Born in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Gillespie
and Jane (Graham) Gillespie
Sister of
Thomas Cathey Gillespie, Richard Graham Gillespie, Elizabeth (Gillespie) Lowry, Lydia (Gillespie) Culbertson and Eleanor C. (Gillespie) Johnston
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 85
in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jan 2017
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Biography
Jane Jinney "Jinne" Gillespie was born on Oct 16, 1777 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She died on Jul 7, 1863 in Rowan County.[1]
First marriage: John Knox and Jinny Gillespie, 25 May 1798; Rowan, North Carolina, United States[2]
Children
Jane Gillespie Knox and John Knox had the following children:
- Mary "Polly" Knox (1799-1855)
- Mary Knox (1801-?)
- Absolom Knox (1804-1805)
- Jane Knox (1808-?)
- Lydia Knox (1808-1872)
- John Gracey Knox (1811-1811)
- Thomas Knox (1815-?)
- James Gillespie Knox (?-1849)
Second Marriage: Andrew Allison and Jane Knox, 04 Feb 1820; Rowan, North Carolina[3]
Sources
- Source: RootsWebThomas and Naomi (Thompson) Gillespie and descendants, Information from Billie Curry Steely (husband is descendant of Thomas and Naomi), A well documented genealogy, accessed Jan 25, 2017
- Source: The Knox Family by James Goodman, also mention of a great-granddaughter Mattie Alice Knox, date unknown
- Source: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XF9N-S9N : 22 December 2016), John Knox and Jinny Gillespie, 25 May 1798; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 500,953.
- Source: "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8B7-444 : 29 December 2014), Andrew Allison and Jane Knox, 04 Feb 1820; citing Rowan,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,285.
- Source: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4BZ-ZPS : 9 November 2014), Jane Allison in household of Andw Allison, Iredell county, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing family 1131, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Source: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD6C-3QH : 30 December 2015), Jane Allison in entry for Jacob Richey, 1860.
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