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John Jacob Gilliland 1772–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1772

Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 November 1843

Death Location: Redoak, Brown County, Ohio, USA

Father: Alexander Gilliland

Mother: Francis Baird

Spouse(s): Mary Miller

Children(s): Archbold Gilliland, Elizabeth Gilliland, Alexander Gilliland, Mary Gilliland, Robert Gilliland, Amanda Gilliland, John Gilliland, Nancy Gilliland, Betsy Gilliland, Margaret Gilliland, John Gilliland, Jane Gilliland, Eleanor Gilliland, Alexander Gilliland, Caroline Gilliland, James Gilliland, Keziah Gilliland, Keziah Gilliland, Caroline Ellsworth, James Gilliland, Mary Gilliland, Margaret GILLILAND, George GILLILAND, Nancy Gilliland, William Gilliland, Hiram Gilliland

In 1772, John Jacob Gilliland entered the world in Gaston, North Carolina, United States, born to Alexander Gilliland And Francis Elizabeth Baird. John Jacob Gilliland married Mary Margaret Miller, Sarah Brasier, and had children including Alexander Byington Gilliland, Alexander H Gilliland, Amanda J Gilliland, Archbold Gilliland, Betsy Gilliland, Caroline Gilliland, Caroline W Ellsworth, Eleanor Ellen Gilliland, Elizabeth Gilliland, George Gilliland, Hiram Jackson Gilliland, James Gilliland, Jane Gilliland, John Byington Gilliland, John Jacob Gilliland, Keziah Gilliland, Margaret Gilliland, Mary Ann Gilliland, Nancy Gilliland, Nancy Nesbeth Gilliland, Robert Gilliland, William Brasier Gilliland, William Gilliland. John Jacob Gilliland passed away in 1843 in Redoak, Brown County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1772, John Jacob Gilliland entered the world in Gaston, North Carolina, United States, born to Alexander Gilliland And Francis Elizabeth Baird.
  • John Jacob Gilliland married Mary Margaret Miller, Sarah Brasier, and had children including Alexander Byington Gilliland, Alexander H Gilliland, Amanda J Gilliland, Archbold Gilliland, Betsy Gilliland, Caroline Gilliland, Caroline W Ellsworth, Eleanor Ellen Gilliland, Elizabeth Gilliland, George Gilliland, Hiram Jackson Gilliland, James Gilliland, Jane Gilliland, John Byington Gilliland, John Jacob Gilliland, Keziah Gilliland, Margaret Gilliland, Mary Ann Gilliland, Nancy Gilliland, Nancy Nesbeth Gilliland, Robert Gilliland, William Brasier Gilliland, William Gilliland.
  • John Jacob Gilliland passed away in 1843 in Redoak, Brown County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Gilliland
1727–1798
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Francis Baird
1743–1808
Birth Location: VA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Miller
1782–1872
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Archbold Gilliland
1800–1871
Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
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Elizabeth Gilliland
1817–1892
Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
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Alexander Gilliland
1815–1889
Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mary Gilliland
1808–1828
Birth Location: , Brown, Ohio, USA
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Robert Gilliland
1812–1842
Birth Location: Brown, Ohio, United States
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Amanda Gilliland
1822–1913
Birth Location: Ripley, Brown, Ohio, USA
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John Gilliland
1828–1892
Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
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Nancy Gilliland
1814–1896
Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
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Betsy Gilliland
1804–
Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania
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Margaret Gilliland
1833–1872
Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Gilliland
1802–1882
Birth Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jane Gilliland
1809–1896
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Eleanor Gilliland
1804–1873
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Alexander Gilliland
1803–
Birth Location: Rocky Springs, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
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Caroline Gilliland
1830–1913
Birth Location: Ohio
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James Gilliland
1825–1827
Birth Location: Brown, Ohio, United States
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Keziah Gilliland
1810–1856
Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania
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Keziah Gilliland
1828–1857
Birth Location: , Brown, Ohio, USA
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Caroline Ellsworth
1830–1913
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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James Gilliland
1807–1842
Birth Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Gilliland
1820–1828
Birth Location: –
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Margaret GILLILAND
1815–
Birth Location: –
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George GILLILAND
1817–
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Gilliland
1823–1855
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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William Gilliland
1822–1867
Birth Location: Alabama
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Hiram Gilliland
1827–1867
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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John Gilliland's Ancestors

