Researching John Kincaid
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 367 people with the Kincaid surname? In that year Kincaid was ranked number 3212 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Kincaid on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Kincaid and the Kincaid Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 702 people with the Kincaid surname in the UK? Kincaid is now ranked number 3379 for popularity in the UK. |
Kincaid Family Tree Databases
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Kincaid Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Kincaid surname in the USA? Kincaid is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
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John Kincaid
John Kincaid (February 15, 1791 – February 7, 1873) was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born near Danville, Kentucky where he attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Stanford, Kentucky.
Kincaid served as a Kentucky Commonwealth attorney. He was also a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1819. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). After leaving Congress, he was again a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1836 and 1837. He served as circuit judge in 1836 and 1837 and then resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits, He moved to Gallatin, Tennessee in 1870 and died there on February 7, 1873. Kincaid was buried in Bellview Cemetery, Danville, Kentucky.
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