 1782 -
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| Name |
Rees Bowen Gillespie |
| Birth |
4 Nov 1782 |
Washington Co., VA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Person ID |
I13037 |
forneyclark |
| Last Modified |
10 Jun 2026 |
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| Notes |
- Source:
SEE JOEL HAGER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerjg%2Dnov2016&id=I259301
Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research:
Joel Hager:
ID: I259301
Name: Thomas Gillespie
Given Name: Thomas
Surname: Gillespie
Sex: M
Birth: Abt 1760 in North Carolina
Death: Aft 1842 in Tazewell County, Virginia
_UID: 42FEFE20B4B9409EB46020B718584DC0114C
Change Date: 28 Nov 2010 at 16:07
Note:
1820 Tazewell County, Virginia Census
Thomas Gillespie 0 0 1 3 0 1 - 0 0 1 0 0
Father: Thomas Galasby b: Abt 1709 in Melrose, Scotland
Mother: Eleanor Bowen b: Abt 1719
Marriage 1 Margaret 'Peggy' Lavisa Bowen b: Oct 1763 in Augusta County, Virginia
Married: Abt 1781
Change Date: 8 Sep 2006
Children
Rees Bowen Gillespie b: 4 Nov 1782 in Washington County, Virginia
William Bowen Gillespie b: 21 Oct 1784 in Washington County, Virginia
Mary 'Polly' Gillespie b: 13 Apr 1789 in Washington County, Virginia
John Bowen Gillespie b: 25 Dec 1791 in Washington County, Virginia
Robert Gillespie b: Abt 1797 in Washington County, Virginia
Henry Gillespie b: Abt 1799 in Washington County, Virginia
Source:
Name and birthdate of John Bowen Gillespie (b.1803) suggested by Elizabeth Vandiver, who would like proof of John Bowen Gillespie (b. 1803) being the son of Rees Bowen Gillespie (b. 1782) and Louisa "Levisa" Bowen Gillespie (m.1802)
Source:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ8Y-SF6
Spouses and Children
FIRST MARRIAGE:
Rees Bowen Gillespie
Male1782-1871 •
Louise Levice Bowen
Female1786-1864 •
Marriage
6 August 1802 Virginia, United States
Children
John Bowen Gillespie Male1803-1878
Mary Jane Gillespie Female 1804-1870
Margaret Bowen Gillespie Female1805-1852
Thomas Simpson Gillespie Male1807-1862
William Bowen Gillespie Male1810-1896
William Henry Gillespie Male1812-1885
SECOND MARRIAGE:
Rees Bowen Gillespie Male1782-1871
Mary Ann Tiffany Female1798-1882
Marriage
13 February 1823 Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Children
Hugh Tiffany Gillespie Sr Male1823-1878
Louisa B Gillespie Female1825-Deceased
Emerine Vicie Gillespie Female1826-1858
Mariah Gillespie Female1828-1842-
Zarilda Gillespie Female1830-Deceased
Eliza Jane Gillespie Female1832-1915
Elizabeth Gillespie Female1834-1894
Mary Ann Gillespie Female1834-–1888
Charles Tiffany Gillespie Male1 838-1911
Reese T. Gillespie Male1839-1905
Source:
SEE WERNA RUDY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LCVJ-N79
(Within the Family Search site, there are many sites that record John Bowen Gillespie (b: 1803) as the son of Rees Bowen Gillespie (b. 1782) and Louisa "Levisa" Bowen Gillespie)
John Bowen Gillespie (1803 - 1878)
John Bowen Gillespie
Born 1 Dec 1803 in Tazewell County, Virginia
ANCESTORS
Son of Rees Bowen Gillespie and Louisa (Bowen) Gillespie
Brother of Margaret (Gillespie) Williams, Thomas Simpson Gillespie, William Bowen Gillespie, William Bowen Gillespie, Henry Gillespie, Hugh Tiffany Gillespie [half], Levisa B. (Gillespie) Hopkins [half] and Emerine Vicie Gillespie [half]
Husband of Mary Katherine (Straw) Gillespie — married 9 Aug 1831 in Wythe, Virginia
DESCENDANTS
Father of Rachel Gillespie, Robert Gillespie, Ellen Virginia (Gillespie) Neel, Charles Gillespie, John Gillespie, Caroline Louisa Gillespie, Margaret A. Gillespie, Rees Bowen Gillespie and Susan Gillespie
Died 30 Dec 1878 at age 75 in Ste.Francois co.Missourimap
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BIOGRAPHY
Listed as guardian to Nancy Harman,orphan 14 years old or over, for the purpose of her obtaining a marriage license. he was captain in the infantry in 1820 and commanded the 112th company in 1823. by 1830 he was recommended as colonel of that same regiment.in 1834 he was elected commisioner of the revenue for the county. he and his wife are buried in the Rudy cemetary in Farmington,MO. was listed in county records as a farmer.by 1850 his assessment value was $2500. moved to Missouri in 1858 with his family.
(Sources for above material):
History of Tazewell County and southwest Virginia, 1748-1920 by Pendleton, William C.
Annals of Tazawell County, Virginia from 1800-1922 by Harman, John Newton
both books are archived here,full texts for research:
https://archive.org/details/anntazawel00harm
https://archive.org/details/historyoftazewel00pend_0
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