Do you have any additional information on Matthew's sister Mary? Was she the one who married Randolph LaForce? Pat Mary, the daughter of John Gillespie and Jane Harvey Gillespie was b. 7 Feb 1783 according to the Ancestral File I copied. No other info is included. The Gillespie family sketch doesn't give any info on her either. Mary

Mary, Thank you, my Mary is one of many brick walls. Pat

Mary, Do you have any additional information on Matthew's sister Mary? Was she the one who married Randolph LaForce? Pat

Randy, et al- I happen to have some info on the Gillespies you have written about. This can serve as CLUES for you. I received much of this long ago and there is little "documentation". Unfortunately, I have been unable to connect "my" Gillespie line (to anyone...) An acquaintance of mine is descended from this line and we exchanged info. According to "Ancestral File" (contributed data) the parents of Mathew Gillespie, b. 23 Jul 1788 - d. 16 May 1871, were John Gillespie and Jane Harvey Gillespie. He was born in Greenville Co. SC and died S. Mills River, Henderson Co. NC. That same file lists Botetourt Co. VA as the POB of both parents. They married 13 Aug 1779 at Botetourt Co. VA. Jane d. 26 Apr 1808 and John d. 7 Apr 1822. They are both buried East Fork Private Cemetery, East Fork Community, Transylvania Co. NC. Mathew's siblings were: Rebecca, Mary, William, (Mathew here), Robert Harvey and Isabell. The record includes the name/s Simon or William for John's father and William Harvey as Jane's. I downloaded this record in 1992. The submitter's name and address will be in the data base. I have a copy of a newpaper article from the Times-News, Hendersonville, NC, March 24, 1979. The article is titled The Gun That Won Western North Carolina, Guns and Gillespies, Settler and Sittons. It relates family connections and their rifle making. My friend shared with me, an eight page sketch of the family and three photo copied pages of a family bible record and front (and back?) of an additional sheet of paper. The names are the children of John and Jane and the family of Robert H. Gillespie and Sarah Aiken Gillespie. I expect that you already have much of this info, however, if you have questions I'll try to answer. Mary Peterson

Randy, Do you have any other info on Matthew such as siblings, place & date of birth? K. Titus

Yes, that is the gun made by Matthew and his son's. Randy -----Original Message----- From: Richard Gillespie, DC <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, September 10, 1999 11:59 AM Subject: Re: [GILLESPIE] Gillespies Pennsylvania, NC and SC >Randy, you mentioned the Gillespies as being gunsmiths. A past post on this >list referred to the "Gillespie Rifle". Is there some connection? I'll try >to look up who posted that info. I requested that he send me info on the >gun via snail mail but so far he hasn't responded. >Rick > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Randy <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Friday, September 10, 1999 10:33 AM >Subject: [GILLESPIE] Gillespies Pennsylvania, NC and SC > > >>Here is some information I have on Gillespies; I am interested in >>information earlier and also dates if any one knows about this line. >> >> >>Genealogy of the Gillespies ?? to 1999. These Gillespies were gunsmiths and >>came to Mills River, NC after traveling with Daniel Boone into NC from >>Pennsylvania. >> >>Great Great Grandfather Matthew Gillespie married Elizabeth Sitton. They >had >>three sons; Wilson, Harvey, and Philip. Philip served in the Civil War and >>did not return home. Settled in Mills River, NC. >> >>Great Grandfather Harvey William Gillespie married Mary Jane Shipman and to >>them was born ?? children. Their daughter Mary Elizabeth was born Nov >>29,1897. >> >>My Grandmother Mary Elizabeth Gillespie married Charles Hobson Wilson on >Oct >>1,1914 and born to them were 4 sons and 5 daughters. Their names were Fred, >>Donald C., Charles, Paul K., Grace, Ruth, Nellie, Dorothy, and Martha. >>Charlie Wilson died Oct 18,1967 . Mary Elizabeth Wilson died April 3, 1987 >. >>Both are buried in Cedar Shoals Baptist Church cemetery near Woodruff, SC. >> >>My mother, Nellie Panzy Wilson, married J.D. Rice on July 3, 1950 in >>Laurens, SC. They have lived in Greenville,SC the entire time. Born to them >>were two (2) sons; Randy Lynn Rice born October 21, 1953 and Raymond Lee >>Rice born March 2, 1956. >> >>Randy L. Rice >>Network Administrator/Webmaster >>Information Technology Department >>Greenville Water System >>864-241-6064 >> >> >>==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >>Support the USGenWeb Project! >>http://www.usgenweb.org/ >> > > >==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >Please post your family info to the list. Send an e-mail to >[email protected] >

