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William Gilliam 1770–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 May 1862

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Gilliam

Mother: Elizabeth Cheatham

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In 1770, William Gilliam entered the world in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States, born to William Gilliam And Elizabeth Cheatham. William Gilliam passed away in 1862 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1770, William Gilliam entered the world in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States, born to William Gilliam And Elizabeth Cheatham.
  • William Gilliam passed away in 1862 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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William Gilliam's Ancestors

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William Gilliam
1770–1862
Birth Place: Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William Gilliam
1734–1804
St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Cheatham
1744–1804
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Philip (Bennett) Thurmond
1704–1774
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Mary Henderson
1722–1801
Hanover, Virginia, United States
James Cheatham
1717–1785
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Frances Tanner
1717–1750
South Kingston, Wash, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
*Richard THURMAN
1679–1712
Mary BROOKS
1680–1715
Richard Henderson
1678–1748
Henrietta Henley
1682–1749
Thomas Cheatham
1682–1761
Tabitha Osborne
1677–1756
Francis Tanner
1660–1757
Elizabeth Colgrove
1688–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1638–1669
Mary Agatha
1640–1675
Thomas Brooks
1641–1734
Susannah Wyatt
1640–1699
James (Henderson)
1639–1715
Christian Douglas
1638–
Leonard Henley
1674–1738
Lucy Richardson
1677–1776

William Gilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of William Gilliam in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
1862
19 May 1862
Age 92
Death of William Gilliam in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1862
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

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