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John Gilliland
1772–1843
Birth Place: Gaston, North Carolina, United States
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 (Jacob) Gilliland (1 Jan 1772–19 November 1843) m. Mary (Margaret) Miller (2 Oct 1782–22 Sep 1872)
  1. 1. Archbold Gilliland 1800–1871 m. Margaret Withrow 1797–1850 m. Mary Henderson 1818–1901
    1. 1. Lydia (Marie) Gilliland 1832–1914 m. Christian (E) Ebersole 1813–1890
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Ebersole 1865–1902
      2. 2. Luella Ebersole 1871–1930
      3. 3. Theodore (Parr) Ebersole 1868–1946
      4. 4. Amy Ebersole 1873–1894
      5. 5. Homer Ebersole 1858–1885
      6. 6. Cyrus (A) Ebersole 1885–
      7. 7. Horace (Horatio) Ebersole 1861–
      8. 8. Amos (Abraham) Ebersole 1869–1870
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Margaret) Ebersole 1859–1859
      10. 10. William (Oliver) Ebersole 1841–1920
      11. 11. Daniel (Hurlocker) Ebersole 1854–1918
      12. 12. George (Tory) Ebersole 1851–1918
      13. 13. Cyrus (Albert) Ebersole 1843–1897
      14. 14. Edwin (L) Ebersole 1848–1910
    2. 2. Margaret (McMillan) Gilliland 1830–1909
    3. 3. Hugh (Rysley) Gilliland 1835–1927
    4. 4. Nancy (Ann) Gilliland 1838–1912
    5. 5. John (William) Gilliland 1828–1919
    6. 6. Jesse (D) Gilliland 1834–1905
    7. 7. Joseph Gilliland 1832–1922
    8. 8. Henry Gilliland 1834–
    9. 9. George (M) Gilliland 1860–
    10. 10. Nancy (A) Gilliland 1832–
    11. 11. Graham 1818–1827
    12. 12. Archibald (H) Gilliland 1839–1928
    13. 13. George (Miller) Gilliland 1860–1952
    14. 14. Nancy (A) Gilliland 1839–
    15. 15. Lydia (Marie) Gilliland 1832–1914
    16. 16. Graham Gilliland 1818–1827
  2. 2. Elizabeth Gilliland 1817–1892
  3. 3. Alexander (Byington) Gilliland 1815–1889
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Gilliland 1808–1828
  5. 5. Robert Gilliland 1812–1842
  6. 6. Amanda (J) Gilliland 1822–1913
  7. 7. John (Byington) Gilliland 1828–1892
  8. 8. Nancy Gilliland 1814–1896
  9. 9. Betsy Gilliland 1804–
  10. 10. Margaret Gilliland 1833–1872
  11. 11. John (Jacob) Gilliland 1802–1882
  12. 12. Jane Gilliland 1809–1896
  13. 13. Eleanor (Ellen) Gilliland 1804–1873
  14. 14. Alexander (H) Gilliland 1803–
  15. 15. Caroline Gilliland 1830–1913
  16. 16. James Gilliland 1825–1827
  17. 17. Keziah Gilliland 1810–1856
  18. 18. Keziah Gilliland 1828–1857
  19. 19. Caroline (W) Ellsworth 1830–1913
  20. 20. James Gilliland 1807–1842
  21. 21. Mary (Ann) Gilliland 1820–1828
  22. 22. Margaret GILLILAND 1815–
  23. 23. George GILLILAND 1817–
  24. 24. Nancy (Nesbeth) Gilliland 1823–1855
  25. 25. William (Brasier) Gilliland 1822–1867
  26. 26. Hiram (Jackson) Gilliland 1827–1867 m. Sarah (Amanda) Webb 1832–1856
    1. 1. William (Albert) Gilliland 1851–1936 m. Winnie (E) Smith 1851–1919
      1. 1. James (Dozier) Gilliland 1870–1948 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Harris 1871–1933
        1. 1. Rowlen (Richard) GILLILAND 1900–1929 m. Geneva (Aubie) Holland 1909–
        2. 2. Jesse Gilliland 1894–
