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Elizabeth Gillespie 1767–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1767

Birth Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 06 Oct 1854

Death Location: Bradford, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Mack Sharp

Mother: Keziah Mitchell

Spouse(s): Martin Gillespie, James Elam

Children(s): Prudence Elam, Mark Elam, James Jr., William Elam, Stella Foulks\Fowlkes), Harriet (Baker), Harvey Gillespie

Elizabeth Gillespie was born in 1767 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA, the child of Mack Mark Sharp And Keziah Mitchell. Elizabeth Gillespie married James Branch Elam, Martin Gillespie, and had children including Harriet W Gillespie Baker, Harvey A Gillespie, James Branch Elam Jr, Mark Sharp Elam, Prudence Elam, Stella Gillespie Maloney Foulks Fowlkes, William M Elam. Elizabeth Gillespie passed away in 1854 in Bradford, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Gillespie was born in 1767 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA, the child of Mack Mark Sharp And Keziah Mitchell.
  • Elizabeth Gillespie married James Branch Elam, Martin Gillespie, and had children including Harriet W Gillespie Baker, Harvey A Gillespie, James Branch Elam Jr, Mark Sharp Elam, Prudence Elam, Stella Gillespie Maloney Foulks Fowlkes, William M Elam.
  • Elizabeth Gillespie passed away in 1854 in Bradford, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mack Sharp
1741–1778
Birth Location: Charlotte, VA, USA
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Keziah Mitchell
1745–1798
Birth Location: Brunswick, VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martin Gillespie
1775–1821
Birth Location: VA, USA
MG
James Elam
1762–1804
Birth Location: Mid Bluestone Creek,Mecklenburg,Virginia,USA
JE

Children(s)

Prudence Elam
1800–1876
Birth Location: Virginia
PE
Mark Elam
1791–1826
Birth Location: Bluestone, Mecklenburg Co., VA
ME
James Jr.
1802–1850
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
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William Elam
1789–1829
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
WE
Stella Foulks\Fowlkes)
1808–1868
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
SF
Harriet (Baker)
1806–1880
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, VA, USA
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Harvey Gillespie
1810–1854
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Gillespie
1767–1854
Birth Place: Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Mack Mark Sharp
1741–1778
Charlotte, VA, USA
Keziah Mitchell
1745–1798
Brunswick, VA, USA
Grandparents
John Mitchell
1704–1745
Virginia, United States
Judith (Judy) Maclin
1715–1798
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mitchell
1670–1736
Martha Davis
1675–1710
William Maclin
1680–1751
Kathrine Poake
1680–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McLin
1651–1741
Sackfeild Brewer
1637–1699
Elinor Barrett
1645–1737

Elizabeth Gillespie's Descendants

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Elizabeth Gillespie (14 Feb 1767–06 Oct 1854) m. Martin Gillespie (1775–16 Apr 1821) m. James (Branch) Elam (1762–21 Nov 1804)
  1. 1. Prudence Elam 1800–1876 m. Samuel (Moore) Abbott 1794–1866
    1. 1. John (Leslie) Abbott 1843–1916
    2. 2. Rowena (Preston) Abbott 1827–1875
    3. 3. William (Henry Wilse) Abbott 1824–1876
    4. 4. Joseph (L) Abbott 1832–1862
    5. 5. E (C) Abbott 1825–1856 m. A (L) Lett 1839–1909
      1. 1. Sarah (P) Lett 1848–1916 m. J (W) Ward 1848–1929
        1. 1. Alexander (Jordan) Ward 1870–1937 m. Callie Dabney 1871–1955
        2. 2. Ora (May) Mccauley 1878–1953 m. Claud McCauley 1875–1957
        3. 3. Ella (F.) Ward 1874–1941 m. Victor (S) Douglass 1871–1933
        4. 4. Annie (Lee) Ward 1885–1942 m. John (Marion) Rush 1878–1965
        5. 5. Joe (Lett Ward) Sr 1890–1944 m. Camille (Downs) Webb 1892–1978
      2. 2. Elizabeth Kemp 1856–1928 m. J (F) Kemp 1843–1917
        1. 1. Joe (Lett) Kemp 1889–1954 m. Eunice (Allen) Kemp 1896–
        2. 2. Nellie Orrell 1877–1959
        3. 3. Mary (Ida) Kemp 1871–1918
        4. 4. John (Edmond) Kemp 1879–1954
      3. 3. Joseph (Monroe) Lett 1853–1917 m. Maud (Hunter) Bradford 1857–1937
        1. 1. Mary (Maud Lett) Stephens 1890–1958 m. Henry (Boyd) Stephens 1882–1961
        2. 2. Florence (Russell) Lett 1888–1971
        3. 3. Lon (Bradford) Lett 1901–1961 m. Clara Sappington 1910–1990
        4. 4. Mattie Lett 1885–1970 m. Louie (Ezra) Stone 1886–1964
      4. 4. Martha Lett 1852–1856
    6. 6. James (Thomas) Abbott 1819–1865
    7. 7. Samuel (Moore, Jr.) Abbott 1834–1859
    8. 8. Mary (J) Abbott 1840–1891 m. Augusta Johnson 1838–1913
      1. 1. William Johnson 1860–
      2. 2. Edward Johnson 1866–
      3. 3. Kate Johnson 1868–1936
  2. 2. Mark (Sharp) Elam 1791–1826
  3. 3. James (Branch Elam) Jr. 1802–1850
  4. 4. William (M.) Elam 1789–1829
  5. 5. Stella (Gillespie (Maloney,) Foulks\Fowlkes) 1808–1868
  6. 6. Harriet (W. Gillespie) (Baker) 1806–1880
  7. 7. Harvey (A) Gillespie 1810–1854

Elizabeth Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1767
14 Feb 1767
Birth of Elizabeth Gillespie in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
1854
06 Oct 1854
Age 87
Death of Elizabeth Gillespie in Bradford, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Bradford, Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1767
    Event Place: Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6297.030; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Oct 1854
    Event Place: Bradford, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bradford, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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