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Peter Gaillard Captain 1757–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Wambaw Plantation, St. James Parish, South Carolina

Death Date: 1833

Death Location: Charleston, South Carolina

Father: Theodore Gaillard

Mother: Lydia Peyre

Spouse(s): Anne Palmer, Elizabeth Porcher

Children(s): Eleanor Gaillard, Samuel Gaillard, Catherine Gaillard, James Gaillard, Lydia Gaillard, Elizabeth Gaillard, Peter Jr., David Gaillard, Thomas Gaillard

The story of Peter Gaillard Captain began in 1757 in Wambaw Plantation, St. James Parish, South Carolina. Peter Gaillard Captain married Anne Palmer, Elizabeth Porcher, Mary Theus, and had children including Catherine Gaillard, David Gaillard, Eleanor Gaillard, Elizabeth Gaillard, James Gaillard, Lydia Gaillard, Peter Gaillard Jr, Samuel Gaillard, Thomas Gaillard. Peter Gaillard Captain passed away in 1833 in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Gaillard Captain began in 1757 in Wambaw Plantation, St. James Parish, South Carolina.
  • Peter Gaillard Captain married Anne Palmer, Elizabeth Porcher, Mary Theus, and had children including Catherine Gaillard, David Gaillard, Eleanor Gaillard, Elizabeth Gaillard, James Gaillard, Lydia Gaillard, Peter Gaillard Jr, Samuel Gaillard, Thomas Gaillard.
  • Peter Gaillard Captain passed away in 1833 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Theodore Gaillard
1710–1781
Birth Location: St. James Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina
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Lydia Peyre
1720–1785
Birth Location: St. James Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Anne Palmer
–1808
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Porcher
1760–1804
Birth Location: –
EP

Children(s)

Eleanor Gaillard
1792–1793
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Gaillard
1801–1830
Birth Location: –
SG
Catherine Gaillard
1795–1874
Birth Location: –
CG
James Gaillard
1788–1871
Birth Location: –
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Lydia Gaillard
1787–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Gaillard
1784–1856
Birth Location: –
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Peter Jr.
1783–1843
Birth Location: –
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David Gaillard
1799–
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Gaillard
1790–1864
Birth Location: –
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Peter Captain's Ancestors

Self
Peter Captain
1757–1833
Birth Place: Wambaw Plantation, St. James Parish, South Carolina
Parents
Theodore Gaillard
1710–1781
St. James Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina
Lydia Peyre
1720–1785
St. James Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Bartholomew Gaillard
1667–
David Peyre
1685–1734
France
Judith Boisseau
1690–
France
Great-Grandparents
Joachim Gaillard
1625–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Captain's Descendants

