Marmaduke Kimbrough Jr.
Born: 1769 Rowan, No. Carolina Died: 1830 Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee
Martha (Patsey) Young
Born: 1785 Rowan, No. Carolina Died: 1847 Caroll Co., Mississippi
Marmaduke Kimbrough Jr., (son of Marmaduke and Mary Jane Turner) was born in Rowan County, No. Carolina shortly after his father passed away. He grew up in No. Carolina on the Kimbrough property that was Willed to his older brother Orman.
On Oct. 14, 1801 he married Martha or Patsey Young. The bond being signed by his brother Orman Kimbrough. He moved to Sumner County, Tennesee, settling in the Cumberland Valley of Nashville.
He enlisted in the war of 1812 and according to Rowlands History of Mississippi: “Kimbrough, Marmaduke, Private, enlisted Dec. 10, 1812, under Col Hale and Capt. Alexander, Voluntary Infantry.” He enlisted as a private in the command of two officers named and took part in the Indian Wars of the Time under command of General Andrew Jackson. He was in the Battle of New Orleans under Gen. Jackson.
Marmaduke Kimbrough Grand Master
This photo received from Hannah Holyfield, Rockford Preservation Society, Rockford, Surry County, NC. Initials MDK across the top with date of presentation June 24, 1799. This apron was passed down from Marmaduke to his son William Kimbrough, to grandson Orman Lanier Kimbrough, to great grandson Orman Lanier Kimbrough Jr., to great great grandson Orman Lanier Kimbrough III of Longview, Gregg Co., TX.
The Kimbroughs were Free Masons for several generations. Goldman Kimbrough Sr. was reportedly a member of Lodge 34 in Rockford, Surry County, NC, which was named Unanimity, along with his brothers, George, Ormond, and Marmaduke Sr.. Marmaduke Jr. was elected Master of Lodge #34, on 24 Jun 1799. This lodge was originally named Shallowford and received its dispensation 20 Jan 1795 in Huntsville, Surry Co., NC. Dispensation continued in 1796-1797. It doesn’t appear to have ever been chartered. It was moved to Rockford, which was the county seat for Surry County, and was chartered on 2 Dec 1797. According to the website “Remember Rockford,” the Masonic building that was built to house the meetings still stands and is under restoration by the Rockford Preservation Society which “still has the wooden stations where the officers sat during Masonic meetings, as well as a photocopy of the 1799 Masonic apron worn by Marmaduke D. Kimbrough.”
