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James Gilliland (1715 - 1778)

James Gilliland
Born in County Antrim, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 4 Jul 1736 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 62 in Faggs Manor, Chester County, Pennsylvaniamap
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Biography

This person was created on 22 September 2010 through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged.


Death

Death:
Date: 1778
SDATE 1 JUL 1778
Place: Faggs Manor, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Note

Note: The Shepherd book lists him as James Adam Gilliland, but the middle name is not attested elsewhere. It is likely that his name was simply James and that Adam was a separate brother (as in the Brown County book). The Irish custom of the day generally precluded use of a given name as a middle name.
The McMillen book indicates the family came from County Down rather than Antrim, but this may not be the same family.
James was among the leading men in the church (presumably the Fagg's Manor Church) in the 1760s. He apparently deeded some of the land for the church and was one of the first class of elders.
James had land on the Northwest corner of Fagg's Manor. He had a land patent in Chester County in 1753. He was a landowner in Londonderry in 1774. He also owned land in Oxford in 1774.
James was a witness to the will of John Thomson of Londonderry in 1749, and that of Samuel Blair, minister of Fagg's Manor Church, in 1751. In 1764 James was co-executor of the estate of Alexander Carruthers.
The 1766 tax list of Londonderry, Chester County, lists James Gilliland with 100 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, and 8 sheep.
The will of James Gilliland of Londonderry was dated April 7, 1778, with a codicil May 20, 1778. It was probated September 29, 1778. No wife was mentioned. Daughter Elizabeth received 20 pounds and furniture, as did daughter Agnes. The remainder of the estate was to be sold and the proceeds distributed among all the children (who were not named). Sons Thomas and James were executors. Another possible son is William Gilliand, who witnessed the will of Nathaniel Walker of London, Chester County, in 1778.
Marriage records at Faggs Manor exist from 1781-93, when Rev. John E. Finley was pastor. (He later served at Red Oak.) There are no Gilliland marriages from this period.
Chester County oaths of allegiance (1777-78) include James Gilliland of Londonderry and of Oxford, James Gilliland Jr. of West Fallowfield, of Londonderry, and of Oxford, John Gilliland of East Caln and of Oxford (the latter a doctor), William Gilliland of Brandywine and of Oxford, and Jacob Gilliland.
For a Gilliland family associated with the Seceder Church in Chester County, see 37:53.
The Cowden-Gilliland book says James died in October 1795.
Two men named John Gilliland had estates administered in Chester County in 1790.
"Notes and Queries related to Pennsylvania" has a record of a James Gilliland married at St. James Church, Lancaster, to Susanna Young, June 13, 1768.

Sources


  • WikiTree profile Gilliland-234 created through the import of temp.ged on Jun 1, 2012 by Steve St. Martin. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Steve and others.
  • FindAGrave.com Memorial 42404454 [1], accessed December 22, 2015




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Gilliland-2272 and Gilliland-36 appear to represent the same person because: Vitals all match except birth county. Same grave.
posted by Jeff Ikeler
Gilliland-2272 and Gilliland-36 do not represent the same person because: James (2272) did have a daughter Agnes but she was apparently unmarried in 1778 when she was mentioned in her father's will.

James's death is in 1778 pretty well established. Could Agnes be a sister rather than a daughter of James (2272)? The name James Adam Gilliland is suspicious to me, because the Irish tradition did not make use of middle names until later. I suspect that James and Adam were two brothers and that their names got run together by mistake, having on some earlier list been separated by commas. Where did the marriage of Agnes and Archibald Purdy take place? This might be a clue as to her identity.

posted by Steve St. Martin
Steve,

All great questions. Sounds like two similarly named men are potentially conflated? You seem pretty well research and sure on this line.

It appears Heather has added a marriage source over on Gilliland-2271. Pretty handwriting for sure, but that's about all I can suss out of it.

Adding a comment in WikiTree+ so others don't repeat the process.

Jeff

posted by Jeff Ikeler
edited by Jeff Ikeler
Gilliland-169 and Gilliland-36 appear to represent the same person because: Parents match. Siblings match. Older profile has no vitals and is unsourced.
posted by Jeff Ikeler
Gilliland-169 and Gilliland-36 do not represent the same person because: I'm not sure what I was thinking that evening. Disregard.
posted by Jeff Ikeler

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