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James Gillespie 1730–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1792

Death Location: Holston River, Blount, Tennessee, United States

Father: James (Gilasby)

Mother: Janet Gillespie

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Finley

Children(s): Margaret Gillespie

James Gillespie was born in 1730 in Ulster, Ireland, the child of James Gillespie Gilasby And Janet Bennie Gillespie. James Gillespie married Elizabeth Finley, and had children including Margaret Elizabeth Eliza Finley Gillespie. James Gillespie passed away in 1792 in Holston River, Blount, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • James Gillespie was born in 1730 in Ulster, Ireland, the child of James Gillespie Gilasby And Janet Bennie Gillespie.
  • James Gillespie married Elizabeth Finley, and had children including Margaret Elizabeth Eliza Finley Gillespie.
  • James Gillespie passed away in 1792 in Holston River, Blount, Tennessee, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
James Gillespie
1730–1792
Birth Place: Ulster, Ireland
Parents
James Gillespie (Gilasby)
1701–1769
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet (Bennie) Gillespie
1694–1734
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Bennie
1667–1775
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet Allen
1672–1712
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
JOHN BENNIE
1638–1678
BESSIE FOORD
1637–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gillespie's Descendants

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James Gillespie (1730–1792) m. Elizabeth Finley (Jan 18, 1741–1775)
  1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth (Eliza) Finley) Gillespie 1765–1830 m. James (Robert) McNutt 1771–1852 m. James McNutt –1823
    1. 1. John (Marshall) McNutt 1795–1857 m. Martha (Jack) McNutt 1800–1860 m. Siphy ("Dilphy") McNamee 1808–1860
      1. 1. Sarah (F.) McNutt 1820–1880 m. Jonathan (B) Wilson 1818–1898
        1. 1. Willis (N) Wilson 1854–1929 m. Annie Wilson 1857– m. MALISSA (ANNIE) MARTIN 1857–1935
        2. 2. Levi Wilson 1851–1928
        3. 3. Martha Wilson 1856–1921
        4. 4. Baily Wilson 1858–1906
        5. 5. Rutha Wilson 1861–1882
        6. 6. THOMAS (S.) WILSON 1837–1900
        7. 7. Lane Wilson 1854–
        8. 8. James (H) Wilson 1848–
        9. 9. William (J) Wilson 1844–1905
        10. 10. Thomas (S) Wilson 1843–1864
        11. 11. John (R) Wilson 1845–1913
        12. 12. James (Doakson) Wilson 1849–1886
      2. 2. Serena McNutt 1820–
      3. 3. Elizabeth McNutt 1818–1880

James Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of James Gillespie in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
1792
1792
Age 62
Death of James Gillespie in Holston River, Blount, Tennessee, United States
Holston River, Blount, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 164.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TS1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1792; Page Number: 25

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Holston River, Blount, Tennessee, United States

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