Pvt
Jesse
Gilliam
Born about in Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Gilliam Sr
and Judith (Stidham) Gilliam
Brother of
William Gillum, Elizabeth (Gilliam) Buckner, James (Gillum) Gilliam, Delilah (Gilliam) Moore, Joseph (Gillem) Gillum, Charles Gillum, John Gillum, Mary Gilliam, Chesley Gilliam, Isom Gilliam and Richard Gilliam Jr
Husband of
Elizabeth (Fields) Gilliam
— married
16 Oct 1822 in Scott, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Ansel Fields Gilliam, William Samuel Gilliam, Isaac Gilliam, James Harmon Gilliam, Berry Charlie Gilliam, Nathaniel Gilliam, Jessee Lewis Gillum, Marcus D Gilliam and John Wesley Gilliam
Died after
after about age 87
in Scott, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Nov 2011
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Private Jesse Gilliam served in the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812
Service started: Oct 16, 1813
Unit(s): Capt George W Camp's Co
Service ended: Mar 10, 1814
Service started: Oct 16, 1813
Unit(s): Capt George W Camp's Co
Service ended: Mar 10, 1814
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Biography
Jesse was born in about 1789 in Buckingham County, VA. He was the son of Richard Gilliam and Judith Stidham
Jesse's wife if often given as Elizabeth McCoy; however, the death certificates of Jesse's children list their mother as Elizabeth Fields and in fact, their first born is named Ansel Fields Gilliam.
Military
Jesse served in the War of 1812. He enlisted 16 Oct 1813 and was discharged 10 Mar 1814.[1]
1850 Census
- Jesse Gillam appears in the 1850 United States Federal Census as a sixty-one-year-old illiterate farmer with no real property, living with his wife, Elizabeth, also illiterate, and their seven children, six sons and one daughter, all of whom are shown as able to read and write.
- Name: Jesse Gillam [Jesse Gilliam]; Age: 61; Birth Year: c1789; Birthplace: Virginia; Home in 1850: Western District, Scott County, Virginia; Gender: Male; Family Number: 1050.
- Household Members: Name Age
- Jesse Gillam 61
- Elizabeth Gillam 52
- William Gillam 27
- Berry Gillam 19
- Nathaniel Gillam 17
- Polly Gillam 15
- Jesse L Gillam 12
- Marcus D Gillam 11
- John W Gillam 9
He passed away in 1875.
Timeline
Birth
abt 1789 • Buckingham County, VA
Marriage
15 Sep 1813 • Russell County, VA
Elizabeth FIELDS
(1798–1870)
Residence
1820 • Scott, Virginia, United States
[2]
Residence
1830 • Scott, Virginia, USA
[3]
Residence
1840 • Scott, Virginia, United States
[4]
Residence
1850 • Western District, Scott, Virginia
[5]
Residence
1870 • De Kalb, Scott, Virginia, United States
[6]
Death
aft 1876
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Accessed on ancestry.com, July 2021.
- ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Scott, Virginia; Page: 191; NARA Roll: M33_139; Image: 207
- ↑ Year: 1830; Census Place: Scott, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 200; Page: 14; Family History Library Film: 0029679
- ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Western District, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 578; Page: 295; Image: 606; Family History Library Film: 0029692
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M432_975; Page: 428B; Image: 425
- ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M593_1677; Page: 455A; Image: 303; Family History Library Film: 553176
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jesse by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jesse by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Wirt Gilliam
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #571866 - Greg Gilliam :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #238192, MitoYDNA ID T19503 [compare]
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~6.25%
Doris (Gilliam) Hobbs :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dghobbs
-
~3.12%
Pernell Gilliam :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZJ5387686 [compare]
-
~3.12%
LoisAnne (Gilliam) Lowe :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Pat Davis :
23andMe, GEDmatch M181730 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZD9696575 [compare], Ancestry member patdavis47
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Lottie (Sanchez) Seaman :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Richard Tallent :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member RichardSTallentII
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Shirley (Templeton) Toof :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member stemptoof
-
~1.56%
Susan (Oldashi) Russell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sloxana
-
~1.56%
Karen Gilliam :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A507275 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Harvey Persinger :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
-
~1.56%
Janet (Henson) Adams :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal JAN2ee10d3f, Ancestry member S_paw_1
-
~0.78%
Christina (Burke) Holt :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Brian Burke :
23andMe, GEDmatch XE6773219 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Tammy (McFarland) Mellert :
23andMe, GEDmatch RQ7489536 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Rickey Boggs :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Arthur Gibson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch 8762920 [compare], Ancestry member artieg
-
~0.78%
Tara (Pauley) Cantley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KA8390944 [compare], Ancestry member tleigh3330
-
~0.78%
Jenna (Jarrell) Bates :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Jason Roberts :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jfroberts458
-
~0.78%
Mark Carroll :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Clyde Baker :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #11908
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Dawn (Bacon) Trybjorn :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A813337 [compare], FTDNA kit #B421203
-
~0.78%
Charlene Goins :
MyHeritage DNA
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DrO (Pirkle) Olmstead
LoisAnne (Gilliam) Lowe
How to clear the duplicate????????
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by LoisAnne (Gilliam) Lowe
DrO (Pirkle) Olmstead
Gilliam-2835 and Gilliam-140 appear to represent the same person because: Clear dupe. Wife merge already completed.
posted
by DrO (Pirkle) Olmstead
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