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John James Gilliland 1689–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1689

Birth Location: Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1727

Death Location: Faggs Manor, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Alexander Gilliland

Mother: Francis Baird

Spouse(s): Margaret Gilliland

Children(s): John Gilliland, Thomas Gilliland, Andrew Gilliland, James Gilliland, Mary Gilliland, Sarah Gilliland, Adam Gilliland, Robert Gilliland, Catherine Gilliland, Jane Gilliland, Fletcher Gilliland, Hugh Gilliland, Jane Gilliland, Catherine Gilliland, Hugh Gilliland, Mary Gilliland

The story of John James Gilliland began in 1689 in Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland. John James Gilliland married Margaret Gilliland, and had children including Adam Gilliland, Andrew Gilliland, Catherine Gilliland, Fletcher Mcclure Gilliland, Hugh Gilliland, James Adam Gilliland, Jane Gilliland, John Gilliland, Mary Gilliland, Robert Gilliland, Sarah Gilliland, Thomas Gilliland. John James Gilliland passed away in 1727 in Faggs Manor, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John James Gilliland began in 1689 in Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland.
  • John James Gilliland married Margaret Gilliland, and had children including Adam Gilliland, Andrew Gilliland, Catherine Gilliland, Fletcher Mcclure Gilliland, Hugh Gilliland, James Adam Gilliland, Jane Gilliland, John Gilliland, Mary Gilliland, Robert Gilliland, Sarah Gilliland, Thomas Gilliland.
  • John James Gilliland passed away in 1727 in Faggs Manor, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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John Gilliland's Ancestors

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John Gilliland
1689–1727
Birth Place: Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland
Parents
Alexander Gilliland
1727–1798
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Francis (Elizabeth) Baird
1743–1808
VA
Grandparents
Alex Gillilard
1720–1790
Chester, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane Edmonson
1725–1790
Scotland, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
John Baird
1709–1782
Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Frances (Scott) Bradner
1713–1786
Lincoln,,North Carolina,USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Gilliland
1685–1740
Elizabeth Smith
1702–1765
John loyalist
1705–1781
Elizabeth Key\Keys\Keyes
1702–1799
William Baird
1680–
Avis Brown
1709–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gilliland
1668–1750
Ann Craig
1685–1720
Matthew Whitfield
1666–1761
Priscilla Lawrence
1660–1739
Henry DONAHUE
1686–1722
Honor Daley
1686–1722
Moses Keyes
1671–1746
Mehetabel Kemp
1673–1768

John Gilliland's Descendants

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John (James) Gilliland (1689–1727) m. Margaret Gilliland (1690–1730)
  1. 1. John Gilliland 1708–1789 m. Jane Donahue 1728–1750
    1. 1. James Gilliland 1745–1810
    2. 2. Samuel Gilliland 1747–1811
    3. 3. John Gilliland 1750–1836
    4. 4. Thomas Gilliland 1735–1800 m. Anne (Moore) Thomas 1737–1800
      1. 1. William (Hugh) Gilliland 1761–1840 m. Susan Grantham 1766–1859
        1. 1. Thomas (Monroe) Gilliland 1795–1870 m. Melinda (Ann) Ponder 1798–1870
        2. 2. Elizabeth Gilliland 1780–1840
        3. 3. Hugh (Madison) Gilliland 1793–1857
        4. 4. Lucas GILLILAND 1795–1857
        5. 5. John Gilliland 1820–1862
        6. 6. Rhoda Gilliland –1860
        7. 7. Nancy Gilliland 1815–
        8. 8. Massett Gilliland 1800–
        9. 9. Thomas (Monroe) Gilliland 1794–1898
        10. 10. Thomas (Monroe) Gilliland 1791–1866
        11. 11. Lucas GILLILAND 1810–1870
        12. 12. William (H) Gilliland 1786–1850
      2. 2. Hugh Gilliland 1760–1781
      3. 3. Thomas Gilliland 1819–
  2. 2. Thomas Gilliland 1707–1716
  3. 3. Andrew Gilliland 1712–
  4. 4. James (Adam) Gilliland 1715–1795
  5. 5. Mary Gilliland 1717–
  6. 6. Sarah Gilliland 1718–
  7. 7. Adam Gilliland 1711–1716
  8. 8. Robert Gilliland 1713–1755
  9. 9. Catherine Gilliland 1724–1715
  10. 10. Jane Gilliland 1716–
  11. 11. Fletcher (McClure) Gilliland 1824–1906
  12. 12. Hugh Gilliland 1709–1780
  13. 13. Jane Gilliland 1716–1715
  14. 14. Catherine Gilliland 1724–
  15. 15. Hugh Gilliland 1709–1716
  16. 16. Mary Gilliland 1717–1715

John Gilliland's Timeline

2 Records

1689
1689
Birth of John James Gilliland in Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland
Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland
1727
1727
Age 38
Death of John James Gilliland in Faggs Manor, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Faggs Manor, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Faggs Manor, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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