James Gillespie
 ,
son of George and Elizabeth Allen
was born in 1764 possibly in Blount, TN.
James married (1)
Elizabeth (1764-) (according
to FamilySearch). There are no physical records showing a first
marriage at this time but it is supported by a significant number of DNA
matches and the 2 oldest children would have been born before his marriage
to his second wife. Note that their 2 children Sarah and Jane are NOT
listed in the 8/13/1842
will of James Gillespie in which he divides the balance of his estate
"among the whole of my beloved children."
However,
this site suggests there may be issues with estate planning in general
with blended families and that may help explain why the children from the
first marriage were left out. James married (2)
Martha
(Patsy) Montgomery Edmiston (Jan 27, 1777 - aft. 1850). (Source
1,
Source 2). Wife Martha is listed in the 8/13/1842 will of James
Gillespie along with other children. They had 8 identified
children who are outlined below. I currently have
10 DNA matches from
their children. These
matches also connect to many DNA matches on my Crews line. James died in 1819 in Crawford, IL. James and his first wife Elizabeth had the
following children:
| 1 |
Sarah Gillespie
(1787-) (See Generation #3 below)
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| 2 |
Jane Gillespie
was born on Feb 5, 1795 and died on Dec 5, 1846 in Edgar,
IL.
She married Andrew Bogle Ray (1795-1877)
- Census:
1850,
1860
Note: Jane, along with Sarah is also not listed in the
8/13/1842 will of
father James Gillespie.
1. John Aikins Ray
(Jan 13, 1820 in Crawford, IL - Dec 20, 1878
in Edgar, IL)
- Census:
1850,
1860
Married Lovisa L. Shell (1820-1899) on Jan
3, 1843 -
Marriage Record
1. Luticia Ray (Feb 10,
1845 - Jul 12, 1852) age 7
- Census:
1850
2. Rosana J. Ray (Aug 27,
1846 - Jul 19, 1852) age 5
- Census:
1850
3. Loretta Ray (Abt. 1849
in IL - 1919)
- Census:
1850,
1860
Married James R. Robertson (1846-1879) in 1869
1. Ora A. Robertson (Abt. 1873
in IL - 1903) age 29-30
2. James Robertson (Abt. 1877 in
IL - 1880) age 2-3
4. James Ray (Jul 3, 1851
- Jul 2, 1852) 11 months
5. Lewis W. Ray (Jun 25,
1854 - May 26, 1856) age 1
6. Laura Ray (Aug 11, 1856
- Aug 27, 1896) age 40 - did not marry
- Census:
1860
7. Andrew B. Ray (Mar 20,
1860 in Edgar, IL- Dec 30, 1933)
- Census:
1860;
Death Cert.
Married Dora Ray (1860-1947)
2.
William H. Ray
(Apr 8, 1821 - Jul 1, 1822) age 1
3. Catherine Ray
(1823 - Sep 1825) age 1-2
4. Elizabeth Ann Ray
(Jan 10, 1825 in Edgar, IL - Jun 15, 1879)
- 1 DNA match
Married Benjamin Crow (1819-1889) in 1850-
Marriage Record; Census:
1850,
1860,
1870,
1880
1. William Madison "Bill" Crow
(Apr 17, 1857 in Edgar, IL - Dec 14, 1881 in MO)
- Census:
1860,
1870
Married Nancy Melvina Fraker (1860-1930) in 1879
1. Benjamin Randolph "Ben" Crow
(Aug 20, 1880 in MO - Nov 13, 1947 in IA)
Married Irma Blan Hoobler (1892-1983) - 7 children
2. William Madison "Bill" Crow
(Nov 5, 1881 in MO - Dec 14, 1953 in IA)
Married Myrtle Elizabeth Nelson (1887-1949) - 11 children
2. Adelaide Crow (Oct 18,
1859 in Edgar, IL - May 16, 1931 in MO)
- Census:
1860,
1870,
1880
Married Thomas Miles Gammon (1857-1928) in 1878
1. James Edward Gammon
(Aug 19, 1880 - Apr 24, 1937)
Married (1) Edith M. Johnson (1881-1908) in 1902
1. Frederick M. "Fred" Gammon
(Jan 13, 1906 - Nov 15, 1951)
Married Frieda Florence Kapp (1907-1991)
Married (2) Mary Edith Nelson (1891-1958) in 1912
2. Laura Gammon (May 18, 1885 -
Mar 17, 1956)
Married James Proctor Drake (1886-1975)
3. George L. Crow (Sep 18,
1864 in IL - Oct 24, 1882) age 18
- Census:
1870,
1880
4. Sarah Jane Crow (May 2,
1864 in Edgar, IL - Apr 1, 1925)
- Census:
1870,
1880
Married Wesley James Robert Burnes (1850-1921) in 1875
1. Mary Adelaide Burnes
(Feb 7, 1880 - Mar 27, 1964)
Married Asa Wilkkins Vanderford (1877-1943) - 4 children
2. Ida Lee Burnes (1881-1964)
Married Albert Woodmansee
3. Sabra E. Burnes (May 21, 1884 -
Oct 11, 1919)
Married Will. P. Apperson (1891-1917) - 4 children
4. Nettie R. Burnes (Feb 11, 1887 -
Jun 19, 1954)
Married Charles B. Haralson (-) - 2 children
5. Frankie May Burnes
(Nov 24, 1890 - Nov 9, 1967)
Married Christopher Herbert Miller (1884-1960)
5. John W. Crow (Jul 1866
in IL - 1937)
- Census:
1870,
1880
Married Lula B. Palmer (1866-1952) in 1891
1. Edna Pearl Crow (Aug 1893 -
1924)
2. Mona I. Crow (Jun 6, 1895 -
Dec 23, 1981)
3. Floyd Ray Crow (Nov 19, 1897
- Dec 30, 1955)
Married Almeda Smith (1895-1962)
1. Alta Marie Crow (May
24, 1925 in KS - Oct 8, 1972 in CA)
5.
