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William Gillespie 1755 – 1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1755

Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Hopewell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Gillespie

Mother: Agnes WYBER

Spouse(s): Christian McDonald

Children(s): Margaret Gillespie, William Gillespie, James Gillespie, Jean Gillespie, William Gillespie, Mary Gillespie, Agnes Gillespie, Peter Gillespie, John Gillespie

The story of William Gillespie began in 1755 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland. William Gillespie married Christian McDonald, and had children including Margaret Gillespie, William Gillespie, James Gillespie, Jean Gillespie, William Gillespie, Mary Gillespie, Agnes Gillespie, Peter Gillespie, John Gillespie. William Gillespie passed away in 1798 in Hopewell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Gillespie began in 1755 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland.
  • William Gillespie married Christian McDonald, and had children including Margaret Gillespie, William Gillespie, James Gillespie, Jean Gillespie, William Gillespie, Mary Gillespie, Agnes Gillespie, Peter Gillespie, John Gillespie.
  • William Gillespie passed away in 1798 in Hopewell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gillespie
1718 – 1766
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Agnes WYBER
1734 – 1797
Birth Location: Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christian McDonald
1756 –
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Gillespie
1776 – 1862
Birth Location: Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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William Gillespie
1778 – 1783
Birth Location: Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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James Gillespie
1780 – 1881
Birth Location: Muiravonside, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jean Gillespie
1783 – 1883
Birth Location: Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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William Gillespie
1786 – 1855
Birth Location: Muiravonside, Linlithgow, Scotland
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Mary Gillespie
1788 – 1888
Birth Location: Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Agnes Gillespie
1791 – 1864
Birth Location: Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland
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Peter Gillespie
1796 – 1896
Birth Location: Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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John Gillespie
1796 –
Birth Location: Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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William Gillespie's Ancestors

Self
William Gillespie
1755 – 1798
Birth Place: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Parents
William Arthur Gillespie
1718 – 1766
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes WYBER
1734 – 1797
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Janet Bennie
1694 – 1800
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Bennie
1666 – 1775
Jonnet Allan
1672 – 1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bessie Foord
1637 –
John Allan
1651 –
Christian Fisher
1649 –

