1William Richard Cutter, New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: a Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of ..., Vol. 3, p. 1039 (1913).
"(III) Robert, son of Richard (2) Kirby, was born May 10, 1674, died 1757. He married Rebecca, daughter of Nathaniel Potter. He was born 1637, died October 20, 1704, son of Nathaniel Potter, of Portsmouth. Robert Kirby was a Quaker, residing at Westport, Rhode Island. In 1712 he had laid out to him two hundred and twelve acres there on the east side of the Coaxit river. His wife Rebecca died in 1773. His will was dated March 26, 1755, proved March 16, 1757. Children Pateinece, married John Lawton; Nathaniel, mentioned below; Ichabod, married Rachel Allen; Recompense, married Rebecca Cornell; Silas, married, February 8, 1742, Elizabeth Russell; Robert, married, December 13, 1744, Abigail Allen; Barsheba, never married."
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