George Gillespie Jr (1644 - abt. 1724)

Born 20 May 1644 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Nice (Garner) Gillespie — married about 1680 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died about 1724 at about age 79 in Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America

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Biography

George Gillespie, son of Rev George Gillespie and Margaret Murray was baptised in the parish of Edinburgh, Midlothian on 20 May 1644.^[1]

He had at least one son with Rebekah Nice Garner in 1686. He and Ann Garner (ca. 1664-1693) also had children. He died in 1724 having lived a long life of 80 years. The indications are the Rev George Gillespie Jr married two Garner sisters in succession.

Research Notes

Migration of George Gillespie is indexed:

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Immigration & Emigration - partially redacted record courtesy Ancestry.com): George Gillespie, Arrival: Maryland year^{[citation needed]} - the year and possibly with whom he was accompanied may be obtained by accessing a subscriber account at Ancestry.com.

Probable data from son John Gillespie is a similar^{[citation needed]} scenario:

UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975 (Court, Land, Wills & Financial): Gillespie, John; Death: dd mm 1733, Vital: city, Clackmannan, Scotland

Sources

1. ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; GILLESPIE, GEORGE; GEORGE GILLESPIE/ MURRAY FR1306 (FR1306); M; 20/05/1644; 685/1 50 95; Edinburgh; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1Y5-HB3 : 11 February 2020), George Gillespie, 1644.

Indexed Migration of George Gillespie record: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Immigration & Emigration - partially redacted record courtesy Ancestry.com): George Gillespie, Arrival: Maryland

Acknowledgments

This person was created through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged on 06 August 2010.