Randy, you mentioned the Gillespies as being gunsmiths. A past post on this list referred to the "Gillespie Rifle". Is there some connection? I'll try to look up who posted that info. I requested that he send me info on the gun via snail mail but so far he hasn't responded. Rick -----Original Message----- From: Randy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, September 10, 1999 10:33 AM Subject: [GILLESPIE] Gillespies Pennsylvania, NC and SC >Here is some information I have on Gillespies; I am interested in >information earlier and also dates if any one knows about this line. > > >Genealogy of the Gillespies ?? to 1999. These Gillespies were gunsmiths and >came to Mills River, NC after traveling with Daniel Boone into NC from >Pennsylvania. > >Great Great Grandfather Matthew Gillespie married Elizabeth Sitton. They had >three sons; Wilson, Harvey, and Philip. Philip served in the Civil War and >did not return home. Settled in Mills River, NC. > >Great Grandfather Harvey William Gillespie married Mary Jane Shipman and to >them was born ?? children. Their daughter Mary Elizabeth was born Nov >29,1897. > >My Grandmother Mary Elizabeth Gillespie married Charles Hobson Wilson on Oct >1,1914 and born to them were 4 sons and 5 daughters. Their names were Fred, >Donald C., Charles, Paul K., Grace, Ruth, Nellie, Dorothy, and Martha. >Charlie Wilson died Oct 18,1967 . Mary Elizabeth Wilson died April 3, 1987 . >Both are buried in Cedar Shoals Baptist Church cemetery near Woodruff, SC. > >My mother, Nellie Panzy Wilson, married J.D. Rice on July 3, 1950 in >Laurens, SC. They have lived in Greenville,SC the entire time. Born to them >were two (2) sons; Randy Lynn Rice born October 21, 1953 and Raymond Lee >Rice born March 2, 1956. > >Randy L. Rice >Network Administrator/Webmaster >Information Technology Department >Greenville Water System >864-241-6064 > > >==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >Support the USGenWeb Project! >http://www.usgenweb.org/ >

Here is some information I have on Gillespies; I am interested in information earlier and also dates if any one knows about this line. Genealogy of the Gillespies ?? to 1999. These Gillespies were gunsmiths and came to Mills River, NC after traveling with Daniel Boone into NC from Pennsylvania. Great Great Grandfather Matthew Gillespie married Elizabeth Sitton. They had three sons; Wilson, Harvey, and Philip. Philip served in the Civil War and did not return home. Settled in Mills River, NC. Great Grandfather Harvey William Gillespie married Mary Jane Shipman and to them was born ?? children. Their daughter Mary Elizabeth was born Nov 29,1897. My Grandmother Mary Elizabeth Gillespie married Charles Hobson Wilson on Oct 1,1914 and born to them were 4 sons and 5 daughters. Their names were Fred, Donald C., Charles, Paul K., Grace, Ruth, Nellie, Dorothy, and Martha. Charlie Wilson died Oct 18,1967 . Mary Elizabeth Wilson died April 3, 1987 . Both are buried in Cedar Shoals Baptist Church cemetery near Woodruff, SC. My mother, Nellie Panzy Wilson, married J.D. Rice on July 3, 1950 in Laurens, SC. They have lived in Greenville,SC the entire time. Born to them were two (2) sons; Randy Lynn Rice born October 21, 1953 and Raymond Lee Rice born March 2, 1956. Randy L. Rice Network Administrator/Webmaster Information Technology Department Greenville Water System 864-241-6064

