Alexander was born in 1762. He was the son of the Very Rev James Gillespie DD FRSE (1722–1791) who was a Scottish minister and theologian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gillespie_(minister)) and his wife Isabell Dick.
In 1789 he married Sarah Rachel Priestley in Bradford.
They reportedly had four children, including
Dorothy Visser (1790)
PEDIGREE OF PRIESTLEY: textsFamiliae minorum gentium; v37 by Hunter, Joseph Publication date 1894-1896 Usage CC0 1.0 Universal Topics Great Britain -- Genealogy Publisher London: Mitchell and Hughes Collection OhioStateUniversityLibrary; americana https://archive.org/details/FamiliaeMinorumGentiumV37/page/n99
BIRTH RECORD: Name: Alexander Gillespie Gender: Male Birth Date: 29 Jun 1762 Baptism Date: 4 Jul 1762 Baptism Place: St Andrews and St Leonards,Fife,Scotland Father: James Gillespie Mother: Isabell Dick FHL Film Number: 1040172
MARRIAGE RECORD: Name: Alexander Gillespie Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1789 Marriage Place: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England Parish as it Appears: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral) Spouse: Sarah Priestley
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