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John William Gilliam 1740–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1792

Death Location: Albermarle, Virginia, United States

Father: William II

Mother: Mary Jarrett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Murrell

Children(s): Epaphroditus Gilliam, John Gilliam, Cornelius Gilliam

The story of John William Gilliam began in 1740 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States. John William Gilliam married Elizabeth Murrell, and had children including Cornelius Gilliam, Epaphroditus Gilliam, John Edmond Gilliam. John William Gilliam passed away in 1792 in Albermarle, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John William Gilliam began in 1740 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.
  • John William Gilliam married Elizabeth Murrell, and had children including Cornelius Gilliam, Epaphroditus Gilliam, John Edmond Gilliam.
  • John William Gilliam passed away in 1792 in Albermarle, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William II
1720–1774
Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Washington, Virginia, USA
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Mary Jarrett
1724–1791
Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Murrell
1740–1830
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Epaphroditus Gilliam
1768–1842
Birth Location: James City County, Virginia, United States of America
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John Gilliam
1770–1829
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Cornelius Gilliam
1767–1832
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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John Gilliam's Ancestors

Self
John Gilliam
1740–1792
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Gilliam II
1720–1774
Bristol Parish, Washington, Virginia, USA
Mary Jarrett
1724–1791
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Deveraux Jarrett
1700–
Elizabeth Wingfield
1702–1746
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wingfield
1664–1720
Mary Owen
1670–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gilliam's Descendants

