This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CiY.2ACEB/1286 Message Board Post: Currently researching my Gillespie/Gilespie line. James L. Gillespie was b. abt. 1802 in N. Carolina d. abt. 1857 in Henderson, Tx. Daughters Margaret E. Gillespie (Whetstone) and twin sister Amanda were b. 1828 in Alabama. Both sisters married into the Whetstone family in Texas. Margaret (my 5x gr. Grandmother) was m. to Anderson Whetstone, Amanda m. Warrick Whetstone. Other children were James L., b. abt. 1832 in Alabama; Bolivar, b. abt. 1835 in Alabama; and Mary Jane b. abt. 1839 in Texas. Their mother is unknown at the moment. Any and all information on this family would be tremendously appreciated! Thank you in advance..... Donna Allen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/1195.1 Message Board Post: I find Timothy Gillespie April 3 1856 --- May 4 1920 In the Henry/Ridgeway Cem in Harrison County Mo But No spouse or children Please E-Mail Me the Children ABurns7362@Aol.Com Awilda"s Mother was Naomi Joyce

Greetings fellow researchers, For many years I have shared my genealogical research with the folks on the COWAN, WIGTON-WALKER, and SCOTCH-IRISH rootsweb lists.   The trail leads from Sterling, in Scotland, to Londonderry-Donegal in Ulster, to   Pennsylvania, the valley of Virginia, east Tennessee and points west.   If your ancestors followed a similar path then some of these documents might be of interest.   I have searched for rare, out of print source materials as both a hobby and an obsession and have offered to make copies for people from time to time.   Because of a busy schedule I will only be able to do so once a year. I have added two new items since last time and they are described with the others below beginning with the most recent history first: Castle's Woods:   Frontier Virginia Settlement, 1769-1799, a thesis presented to the Faculty of the Department   of History, East Tennessee State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts, by James W. Hagy, 1966, 150 pages.      This covers the families who settled in Russell and Scott counties, Virginia when it was considered the frontier.   Contains information on specific families as well as the farmers, speculators, artisans, and preachers who resided there.   Lots on the Indian battles that were a daily feature of life on the frontier. Tthe Tinkling Spring:   Headwater of Freedom, A Study of the Church and Her People, 1732-1952, by Howard McKnight Wilson, 1954, Fisherville, Virginia, 542 pages.       The BEST source of information on the Scotch-Irish of Augusta/Rockbridge Counties in Virginia.   Includes the Baptismal Records of the Rev. Craig.   In-depth study of the early families of the Shenandoah Valley. Rockbridge County, Virginia Notebook, Compiled from articles by Dr. George W. Diehl as published in the News-Gazette, Lexington, Virginia.   Compiled by A. Maxim Coppage, McDowell Publications, 1982, 242 pages.       "In many instances information may be found showing where families originated in Scotland or Ireland, the places lived before settling in Rockbridge County, Virginia area and relationships between the various clans or as Mr. Diehl so aptly named this phase of pioneering, "A ROCKBRIDGE SEED-BOX" This document is almost 100% pure family history and genealogy. The Rev. Samuel Houston, V.D.M., by George West Diehl, 1970, McClure Publishing Co. 125 pages     History of the early Virginia Presbyterians through the life of the Rev. Samuel Houston, kin to Sam Houston of Texas fame. A Tribute to the Principles, Virtues, Habits and Public Usefulness of the Irish and Scotch Early Settlers of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Pa. Printed by M. Kiefer & Co. 1856, 171 pages.       