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William Gill 1718–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Jul 1780

Death Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Gill

Mother: Elizabeth Eppes

Spouse(s): Frances Poythress

Children(s): Joseph Gill

In 1718, William Gill entered the world in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Moses Gill And Elizabeth Eppes. William Gill married Frances Pathre Poythress, and had children including Joseph Gill. William Gill passed away in 1780 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1718, William Gill entered the world in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Moses Gill And Elizabeth Eppes.
  • William Gill married Frances Pathre Poythress, and had children including Joseph Gill.
  • William Gill passed away in 1780 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gill's Ancestors

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William Gill
1718–1780
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Moses Gill
1671–1732
Bristol Parish, Henrico County, VA, Colonial America
Elizabeth Eppes
1672–1732
Bermuda Hundred, Henrico, VA, Colonial America
Grandparents
Isaac Guille
1656–1685
Huguenot area, France
Anna (Margaret) Boucelaire
1651–1719
Huguenot area, France
Lt (Col Francis EPPES) II
1627–1678
Kent, England
Elizabeth (Jane Littleberry (Worsham) Epes)
1623–1678
Colchester, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis I
1597–1674
Marie Pawlett
1601–1643
Robert Littleburye\Littleberry
1591–1649
Jane Boughton
1592–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pawlett
1580–1643
Elizabeth Wrenne
1580–1642

William Gill's Descendants

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William Gill (1718–23 Jul 1780) m. Frances (Pathre) Poythress (1715–1822)
  1. 1. Joseph Gill 1742–1819 m. Isabella Owen 1755–1786
    1. 1. Mildred (Amelia) Gill 1772–1852 m. John (Williams) I 1764–1833
      1. 1. John (W. Williams) II 1795–1872 m. Sarah (Sallie) Linder 1798–1874
        1. 1. Rebecca Williams 1818–1850 m. William Bowen 1820–1905

William Gill's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of William Gill in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
1780
23 Jul 1780
Age 62
Death of William Gill in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 36.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CWA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1723; Page Number: 68

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1780
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

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