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] >