From the preface the following:   "The writer of the Tribute contained in this work, had long desired to see from the Historical publications in Pennsylvania, a vindication of the character and principles of the Irish and Scotch early settlers of this great state and their descendants against reproach, as well as aspersion, cast upon them in some modern publications having pretensions to Historical accuracy... The Scotch-Irish in the Colonies:   1750-1790:   A Thesis Presented for the Degree of Master of Arts, by Kathryn R. Aiken, A.B., The Ohio State University, 1933, 91 pages      Chapters include:   By way of Introduction, Early Settlements, Daily Life on the Frontier, Educational and Religious Activities, Military Pursuits, Political Participation and Conclusion.   Like Hagy's Castle Woods thesis it has a wonderful bibliography, the most important part of any research document. The Laggan and its Presbyterianism and In the Days of the Laggan Presbyter y, 1905, 1908, by the Rev. Alexander Lecky, B.A., member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Belfast, Davidson and McCormack, 54 Kings St.   211 pages       On our recent trip to Donegal we met J.B. Shannon, age 90, who assisted in the 1975 reprinting of this book.   He is the last living person who had anything to do with these books and he says they are still the BEST source for Ulster Presbyterian research.   From Lecky the following:   "The lists of names of former generations of Lagganeers, and their places of abode, that are given in the Appendixes, and which NEVER before appeared in print, whilst they may of necessity prove dull reading to those who have no acquaintance with the locality, will not, I hope, be altogether uninteresting to those who bear the same name, or live in the same places.... A History of the Siege of Londonderry and Defense of Enniskellen in 1688 and 1689, with Historical Poetry and Biographical notes, by the Rev. John Graham, M.A. Rector of Magilligan in the Diocese of Derry.   Includes the Battles of the Boyne, Athlone, and Aughrim and the siege and Capitulation of Limmerick by Lord McCaulay, Toronto, 1869       The historical poems are family genealogies about those who were at Derry and where they came from.   Along with "Fighters of Derry" these two sources contain more actual genealogical information than any others I have seen. Fighters of Derry, Their Deeds and Descendants, being a Chronicle of Events in Ireland during the Revolutionary period, 1688-1691, by William Young, Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 350 pages.       One of the most difficult sources to locate. (WorldCat Inter-Library lists seven known copies)   Months worth of reading and packed with great genealogy.   Contains the following biographical sketches:       1.   The leaders of the County Associations who, with their levies, took part in the preliminary operations and contributed much of the man power for the Defence.     2.    The Apprentice Boys and those responsible for shutting the gates on the 8th Dec. 1688.     3.    The actual Defenders during the 105 day siege ((over 12000 genealogical sketches)     4.    Those engaged in the relief of the city. Three Hundred Years in Innishowen, Being More Particularly an Account of the Family of Young of Culdaff with Short Accounts of Many Other Families Connected with Them, by Amy Young, The Linenhall Press, Belfast, 1929, 311 pages       Some of the names included are Young, Hart, Harvey, Cary, Vaughan, McLaughlin, Skipton, Richardson, Knox, Ussher, Smith, Nesbitt, Chichester, Ball, Lawrence, Crofton, Boyd, Stuart and many others. The Laggan and its People, by S.M. Campbell, privately printed.         Ms. Campbell lived on the next farm over from my friend James Fleming in St. Johnston, Donegal.   A look at the history of the Laggan (Presbyterian Derry/Donegal) through the eyes of a local historian.   Draws on local lore, Abercorn papers, records from PRONI. Well there you have it.   The best documents I have found during my ten years of research.   If you are interested in obtaining any of the above items please contact me privately for details.   I do charge to recover copying and postage costs which is permissible under rootsweb policy. Regards, Robert Cowan 525 Harrogate Rd. Matthews, North Carolina 28105