James A. Ray
(1828 in Crawford, IL - Aft. 1900 in IL) - Census:
1850 - 1 DNA Match
Married Elizabeth Ann Blackburn
(1833-1900)
1. Julia Ray (Abt. 1854 in
IL - )
Married John Pope Hood (1852-1940)
1. Mary Elizabeth Hood
(1874-1947)
2. Nellie Maude Hood (1878-1904)
2. John W. Ray (Abt. 1856
in IL - )
Married Alice Almira Sickler (1861-1916)
1. James Ray (1878-1900)
2. Eliza Ray (1880-1955)
3. Hester Jane Ray (1858
in IL - )
4. William H. Ray (Nov 10,
1860 in IL - Oct 4, 1891)
6. Rebecca E. Ray
(Feb 10, 1829 - May 10, 1842) age 13
7. Sarah J. Ray
(Nov 24, 1830 - Apr 11, 1842) age 11
8. Nancy W. Ray
(Nov 30, 1832 - Jul 17, 1833)
9. Martha Ray
(Sep 9, 1834 - Oct 25, 1838) age 4
10. Robert S. Ray
(Dec 7, 1836 - Apr 3, 1855) age 18
- Census:
1850
11. Lettila Ray
(Abt. 1845-)
- Census:
1850
12.
Rosanna J. Ray
(Abt. 1846-) - Census:
1850
13.
Lovetta Ray
(Abt. 1849 - ) - Census:
1850
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James and his second wife Martha had the
following children:
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James Leslie Gillespy
was born on Mar 26, 1801 in Blount, TN and died on Jul 30,
1872. Census:
1850,
1860,
1870
He married
Emily R. Anderson on Apr 25, 1826 in Edgar,
IL -
Marriage;
Note: There is a "James Smyth Gillespie" listed on the
8/13/1842 will of
father James Gillespie.
1. Rebecca A. Gillespie
(Abt. 1829 in Edgar Co., IL - 1897 in Sumner, KS) -
Census:
1850,
1860,
1870,
1880
- 2 DNA Matches
Married William H. Horsley (1830-1907) in
Sep 15, 1853 -
Marriage
1. Lucy E. Horsley (1854
in IL - Bef. 1949) - Census:
1860
2. James Glispy Horsley
(Feb 21, 1858 in Edgar, IL - Aug 27, 1933 in OK)
- Census:
1860,
1870
Married Alvora Paulina Archer (1858-1942) in 1878
1. Maud Horsley (1882 in IL - )
2. Harry Hamilton Horsley (Oct
9, 1884 in Peoria, IL - Mar 1939)
3. Clara Horsley (Aug 18, 1886
in KS - Jun 10, 1971 in OK)
4. Lena E. Horsley (Apr 11, 1888
in KS - Oct 15, 1966 in OK)
5. William Horsley (1892-)
6. James Archer "Jim" Horsley
(Sep 19, 1894 in OK - Sep 5, 1981 in CA) WW1 Vet
Married Mary Ellen Bee (1893-1985)
7. LeRoy H. Horsley (Sep 18,
1896 in OK - Oct 8, 1992 in OK) WW1 Vet
Married Lucy Manila Bridgford (1898-1983)
3. Charles Walter Horsley
(Abt. 1858 in IL - Oct 26, 1935 in CA) - Census:
1860,
1870
4. George Wesley Horsley
(Aug 2, 1859 in IL - Mar 26, 1913 in OK)
- Census:
1860,
1870
Married Mary Parrish (1857-1945)
1. Lloyd W. Horsley (Ocr 20,
1884 - Dec 24, 1960)
Married Edith G. (1886-1960)
2. Will Horsley (Mar 25, 1887 -
Feb 20, 1918) age 30
3. Arthur J. Horsley (Oct 26,
1888 - Apr 8, 1902) age 13
5. Emma Horsley (Abt. 1862
in IL - Dec 25, 1939 in MO) - Census:
1870,
1880
6. Anna "Annie" Horsley
(1865 in IL - ) - Census:
1870,
1880
7. Ida Horsley (1867 in IL
- Bef. 1907) - Census:
1870,
1880
8. Katherine "Kate" Horsley
(Abt. 1871 in IL - ) - Census:
1880
2.
