William Gillespie (abt.1741-abt.1834) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

William Gillespie

Born about 1741 in Ireland

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Polly McSwain — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Arid Gillaspie, James Gillaspie, William Gillaspie, Isaiah Gillaspie, Jane (Gillaspie) Gardner and John Gillespie

Died about 1834 at about age 93 in Mason, Kentucky, USA

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Profile last modified 30 Aug 2022 | Created 13 Nov 2013

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Note: This profile has morphed identity over time, and has been seriously conflated. An identity based on the SAR Application has been arbitrarily assigned to allow deconflation.

This is the profile of William Gillespie of Cumberland Co PA named in SAR Application National #77416.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Children
2 Research Notes
- 2.1 Vital Statistics
- 2.2 Parents
3 Sources

Biography

William Gillespie was born about 1741 in Derby County, Ireland.^[1] He died about 1834.^[1]

He married Polly McSwain.^[1]

William Gillespie is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 166297
Rank: Private

"William Gillespie of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, belonged to the 1st class troops. He served in the 1st Company, 2d Battalion, 1780, under Captain William Moore and Lieutenant Seebright. He was a member of Cumberland County militia. He is listed among the roll of soldiers from Cumberland County, 2d Battlion, 8th Company, under Captain Matthew Gregg, is listed for service under Captain James Douglass, July, 1778, in service during second call 1778 in 2d Batt., and shows as a Private on Captain James Irving's payroll of 1780."^[1]

Children

Their children included:

Isaiah - b. 25 Jan 1786, d. 7 Oct 1869^[1]

Research Notes

Needs Research: Research into the life events and family of this person is needed. Vital statistics and relationships (birth, parents, marriage, children, death) need citations for primary sources. Spratlin-29 15:13, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Vital Statistics

The birth date and place and death date are from the SAR Application. The marriage is from the SAR Application. The child is from the SAR Application.

The SAR Applicatication lists his birth in Derby County, Ireland. There is no such place. The birth place data field previously listed Derry, Ireland. There are many places by this name in Ireland. The birth place data field was therefore changed to just Ireland. Spratlin-29 15:13, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Parents

William was previously attached to parents:

These parents were unsourced, and they are of Augusta County, Virginia, not Pennsylvania. Spratlin-29 15:21, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, National Number 77416, William Gillespie (1741–1834); database with images, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Sharing Link).

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:

F LaVerne Gillespie : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I1d, FTDNA kit #45471

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:

~3.12% F LaVerne Gillespie : 23andMe + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch gill100fl [compare], Ancestry member lgillespie10 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #45471
~1.56% Andrew Robertson : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A211792 [compare], Ancestry member andyr + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T590655 [compare], FTDNA kit #32492
~0.39% Nik Henville : AncestryDNA