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Adam Gilliland 1755–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1755

Birth Location: Ballymurry, Down, Ireland

Death Date: Jun 1817

Death Location: Shelby County, KY, USA

Father: John III

Mother: Sarah Gordon

Spouse(s): Sarah Davis

Children(s): Davis Gilliland, Adam Gilliland

The story of Adam Gilliland began in 1755 in Ballymurry, Down, Ireland. Adam Gilliland married Sarah Davis, and had children including Adam Gilliland, Davis Gilliland. Adam Gilliland passed away in 1817 in Shelby County, KY, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam Gilliland began in 1755 in Ballymurry, Down, Ireland.
  • Adam Gilliland married Sarah Davis, and had children including Adam Gilliland, Davis Gilliland.
  • Adam Gilliland passed away in 1817 in Shelby County, KY, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III
1733–1821
Birth Location: Upper Castlereagh, County Down, Northern Ireland
JI
Sarah Gordon
1737–1800
Birth Location: Sheepbridge, Newry, Down Co., Ireland
SG

Spouses(s)

Sarah Davis
1760–1830
Birth Location: Frederick Co., VA
SD

Children(s)

Davis Gilliland
1805–1860
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, USA
DG
Adam Gilliland
1814–1890
Birth Location: , , Virginia, United Sates
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Adam Gilliland's Ancestors

Self
Adam Gilliland
1755–1817
Birth Place: Ballymurry, Down, Ireland
Parents
John Thomas Gilliland III
1733–1821
Upper Castlereagh, County Down, Northern Ireland
Sarah Gordon
1737–1800
Sheepbridge, Newry, Down Co., Ireland
Grandparents
John (E) Gilliland
1706–1789
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Hester (Roome) Romar
1720–1800
New York, United States
James Gordon\IRELAND
1680–1748
Newry, Down, Northern Ireland
Sarah Greenway
1680–1750
Newry, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Gilleland
1689–1727
Margaret McFerrin
1690–1730
Johannes Rome
1694–1756
Susannah Chevalier
1695–1740
James Sheepsbridge
1645–1707
Sarah Campbell
1658–1750
Samuel Graham
1660–1721
Elinor Greenway
1650–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (Glendy)
1647–1728
Elizabeth Phagan
1669–1728
James McFerrin
1660–1761
Jane Campbell-Berry
1665–1752
PETER ROOME
1660–1729
Hester Gelder
1662–1729
John Chevalier
1666–1710
Marie Delaplaine
1668–1720
Rev Comer
1614–1691
Marie Simpson
1630–1655
Robert Sr
1605–1684
Marjorie Campbell
1633–1727
Robert Graham
1620–1680
Mary Graham
1630–1673
❤️ Matthews
1630–1679
Elinor Walker
1630–1690

Adam Gilliland's Descendants

1.
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Adam Gilliland (ABT 1755–Jun 1817) m. Sarah Davis (1760–1830)
  1. 1. Davis Gilliland 1805–1860 m. Huldah (Elizabeth) Bartlett 1806–1868
    1. 1. Mary (E. Gilliland) Bogard 1833– m. Nelson Bogard 1822–
      1. 1. Thomas (Barton) Bogard 1858–1924 m. Artie 1867–1945
        1. 1. B (Nelson) Bogard 1895–1964 m. Mabel (Alice) Toland 1900–1982
        2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Bogard 1889–1985
        3. 3. Cora (Alice Bogard) Forney 1895–1967
        4. 4. Ethel (Leona) Bogard 1911–1995
  2. 2. Adam Gilliland 1814–1890

Adam Gilliland's Timeline

2 Records

1755
ABT 1755
Birth of Adam Gilliland in Ballymurry, Down, Ireland
Ballymurry, Down, Ireland
1817
Jun 1817
Age 62
Death of Adam Gilliland in Shelby County, KY, USA
Shelby County, KY, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1755
    Event Place: Ballymurry, Down, Ireland

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