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Peter (Gaillard) Captain (1757–1833) m. Anne Palmer (–1808-12-29) m. Elizabeth Porcher (1760-08-02–1804-08-00)
  1. 1. Eleanor Gaillard 1792–1793
  2. 2. Samuel Gaillard 1801–1830 m. Henrietta (P.) Palmer 1806–1850
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Gaillard 1826–1896 m. James (Gaillard) Jr. 1818–1906
      1. 1. Henry (Stevens) Gaillard 1864–1903 m. Henrietta (Gourdin) Cain 1873–1898
      2. 2. Henrietta (Lydia) Gaillard 1851–1853
      3. 3. Joseph Gaillard 1856–1857
      4. 4. James Gaillard 1853–1853
      5. 5. Lemis Gaillard 1861–
      6. 6. Mary (Smith) Gaillard 1868–1936
      7. 7. Edmund Gaillard 1867–1907
      8. 8. Elizabeth Gaillard 1853–1853
      9. 9. Frances (Gendron) Gaillard 1863–1888
      10. 10. Julia (Cain) Gaillard 1849–1908 m. Henry (Milner) Palmer 1846–1911
        1. 1. Harriet (Jerman) Palmer 1877–1972 m. William (Henry Sinkler) III 1872–1949
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Gaillard) Palmer 1875–1898
        3. 3. Henrietta Palmer 1870–
        4. 4. Mary (Louisa) Palmer 1874–1909
        5. 5. James Palmer 1873–1933
      11. 11. Eliza (Porcher) Gaillard 1847–1863
      12. 12. Samuel Gaillard 1846–1846
      13. 13. Harriett (Porcher) Gaillard 1847– m. Theodore (G.) Snowden 1847–1896
        1. 1. Mary (Lee) Snowden 1872–1898
      14. 14. Ida Gaillard 1844–1923 m. Keating (Lewis Simons) III 1847–1917
        1. 1. Sarah (Lewis) Simons 1853–
    2. 2. Lydia (Catherine) Gaillard 1827–1895 m. Christopher Gaillard 1829–1896
      1. 1. Henrietta Gaillard 1860–
      2. 2. Anne (Cain) Gaillard 1858–
      3. 3. Christopher Gaillard 1855–1928
      4. 4. James (Samuel) Gaillard 1857–1942 m. Anna (Gaillard) FitzSimons 1862–1947
        1. 1. Christopher (FitzSimons) Gaillard 1906–1907
    3. 3. Henrietta Gaillard 1829–1917 m. Henry (Le Noble) Stevens 1827–1864
      1. 1. Charles Stevens 1855– m. Mary (Wharton) Sinkler 1857–
  3. 3. Catherine Gaillard 1795–1874 m. Thomas (Porcher) Jr. 1796–1843
    1. 1. Marianne (Eugenia) Porcher 1832–1911
    2. 2. Charlotte (Mary) Porcher 1830–1835
    3. 3. Thomas (Francis) Porcher 1827–
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Lydia) Porcher 1825–
    5. 5. Catherine (Gaillard) Porcher 1824–
  4. 4. James Gaillard 1788–1871 m. Harriett Porcher 1792–1825 m. Henrietta Gourdin 1794–1860
    1. 1. Harriett (Gourdin) Gaillard 1831–1921 m. Theodore (Thomas) Gourdin 1829–1863
    2. 2. James (Gaillard) Jr. 1818–1906 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Gaillard 1826–1896
    3. 3. Peter (Charles) Gaillard 1812–1889 m. Anne (Lawrence) Snowden 1819–1871
      1. 1. Alice (Ann) Gaillard 1839–1912 m. John (Sanders Palmer) Jr. 1836–1864
      2. 2. Estell Gaillard 1849–1910
      3. 3. Clermonde (Serre) Gaillard 1843–1914 m. William (Henry Sinkler) Jr. 1844–1922
        1. 1. William (Henry Sinkler) III 1872–1949 m. Harriet (Jerman) Palmer 1877–1972
    4. 4. Christopher Gaillard 1829–1896 m. Lydia (Catherine) Gaillard 1827–1895
    5. 5. Samuel (Porcher) Gaillard 1811–1880
      1. 1. Phillip (Porcher) Gaillard 1843–1904 m. Rachel (Baker) Jackson 1846–1925
    6. 6. John (Gourdin) Gaillard 1833–1898 m. Eliza (Gourdin) Gaillard 1849–1894 m. Ellinor Porcher 1836–1866
  5. 5. Lydia Gaillard 1787– m. William (Estell) Snowden 1790–1841
