Hi Helen, I'm looking for same and if you hear anything please let me know. I'm going to be at reunion, its on my uncle and dad's lake. Hambone is my father. I live in Ky now. see ya Tony -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 11:26 AM Subject: [GILLESPIE-L] James Richard Gillespie b 1793 >I am wanting to hear from researchers of the BLOUNT CO< TN families of >GILLESPIE. > >I have a James Richard GILLESPIE b ca 1793, who enlisted in the War of 1812 >in Blount Co, TN. He came to N AL to fight Indians. Then after the war he >came to Decatur, Morgan Co, AL and married Lucy Johnson b 1796 NC 9 Sep 1818. >They went a few miles west to Lawrence Co, AL and established a home in what >is now called Gillespie Cove, Bankhead Forest in the Black Warrior Mts. > >I have a book, " THE GILLESPYS FROM SCOTLAND TO BLOUNT CO; by Lillian Anthony >GILLESPIE and John Porter GILLESPIE pub bef Jul 1993. The authors tell of 6 >related James but none of them are the one I am searching for. > >I would like to get in touch with the authors or anyone who knows of these >families, in my effort to find the parents of James Richard GILLESPIE. > >By the way, their annual Gillespie reunion for descendants of J.R. is the Sat >before Jul 4. near Morris Chapel, Lawrence Co, AL > >Thanks, Helen Austin >[email protected] >256-350-2787 > > >==== GILLESPIE Mailing List ==== >Support the USGenWeb Project! >http://www.usgenweb.org/ > >