin Irby. born March 1O 179O; married. 1. Harriet w. Larned; 2. Mary Barclay. . Edmund Kirby, born April S. 1194; mar
 led Eliza Brown. 5. Ephraim Kirby, sorn January 26, 1796. 6. Harriet Kirby, porn May 23. i79S; married Frances s.
 elton T. Helen Kirby, born November ,, 1900; married Benjamin A. Putnam.
 catherine Kirby, born October Il, 1902; ,arrled Joseph P. Russell.
 VII. Frances Kirby, married Joseph Lee
 nth, son of Elnathan Smith and Chloe zee, beth of New Britain Conn., He died Jay N 1S46, and was ourleo Tn LAtoh- leld, Conn Ills wife died August 8, 1875, n Litchheld, aged 90 years. Among oth- p children, they had issue:
 Edmund Kirby Smith. born May IS.
 o4: married Cassie Seldsn. born Sep enbsr 2s, 1887. In Lynchburg. Va, daugh- ar of Samuel Marshall Selden and Car
 inc Hart, both of that place. MT. Smith
 ss a distinguished Confederate Gen. ral.
 'Thsfr commission dated July F, 1903. I to be found, together with their paths office, in Vol. I. of the American State 7apers; Public Lands D. 693. In Owens ,ilton of Pickett's History of Alabama, , "A, will be found some account of their york and in thts connection, while the plume on Public Lands just named gives more data, with the journal of their pro- eedings.
 "The Western Reserve Historical Soci- aty has preserved several letters and pa nora cnncerping Mir Kirby In it's Tracts, |