Born in 1794 to 1796 the son of George Gilley and Mary Wilson. He may have married Mary "Polly" Abbott in 1822. Some reseachers say he married Mary Polly Gilley, a cousin, daughter of Charles Gilley and Elizabeth Unknown. It is unclear which he married and or had children with listed below in the 1850 Census.
1850 United States Federal Census
Name William Gilly Age 55 Birth Yearabt 1795 Birthplace Virginia Home in 1850 Henry, Virginia, USA Gender Male Family Number810 Household Members
NameAge
Name
William Gilly
Age
55
Name
Mary Gilly
Age
49
Name
Malinda Gilly
Age
25
Name
Ann Gilly
Age
24
Name
Sarah Gilly
Age
21
Name
John W Gilly
Age
20
Name
Mary Gilly
Age
16
Name
Daniel Gilly
Age
13
Name
Robert Gilly
Age
11
Name
William Gilly
Age
9
Name
Louisa Gilly
Age
6 [1]
Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
Name William Gilly Enumeration Date 1870 Place Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia, USA Schedule Type AgricultureOS Page3Line Number28 [2]
Prior to import, this record was last changed 11:17:15 19 OCT 2012.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Featured National Park champion connections: William is 14 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 18 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 15 degrees from George Catlin, 14 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 20 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 17 degrees from George Grinnell, 25 degrees from Anton Kröller, 16 degrees from Stephen Mather, 23 degrees from Kara McKean, 17 degrees from John Muir, 17 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 22 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.