Hello list: I'm another new one and think the list is great. I am searching for a family for a Thomas Gillespie whose will names George, Margaret who m Mathew Thompson; Isabella who m Joseph Wharton; Jane who m James Wharton and my line Ann who was born July 1772, died June 1839 Butler Co., OH and married a Joseph Cox who lived in same county/ It is said Joseph Cox was an early surveyor for the Judge Symmes land purchase in very early OH. The land was advertised very strongly in NJ so a lot of the early settlers were known to be originally from NJ. Any help or suggestions would be sincerely appreciated. Other names in this line are Ayers, Williams, Hatfield and many many others of very early southwest OH. Hamilton Co., etc. Thanks, JB

At 05:56 AM 9/7/99 -0000, you wrote: >Dear Sheila, > >My name is Anne. I have been researching my Father's side of the family - >Gillespie - since December. I am at a standstill right now. My Father >recently passed away and in some of his papers I found his Father's name to >be Paul. In my Father's later years he could not remember. His Mother's >name was Viola who remarried to a Bazemore. He had a full Sister, we think, >named Freda. Freda married a Harvey and had 2 boys and 1 girl that we know >of. We lived in Savannah, Georgia most of my life. My Father, Gibson >Gillespie, married Alberta S. Gillespie in Savannah, Georgia. His Mother, >Viola is buried in Laurel Grove Cementery in Savannah. > >Do any of these names sound familiar. > >Thanks, > >Anne Anne, I really don't know much about my Paul's family. This is a stumbling block for me. I know his father was married twice, and I know Paul's mother was Permelia Patterson. I do not know the name of his father's other wife as of yet. I have some good leads but don't want to say anything without proof. I believe he had a brother (whole or half I'm not sure) named John, and the relative he visited in Florida was nicknamed either Buddy or Buster. I wish I knew more. Speaking of Savannah, my son leaves tomorrow to go there to attend SCAD. I'll let you know if any of your names turn up, and please do the same thing. Thanks for your note. Sheila >-----Original Message----- >From: Sheila Phillips <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 1:46 AM >Subject: Re: [GILLESPIE] Gillespie Page > > >>At 10:04 PM 9/5/99 EDT, you wrote: >>>Is there anyone out there with the spelling "Gillispie"? >>> >>>Becky Olsen >>>Miami >>> >>> >>>==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >>>Who is your MOST WANTED GILLESPIE ancestor? >>>http://www.nyx.net/~damorgan/ >>>David W. Morgan - Listowner - [email protected] >>> >>> >>Becky, >>Even though many families have many different spellings of the name >>Gillispie, my great grandfather always stressed the spelling of his name as >>Gillispie. He was Paul Christopher Gillispie, born 1880-1882 in Anderson, >>SC. During his life he lived in S.C., Tennessee, Georgia, and finally >>Alabama. He had some relatives in Florida he visited quite often during >>the 1920's and 1930's. >> >>Sheila >> >> >>==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >>Support Rootsweb! >>http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >> >> > > >==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >Support the USGenWeb Project! >http://www.usgenweb.org/ > >

