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Matthew Gillespie 1700–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Limerick, Ireland

Death Date: 1728

Death Location: Abingdon, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: William Gillespie

Mother: Elspeth Jeffrey

Spouse(s): Lucy Pickens

Children(s): Matthew Gillespie

Matthew Gillespie was born in 1700 in Limerick, Ireland, the child of William Gillespie And Elspeth Jeffrey. Matthew Gillespie married Lucy Pickens, and had children including Matthew Gillespie. Matthew Gillespie passed away in 1728 in Abingdon, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Matthew Gillespie was born in 1700 in Limerick, Ireland, the child of William Gillespie And Elspeth Jeffrey.
  • Matthew Gillespie married Lucy Pickens, and had children including Matthew Gillespie.
  • Matthew Gillespie passed away in 1728 in Abingdon, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gillespie
1662–
Birth Location: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
WG
Elspeth Jeffrey
1663–1702
Birth Location: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
EJ

Spouses(s)

Lucy Pickens
1702–1762
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Matthew Gillespie
1726–1793
Birth Location: Abingdon, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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Matthew Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Gillespie
1700–1728
Birth Place: Limerick, Ireland
Parents
William Gillespie
1662–
St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elspeth Jeffrey
1663–1702
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
John Gillespie
1626–1676
St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet Galloway
1630–1676
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Rev. II
1580–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Gillespie's Descendants

1.
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Matthew Gillespie (1700–1728) m. Lucy Pickens (1702–1762)
  1. 1. Matthew Gillespie 1726–1793 m. Anna (Frances) Pickens 1726–1775 m. Frances Patterson 1755–
    1. 1. Elijah Gillespie 1747–1820 m. Mary Rayburn 1757–1833
      1. 1. Martha (Dorothy "Patsy") Gillespie 1782–1863 m. Archibald Tucker 1769–1814
        1. 1. Abijah Tucker 1806–1865 m. Nancy Hundley 1808–1860

Matthew Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Matthew Gillespie in Limerick, Ireland
Limerick, Ireland
1728
1728
Age 28
Death of Matthew Gillespie in Abingdon, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Abingdon, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Limerick, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Abingdon, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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