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John William Gilchrist 1731 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1731

Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 3 Sep 1795

Death Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Gilchrist

Mother: Jean Espy

Spouse(s): Margret Cowden

Children(s): Elizabeth Gilchrist

The story of John William Gilchrist Jr began in 1731 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. John William Gilchrist Jr married Margret Cowden, and had children including Elizabeth Sarah Gilchrist. John William Gilchrist Jr passed away in 1795 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John William Gilchrist Jr began in 1731 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • John William Gilchrist Jr married Margret Cowden, and had children including Elizabeth Sarah Gilchrist.
  • John William Gilchrist Jr passed away in 1795 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gilchrist
1696 – 1745
Birth Location: Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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Jean Espy
1706 – 1777
Birth Location: Cookstown, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margret Cowden
1733 – 1826
Birth Location: Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Gilchrist
1755 – 1823
Birth Location: Dunbar Twp, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Gilchrist's Ancestors

Self
John Gilchrist
1731 – 1795
Birth Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Gilchrist
1696 – 1745
Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Jean Espy
1706 – 1777
Cookstown, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
James Gilchrist
1675 –
Falkirk, Sterling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lillias Porteous
1672 –
Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gilchrist's Descendants

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John (William) Gilchrist (17 Jul 1731 – 3 Sep 1795) m. Margret Cowden (15 Jan 1733 – 15 Nov 1826)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) Gilchrist (Abt. 1755 – Bef. Feb 1823) m. Alexander (Hughan) Carson (1752 – 1823)
    1. 1. William (C) Carson (26 Nov 1794 – 14 Dec 1864) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Chidester (Abt. 1800 – 19 May 1870)
      1. 1. Matthew (Rankin) Carson (06 Sep 1823 – 19 Dec 1861) m. Lucetta (Walton) ALLEN (16 Nov 1819 – 20 Aug 1887)
        1. 1. William (Barnabus) Carson (30 May 1846 – 28 Jan 1896) m. Anna A (Oct 1850 – )
        2. 2. Charles (Alexander) Carson (30 Sep 1848 – 05 Apr 1899) m. Harriet ("Hattie" Clarice) Folks (9 Oct 1849 – 28 Mar 1928)
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Carson (Feb 1851 – 19 Apr 1930) m. William (Benjamin) Pride (Abt. 1838 – ) m. Benjamin (S.) Jones (Abt 1821 – )
        4. 4. Emma (Amelia) Carson (1854 – 01 Dec 1940) m. Rev. (Albert) Vandaveer (1852 – 21 Mar 1926)
        5. 5. James (Jennings) Carson (12 Jun 1855 – 21 Sep 1926) m. Mary Mendenhall (abt 1852 – 1889) m. Alice (Rae "Allie") Seneff (18 May 1871 – 14 Mar 1960)
        6. 6. Sarah ((Sadie) Clotilda) Carson (16 August 1858 – 25 Feb 1897) m. John (Thomas) Norton (Abt. 1855 – 26 Feb 1897)
        7. 7. Matthew (Rankin) Carson (08 Jan 1862 – 30 Sep 1950) m. Louisa (Fredericka) Bleich (16 Nov 1865 – 15 April 1919)
      2. 2. Alexander Carson (30 Jan 1825 – 10 Nov 1850) m. Caroline Fisher (7 February 1824 – 7 December 1880)
      3. 3. William (C) Carson (28 Dec 1825 – 14 Oct 1861) m. Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Cross (Oct 28 1828 – 23 Mar 1912)
        1. 1. Arthur (Melancthon) Carson (Abt. 1849 – Abt. 1925) m. Cordelia (Sarah) Lasher (8 Oct 1857 – 13 Feb 1941)
        2. 2. Ellen ((Ella) Eliza) Carson (29 Aug 1851 – ) m. James (H) Mcconnell (11 Mar 1838 – 1 December 1903)
        3. 3. William (L (Clyde)) Carson (19 Jun 1854 – 19 Apr 1929)
        4. 4. John (M.) Carson (Abt. 1858 – )
        5. 5. Anna ((Annie) M) Carson (Abt. 1859 – )
        6. 6. Albert (Edwin) Carson (20 Nov 1861 – 01 May 1922)
      4. 4. Ephraim (Chidester) Carson (25 Apr 1833 – 29 Oct 1880)
      5. 5. David (Byers) Carson (Abt. 1837 – 15 Sep 1867) m. Susan Marrion (Sep 1839 – 10 Nov 1914)
        1. 1. Isabel Carson (7 Nov 1860 – 27 Dec 1918)
        2. 2. Theodore (Fruelingheuysen) Carson (10 June 1862 – 18 March 1927)
        3. 3. Sterling (David) Carson (Apr 1867 – 20 Oct 1925)
      6. 6. John (G) Carson (02 Jul 1840 – 23 Feb 1858)
      7. 7. Theodore Carson (Oct 1842 – 22 May 1862)
    2. 2. Sarah ((Sally)) Carson (1795 – )

John Gilchrist's Timeline

2 Records

1731
17 Jul 1731
Birth of John William Gilchrist Jr in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1795
3 Sep 1795
Age 64
Death of John William Gilchrist Jr in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1731
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1784
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Independent Gazetteer - 26 Jun 1784 - Page 2, A Fox Hunter accusation of John Kilcrift (Gilchrist) 26 Jun 1784

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1795
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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