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William Gillespie (abt. 1755 - abt. 1833)

William Gillespie
Born about in Botetourt County, Colony of Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 24 May 1780 in Botetourt, Virginia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died about at about age 78 in Gallia, Ohio, USAmap
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Biography

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William Gillespie was a Virginia colonist.

William Gillespie was born about 1755. He was the son of Robert Gillespie Sr. He passed away about 1833.[1]

William is named in his father's Last Will & Testament, executed on 23 May 1797 in Botetourt County, Virginia.[2]

Tithables

Robert Gelaspy (and other spellings) are his children are listed in Botetourt County (created 1769, effective 1770, from Augusta County) tithables and property tax lists throughout the period 1771–1786.[3][4] There may be more than one Robert beginning in 1785.

1784 - 1 whites, 3 horses, 4 cattle; for CPT George Frazer's Company

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 13:25, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

DNA Information

The owner of KIT 92064, 948667, 66986 and 55003 are descendants of this family line and a member of these DNA projects:

Sources

  1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by F LaVerne Gillespie, Friday, November 7, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
  2. ↑ County Court, Botetourt County, Virginia, Will books, 1770-1869; general indexes to wills, 1770-1972, Will books, v. A-C 1770-1824; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89PH-TFPW?i=247&cat=367591), images 248-249.
  3. ↑ County Court, Botetourt County, Virginia, Lists of tithables, 1770-1789, Lists of tithables, 1770-1789; database with images, FamilySearch (images 35 (1771), 36 (1771), 45 (1772), 94 (1773), 112 (1774), 158 (1775), 170 (1782), 197 (1782), 226 (1782), 283 (1783), 511 (1786).
  4. ↑ Commissioner of the Revenue, Botetourt County, Virginia, Personal property tax lists, 1783-1851, Personal property tax lists, 1783-1810; database with images, FamilySearch (image 27 (1784)).




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