        3. 3. Ida (Elberta Kate) Gilliland 1895–1929
        4. 4. Monroe (Jasper) Gilliland​ 1898–1975
        5. 5. Rosa (Lee) Gilliland 1903–1984
        6. 6. Roscoe (Cecil Bud) Gilliland 1905–1956
        7. 7. Josie Gilliland 1908–
        8. 8. Josephine Gilliland​ 1908–1981
        9. 9. Lela (Isabelle) Gilliland 1890–1984
        10. 10. William (Pinkey) Gilliland 1892–
        11. 11. Jesse (Leander) Gilliland 1893–1981
        12. 12. Minnie (Rosa) Gilliland 1899–1919
        13. 13. Velva (Irene Sis) Gilliland​ 1913–1929
        14. 14. Ida (Elberta) Goble 1895–1929
        15. 15. Lela (Isabelle) Gillilan 1890–1984
        16. 16. Edward (C) Gilliland 1890–1948
        17. 17. William (Pinkey) Gilliland 1892–
      2. 2. Lloyd (Crump) Gilliland 1886–1974
      3. 3. Edward (Houston) Gilliland 1878–1967
      4. 4. Andrew (Dolphus) Gilliland 1875–1956
      5. 5. Eliza Gilliland 1883–1960
      6. 6. Samuel (F.) Gilliland 1872–1947
      7. 7. Lena Gilliland 1881–1970
      8. 8. Floyd Gilliland 1886–1926
      9. 9. Leonard (Thomas) Gilliland 1890–1969
      10. 10. Laid Gillilan 1887–
      11. 11. Mary Gilliland 1881–
      12. 12. James Ray 1867–
      13. 13. Herbert (M) Smith 1880–
      14. 14. James (F) Gilliland 1869–1948
      15. 15. Andrew (D.) Gilliland 1875–1956
      16. 16. Samuel (F) Gilliland 1872–1947
    2. 2. Elizabeth (C) Gilliland 1854–1869
    3. 3. John (Daley) Gilliland 1849–1940
    4. 4. Lucretia (J) Gilliland 1859–
    5. 5. John (B) Gilliland 1850–
    6. 6. Thomas (J) Gilliland 1857–
    7. 7. Amanda Gilliland 1852–

John Gilliland's Timeline

6 Records

1772
1 Jan 1772
Birth of John Jacob Gilliland in Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Gaston, North Carolina, United States
1773
12/31/1773
Age 1
Birth of John Jacob Gilliland in Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Gaston, North Carolina, United States
1773
31 December 1773
Age 1
Birth of John Jacob Gilliland in Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Gaston, North Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 28
John Jacob Gilliland resided here in Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
1843
19 Dec 1843
Age 71
Death of John Jacob Gilliland in Holmes, Brown, Ohio, United States,
Holmes, Brown, Ohio, United States,
1843
19 November 1843
Age 71
Death of John Jacob Gilliland in Holmes, Ohio, United States
Holmes, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12311773
    Event Place: Gaston, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 December 1773
    Event Place: Gaston, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1772
    Event Place: Gaston, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 567; Image: 115; Family History Library Film: 337909

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1843
    Event Place: Holmes, Brown, Ohio, United States,

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 November 1843
    Event Place: Holmes, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Redoak, Brown County, Ohio, USA
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