James Gillespie (1754 - 1828)

Born 2 Dec 1754 in Freerick Parish, Craven, South Carolina

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 18 May 1828 at age 73 in Marlboro, South Carolina, USA

Biography

Sergeant James Gillespie served with Cheraws District Regiment, South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

James Gillespie is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A044810.

James was born in 1754, 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 Mary Young.

James married Sarah (Wilds) Gillespie.

He passed away in 1828. Find A Grave: Memorial #47826869 ^{[1] [2]}

DNA

The owner of KIT 56315 is a descendant of this family line and a member of these DNA projects.
Gillespie Surname DNA Project
FTDNA Gillespie yDNA Test Results

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 27 September 2019), memorial page for James Gillespie (2 Dec 1754–18 May 1828), Find A Grave: Memorial #47826869, citing Gillespie - Shipp Family Graveyard, Wallace, Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by robin pellicci moore (contributor 46903322)
2. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by F LaVerne Gillespie, Sunday, August 10, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

• American Revolution Soldier Sgt. SC

See also:

• Gregg, Alexander. History of the Old Cheraws : containing an account of the aborigines of the Pedee, the first white settlements, their subsequent progress, civil changes, the struggle of the revolution, and the growth of the country afterward, extending from about A.D. 1730 to 1810 with notices of families and sketches of individuals. 1867. Microreproduction of reprint published: Columbia, S.C. : State Co., 1925. viii, 555 p. | Link to book on FamilySearch.