William Gillespie's Descendants

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William Gillespie (17 Jan 1755 – 1798) m. Christian McDonald (2 Feb 1756 – )
  1. 1. Margaret Gillespie (25 Aug 1776 – 18 Aug 1862) m. William Galloway (25 Jan 1779 – 1851)
    1. 1. Jean Galloway (Feb 1811 – 13 Jan 1855)
      1. 1. Jean Sharp (11 Oct 1846 – 28 Jul 1922)
        1. 1. Jane Jenkins (abt 1865 – 21 May 1932)
  2. 2. William Gillespie (29 Nov 1778 – abt 1783)
  3. 3. James Gillespie (1780 – Bef 1881)
    1. 1. Jane (Gillespie) Simpson (13 MAR 1814 – 28 October 1874)
      1. 1. Walter Simpson (04 Jan 1845 – 19 Nov 1880)
        1. 1. Jane (Gillespie) Simpson (09 Dec 1878 – 03 Dec 1960)
    2. 2. John Gillespie (17 Apr 1821 – )
      1. 1. Elizabeth Gillespie (18 Apr 1856 – 17 Feb 1903)
        1. 1. John Paterson (18 Oct 1876 – 2 Nov 1903)
      2. 2. Annie Gillespie (31 May 1859 – 27 May 1935)
        1. 1. Martha Bennie (Nov 1886 – 18 Feb 1966)
    3. 3. Thomas Gillespie (11 September 1825 – 17 October 1874)
      1. 1. William Gillespie (9 Feb 1858 – )
        1. 1. Thomas Gillespie (abt 1898 – )
    4. 4. Anne Gillespie (25 Aug 1827 – )
      1. 1. James Adam (21 Jul 1857 – )
        1. 1. Robert Adam (Abt. 1882 – )
  4. 4. Jean Gillespie (25 May 1783 – bef 1883)
  5. 5. William Gillespie (abt 1786 – 1855)
    1. 1. Janet Gillespie (1832 – 1915)
      1. 1. Margaret Russell (22 May 1855 – 30 July 1916)
        1. 1. William Hamilton (28 Dec 1876 – 26 Jun 1948)
  6. 6. Mary Gillespie (07 Sep 1788 – bef 1888)
  7. 7. Agnes Gillespie (bef 27 Mar 1791 – 18 Aug 1864) m. Henry Baxter (08 Jul 1791 – bet 1851-1861) m. John Gillespie (10 Aug 1784 – 16 Apr 1877)
    1. 1. Ann BAXTER (abt 1812 – 07 Dec 1884)
      1. 1. Andrew BAXTER (1837 – 1882)
        1. 1. Janet BAXTER (20 Jan 1864 – 06 Apr 1926)
      2. 2. Jean ('Jane') Baxter (1841 – 12 Oct 1920)
        1. 1. Daniel Hill (03 Sep 1861 – 24 Jul 1917)
      3. 3. Henry ("Harry") Baxter (26 Mar 1844 – 1904)
        1. 1. Jane ("Jennie") Baxter (20 Aug 1875 – 29 Jan 1920)
    2. 2. John Baxter (09 Jan 1815 – 18 Mar 1855)
      1. 1. Agnes (Thomson Ne) Baxter (9 Jun 1839 – 5 Mar 1920)
        1. 1. Susan Thomson (1861 0000 – 11 Mar 1933)
    3. 3. Robert BAXTER (abt 1815 – )
    4. 4. William BAXTER (11 Feb 1818 – bef 1871)
    5. 5. Christian (or Christina) BAXTER (abt 1821 – 01 Oct 1892)
    6. 6. Agnes BAXTER (abt 1826 – bef 1863)
    7. 7. Helen BAXTER (abt 1828 – aft 1861)
    8. 8. Magdalene BAXTER (abt 1833 – 17 May 1866)
    9. 9. Henry Baxter (1832 – 17 August 1881) m. Margaret (D) Binnie (1828 – 4 DEC 1880)
      1. 1. Jane Baxter (11 December 1850 – 2 Nov 1945)
      2. 2. Henry Baxter (1853 – 24 Feb 1919)
      3. 3. Agnes (Gillespie) Baxter (9 Sep 1855 – 19 February 1937)
      4. 4. John Baxter (8 Jun 1858 – )
      5. 5. John Baxter (abt 1859 – ) m. Elizabeth Reid (4 Jul 1858 – 1923)
        1. 1. Janet (Craig Reid) Baxter m. Robert Steele (14/11/1879 – )
      6. 6. Margaret Baxter (18 Apr 1861 – )
      7. 7. Ann Baxter (6 Jun 1863 – 25 May 1865)
      8. 8. James Baxter (18 May 1866 – 6 May 1883)
      9. 9. Annie Baxter (abt 1870 – 21 March 1946) m. William Park (09 Mar 1867 – 5 Jul 1931)
        1. 1. James Park (abt 1891 – 1979)
        2. 2. Henry Park (abt 1893 – 25 July 1963)
        3. 3. Maggie Park (abt 1895 – 13 January 1964)
        4. 4. William Park (27 November 1896 – 1978)
        5. 5. John Park (abt 1899 – 23 August 1918)
        6. 6. Euphemia (Campbell (Phamie)) Park (10 December 1900 – 13 Feb 1999)
        7. 7. Thomas ((Tommy)) Park (13 September 1904 – 1982)
        8. 8. Annie Park (1907 – 1975) m. John (Galloway) Campbell (5 Apr 1906 – 7 Jun 1982)
      10. 10. William Baxter (26 Aug 1872 – 2 July 1947)
    10. 10. Catherine BAXTER (abt 1835 – )
    11. 11. Jean BAXTER (abt 1836 – )
    12. 12. James BAXTER (abt 1837 – 06 May 1883)
    13. 13. Agnes Baxter (abt 1842 – )
    14. 14. Anne Baxter
  8. 8. Peter Gillespie (1796 – bef 1896)
  9. 9. John Gillespie (1796 – )

William Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1755
17 Jan 1755
Birth of William Gillespie in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
1798
1798
Age 43
Death of William Gillespie in Hopewell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Hopewell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1755
    Event Place: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Hopewell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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