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Rev John Patrick Gillespie 1555–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 14 May 1587

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Rev Stirling

Mother: Janet 10GGM

Spouse(s): Janet Cairns

Children(s): Rev. II

The story of Rev John Patrick Gillespie began in 1555 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. Rev John Patrick Gillespie married Janet Cairns, and had children including Rev John Patrick Gillespie Ii. Rev John Patrick Gillespie passed away in 1587 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev John Patrick Gillespie began in 1555 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
  • Rev John Patrick Gillespie married Janet Cairns, and had children including Rev John Patrick Gillespie Ii.
  • Rev John Patrick Gillespie passed away in 1587 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Rev Gillespie
1555–1587
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Rev William Gillespie Burgess of Stirling
1520–1567
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet (Campbell CRG) 10GGM
1525–1561
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Isobel Manson
1500–1540
Stirlingshire County, Scotland
Marion Forrester
1500–1527
Torwood, , , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev Gillespie's Descendants

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Rev (John Patrick) Gillespie (1555–14 May 1587) m. Janet Cairns (1557–1580)
  1. 1. Rev. (John Patrick Gillespie) II 1580–1627
    1. 1. John (Gillespie,) II 1626–1676 m. Janet Galloway 1630–1676
      1. 1. William (Gillespie, “William the) Covenanter” 1662–1702
        1. 1. John (Mathew) Gillespie 1698–1728 m. Lucy Pickens 1702–1762

Rev Gillespie's Timeline

4 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Rev John Patrick Gillespie in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1575
1575
Age 20
Rev John Patrick Gillespie was married in Stirling, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
1580
1580
Age 25
Rev John Patrick Gillespie was married in Clackmannan, Scotland
Clackmannan, Scotland
1587
14 May 1587
Age 32
Death of Rev John Patrick Gillespie in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1587
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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