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Alexander Gilliland 1737–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 November 1737

Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 17 October 1795

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Gilliland

Mother: Margaret Gilliland

Spouse(s): Frances *, Rebeccah Gilliland

Children(s): Frances Huggins, James Gilliland, Mary Leslie, John Gilliland, Elisabeth Wilson, Nancy Heffington

The story of Alexander Gilliland began in 1737 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Alexander Gilliland married Frances Elizabeth Baird Gilleland, Rebeccah M 1789 Mccoleth Mccullough Gilliland, and had children including Elisabeth Gilliland Wilson, Frances Gilliland Huggins, James Gilliland, John Jacob Gilliland, Mary C Gilliland Leslie, Nancy Gilliland Heffington. Alexander Gilliland passed away in 1795 in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Gilliland began in 1737 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • Alexander Gilliland married Frances Elizabeth Baird Gilleland, Rebeccah M 1789 Mccoleth Mccullough Gilliland, and had children including Elisabeth Gilliland Wilson, Frances Gilliland Huggins, James Gilliland, John Jacob Gilliland, Mary C Gilliland Leslie, Nancy Gilliland Heffington.
  • Alexander Gilliland passed away in 1795 in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Alexander Gilliland's Ancestors

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Alexander Gilliland
1737–1795
Birth Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
James Adam Gilliland
1715–1795
Ireland
Margaret (Frances Burr) Gilliland
1719–1789
Grandparents
John (James) Gilliland
1689–1727
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Margaret ("Sallie" (McFerrin)) Gilliland
1690–1730
Derry Cross Roads, Derry, Cavan, Northern Ireland
Capt (John) Burr
1697–1752
Margaret (Mary) Osborn
1702–1723
Cranbook, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth LOGAN
1669–1728
James McFerrin
1660–1761
Jane Campbell-Berry
1665–1752
Peter Osborne
–1751
Margaret Stuart
1680–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Osborne
–1694
Elizabeth Walter
–1692

Alexander Gilliland's Descendants

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Alexander Gilliland (18 November 1737–17 October 1795) m. Frances (Elizabeth Baird Gilleland) * (1743–1808) m. Rebeccah ((m. 1789) McColeth\McCullough) Gilliland (1748–29 June 1837)
  1. 1. Frances (Gilliland) Huggins 1775–1862
  2. 2. James Gilliland 1769–1845
  3. 3. Mary (C. Gilliland) Leslie 1782–1856
  4. 4. John (Jacob) Gilliland 1773–1843
  5. 5. Elisabeth (Gilliland) Wilson 1770–1813
  6. 6. Nancy (Gilliland) Heffington 1788–1849

Alexander Gilliland's Timeline

2 Records

1737
18 November 1737
Birth of Alexander Gilliland in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1795
17 October 1795
Age 58
Death of Alexander Gilliland in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 November 1737
    Event Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 October 1795
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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