James T. STEELEY descends from Thomas GILLESPIE (1719-1796) and Naomi THOMPSON (1718-1796) through their son George GILLESPIE (1751-1818) George GILLESPIE was born in Rowan County, NC. Married there 1771 to Mary GRAHAM, (1751-1815) daughter of Richard and Agnes GRAHAM. He received considerable land in Tenn. from Revolutionary War service and they settled in Sumner County, Tennessee. They raised nine children. The oldest son John GILLESPIE m. Elizabeth "Polly" BRANDON and they had a daughter named Elizabeth who married Solomon DAY. Then on down through other surnames to James Steeley.