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John Gilliland 1708–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Gilliland

Mother: Margaret Gilliland

Spouse(s): Jane Donahue

Children(s): James Gilliland, Samuel Gilliland, John Gilliland, Thomas Gilliland

In 1708, John Gilliland entered the world in Ireland, born to John James Gilliland And Margaret Gilliland. John Gilliland married Jane Donahue, and had children including James Gilliland, John Gilliland, Samuel Gilliland, Thomas Gilliland. John Gilliland passed away in 1789 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1708, John Gilliland entered the world in Ireland, born to John James Gilliland And Margaret Gilliland.
  • John Gilliland married Jane Donahue, and had children including James Gilliland, John Gilliland, Samuel Gilliland, Thomas Gilliland.
  • John Gilliland passed away in 1789 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Gilliland's Ancestors

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John Gilliland
1708–1789
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
John James Gilliland
1689–1727
Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland
Margaret Gilliland
1690–1730
Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Alexander Gilliland
1727–1798
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Francis (Elizabeth) Baird
1743–1808
VA
Great-Grandparents
Alex Gillilard
1720–1790
Jane Edmonson
1725–1790
John Baird
1709–1782
Frances Bradner
1713–1786
2nd-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

John Gilliland's Descendants

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John Gilliland (1708–1789) m. Jane Donahue (abt 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
        1. 1. Amos (Ponder) Gilliland 1817–1905 m. Harriett McKnight 1825–1890
        2. 2. Mary (Anne) Gilliland 1822–1925
        3. 3. Silas (Monroe) Gilliland 1823–1909
        4. 4. Malinda (Anne) Gilliland 1837–1885
        5. 5. Louisa (Theresa) Gilliland 1829–1922
        6. 6. George (Washington) Gilliland 1831–1913
        7. 7. Mourning Gilliland 1842–
        8. 8. Thomas (Green) Gilliland 1820–1883
        9. 9. Sarah Gilliland 1840–
        10. 10. Elizabeth Gilliland 1836–
        11. 11. Lewis Gilliland 1838–
        12. 12. William Gilliland 1854–
        13. 13. William Gilliland 1844–
        14. 14. Marian Gilliland 1842–
        15. 15. Nancy Gilliland 1824–1847
        16. 16. Marian Gilliland 1842–
        17. 17. Miriam ((Mourning)) Gilliland 1842–
      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–

John Gilliland's Timeline

4 Records

1706
June 1706
Birth of John Gilliland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
1708
1708
Birth of John Gilliland in Ireland
Ireland
1789
1789
Age 81
Death of John Gilliland in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
1790
1790
Age 82
Death of John Gilliland in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1706
    Event Place: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of PA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

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