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William Gilliam 1706–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1706

Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1767

Death Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Father: Hinchea Gilliam

Mother: FORTUNE Flood

Spouse(s): Mary Clanton

Children(s): AMY GILLIAM, William Gilliam, Edmund Gilliam

In 1706, William Gilliam entered the world in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States, born to Hinchea Gilliam And Fortune Flood. William Gilliam married Mary Clanton, and had children including Amy Gilliam, Edmund Gilliam, William Gilliam. William Gilliam passed away in 1767 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1706, William Gilliam entered the world in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States, born to Hinchea Gilliam And Fortune Flood.
  • William Gilliam married Mary Clanton, and had children including Amy Gilliam, Edmund Gilliam, William Gilliam.
  • William Gilliam passed away in 1767 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gilliam's Ancestors

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William Gilliam
1706–1767
Birth Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Parents
Hinchea Gilliam
1660–1734
Bristol, Washington, Virginia, United States
FORTUNE Flood
1678–1754
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Gilliam
1614–1673
Bristol, Washington, Va, England
Margery Henshaw
1617–1688
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walter flood
1656–1722
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Jane (Browne k) 11
1658–1682
Surry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Gilliam
1594–1651
Amy Fountayn
1594–1618
Thomas Henshaw
1589–1624
Catherine GOWER
1585–1688
John Flood
1595–1670
Fortune Jordan
1623–1670
Colonel Burgess
1632–1705
Mary Brown
1628–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Guillim
1565–1621
Frances Dennys
1568–1608
Fontayne
1570–
Thomas Henshaw
1563–1632
Joan end
1561–1628
Walter Gower
1550–1583
Margerie Gyll
1548–1600
Henry Browne
–1662
Lady Swann
1610–1650

William Gilliam's Descendants

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William Gilliam (1706–1767) m. Mary Clanton (1706–1774)
  1. 1. AMY GILLIAM 1730–1793
  2. 2. William Gilliam 1722–1772
  3. 3. Edmund Gilliam 1722–1816 m. Sarah Mcghee 1745–1810
    1. 1. Susannah (Suky) Gilliam 1755–1810 m. William Smothers 1745–1795
      1. 1. John (R) Smothers 1780–1855 m. Catherine (Ann) Sherwood 1773–1830 m. Mima Ridley 1815–1848
        1. 1. Rebecca Smothers 1818–1877 m. Jamison Bailey 1815–1847 m. John Threewitt 1803–1875 m. William (G) Matthews 1815–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Smothers 1803–1893
        3. 3. Elinore (Nellie) Smothers 1808–1873
        4. 4. Catherine Smothers 1795–1850
        5. 5. Rhody Smothers 1796–1867
        6. 6. Nancy Smothers 1805–1825
      2. 2. William (Smithers) Smothers 1762–1832
    2. 2. Mary Gilliam 1774–1810
    3. 3. Burwell Gilliam 1769–1810
    4. 4. Edmund Gillam 1780–1831
    5. 5. Elizabeth Gillam 1780–1851
    6. 6. Sarah Gilliam 1744–1810
    7. 7. Charles Gilliam 1765–1840
    8. 8. David Gilliam 1763–1810

William Gilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1706
1706
Birth of William Gilliam in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
1767
1767
Age 61
Death of William Gilliam in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 741.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RCA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1705; Birth city: Surry; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1705; Birth city: Surry; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths

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