Gen.
Samuel
Wilds
Gillespie
Born in Marlboro, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Gillespie
and Sarah (Wilds) Gillespie
Brother of
James Gillespie III, Elizabeth Gillespie, Mary Gillespie, Janet Gillespie, Francis Gillespie, James Gillespie III and Sarah Ann Wilds Gillespie
Husband of
Harriet Pegues Godfrey
— married
18 Dec 1816 in Marlboro, South Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
James G Gillespie, Thomas Francis Gillespie, Sarah A W Gillespie, Harriet E Gillespie, Mary Jane Gillespie, Mary Jane (Gillespie) Shipp, Frances Samuel Gillespie and Lucy Gillespie
Died
at age 40
in Marlboro, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Aug 2014
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Biography
Samuel was born in 1792, on the family plantation Rose Hill located across the Great Pee Dee River, east of Cheraw, South Carolinia. He was the son of James Gillespie and Sarah Wilds. [1]
Samuel married Harriet Pegues Godfrey.
He passed away in 1833. Find A Grave: Memorial #47827068 [2]
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by F LaVerne Gillespie, Sunday, August 10, 2014.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 September 2019), memorial page for Gen Samuel Wilds Gillespie (15 Jul 1792–27 Mar 1833), Find A Grave: Memorial #47827068, citing Gillespie - Shipp Family Graveyard, Wallace, Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by robin pellicci moore (contributor 46903322)
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