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Theophilus Gillespie 1776–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Bath, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Logan, West Virginia, United States

Father: Samuel Gillespie

Mother: Elizabeth Blake

Spouse(s): Polly McCarroll, Mary Champe

Children(s): James Gillespie, Letty Gillespie, Elizabeth Gillespie, Mary Gillespie, Nancy Gillespie

Theophilus Gillespie was born in 1776 in Bath, Augusta, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Gillespie And Elizabeth Betsy Blake. Theophilus Gillespie married Mary Champe, Polly Mccarroll, and had children including Elizabeth Gillespie, James Madison Gillespie, Letty B Gillespie, Mary Polly Gillespie, Nancy Gillespie. Theophilus Gillespie passed away in 1861 in Logan, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Theophilus Gillespie was born in 1776 in Bath, Augusta, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Gillespie And Elizabeth Betsy Blake.
  • Theophilus Gillespie married Mary Champe, Polly Mccarroll, and had children including Elizabeth Gillespie, James Madison Gillespie, Letty B Gillespie, Mary Polly Gillespie, Nancy Gillespie.
  • Theophilus Gillespie passed away in 1861 in Logan, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Gillespie
1745–1812
Birth Location: Bath, Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Blake
1746–1812
Birth Location: Bath, Virginia, United States
EB

Spouses(s)

Polly McCarroll
1770–1850
Birth Location: Bath, Augusta, Virginia, USA
PM
Mary Champe
1780–1860
Birth Location: Bath, Virginia, United States
MC

Children(s)

James Gillespie
1812–1888
Birth Location: Kanawha County, Va.
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Letty Gillespie
1805–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Gillespie
1805–1880
Birth Location: Bath County, Virginia, USA
EG
Mary Gillespie
1807–1882
Birth Location: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
MG
Nancy Gillespie
1815–1880
Birth Location: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
NG

Theophilus Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
Theophilus Gillespie
1776–1861
Birth Place: Bath, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Gillespie
1745–1812
Bath, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Betsy) Blake
1746–1812
Bath, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Theophilus Gillespie's Descendants

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Theophilus Gillespie (1776–1861) m. Polly McCarroll (1770–1850) m. Mary Champe (1780–1860)
  1. 1. James (Madison) Gillespie 1812–1888 m. Rachel Blaine 1815–1890
    1. 1. Mariah Gillespie 1836–1871 m. John (Abner Buchannon) Whitten 1820–1883
      1. 1. James (Kellam) Whitten 1856–1896 m. Harriet (Elizabeth) Snodgrass 1859–1940
        1. 1. Charles (Irvin) Whitten 1891–1960 m. Maud Hughes 1896–1938
        2. 2. John (W) Whitten 1880–
        3. 3. Londis (Henry) Whitten 1885–1966
      2. 2. Susan (P) Whitten 1858–1891
      3. 3. William (E) Whitten 1860–
      4. 4. Joanna Whitten 1863–
      5. 5. Frank (Lesley) Whitten 1867–1933
    2. 2. Michael Gillespie 1834–
    3. 3. William (C) Gillispie 1837–
    4. 4. Theophilus Gillispie 1841–
    5. 5. Annie (B.) Gillaspie 1841–1890
    6. 6. Valeria (Jane) Gillespie 1843–1917
    7. 7. Moses (Brown) Gillispie 1845–1926
    8. 8. Mary (Blaine) Gillispie 1849–1890
  2. 2. Letty (B) Gillespie 1805–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gillespie 1805–1880
  4. 4. Mary (Polly) Gillespie 1807–1882
  5. 5. Nancy Gillespie 1815–1880

Theophilus Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Theophilus Gillespie in Bath, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Bath, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1861
1861
Age 85
Death of Theophilus Gillespie in Logan, West Virginia, United States
Logan, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Bath, Augusta, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Logan, West Virginia, United States
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