Old Sands Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Brooklyn, [electronic resource]: an illustrated centennial record, historical and biographical . ncalled a Dorcas on account of her kindness to the poor. Shed. a member of Washgtn-st. ch., Nov. 20, 1874, age almost 75 ;bur. with her husband in Greenwood. Children of G. and : Mary, wid. of James Herbert Cornwell, Jamesport, L. I. ;Robt Snow, d. 1825, an infant; Martha M., wid of AlfredBridgeman, Newburgh, N. Y ; Geo. L., drowned 1869, age 41 ; Sarah S., w. of Geo. B. Jellison,Tenafly, N. J.; OrphaV., memberof Washgtn-st. ch., Bklyn.—**Ki
Old Sands Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Brooklyn, [electronic resource]: an illustrated centennial record, historical and biographical . ncalled a Dorcas on account of her kindness to the poor. Shed. a member of Washgtn-st. ch., Nov. 20, 1874, age almost 75 ;bur. with her husband in Greenwood. Children of G. and : Mary, wid. of James Herbert Cornwell, Jamesport, L. I. ;Robt Snow, d. 1825, an infant; Martha M., wid of AlfredBridgeman, Newburgh, N. Y ; Geo. L., drowned 1869, age 41 ; Sarah S., w. of Geo. B. Jellison,Tenafly, N. J.; OrphaV., memberof Washgtn-st. ch., Bklyn.—**King, John, j. 1823; d.—**Kingsland, Aaron, trus. andcl. ldr.; b. in N. York ; j. about 1843, (L. M. Vincent,pastor.) He was not learned, butwas remarkable for practical com-mon-sense, integrity, and benev-olence. He was a wholesale fishdealer, but his diligence in businessdid not interfere with his hired a room convenient to hisoffice, (Fulton Market,) as a placeto which he could retire for med-itation and prayer. His habit was to pray every time he cameinto his house from his business. He kept a charity fund, and. AARON KIXGSLAND. 452 Old Sands Street Church. gave away one tenth of his income. He d. in 1868, age grave in Greenwood is marked by a head-stone.—KINGSLAND, ELIZA, wid. of Aaron, still lingers in age andfeebleness extreme. Of the 13 children 4 survive; Daniel,Aaron, Joseph, and Charlotte—the last a member of ; see Weeks.—KIRK, CATHARINE.—Kirk, Geo. andCatharine, rem. to Paterson, N. J., 1851.—*Kirk, Thomas, and trus. in 1807 ; pioneer editor, publisher, bookseller, andprinter ; one of the foremost among the enterprising contributorsto the early growth and prosperity of Bklyn; b. in Cork, Ire-land, in 1772; became a printer in his youth; was conv., and Wesleyans at 17; came to Amer. prior to 1790; establisheda printing, book-selling, and publishing business in N. York;•came to Bklyn, where, in
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