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Lydia Naomi Gillespie 1753 – 1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 AUG 1753

Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB

Death Date: 18 FEB 1828

Death Location: Maury City, Crockett Co, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Gillespie

Mother: Naomi Thompson

Spouse(s): James Knox, Ezekiel Wallace

Children(s): Jane Knox, John Knox, James Knox, Jannette Knox, Naomi Knox, Thomas Knox, John Knox, Jannette Knox

The story of Lydia Naomi Gillespie began in 1753 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB. Lydia Naomi Gillespie married James Henry Knox, Ezekiel Wallace, and had children including Jane Janet Knox, John Robert Knox, James Knox, Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox, Naomi S Knox, Thomas Gillespie Knox, John Robert Knox, Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox. Lydia Naomi Gillespie passed away in 1828 in Maury City, Crockett Co, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Naomi Gillespie began in 1753 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB.
  • Lydia Naomi Gillespie married James Henry Knox, Ezekiel Wallace, and had children including Jane Janet Knox, John Robert Knox, James Knox, Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox, Naomi S Knox, Thomas Gillespie Knox, John Robert Knox, Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox.
  • Lydia Naomi Gillespie passed away in 1828 in Maury City, Crockett Co, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gillespie
1719 – 1796
Birth Location: New London, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Naomi Thompson
1728 – 1796
Birth Location: Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
NT

Spouses(s)

James Knox
1752 – 1794
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
JK
Ezekiel Wallace
1735 – 1813
Birth Location: Somerset Co, Province of Maryland, England, GB
EW

Children(s)

Jane Knox
1765 – 1847
Birth Location: Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB
JK
John Knox
1774 – 1869
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
JK
James Knox
1775 – 1804
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
JK
Jannette Knox
1776 – 1852
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
JK
Naomi Knox
1778 – 1854
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States
NK
Thomas Knox
1783 – 1852
Birth Location: Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA
TK
John Knox
1774 – 1869
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
JK
Jannette Knox
1776 – 1852
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
JK

Lydia Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Gillespie
1753 – 1828
Birth Place: Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB
Parents
William Thomas Gillespie
1719 – 1796
New London, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Naomi (Lynn) Thompson
1728 – 1796
Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Thompson
1689 – 1753
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Sarah Evans
1698 – 1730
Down, Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Gillespie's Descendants

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Lydia (Naomi) Gillespie (02 AUG 1753 – 18 FEB 1828) m. James (Henry) Knox (6 May 1752 – 10 OCT 1794) m. Ezekiel Wallace (1735 – 24 JAN 1813)
  1. 1. Jane (Janet) Knox (05 JAN 1765 – 20 NOV 1847)
  2. 2. John (Robert) Knox (18 August 1774 – 1869)
  3. 3. James Knox (5 June, 1775 – 1804)
  4. 4. Jannette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox (13 November 1776 – 11 January 1852) m. Major (Samuel Wilson) Polk (5 July 1772 – 5 November 1827)
    1. 1. Joseph (Lee) Polk (1788 – 1 Sep 1868) m. Isabelle Smith (1795 – ) m. Nancy (Ann "Hannah") Lemaster (26 Mar 1795 – 1 Sep 1853)
      1. 1. Richard (P) Polk (12 Mar 1812 – 12 Feb 1870)
      2. 2. William Polk (12 Jan 1814 – 31 Dec 1891)
      3. 3. Gideon (B.) Polk (30 Jan 1816 – 18 Apr 1890)
      4. 4. Joseph (Lemaster " Joe ") Polk (20 Aug 1819 – 1881-1900)
      5. 5. John (Alexander) Polk (1822 – 1887)
      6. 6. Nancy (E) Polk (1825 – 1897)
      7. 7. Mary (W) Polk (1828 – 1897)
      8. 8. Thomas (Madden) Polk (9 Nov 1829 – 2 March 1914)
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Jane "Betty" Polk \) Jordan (13 Feb 1834 – 15 Aug 1914)
    2. 2. President (James Knox) Polk (2 November 1795 – 15 June 1849) m. Sarah (Childress) Polk (4 September 1803 – 14 August 1891) m. Effie McClelland (3 Mar 1832 – 30 March 1912)
      1. 1. Mary (Adelaid) Polk (1818 – 1863)
      2. 2. Charles (Taylor) Polk (January 1818 – )
      3. 3. Lovena (Elizabeth) Polk (26 October 1833 – 17 May 1910)
      4. 4. Sallie Polk (1843 – 22 Jul 1924)
      5. 5. Leah (Jane) Brown (1 April 1847 – 11 January 1926)
    3. 3. David (Peale) POLK (1796 – 1835)
    4. 4. Jane (Maria) Polk (14 January 1798 – 11 Oct 1876)
    5. 5. Lydia (Elizabeth) Polk (17 Feb 1800 – 29 May 1864)
    6. 6. Franklin (Ezekiel) Polk (23 Aug 1802 – 21 Jan 1831)
    7. 7. Samuel (Wilson) Polk (1803 – 1839)
    8. 8. Franklin (Armstead) Polk (10 Apr 1803 – 2 Jun 1887)
    9. 9. Marshall (Tate) Polk (17 January 1805 – 12 Apr 1831)
    10. 10. John (S) POLK (25 Jun 1805 – 28 Sep 1831)
    11. 11. Naomi Polk (2 July 1806 – 2 August 1836)
    12. 12. John (Lee) Polk (23 Mar 1807 – 28 Sep 1831)
    13. 13. Nancy (Ann) Polk (1 June 1807 – 8 January 1884)
    14. 14. Naomi (Tate) Polk (2 Jul 1809 – 2 August 1836)
    15. 15. Ophelia (Clarissa) Polk (6 Sep 1812 – 18 Apr 1852)
    16. 16. William (Hawkins) Polk (24 May 1815 – 16 December 1862)
    17. 17. Samuel (Wilson) Polk (17 Oct 1817 – 24 Feb 1839)
  5. 5. Naomi (S) Knox (1778 – 1854)
  6. 6. Thomas (Gillespie) Knox (17 DEC 1783 – 11 JAN 1852)

Lydia Gillespie's Timeline

4 Records

1753
2 August, 1753
Birth of Lydia Naomi Gillespie in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
1753
02 AUG 1753
Birth of Lydia Naomi Gillespie in Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB
Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB
1828
18 February, 1828
Age 75
Death of Lydia Naomi Gillespie in Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
1828
18 FEB 1828
Age 75
Death of Lydia Naomi Gillespie in Maury City, Crockett Co, Tennessee, USA
Maury City, Crockett Co, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August, 1753
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 AUG 1753
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February, 1828
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1828
    Event Place: Maury City, Crockett Co, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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