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William GADDIS 1715–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 OCT 1773

Death Location: Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: James GEDDIS

Mother: Margaret Jackson

Spouse(s): Prisilla BOWEN

Children(s): Robert Gaddis

In 1715, William GADDIS entered the world in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to James Geddis And Margaret Jackson. William GADDIS married Prisilla Bowen, and had children including Robert Gaddis. William GADDIS passed away in 1773 in Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1715, William GADDIS entered the world in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to James Geddis And Margaret Jackson.
  • William GADDIS married Prisilla Bowen, and had children including Robert Gaddis.
  • William GADDIS passed away in 1773 in Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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William GADDIS's Ancestors

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William GADDIS
1715–1773
Birth Place: Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James GEDDIS
1668–
Elgin,Morayshire,Scotland
Margaret Jackson
1670–1738
Old Machar,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander GEDDIS
1624–
Elgin,Morayshire,Scotland
Janet Hamultoune
1625–1672
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Patrick Jackson
1646–1712
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret Gemmell
1648–1685
Errol, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Alexander GEDDIS
1600–1650
Margaret Addis
1601–1645
Edmund Jackson
1611–1675
Mary Jackson
1615–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Essill
1565–1646

William GADDIS's Descendants

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William GADDIS (1715–11 OCT 1773) m. Prisilla BOWEN (17 FEB 1718–1796)
  1. 1. Robert Gaddis 1749–1834 m. Sarah Murphy 1755–1848
    1. 1. Jemima Gaddis 1794–1864 m. Thomas Lowe 1792–1856
      1. 1. Emeline ((Emily)) Lowe 1824–1901 m. John (Jacob McClain) (McLeon) 1805–1860 m. David Potts 1804–1885
        1. 1. William (Douglas) McLain 1860–1931 m. Ida (R.) Row 1865–1941 m. Ida (Roxanna) Rowe 1864–1941
        2. 2. Rachel (Ella McCLAIN) (McLAIN) 1856–1924
        3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson McCLAIN) (McLAIN) 1844–1929
        4. 4. Harriet (Margaret McCLAIN) (McLAIN) 1846–1888
        5. 5. Robert (W Shannon McCLAIN) (McLAIN) 1847–1933
        6. 6. Louis (B. McCLAIN) (McLAIN) 1849–1860
        7. 7. Abraham (L. McCLAIN) (McLAIN) 1853–1933
        8. 8. Ida (May McCLAIN) (McLAIN) 1858–1949
      2. 2. Thomas (William) Lowe 1838–1869
      3. 3. Elois (S) Gaddis 1823–1905
      4. 4. Minervia (S) Lowe 1832–
      5. 5. Mary (A) Lowe 1816–
      6. 6. Elizabeth (A) Lowe 1830–1923
      7. 7. Rachel Lowe 1832–

William GADDIS's Timeline

3 Records

1715
1715
Birth of William GADDIS in IRELAND (Apple Pie Ridge, VA)
IRELAND (Apple Pie Ridge, VA)
1715
1715
Birth of William GADDIS in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1773
11 OCT 1773
Age 58
Death of William GADDIS in Bear Garden Mtn., Hampshire Co., WVA
Bear Garden Mtn., Hampshire Co., WVA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: IRELAND (Apple Pie Ridge, VA)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 OCT 1773
    Event Place: Bear Garden Mtn., Hampshire Co., WVA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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