James
Gillespie
Born in Ireland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Thomas Gillespie Jr. and John Gillespie
Husband of
Agnes Gillespie
— married
26 Jan 1809 in Hickory, Washington, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
John Gillespie, Mary (Gillespie) Baird, William G. Gillespie, Margaret (Gillespie) Taylor, Isaiah Stewart Gillespie, Barkley K. Gillespie and Mary (Gillespie) Clark
Died
at about age 61
in Jefferson Twp, Guernsey, Ohio
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Nov 2015
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Biography
War of 1812 married 26 January 1809 Hickory, Washington, Pennsylvania
Served under Capt. Miller in the War of 1812: From 9/25/1812-11/24/1812
B: Tyrone, Ireland [Now, N. Ireland.]
Came to USA in 1805.
Marr'd: Nancy Agnes McKnight Gillespie 1/1/1790, PA-Jefferson Twp., Guernsey Co., OH
F/O @ least 9 kids:
- John Gillespie Mem# 44456289
(4/11/1810, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Wash. Co., PA-4/16/1884, Chariton, Warren Twp., Lucas Co., IA) H/O (Marr'd 3X): ~1st M: 1835 & had 8 kids w/ her: Marg. Taylor Gillespie Mem# 77349349 [NOT to be confused w/ #74355919] ~2nd M: 1864, no kids: Catherine J. McPherson Gillespie ~3rd M: 1869, no kids: - Sarah H. McCormick
Spouse - Agnes Gillespie Gillespie 1788–1873 (m. 1809)
- Children
John Gillespie 1810–1884
Elizabeth Gillespie Baird 1812–1889
William Gillespie 1813–1879
Margaret Gillespie Taylor 1817–1885
Isaiah Stuart Gillespie 1822–1895
Barkley K Gillespie 1826–1891
Mary Gillespie Clark 1831–1914
Burial
McCleary Cemetery Jefferson Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Sources
- Military pension documents
LDS Family Search website
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~1.56%
Terry Bowen
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A360456 [compare]
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~0.78%
Susan Harlan :
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~0.78%
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