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Nathan Gilliland 1720–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Chester, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Greenbrier Run, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA

Father: SAMUEL GILLILAN

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Jane Donahue

Children(s): Thomas Gilliland

The story of Nathan Gilliland began in 1720 in Chester, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Nathan Gilliland married Jane Donahue, and had children including Thomas G Gilliland. Nathan Gilliland passed away in 1790 in Greenbrier Run, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nathan Gilliland began in 1720 in Chester, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Nathan Gilliland married Jane Donahue, and had children including Thomas G Gilliland.
  • Nathan Gilliland passed away in 1790 in Greenbrier Run, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA.

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Nathan Gilliland's Ancestors

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Nathan Gilliland
1720–1790
Birth Place: Chester, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
SAMUEL GILLILAN
1685–1769
,,,Scotland
Elizabeth Smith
1695–1765
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Gilliland
1668–1750
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes (Ann) Craige
1663–1720
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Gilliland
1638–1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gilliland
1593–1684

Nathan Gilliland's Descendants

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Nathan Gilliland (1720–1790) m. Jane Donahue (1720–1790)
  1. 1. Thomas (G.) Gilliland 1745–1813 m. Mary Polk 1750–1785
    1. 1. James Gilleland 1775–1825 m. Mary (Polly) MORRISON 1777–1820
      1. 1. Thomas Gilliland 1804–1836 m. Susannah unkwn 1805–1880

Nathan Gilliland's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Nathan Gilliland in Chester, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1745
1745
Age 25
Nathan Gilliland was married in Augusta, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Augusta, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
1790
1790
Age 70
Death of Nathan Gilliland in Greenbrier Run, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
Greenbrier Run, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Chester, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Augusta, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Greenbrier Run, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA

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