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Adam Gilliland 1754–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1754

Birth Location: Ballymurry, Down, , Ireland

Death Date: Jun 1817

Death Location: Shelby, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Gilliland

Mother: Sarah Gordon

Spouse(s): Sarah Davies)

Children(s): Elizabeth Webb

The story of Adam Gilliland began in 1754 in Ballymurry, Down, , Ireland. Adam Gilliland married Sarah Sally Gilliland Nee Davies, and had children including Elizabeth Champion Gilliland Webb. Adam Gilliland passed away in 1817 in Shelby, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam Gilliland began in 1754 in Ballymurry, Down, , Ireland.
  • Adam Gilliland married Sarah Sally Gilliland Nee Davies, and had children including Elizabeth Champion Gilliland Webb.
  • Adam Gilliland passed away in 1817 in Shelby, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Adam Gilliland's Ancestors

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Adam Gilliland
1754–1817
Birth Place: Ballymurry, Down, , Ireland
Parents
John Thomas Gilliland
1733–1821
Upper Castlereagh, County Down, Northern Ireland
Sarah (Sallie) Gordon
1737–1800
Ballymurry, County Down, Ireland
Grandparents
John (E Gilliland) (Gilleylen)
1706–1784
Carmoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Hester (Rome (Roome,) Romar)
1721–1800
Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Romar
1694–1756
Susanna Chevelier
1695–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pieter Roome
1660–1729
Hester VanGelder
1662–1729
Jean LeChevalier
1666–1710
Marie Delaplaine
1668–1720

Adam Gilliland's Descendants

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Adam Gilliland (Apr 1754–Jun 1817) m. Sarah ("Sally" Gilliland (nee) Davies) (1769–Jul 1807)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Champion Gilliland) Webb 1804–1868 m. Fielding (Lewis) Webb 1801–1875
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Webb 1828–1865 m. Leonard (J) Mitchell 1817–1882
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Mitchell 1845–1887 m. Luke (Edward) Cassidy 1842–1917
        1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Cassidy 1873–1893 m. Frank (M) Hopkins –1894

Adam Gilliland's Timeline

2 Records

1754
Apr 1754
Birth of Adam Gilliland in Ballymurry, Down, , Ireland
Ballymurry, Down, , Ireland
1817
Jun 1817
Age 63
Death of Adam Gilliland in Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Shelby, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1754
    Event Place: Ballymurry, Down, , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1817
    Event Place: Shelby, Kentucky, USA

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