Dear Sheila, Thanks for taking the time to reply. I will keep you in mind also. If I find anything I will be happy to let you know. Regards, Anne -----Original Message----- From: Sheila Phillips <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, September 09, 1999 12:11 AM Subject: Re: [GILLESPIE] Gillespie Page >At 05:56 AM 9/7/99 -0000, you wrote: >>Dear Sheila, >> >>My name is Anne. I have been researching my Father's side of the family - >>Gillespie - since December. I am at a standstill right now. My Father >>recently passed away and in some of his papers I found his Father's name to >>be Paul. In my Father's later years he could not remember. His Mother's >>name was Viola who remarried to a Bazemore. He had a full Sister, we think, >>named Freda. Freda married a Harvey and had 2 boys and 1 girl that we know >>of. We lived in Savannah, Georgia most of my life. My Father, Gibson >>Gillespie, married Alberta S. Gillespie in Savannah, Georgia. His Mother, >>Viola is buried in Laurel Grove Cementery in Savannah. >> >>Do any of these names sound familiar. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Anne > >Anne, >I really don't know much about my Paul's family. This is a stumbling block >for me. I know his father was married twice, and I know Paul's mother was >Permelia Patterson. I do not know the name of his father's other wife as of >yet. I have some good leads but don't want to say anything without proof. >I believe he had a brother (whole or half I'm not sure) named John, and the >relative he visited in Florida was nicknamed either Buddy or Buster. I >wish I knew more. Speaking of Savannah, my son leaves tomorrow to go there >to attend SCAD. > >I'll let you know if any of your names turn up, and please do the same >thing. Thanks for your note. > >Sheila >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Sheila Phillips <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 1:46 AM >>Subject: Re: [GILLESPIE] Gillespie Page >> >> >>>At 10:04 PM 9/5/99 EDT, you wrote: >>>>Is there anyone out there with the spelling "Gillispie"? >>>> >>>>Becky Olsen >>>>Miami >>>> >>>> >>>>==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >>>>Who is your MOST WANTED GILLESPIE ancestor? >>>>http://www.nyx.net/~damorgan/ >>>>David W. Morgan - Listowner - [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>Becky, >>>Even though many families have many different spellings of the name >>>Gillispie, my great grandfather always stressed the spelling of his name as >>>Gillispie. He was Paul Christopher Gillispie, born 1880-1882 in Anderson, >>>SC. During his life he lived in S.C., Tennessee, Georgia, and finally >>>Alabama. He had some relatives in Florida he visited quite often during >>>the 1920's and 1930's. >>> >>>Sheila >>> >>> >>>==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >>>Support Rootsweb! >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >>> >>> >> >> >>==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >>Support the USGenWeb Project! >>http://www.usgenweb.org/ >> >> > > >==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >Support the USGenWeb Project! >http://www.usgenweb.org/ > >

Hello descendants of George Gillespie!! I'm amazed that there are now 2 family threads running, neither of which match my 4th g-grandfather, George Gillespie, b. 3/5/1740 in Antrim Co., N. Ireland! My George came to this country, going first to an uncle in Lancaster Co., PA, but soon moving on to Washington Co., PA. There he married Jane Allen, b. 6/15/1739 in Scotland. My George and Jane had 10 children in Washington Co., PA, before moving on to Warren Co., OH. They both lived the rest of their lives in Warren Co., Jane dying 9/7/1814, and George 10/11/1822. Anyone else? Patty

I have a Mary Gillaspie who married Jesse Hardwick in Nicholas County July 20, 1848. They had numerous children and then moved to Illinois in 1864, and to Kansas after that. Mary died in Rush County, Kansas in 190l. I have nothing on her before her marriage: her parents, her place of birth, her siblings. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Mary

On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, Marti Flowers wrote: > David - I do not understand. I AM a subscriber to the Gillespie list and have > been for several months. What did I do wrong -where should I have sent my > query? Thanks, Marti I don't know what happened. But you are on the list. David > > David W. Morgan wrote: > > > On Wed, 12 May 1999 [email protected] wrote: > > > > > Help, please! Jefferson Blaine Gillespie, son of David J. and Mary > > > (Clallahan) Gillespie b. 1839 in Mercer County PA. Do these names sound > > > familiar or show up on the lines of any of the Gillespies out there? > > > Thanks, Marti Forney Flowers > > > > To subscribe to the list, send an e-mail to > > [email protected] with the one word, subscribe, in the BODY > > of the message. After you have subscribed, you can send queries to > > [email protected] to everyone can read them. I am the only one that > > saw this one, so I sent it on to the list. > > > > Welcome! > > > > David > > > > [email protected] David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii > > Archives Manager --- OKGenWeb & NMGenWeb Projects > > Tombstone Project -- OKGenWeb & NCGenweb Projects > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbeckha/coordinate.html > > > > ==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== > > Please do not send HTML or enhanced text to this list. It will be > > rejected by Rootsweb. And no spam, virus reports, modem tax hoaxes, > > or other chain letters > > > ==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== > Please do not send HTML or enhanced text to this list. It will be > rejected by Rootsweb. And no spam, virus reports, modem tax hoaxes, > or other chain letters > [email protected] David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbeckha/coordinate.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/okfiles.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nm/nmfiles.htm http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/index.html

