Samuel Gillespie

1797 - 1861  (64 years)

• Name	Samuel Gillespie
  Birth	6 Feb 1797	Bath Co., VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 May 1861	Bull Creek, Boone Co., (West) VA
  Person ID	I7797	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Gillespie,   b. ABT. 1745, Augusta Co., VA d. 27 Jun 1812, Bull Creek, Cole River, Kanawha Co., (West) VA (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betsey" Blake,   b. 10 Oct 1756, Chester Co., PA
  Marriage	BEF. 1797
  Family ID	F4810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane "Jenny" McElwee,   b. ABT. 1798
  Children	1. Samuel Henry Gillespie,   b. 28 Sep 1820, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 22 Jul 1894 (Age 73 years)   2. Mary Margaret Gillespie,   b. 26 Dec 1821, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 25 Apr 1902, Racine, Sherman Dist., Boone Co., WV (Age 80 years)   3. Cornelia Elizabeth Gillespie,   b. 27 Jul 1826, Bull Creek, Boone Co., (West) VA d. 1 Aug 1882 (Age 56 years)   4. Albert "Street" Gillispie,   b. 11 Apr 1828, Bull Creek, Kanawha (Boone) Co., (West) VA d. 11 Jan 1897, Alum Creek, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 68 years)   5. Susan Catherine Gillispie,   b. 6 Nov 1830, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 4 Oct 1900 (Age 69 years)   6. Francis Marion Gillispie,   b. 20 Jun 1834, Bull Creek, Boone Co.,/ Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. ABT. 1914, Boone Co., WV (Age 79 years)   7. Sarah Lavina Gillespie,   b. 15 May 1837, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 16 Aug 1888, Brownstown (Marmet), Kanawha Co., WV (Age 51 years)   8. Letitia "Lettus" Brown Gillespie,   b. 30 Nov 1839, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. ABT. 1882 (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F3110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: SEE JOEL HAGER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I269614 Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research: Joel Hager: ID: I269614 Name: Samuel Gillespie Given Name: Samuel Surname: Gillespie Sex: M Birth: 6 Feb 1797 in Bath County, Virginia Death: 23 May 1861 in Bull Creek, Boone County, (West) Virginia Burial: Bull Creek At Mikes Branch, Boone County, West Virginia Event: Bath County, Virginia Alt. Birth Abt 1797 _UID: E197DC7CE5564B7FA684ED466EBB0DA91174 Change Date: 21 Jul 2004 Father: Samuel Gillespie b: Abt 1745 in Augusta County, Virginia Mother: Elizabeth 'Betsy' Blake b: 10 Oct 1756 in Chester County, Pennsylvania Marriage 1 Mary Jane 'Jenny' McElwee b: Abt 1798 Married: 21 Jan 1820 in Charleston, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Change Date: 25 Sep 2005 Children Samuel Henry Gillespie b: 28 Sep 1820 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Mary Margaret Gillespie b: 26 Dec 1821 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Nancy Jane Gillespie b: 17 Sep 1823 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Cornelia Elizabeth Gillespie b: 27 Jul 1826 in Bull Creek, Kanawha (Boone) County, (West) Virginia Albert Street Gillespie b: 11 Apr 1828 in Bull Creek, Kanawha (Boone) County, (West) Virginia Susan Catherine Gillespie b: 6 Nov 1830 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Francis Marion Gillespie b: 20 Jun 1834 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Sarah Lavina Gillespie b: 15 May 1837 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Letitia 'Lettus' Brown Gillespie b: 30 Nov 1839 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia