Robert Gillaspy (1793 - 1849)

Born 14 Feb 1793 in Botetourt, Virginia, United States

Husband of Nancy Agnes (Montgomery) Gillaspy — married 12 Oct 1812 in Clark, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1849 at age 55 in Uniontown, Jackson, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Robert was born in 1793. He passed away in 1849.

From A Genealogy History of the Gillaspy - Montgomery Family and Allied Families Hall and Gorrell ^[1] written by J. Haskell Gillaspy in the early 1970s. The website is maintained by J. Haskell's grandson, and contains many pictures from the 1800s, as well as hand-drawn family charts.

During the early years of the nineteenth century in about the years 1817-1818, three brothers of the Virginia Gillaspys decided to migrate to the western territory of the United States beyond the Appalachians. They came up through the Cumberland Gap and up the Daniel Boone Trail through Kentucky and stopped in what is now Clark County, Indiana. We do not know how long they remained in Clark County, but there is a record of the marriage of Robert Gillaspy to Nancy Montgomery in the County Clerk's office, dated October 12, 1812.

Robert Gillaspy was the second person to file a claim in what is now Vernon Township in Jackson County and James Hughes Hall was the first. He was also destined to become a great grandfather in our family since his daughter, Rachel Hall, married Robert Sr.'s son, Robert Gillaspy, Jr.

Robert Gillaspy, Sr. married Nancy Montgomery in Clark County, Indiana in the year of 1812. It is recorded in the county clerk's office in Book A by John Reese, the county clerk. Robert was 19 and Nancy was 17. She was the 7th in the family of William and Mary Montgomery who had a few years before that come to Indiana from the town of Washington, the county seat of Washington County, PA.

The census records for 1820 give a Robert Gillaspy--age 26-44, his wife 16-25, a son under ten years and two daughters under ten years. This would have been soon after they had filed their claim in Jackson County in 1818. The children would have been William, Elizabeth and Sarah, since James and Robert Jr. were born after 1820. They raised a family of seven children: William, Elizabeth, Sarah, James, Robert Jr., Nancy and Thomas.

United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815^[2][3][4]

Name: Robert I/T Gillaspy / Gillispy / Gillaspie / Gellespie / Gellispie / Gillespie / Gilaspie / Gillaspey

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 1812-1815

Event Place: United States

United States Census, 1820^[5]

Name: Robert Gillaspey

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1820

Event Place: Jackson, Indiana, United States

Neighbor of George Gillaspy. Census shows 1 male under 10, and one between 26 and 45; 2 females under 10, one under 26, and one between 26 and 45.

United States Census, 1840^[6]

Name: Robert Gillaspy

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1840

Event Place: Jackson, Indiana, United States

Census shows one male under 5, 2 between 10-15, 1 between 40-50; 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30, and 1 female 40-50.

R C Gillespie^[7]

Name: R C Gillespie

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 08 Sep 1912

Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

Gender: Male

Marital Status: Married

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1835

Birthplace: , Virginia

Father's Name: R Gillespie

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.windroses.net/family/jhgillaspy/genealogy/2.html
2. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-715H : 12 March 2018), Robert Gillaspy, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 81; FHL microfilm 882,599.
3. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-7J3G : 12 March 2018), Robert I Gellespie, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 79; FHL microfilm 882,597.
4. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-7TY9 : 12 March 2018), Robert I Gilaspie, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 80; FHL microfilm 882,598.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGN-DJW : accessed 20 September 2019), Robert Gillaspey, Jackson, Indiana, United States; citing p. 264, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 13; FHL microfilm 205,607.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBV-KZF : 15 August 2017), Robert Gillaspy, Jackson, Indiana, United States; citing p. 16, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 83; FHL microfilm 7,726.
7. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3W5-12X : 13 March 2018), R Gillespie in entry for R C Gillespie, 08 Sep 1912; citing certificate number 21799, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,050,832.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 September 2019), memorial page for Robert Gillaspy, Sr (14 Feb 1793–24 Jan 1849), Find A Grave Memorial no. 92781817, citing Grassy Cemetery, Crothersville, Jackson County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by bpojito105 (contributor 47863569).