Hi, I have a Russell GILLISPIE (1912-1979) KY m. Mary E. REYNOLDS.(1913-1969) KY/MI. Russell was a coal miner. He is buried in Johnson Memorial Park. Would love to hear from anyone who recognizes the names. Thanks for reading. K. Gillispie

Dear Sheila, My name is Anne. I have been researching my Father's side of the family - Gillespie - since December. I am at a standstill right now. My Father recently passed away and in some of his papers I found his Father's name to be Paul. In my Father's later years he could not remember. His Mother's name was Viola who remarried to a Bazemore. He had a full Sister, we think, named Freda. Freda married a Harvey and had 2 boys and 1 girl that we know of. We lived in Savannah, Georgia most of my life. My Father, Gibson Gillespie, married Alberta S. Gillespie in Savannah, Georgia. His Mother, Viola is buried in Laurel Grove Cementery in Savannah. Do any of these names sound familiar. Thanks, Anne -----Original Message----- From: Sheila Phillips <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 1:46 AM Subject: Re: [GILLESPIE] Gillespie Page >At 10:04 PM 9/5/99 EDT, you wrote: >>Is there anyone out there with the spelling "Gillispie"? >> >>Becky Olsen >>Miami >> >> >>==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >>Who is your MOST WANTED GILLESPIE ancestor? >>http://www.nyx.net/~damorgan/ >>David W. Morgan - Listowner - [email protected] >> >> >Becky, >Even though many families have many different spellings of the name >Gillispie, my great grandfather always stressed the spelling of his name as >Gillispie. He was Paul Christopher Gillispie, born 1880-1882 in Anderson, >SC. During his life he lived in S.C., Tennessee, Georgia, and finally >Alabama. He had some relatives in Florida he visited quite often during >the 1920's and 1930's. > >Sheila > > >==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >Support Rootsweb! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >

At 10:04 PM 9/5/99 EDT, you wrote: >Is there anyone out there with the spelling "Gillispie"? > >Becky Olsen >Miami > > >==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >Who is your MOST WANTED GILLESPIE ancestor? >http://www.nyx.net/~damorgan/ >David W. Morgan - Listowner - [email protected] > > Becky, Even though many families have many different spellings of the name Gillispie, my great grandfather always stressed the spelling of his name as Gillispie. He was Paul Christopher Gillispie, born 1880-1882 in Anderson, SC. During his life he lived in S.C., Tennessee, Georgia, and finally Alabama. He had some relatives in Florida he visited quite often during the 1920's and 1930's. Sheila

My maternal grandmpther was Willie Eva Gillispie (b.11-26-1887 in Talcott. WV, d. 5-26-1976 in HInton, WV), daughter of William Lewis Gillispie ( b. 10-23-1848 d. 5-20-1924), son of Robert W. Gillispie ( b. 4-8-1823 d. 8-31-1851). Robert had another son, James Warren Gillispie (no dates available). Becky

In a message dated 9/5/1999 10:27:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I have both in our line....even though I have not had much luck on my line of > > Gillispies....where are yours from? Mine, KY Virginia and southern West Virginia. Becky

Hi Cheryl! Yes me ! I'm the daughter of Frances Gillespie Greene daughter of Jeff Gillespie son of Joseph Gillespie and Sadie " Sallie " McElroy. Mary [email protected]