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Thomas Gillespie

Thomas Gillespie

Male 1760 -


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  • Name Thomas Gillespie 
    Birth ABT. 1760  NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I9664  forneyclark
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2026 

    Father Thomas Galasby,   b. 1709, Melrose, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Eleanor Bowen,   b. ABT. 1719 
    Family ID F4820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Lavisa "Peggy" Bowen,   b. Oct 1763, Augusta Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1799, TazewellCoVA:bur:HenryBowenFamFarmCemMaidenSpringTazewellCoVA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage ABT. 1781 
    Children 
     1. Rees Bowen Gillespie,   b. 4 Nov 1782, Washington Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William Bowen Gillespie,   b. 21 Oct 1784, Washington Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mary 'Polly' Gillespie,   b. 13 Apr 1789, Washington Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John Bowen Gillespie,   b. 25 Dec 1791, Washington Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Robert Gillespie,   b. ABT. 1797, Washington Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Henry Gillespie,   b. ABT. 1799, Washington Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F4817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2026 

  • 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=I259171
      Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research:
      Joel Hager:
      ID: I259171
      Name: Thomas Galasby
      Given Name: Thomas
      Surname: Galasby
      Sex: M
      Birth: Abt 1709 in Melrose, Scotland
      Death: Abt 1789 in Augusta County, Virginia
      _UID: 0B1521BC2CAC49EFBCC7742DDDD4DB3CF9C6
      Change Date: 4 Oct 2014 at 10:41
      Note:
      Thomas Gillispie, born about 1709, died 1789, lived in Augusta County in the Colony of Virginia under England - born near Melrose Scotland, Wife, Eleanor. They lived on Stuarts Creek on Cow Pasture River.

      Baptisms from Tinkling Spring Church 1740-1749: Elizabeth daughter of Alexander Gillespie Oct. 1746 Martha daughter of Jacob Gillespie April 27, 1749 Mary daughter of Jacob Gillespie April 27, 1749 Margaret daughter of James Gillespie Oct. 4, 1741 Elizabeth daughter of James Gillespie Jan. 16,1743 James son of Matthew Gillespie Sept. 17, 1749 James son of Thomas Gillespie March 18, 1744 William son of Thomas Gillespie October 18, 1747

      The baptismal record of Tinkling Springs Church shows Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander Gillispie, baptized in 1746. Elizabeth, wife of Samuel I I doubt, unless his second wife was also named Elizabeth which is very probable. His second wife was much younger than he was. Remember in the census are names of nephews, uncles, etc. who lived in a household and were not children. Names like Samuel are marked Samuel 1, Samuel 2, etc.

      Father: James Gilaspy b: Abt 1673 in Melrose, Scotland
      Mother: Jennet b: Abt 1677

      Marriage 1 Eleanor Bowen b: Abt 1719
      Married:
      Change Date: 8 Sep 2006
      Children
      John Gillespie b: Abt 1741 in Virginia
      Samuel Gillespie b: Abt 1745 in Augusta County, Virginia
      Jacob Gillespie b: Abt 1747 in Virginia
      Mary Gillespie b: Abt 1749 in Virginia
      Hannah Gillespie b: Abt 1751 in Virginia
      Jane Gillespie b: Abt 1753 in Virginia
      Unknown Gillespie b: Bef 1754
      Eleanor Gillespie b: Abt 1755 in Virginia
      Ann Gillespie b: Abt 1757 in Virginia
      James Gillespie b: Abt 1759 in Augusta County, Virginia
      Thomas Gillespie b: Abt 1760 in North Carolina
      William Gillespie b: Abt 1761 in Augusta County, Virginia

      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


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