Richard and Edna
About 1904

Edna and Richard 
About 1950

MIGRATION
Where the heck did these people come from?

The family name of KILBURN or KILBOURN comes from the Town of Kilburn in the north riding of Yorkshire, England.  The KILBOURN family seems to have originated there in the late 1300's, then moved to Cambridgeshire.  On April 15, 1635, THOMAS and FRANCES (MOODY) KILBOURN, and their children, Margaret, Lydia, Mary, Frances, and John (also known as Sergeant John), left from London, England for New England on the ship "Increase".  They settled in Wethersfield, Connecticut. 

The KILBOURNS remained in the vicinity of Wethersfield and Litchfield, Connecticut until 1786, when JOSEPH and ELIZABETH (MARSH) KILBOURN, and their children, Susannah, Timothy, Elizabeth, and Aaron, moved to Pennsylvania.  Joseph and his family became involved in the conflict between the settlers under the Connecticut claim and the government of Pennsylvania.  As a result of this conflict, they were forced to leave Pennsylvania in 1789, and moved to Niagara County, New York.  In 1795, the family moved to Delaware, Middlesex County, Canada West (now part of the province of Ontario).  

The KILBOURN family continued living in Delaware, and nearby Westminster, until the 1860's, when BENJAMIN KILBOURN and several of his children, including TIMOTHY KILBOURN (Lisa's great-great-grandfather) moved to St. Clair County, Michigan, which is in the "thumb" area of the state.  The Kilbourns have primarily lived in Michigan ever since.

Anyway, below is a brief synopsis of my KILBOURN ancestry. If you'd like more detail, I'd be happy to share .... just zap me an e-mail message.

KILBOURN FAMILY TREE

1. KILBOURN, RICHARD, b. abt. 1395, England, child:  William
2. KILBOURN, WILLIAM, b. England, child:  John
3. KILBOURN, JOHN, b. bef. 1479, England, m. ELIZABETH, child:  John
4. KILBOURN, JOHN, b. abt. 1520, England, child:  John
5. KILBOURN, JOHN, b. abt. 1538, Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England, d. Oct. 27, 1591, Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England, m. ANNE abt. 1560, child:  Thomas
6. KILBOURN, THOMAS, b. 1580, Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England, m. FRANCES MOODY, children:  Margaret, Lydia, Mary, Frances, and Sergeant John.  Thomas and Frances and their family left from London, England for New England on April 16, 1635 on the ship "Increase".  They settled in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
7. KILBOURN, SERGEANT JOHN, b. 1625, England, d. April 19, 1703, m. (1) NAOMI in 1650, children:  John, Thomas and Naomi, m. (2) SARAH, children:  Ebenezer, Sarah, George, Mary, Joseph, and Abraham
8. KILBOURN, JOHN, b. Feb. 15, 1651, Wethersfield, Connecticut, d. Nov. 1711, Wethersfield, Connecticut, m. (1)  SUSANNAH on March 4, 1673, children:  Susannah, John, Ebenezer, Jonathan, Benjamin, David, and Abraham, m. (2)  ELIZABETH MILLER on May 1, 1702
9. KILBOURN, JONATHAN, b. Sept. 17, 1681, Glastenbury, Connecticut, children:  Jonathan, Hannah, and Hezekiah
10. KILBOURN, JONATHAN, b. March 17, 1703, Wethersfield, Connecticut, m. (1)  SARAH DICKINSON in 1737, child:  Jonathan,  m. (2)  SARAH BLISS on Sept. 17, 1740, children:  Elijah, Joseph, Lemuel, and Jehiel
11. KILBOURN, JOSEPH, b. March 5, 1744, Litchfield, Connecticut, m. ELIZABETH MARSH on Nov. 30, 1765, children:  Susannah, Timothy, Elizabeth, and Aaron.  Joseph and his family moved to Pennsylvania in 1786, then to Niagara County, New York, then to Delaware Twp., Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
12. KILBOURN, TIMOTHY, b. June 11, 1768, Litchfield, Connecticut, m. CLEMMENT WOODHULL, children:  Elizabeth, Harriet, Benjamin, Horace, Clarissa, Timothy, Robert, and Harvey.  In 1856, Timothy Kilbourn (the father) was living in Delaware Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.
13. KILBOURN, BENJAMIN, b. May 9, 1798, Delaware Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada, m. AVIS SUMNER, children:  Harvey, Timothy, Tyler, Richard, Henry, Alvira, Lanel, Lucretia, and Louisa
14. KILBOURN, TIMOTHY, b. April 2, 1831, Westminster Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada, d. April 21, 1904, Sanilac Co., Michigan, m. ROXANNA "ANNIE" REED, November 18, 1870, Grant Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan. Roxanna was born April 3, 1854 in Canada.  Children: Timothy Bradford, Richard Captain, Avis Dean, Margaret Ann, Elzine, Harriet Melissa, Arnold, Clara May, Mary Ellen, and Samuel
15. KILBOURN, RICHARD CAPTAIN, b. Aug 20, 1873, Jeddo, Sanilac Co., Michigan, d. June 18, 1952, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan, m. EDNA PEARL ANDERSON, children: Elsie Ellen, Alvira, Almeda, Murray Timothy, Celia Verral, Roxanna, Clifton, Marion, Phoebe, and Arnold
16. KILBOURN, ELSIE ELLEN, b. May 27, 1905, Argyle, Sanilac Co., Michigan, d. Jan 1, 1988, Howell, Livingston Co., Michigan, m. EVERETT EARL SHEFFER, children: Dorothy Juanita, Evelyn June, and Elsie Rose
17. SHEFFER, EVELYN JUNE, b. June 10, 1928, Ferndale, Oakland Co., Michigan, d. June 5, 1995, Plymouth, Wayne Co., Michigan, m. GREGORY IGNATIUS DONOVAN, children: Lisa Caril and April Ann
18. (ME!) DONOVAN, LISA CARIL, b. Sept. 1, 1955, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, m. K. SCOTT FLEMING, children: Trisha Ann, Michael James, and Molly Ann