Mary, LOL, stranger things have happened in some of my other lines! Perhaps I should just take a look in Kaufman Co., TX! Thanks for your input. Jeri -----Original Message----- From: Mary L. Peterson [mailto:pete@theriver.com] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 10:16 AM To: GILLESPIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Gillespie TN IL MO CA Jeri, Your email reminded me of one of my genealogy quandaries. Maybe my experience can help you: I located a transcript of some family relationships which gave names and places but no documentation. The transcriber listed one family's location as Huntsville, Alabama. Perusing confirmation, I was unable to find any Alabama info on the family or in support of the listing. I then looked in the Huntsville, Texas area and found them! Apparently the original source did not mention a state and the transcriber made an assumption. Wouldn't it be nice if you found a similar situation re Kaufman, TN? Good hunting, Mary +++++++++++++++ Jeri Ziglar wrote: > Eve, > > My great grandfather was Robert Monroe Gillespie, b. Sep. 8, 1844 in Kaufman, TN > per his death certificate. I have been unable to find either a county or a town > called Kaufman in TN. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Jeri, Your email reminded me of one of my genealogy quandaries. Maybe my experience can help you: I located a transcript of some family relationships which gave names and places but no documentation. The transcriber listed one family's location as Huntsville, Alabama. Perusing confirmation, I was unable to find any Alabama info on the family or in support of the listing. I then looked in the Huntsville, Texas area and found them! Apparently the original source did not mention a state and the transcriber made an assumption. Wouldn't it be nice if you found a similar situation re Kaufman, TN? Good hunting, Mary +++++++++++++++ Jeri Ziglar wrote: > Eve, > > My great grandfather was Robert Monroe Gillespie, b. Sep. 8, 1844 in Kaufman, TN > per his death certificate. I have been unable to find either a county or a town > called Kaufman in TN.

Eve, My great grandfather was Robert Monroe Gillespie, b. Sep. 8, 1844 in Kaufman, TN per his death certificate. I have been unable to find either a county or a town called Kaufman in TN. While I have no way of knowing whether your Thomas Monroe Gillespie and my Robert Monroe Gillespie are related, it is interesting to note that both had the same middle name and were also from TN. According to research notes dating from the 1950s (which differ from recently discovered bible records) and given to me by a cousin, my gg grandfather was John H. Gillespie, b. March 17, 1813 who m. Sallie E.?, also b. 1813. Listed in these notes are the following children; Mary E. Gillespie, b. 1832 James W. Gillespie, b. 1836 John D. Gillesie, b. 1838 William J. Gillespie, b. 1838 Clarkie E. Gillespie, b. 1840 Charles E. Gillespie, b. 1840 Ruth H. Gillespie, b. 1840 Cynthia J. Gillespie, b. 1842 Robert Monroe Gillespie, b. Sep. 8, 1844, Kaufman, TN, d. Oct. 28, 1929 in Water Valley, TX who married Elizabeth Lillian Cunningham, b. Mar. 23, 1858, d. June 19, 1930 in Fort Worth, TX. At first, I believed that my cousin's wife (now deceased) combined families as two of the children are born in 1838 and three are born in 1840 per her notes. However, Robert Monroe Gillespie's family bible dated 1882 reflects slightly different middle initials and corrected birth dates. I have only recently had the opportunity to examine the bible and have not yet finished deciphering the old handwriting or would post here. If you think we might have a connection, please let me know. Jeri -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of eve@websown.com Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 6:11 PM To: GILLESPIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Gillespie TN IL MO CA This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gillespie, Hunter, Mahurin, Bingham, Tracy Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/1285 Message Board Post: Family story says that the Gillespie brothers all with families had a very heated meeting in regards to the Civil War. I do not know how many brothers, but some went North, some went South and our Family went West. If anyone out there has a story like this passed down please let me know. Thomas Monroe Gillespie DOB March 17 1821 he left that meeting with a wife Nancy E Hunter DOB July 28, 1820 and 14 children mostly born in IL or MO I am looking for all family members, these are the children: WILLIAM DOB 5 OCT 1840 SAMUEL DOB 7 JAN 1843 JOHN DOB 7 AUG 1844 THOMAS DOB 18 AUG 1846 DERVEY OR DERBEY DOB 3 JUL 1847 *JAMES DOB 11 SEP 1848 IL NANCY DOB 26 APR 1850 WASHINGTON DOB 16 APR 1852 MARGARET DOB 3 JAN 1854 FRANKLIN DOB 7 APR 1855 LAYFAYETTE DOB 5 JUN 1856 BENJAMIN DOB 11 MAY 1858 NATHANIEL WILSON DOB 1 MAY 1850 or1860 HARRIET AMANDA DOB 27 FEB 1863 If any of these names ring a bell please let me know. Thamk you, Eve ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/951.962.1 Message Board Post: If he went to CA with his family I have a Lafayette Gillespie with same DOB

