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Elijah Gillespie 1747–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1747

Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States

Father: Matthew Gillespie

Mother: Anna Pickens

Spouse(s): Mary Rayburn

Children(s): Martha Gillespie

The story of Elijah Gillespie began in 1747 in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America. Elijah Gillespie married Mary Rayburn, and had children including Martha Dorothy Patsy Gillespie. Elijah Gillespie passed away in 1820 in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Gillespie began in 1747 in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Elijah Gillespie married Mary Rayburn, and had children including Martha Dorothy Patsy Gillespie.
  • Elijah Gillespie passed away in 1820 in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Gillespie
1726–1793
Birth Location: Abingdon, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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Anna Pickens
1726–1775
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
AP

Spouses(s)

Mary Rayburn
1757–1833
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
MR

Children(s)

Martha Gillespie
1782–1863
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA
MG

Elijah Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Gillespie
1747–1820
Birth Place: Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Matthew Gillespie
1726–1793
Abingdon, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Frances) Pickens
1726–1775
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Matthew Gillespie
1700–1728
Limerick, Ireland
Lucy Pickens
1702–1762
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Gillespie
1662–
Elspeth Jeffrey
1663–1702
William Pickens
1669–1735
Margaret Pike
1672–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gillespie
1626–1676
Janet Galloway
1630–1676
Robert PICKENS
1644–1700
Ester Bonneau
1644–1674

Elijah Gillespie's Descendants

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Elijah Gillespie (12 May 1747–1820) m. Mary Rayburn (15 May 1757–1833)
  1. 1. Martha (Dorothy "Patsy") Gillespie 1782–1863 m. Archibald Tucker 1769–1814
    1. 1. Abijah Tucker 1806–1865 m. Nancy Hundley 1808–1860
      1. 1. Lucinda Tucker 1842–1914 m. Thomas Crawford 1834–1885 m. Nelson Crawford 1837–1880
        1. 1. Edley (David) Crawford 1884–1970 m. Della (Belle Dora) Crawford 1889–1955
        2. 2. Julina (Cornelia Phoebe Estele) Crawford 1868–1933 m. Terry (Soloman) Evans 1855–1916
        3. 3. David (Nelson (Red)) Crawford 1869–1944 m. Sybil (Cordelia) Light 1879–1952

Elijah Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1747
12 May 1747
Birth of Elijah Gillespie in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
1820
1820
Age 73
Death of Elijah Gillespie in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States
Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1747
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States
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