Gillespie Name Study

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Goals

This is a One Name Study to collect together in one place everything about the surname Gillespie and its variants Gillaspie, Gillaspy, Gillispie and Gillispy. The hope is that other researchers like you will join our study to help make it a valuable reference point for people studying lines that cross or intersect. Please contact the project leader, add categories to your profiles, add your questions to the bulletin board, add details of your name research, etc.

POCs:

• F LaVerne Gillespie
• E Compton
• G. Moore

WikiTree Tasks

• Discover existing or create new Profiles for the oldest Gillespie family members in each family line and add [[Category:Gillespie Name Study]]. Only profiles with original source citations should have the category included. This will help in discovering Gillespie family without having to wade through the myriad of Unsourced profiles.

Related DNA Projects

Explore these DNA projects.

• Gillespie Surname DNA Project
  
• FTDNA Gillespie yDNA Test Results
• FTDNA Gillespie mtDNA Test Results
  
• YSearch.org
• MitoSearch.org
  

The following KIT's are in direct line with William James Gillespie born 1470 in Scotland: 55003, 64276, 65045, 65714, 66986, 68239, 77342, 90633, 92064, 94867, 98277. 181838

The following KIT's are in direct line with John Gillespie born in 1626 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland: B1516, 67616, 67627, 122884, i51049,161303, 162612

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Notable Gillespie Members

• Thomas Gillespie (1719-1796) Settler in Rowan County, North Carolina, Revolutionary War Patriot and Presidential Ancestor
• John Birks "Dizzie" Gillespie (1917-1993)

Useful Links and Info

• Category:Gillespie Name Study
• FamilySearch.com FREE search for Census, birth, Death records and more Link
• DAR Search
• Find a Grave Search
• Number of Gillespie Heads of Household in the 1790 US Census 80 Link; NC: 22; PA: 23; NY: 16; SC: 10; MD: 7; MA: 2; VA: 0; DE: 0; CT: 0; NH: 0; VT: 0; NJ: 0; RI: 0

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