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William Gemmill Major 1722–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1722

Birth Location: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Feb 1789

Death Location: Brogue, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Gemmill

Mother: Ann Bernett

Spouse(s): Jeanette Hepburn, Jeanette Hepburn

Children(s): James Gemmill, David Gemmill, John Gemmill, Ann Gemmill, Robert Gemmill, Margaret Gemmill, William Gemmill, John Gemmill, Ann Wiley, David Gemmill, William Gemmill, Margaret Gemmill, Robert Gemmill, James Gemmill

In 1722, William Gemmill Major entered the world in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to John Gemmill And Ann Bernett. William Gemmill Major married Jeanette Hepburn, and had children including Ann Gemmill, Ann Gemmill Wiley, David Gemmill, James Gemmill, John Gemmill, Margaret Gemmill, Robert Gemmill, William Gemmill. William Gemmill Major passed away in 1789 in Brogue, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1722, William Gemmill Major entered the world in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to John Gemmill And Ann Bernett.
  • William Gemmill Major married Jeanette Hepburn, and had children including Ann Gemmill, Ann Gemmill Wiley, David Gemmill, James Gemmill, John Gemmill, Margaret Gemmill, Robert Gemmill, William Gemmill.
  • William Gemmill Major passed away in 1789 in Brogue, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gemmill
1692–1738
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Ann Bernett
1699–1750
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jeanette Hepburn
1732–1789
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
JH
Jeanette Hepburn
1732–1789
Birth Location: Scotland
JH

Children(s)

James Gemmill
1762–1799
Birth Location: Gemmill Corner, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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David Gemmill
1750–1795
Birth Location: Hopewell, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Gemmill
1745–1798
Birth Location: Gemmill Corner, Hopewell Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
JG
Ann Gemmill
1752–1829
Birth Location: York County, Pennsylvania, USA
AG
Robert Gemmill
1762–1846
Birth Location: Hopewell, Yorkshire, England
RG
Margaret Gemmill
1753–1768
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Gemmill
1768–1789
Birth Location: United States
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John Gemmill
1745–1798
Birth Location: Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania, USA
JG
Ann Wiley
1752–1829
Birth Location: –
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David Gemmill
1750–1795
Birth Location: Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
DG
William Gemmill
1747–1789
Birth Location: United States
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Margaret Gemmill
1749–1768
Birth Location: Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
MG
Robert Gemmill
1762–1846
Birth Location: Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
RG
James Gemmill
1762–1799
Birth Location: –
JG

William Major's Ancestors

Self
William Major
1722–1789
Birth Place: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Gemmill
1692–1738
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ann Bernett
1699–1750
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Major's Descendants

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William (Gemmill) Major (16 Jan 1722–28 Feb 1789) m. Jeanette Hepburn (28 Jul 1732–25 Mar 1789) m. Jeanette Hepburn (28 Jul 1732–25 Mar 1789)
  1. 1. James Gemmill 1762–1799 m. Sarah (Jane) Wiley 1763–1830
    1. 1. Joseph (Wiley) Gemmill 1794–1868 m. Margaret (Catharine) Collins 1801–1870 m. Margaret (Catharine) Collins 1802–1870
      1. 1. James (William) Gemmill 1824–1907 m. 1834–1903 m. Mary (Margaret) Hershner 1844–1935
        1. 1. Ida Ford 1872–1955 m. Barlett Ford 1866–1942
        2. 2. Harry Gemmill 1874–
        3. 3. Ivy (O) Gemmill 1876– m. Franklin Hershner 1877–
        4. 4. Lovie Gemmill 1879–
      2. 2. John (Collins) Gemmill 1822–1888
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) Gemmill 1839–1879
      4. 4. Margaret (Grizela) Gemmill 1840–1917
      5. 5. Amos Gemmill 1825–1868
    2. 2. James (Wiley) Gemmill 1796–1855
    3. 3. Jeanette ("Jane" Susan) Gemmill 1781–1868
    4. 4. Margaret Gemmill 1785–
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Gemmill 1782–1838
    6. 6. William Gemmill 1789–1819
    7. 7. Ann Gemmill 1787–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Gemmill 1791–
  2. 2. David Gemmill 1750–1795
  3. 3. John Gemmill 1745–1798
  4. 4. Ann Gemmill 1752–1829
  5. 5. Robert Gemmill 1762–1846
  6. 6. Margaret Gemmill 1753–1768
  7. 7. William Gemmill 1768–1789
  8. 8. John Gemmill 1745–1798 m. Agnes Wallace 1749–1787 m. Elizabeth Collins 1750–1824
    1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Gemmill 1770–1850 m. John (S Collins,) Sr. 1765–1842
      1. 1. Margaret (Catharine) Collins 1802–1870 m. Joseph (Wiley) Gemmill 1794–1868
    2. 2. Elizabeth Gemmill 1789–
    3. 3. Robert Gemmill 1791–
    4. 4. David Gemmill 1781–1840
    5. 5. Ann Gemmill 1781–1862
    6. 6. William Gemmill 1771–1849
    7. 7. John (Gemmill) Jr. 1775–1862
    8. 8. Agnes Gemmill 1784–1815
    9. 9. James Gemmill 1773–1816
    10. 10. Jennette Gemmill 1778–1865
  9. 9. Ann (Gemmill) Wiley 1752–1829
  10. 10. David Gemmill 1750–1795
  11. 11. William Gemmill 1747–1789
  12. 12. Margaret Gemmill 1749–1768
  13. 13. Robert Gemmill 1762–1846
  14. 14. James Gemmill 1762–1799

William Major's Timeline

3 Records

1722
16 Jan 1722
Birth of William Gemmill Major in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
1789
28 Feb 1789
Age 67
Death of William Gemmill Major in Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania, USA
1789
28 Feb 1789
Age 67
Death of William Gemmill Major in Hopewell Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hopewell Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1722
    Event Place: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1789
    Event Place: Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1789
    Event Place: Hopewell Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brogue, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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