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Walter Gilliam 1764–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764-1765

Birth Location: Sussex, Virginia

Death Date: bef 20 Mar 1802

Death Location: Sussex County, Virginia

Father: Drury Gilliam

Mother: Sarah Briggs

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Barham

Children(s): Sarah Gilliam

Walter Gilliam was born in 1764 in Sussex, Virginia, the child of Drury Gilliam And Sarah Briggs. Walter Gilliam married Elizabeth Betsy Barham, and had children including Sarah Gilliam. Walter Gilliam passed away in 1802 in Sussex County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Walter Gilliam was born in 1764 in Sussex, Virginia, the child of Drury Gilliam And Sarah Briggs.
  • Walter Gilliam married Elizabeth Betsy Barham, and had children including Sarah Gilliam.
  • Walter Gilliam passed away in 1802 in Sussex County, Virginia.

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Walter Gilliam's Ancestors

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Walter Gilliam
1764–1802
Birth Place: Sussex, Virginia
Parents
Drury Gilliam
1740–1768
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Briggs
1746–1802
Albemarle Parish, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Walter Gilliam
1700–1758
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henshaw Gilliam
1663–1734
Fortune Flood
1677–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1617–1671
Margery Henshaw
1637–1688

Walter Gilliam's Descendants

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Walter Gilliam (1764-1765–bef 20 Mar 1802) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Barham (19 Jul 1761–bef 19 Oct 1821)
  1. 1. Sarah Gilliam 1795–1876
    1. 1. Martha (A) Gilliam 1837–1910 m. Gregory Fuller 1824–1908
      1. 1. William (Gregory) Fuller 1861–1934 m. Louisa (Lue Margaret) Wells 1861–1935
        1. 1. Olivia (Lee) Fuller 1895–1936 m. Jesse (Herman) Jarratt 1878–1953

Walter Gilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1764
1764-1765
Birth of Walter Gilliam in Sussex, Virginia
Sussex, Virginia
1802
bef 20 Mar 1802
Age 38
Death of Walter Gilliam in Sussex County, Virginia
Sussex County, Virginia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764-1765
    Event Place: Sussex, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 20 Mar 1802
    Event Place: Sussex County, Virginia

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