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gillespie, Hunter, Mahurin, Bingham, Tracy Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/1285 Message Board Post: Family story says that the Gillespie brothers all with families had a very heated meeting in regards to the Civil War. I do not know how many brothers, but some went North, some went South and our Family went West. If anyone out there has a story like this passed down please let me know. Thomas Monroe Gillespie DOB March 17 1821 he left that meeting with a wife Nancy E Hunter DOB July 28, 1820 and 14 children mostly born in IL or MO I am looking for all family members, these are the children: WILLIAM DOB 5 OCT 1840 SAMUEL DOB 7 JAN 1843 JOHN DOB 7 AUG 1844 THOMAS DOB 18 AUG 1846 DERVEY OR DERBEY DOB 3 JUL 1847 *JAMES DOB 11 SEP 1848 IL NANCY DOB 26 APR 1850 WASHINGTON DOB 16 APR 1852 MARGARET DOB 3 JAN 1854 FRANKLIN DOB 7 APR 1855 LAYFAYETTE DOB 5 JUN 1856 BENJAMIN DOB 11 MAY 1858 NATHANIEL WILSON DOB 1 MAY 1850 or1860 HARRIET AMANDA DOB 27 FEB 1863 If any of these names ring a bell please let me know. Thamk you, Eve

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gillespie, Hunter, Mahurin, Bingham, Tracy Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/1193.6.1 Message Board Post: My Great Great Great Grandfather Thomas Gillespie born March 17, 1821 believe it to be in TN. I am looking for his parents and siblings.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/1252.2.1.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: I'm still trying to confirm his parentage. Most people seem to think his parents were Patrick Gillespie and Ann Dennison, although I have seen an LDS posting listing James Gillespie and Jennet as his parents. (Have also seen LDS postings listing Patrick and Ann as his parents.) Our family Bible says his birthdate is October 13, 1743, in Frederick, VA. Is he your ancestor too? Yvonne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/1252.2.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: According to: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6038/The_Gillespie_Family.html Patrick Gillespie, died 1747, married Ann, daughter of Daniel Dennison, and raised his family in Frederick Co., VA. Issue: William, John, Daniel, Jane and Sarah. I will probably get the photo I mentioned on Wednesday.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bracewell, Portis, Stout Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/1252.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I probably missed this info, but could you tell me who are Col. Daniel Gillespie's parents, and his date of birth. Just checking to see if he is my Daniel Gillespie. Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GILLESPIE Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CiY.2ACEB/1284 Message Board Post: GILLESPIE_M_Idelia_1876-1953.JPG I photographed this gravestone in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your records. This is one of the 60,834 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GILLESPIE Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CiY.2ACEB/1283 Message Board Post: GILLESPIE_Farrell_A_1906-1934.JPG I photographed this gravestone in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your records. This is one of the 60,834 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GILLESPIE Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CiY.2ACEB/1282 Message Board Post: GILLESPIE_Edgar_D_1874-1941.JPG I photographed this gravestone in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your records. This is one of the 60,834 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/1252.2.1.1.2 Message Board Post: That would be great, Keith. Thank you so much! Yvonne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/1252.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I'll let you know when I have gotten it. Keith

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gillespie, Hall Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/1252.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I would love to have a picture! Thank you so much for the offer.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/1252.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Arline & Yvonne: If ya'll are not in the area and need a picture of his grave let me know. I drive right by this church on the way home from work. Keith

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CiY.2ACEB/1252.2.1 Message Board Post: Yes, I would definitely like to exchange information. I'm out of state for the Thanksgiving weekend, but will get back in touch with you the first of next week. Thanks for replying. Yvonne