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John (William) Gilliam (1740–1792) m. Elizabeth Murrell (1740–14 Sep 1830)
  1. 1. Epaphroditus Gilliam 1768–1842 m. Sarah (Ann) Israel 1763–1840
    1. 1. Jesse (Israel) Gilliam 1790–1867 m. Jeanette ('Jenny') McDowell 1792–1860
      1. 1. Mary Gilliam 1821–1855 m. W (H) Galoway 1819–1893
      2. 2. Unity Gilliam 1811–1865 m. John (M.) Smith 1809–1880
        1. 1. Jesse (Anderson) Smith 1836–1910
        2. 2. Rebecca Smith 1841–1856
        3. 3. Lafayette (W.) Smith 1854–1879
        4. 4. William (Jackson) Smith 1832–1911 m. Deborah (Day) Smith 1831–1916
      3. 3. Samuel (Thompson) Gilliam 1828–1908 m. Elizabeth (L) Lewis 1832–1906
        1. 1. Samuel (Miles) Gilliam 1854–1912
        2. 2. Ewell (Ashby) Gilliam 1863–1934
        3. 3. Alice (Louise) Gilliam 1870–1943
        4. 4. Alexander (Sweeney) Gilliam 1856–1929
        5. 5. Ida (J. E.) Gilliam 1867–1892
        6. 6. Adelia (J.) Morgan 1861–1923
        7. 7. Emma (Jane) Gilliam 1858–1917 m. Arthur Crowley 1859–
        8. 8. Vanga (Gregory) ? 1895–
        9. 9. Delia Headricks 1878–
        10. 10. Hattie Gillam 1869–
      4. 4. Andrew (Jackson) Gilliam 1818–1890 m. Sarah (Thompson) Gilliam 1822–1895
        1. 1. Nelson (Bagley) Gilliam 1857–1928
        2. 2. Mary (Ellen Augusta) Gilliam 1855–1925 m. Almanger Miller 1839–
        3. 3. William (Clay Douglas) Gilliam 1861–1946
        4. 4. Eleazar Gilliam 1840–1902 m. Nancy (Jane) Robbins 1842–1929
        5. 5. Robert (Perry) Gilliam 1848–1903
        6. 6. Julia (Frances) Frink 1852–1933
        7. 7. Edgar (Grant) Gilliam 1865–1884
        8. 8. Rebecca (Ann) Gilliam 1844–1902 m. Francis (Marion) Splawn 1834–1910
        9. 9. John (Andrew) Gilliam 1860–1915
        10. 10. Jesse (Johnson) Gilliam 1850–1915 m. Rachel (Jane) Scott 1857–1927
        11. 11. Elmer (E.) Gilliam 1864–
      5. 5. Malinda (Amanda) Gilliam 1821–1860 m. W (H) Galoway 1819–1893
        1. 1. Barbara (Ellen) Galloway 1858–1947 m. Charles (Abner) Jenkins 1859–1930
        2. 2. Matilda (M.) Fauntleroy 1846–1914 m. D (C) Fauntleroy 1846–1914
        3. 3. Nancy (Ann) Galloway 1852–1922 m. William (Harrison) Loyd 1839–1921
        4. 4. Peter Galloway 1854–1936 m. Lizzie Galloway 1866–1936
        5. 5. Martha Galloway 1842–1926 m. Willis (A) Fauntleroy 1851–1937
        6. 6. Francis (M) Jenkins 1850–1915 m. James Jenkin 1850–1926
        7. 7. William Galloway 1862–1947 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Galloway 1859–1936 m. Nancy (Almira "Mige") Magee 1868–1951
        8. 8. Mary (Matilda Galloway) *** 1846–1914
        9. 9. John (P.) Galloway 1851–1921
      6. 6. Robert (Alexander) Gilliam 1817–1886 m. Julia (Ann) Chance 1824–1919
        1. 1. John (Andrew) Gilliam 1848–1929
        2. 2. Robert (A) Gilliam 1853– m. Ellen Gilliam 1855–
        3. 3. Sarah (Elvira) Gilliam 1856–1939 m. Charles (John Edward) Taylor 1847–1914
        4. 4. George (W) Gilliam 1858–
        5. 5. Albert (Y) Gilliam 1860–
        6. 6. Thomas (J) Gilliam 1862–
        7. 7. Nettie (D) Gilliam 1865–
        8. 8. Joseph (Jonathan) Gilliam 1867–1951 m. Jessie Durward 1877–1940
        9. 9. Julia (Angeline) Gilliam 1853–1933
      7. 7. Elizabeth Gilliam 1822–1865
      8. 8. Jane (Or Janette) Gilliam 1830–1848
      9. 9. John (W) Gilliam 1813–1867
      10. 10. Lavina (Or Ellen) Gilliam 1832–
      11. 11. William (Douglas) Gilliam 1826–1881
    2. 2. Mitchell Gilliam 1815–1882
    3. 3. Robert (Perry) Gilliam 1801–1858
      1. 1. John (E) Gilliam 1825–1912
        1. 1. Christina (Pauline) Gilliam 1863–1941
      2. 2. John (E) Gilliam 1825–1912
        1. 1. Christina (Pauline) Gilliam 1863–1941
      3. 3. Serepta (Jane) Gilliam 1828–1915
        1. 1. William (P) Holman 1847–1910
    4. 4. Sarah Gilliam 1796–1875 m. William Shaw 1796–
    5. 5. Aetie (B) Gilliam 1805–1875 m. James (Berry) Harris 1783–1868
      1. 1. Eliza (Ellen) Stubblefield 1831–
        1. 1. Willie (Ann) Stubblefield 1868–1952
      2. 2. Jefferson ("Jeff" Gilliam) Harris –1908
        1. 1. Lucy (Jane) Harris
      3. 3. Hannah (M) Hackler 1838–
        1. 1. James (Winton) Hackler 1876–1929
      4. 4. Whitsett (Morrow) Harris 1837–1912
      5. 5. Sarah (Katherine) Davenport 1811–1880
      6. 6. Hannah (M) Hackler 1838–
        1. 1. James (Winton) Hackler 1876–1929
      7. 7. Eliza (Ellen) Stubblefield 1831–
      8. 8. Margaret (E.) Bones 1813–1893
    6. 6. Elizabeth Gilliam 1793–1884
    7. 7. Cornelius ("Neal") Gilliam 1798–1848
    8. 8. Nancy Gilliam 1810–1885
    9. 9. Lewhettie Gilliam 1819–1860
      1. 1. William (McDonald) Turner 1835–1906
        1. 1. John (Clyde) Turner 1876–1928 m. Julia (Marie) King 1879–1973 m. Julia (M) Hart 1880–
    10. 10. John (Levi) Gilliam 1793–1850
      1. 1. Richard (Levi) GILLIAM 1820–1894
        1. 1. Eliza (A.) Gilliam 1853–1886
    11. 11. John (E) Gilliam 1801–1879 m. Nancy (Cornelia) Wallace 1811–1886
      1. 1. John (Wallace) Gilliam 1830–1918 m. Mary (J.) Gilliam 1847–
        1. 1. John (Elihu) Gilliam 1858–1940 m. Julia (Louisa) Outhouse 1863–1922
        2. 2. Uretha Gilliam 1866–
        3. 3. Jessie (E.) Gilliam 1867–
        4. 4. James (A.) Gilliam 1870–
        5. 5. Marshall (C.) Gilliam 1871–
        6. 6. Manda (J.) Hayward 1869–
    12. 12. John (Levi) Gilliam 1793–1850
      1. 1. Richard (Levi) Gilliam 1814–1894
        1. 1. Eliza (A.) Gilliam 1853–1886
    13. 13. Anna Gilliam 1805–1847
      1. 1. Isham (Gilliam HELMS) PVT 1833–1861
        1. 1. Sarah (A) Helms 1856–1924
  2. 2. John (Edmond) Gilliam 1770–1829
    1. 1. Benjamin (Albert Gilliam) Sr 1814–1897 m. Nancy (Maria) Turner 1818–1880
      1. 1. Julia (Ann) Hopkins 1849–1918
      2. 2. Daniel (W.) Gilliam 1837–1880
      3. 3. William (Theodore) Gillam 1851–1918
      4. 4. Rachel (Elizabeth) Yount 1843–1930
      5. 5. Emma (Drucilla) Yount 1860–1932
      6. 6. Sarah (C.) Yount 1855–1934
      7. 7. Benjamin (Allen Gilliam) Jr 1846–1920 m. Sarah (Laura Lee) Gilliam 1867–1926
        1. 1. Ida (A) Gillam 1887–
        2. 2. James (P) Gillam 1888–
        3. 3. Troy (L) Gillam 1891–
        4. 4. Jesse (Hickland) Gillam 1895–1959 m. Lottie (Priscilla) Coffman 1895–1957
        5. 5. William (Amos) Gillam 1900–1919
      8. 8. Amanda (Jane Mason) Midget 1838–1926
      9. 9. Burrell (Harrison) Gillam 1843–1911
      10. 10. Mararet Gilliam 1854–
    2. 2. George (William) Gilliam 1816–1885 m. Mary (Ann Polly) Gillam 1820–
      1. 1. Columbus Gilliam 1846–1899
        1. 1. Lottie (G) Gillam 1897–1926
      2. 2. Burl (B) Gilliam 1863–1949
        1. 1. Floyd Gillam 1895–1982
      3. 3. Burl (B) Gilliam 1863–1949
        1. 1. Floyd Gillam 1895–1982
      4. 4. Marian Gillam 1839–
      5. 5. William Gillam 1843–
      6. 6. George Gillam 1847–
  3. 3. Cornelius Gilliam 1767–1832

John Gilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of John William Gilliam in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1792
1792
Age 52
Death of John William Gilliam in Albermarle, Virginia, United States
Albermarle, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Albermarle, Virginia, United States
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