    1. 1. William (Estell Snowden) Jr. 1821–1855 m. Mary (Lee) Howard 1833–1897
      1. 1. Theodore (G.) Snowden 1847–1896 m. Harriett (Porcher) Gaillard 1847–
    2. 2. Anne (Lawrence) Snowden 1819–1871 m. Peter (Charles) Gaillard 1812–1889
    3. 3. Peter (G.) Snowden 1823–1889 m. Laura (Ann) Stevens 1826–1860
  6. 6. Elizabeth Gaillard 1784–1856 m. John Stoney 1780–1838
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Porcher) Stoney 1806–1873
    2. 2. John (Safford) Stoney 1807–1832
    3. 3. Peter (Gaillard) Stoney 1809–1884 m. Anna (Maria) Porcher 1811–1896
  7. 7. Peter (Gaillard) Jr. 1783–1843 m. Henrietta (Cordes) Barker –1850 m. Elizabeth Gourdin 1786–1836
    1. 1. Henrietta (Catherine) Gaillard 1813–1817
    2. 2. Louis (Gourdin) Gaillard 1819–1821
    3. 3. Peter (Theodore) Gaillard 1811–1821
    4. 4. Harriett (Porcher) Gaillard 1828–1893 m. Samuel (David) Stoney 1822–1892
      1. 1. Samuel (Gaillard) Stoney 1853–1927
        1. 1. Samuel (Gaillard) Stoney 1853–1927
        2. 2. Samuel (Gaillard) Stoney 1853–1927
    5. 5. Eugene (McBride) Gaillard 1817–1895 m. Camilla (Placidia) Richebourg 1826–1910
      1. 1. Peter Gaillard 1850–1914
      2. 2. Eugene (McBride) Gaillard 1856–1932 m. Elizabeth (C.) Unknown 1864–1910
      3. 3. Samuel (Gourdin) Gaillard 1854– m. Esther (Lynch Bowman) McCrady 1860–
      4. 4. Charles (Richebourg) Gaillard 1859–1933 m. Bertha Rayner 1882–
      5. 5. Eliza (Gourdin) Gaillard 1849–1894 m. John (Gourdin) Gaillard 1833–1898
    6. 6. William (Mazyck) Gaillard 1812–1902
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Porcher) Gaillard 1807–1830
    8. 8. Ellinor (Cordes) Gaillard 1810–1888 m. Thomas (William Porcher Medical) Doctor 1807–1889
      1. 1. Mary (Mazyck) Porcher 1831–1864 m. Christopher (P. Gadsden) Reverand 1825–1871
      2. 2. Ellinor Porcher 1836–1866 m. John (Gourdin) Gaillard 1833–1898
  8. 8. David Gaillard 1799– m. Elizabeth (Ann) Palmer 1802–1825 m. Louise (Caroline) Dubose 1808–1902
    1. 1. Maria (Louisa) Gaillard 1847– m. Charles (Stevens) Dwight 1834–1921
  9. 9. Thomas Gaillard 1790–1864 m. Marianne (Gendron) Palmer 1793–1860
    1. 1. Peter (James) Gaillard 1837–1869
    2. 2. Marianne (Gendron) Gaillard 1833–1912
    3. 3. Lydia (Henrietta) Gaillard 1830–1890
    4. 4. Harriett (Porcher) Gaillard 1827–1828
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Octavia) Gaillard 1825–1908
    6. 6. Samuel (Septimus) Gaillard 1823–1896
    7. 7. Richebourg Gaillard 1821–1897
    8. 8. Charles Gaillard 1820–1820
    9. 9. Edmond Gaillard 1818–
    10. 10. Catherine Gaillard 1816–
    11. 11. John (Gaillard) Majpr 1814–1860
    12. 12. Thomas (Palmer) Gaillard 1813–1814
    13. 13. Franklin Gaillard 1829–1864 m. Catherine (Cordes) Porcher 1832–1856
      1. 1. Maria (Porcher) Gaillard 1855–
      2. 2. David (LeClair) Gaillard 1854–

Peter Captain's Timeline

2 Records

1757
1757
Birth of Peter Gaillard Captain in Wambaw Plantation, St. James Parish, South Carolina
Wambaw Plantation, St. James Parish, South Carolina
1833
1833
Age 76
Death of Peter Gaillard Captain in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Wambaw Plantation, St. James Parish, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Charleston, South Carolina
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