Sarah J. Gillespie (Abt. 1832 in IL - ) -
Census:
1850
3. Margaret Gillespy
(Mar 14, 1835 in Edgar Co., IL - Mar 3, 1899 in Edgar Co.,
IL)
-
Census:
1850
- 2 DNA Matches
Married Joseph Johnston (1839-1910)
1. Samuel Edgar Johnston
(Dec 12, 1858 in Edgar, IL - Oct 11, 1904 in Edgar, IL)
Samuel married (1) Nancy Adeline Colyer (1861-1883) in 1881
1. Joseph Logan Johnston (Jun
12, 1882 in IL - Dec 31, 1940 in AZ)
Married Florence Ellen Carnahan (1893-1973) in 1913
1. Frances Mae Johnston
(Oct 10, 1914 in IL - Apr 1977 in AZ)
Marrried Kenneth Robert Hoelzen (1913-1965) in 1934
2. James Edgar Johnston
(Jun 23, 1919 in IL - Mar 31, 2006 in AZ)
Married Frances Marion Cheromiah (1918-2005) in 1939
Samuel married (2) Eliza Jane Wood (1860-1927) in 1887
2. Arthur Wood Johnston (Jul 15,
1891 in IL - May 16, 1948 in IL)
3. George Gillespie Johnston
(Apr 28, 1895 in IL - Jul 18, 1965 in IL) WW1 Vet
Married (1) Gladys Chambers (1898-1932) in 1917
Married (2) Goldie Leora Patterson (1900-1986) in 1946
4. Challis Hugh Johnston (Jan 9,
1899 in IL - May 3, 1948 in IL)
Married Irene Potts (1902-1991) in 1920
2. Thomas Wilford Johnston
(Aug 9, 1860 in Edgar, IL - )
Married Estella J. Elsberry (1867-1940) in 1887 - 6 children
3. James William Johnston
(Oct 19, 1861 in IL - Mar 2, 1927)
Married Alice Elisabeth Gray (1872-1966) in 1890 - 7
children
4.
William A. Gillespie
(Abt. 1837 in IL - ) - Census:
1850 - 1 DNA match
5.
Artimesia Gillespie
(Nov 5, 1843 in Edgar Co., IL - 1923 in in
Edgar Co., IL)
-
Census:
1850
- 3 DNA Matches
Married John Perkins (1832-1901)
1. Edna Perkins (Nov 5,
1857 - Mar 28, 1933)
2. Addie Perkins (Sep 14,
1859 - Aug 2, 1876)
3. Anna Perkins
(1862-1862)
4. James Marion Perkins
(Jan 13, 1864 - May 21, 1931)
5. John Haggi Perkins (Mar
26, 1868 - May 27, 1945)
6. Charles Leslie Perkins
(Sep 15, 1869 - Apr 2, 1934)
Married Cora L. (1878-1944)
1. Addie Perkins
(1912-1975)
7. Bert V. Perkins
(Jan 27, 1874 - Oct 1967)
8. Harry V. Perkins (Feb
18, 1877 in IL - Feb 28, 1970 in IL)
Married Mamie L. Baker (1877-1944)
1. William G. Perkins
(1903-1970)
9. Flossie Perkins (Sep 3,
1879 in IL - May 23, 1952)
10. Gertrude "Millie" Perkins
(Jul 10, 1883 in Edwards Co., IL - Aug 16, 1978 in
Fairfield, IL)
Married Albert Enoch Sutton (1872-1949) in 1902 - 3 children
6. James A. Gillespie
(Feb 3, 1846 in Edgar Co., IL - ) - Census:
1860
7. Millard Fillmore
Gillespie (Jul 11, 1849 in Edgar, IL - Aug 7, 1926
in CA) - Census:
1850,
1860,
1880
Married Carolyn Lightfoot Whalen
(1859-1891) on Sep 21, 1876
1. Nellie Grace Gillespie
(Aug 26, 1878 in IL - Sep 12, 1934)
2. Clarence Gillespie (Apr
1880 in IL - )
3. Charles Millard Gillespie
(Dec 15, 1882 in IL - 1961) |
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Allen Campbell Gillespie
was born in 1805 in TN. He died in 1858 in Madison
Co., Missisippi.
He married ?
Allen Campbell Gillespie is listed in the
8/13/1842 will of
father James Gillespie along with other brothers and
sisters.
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| 5 |
William Edmiston
Gillespie
was born in 1808 in TN. He died on Sep 8, 1859.
He married Sarah E. Wimberly (1828-)
William Edmondton Gillespie is listed in the
8/13/1842 will of
father James Gillespie along with other brothers and
sisters.
1. Thomas H. Gillespie (1850
in MS - 1851) |
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Thomas Hardin Gillespie
was born on Mar 24, 1808 in TN. He died on Aug 8, 1868
in Itawamba Co., MS.
He married Sarah
Thomas Galloway (1811-1870)
Thomas Hardin
Gillespie is listed in the
8/13/1842 will of
father James Gillespie along with other brothers and
sisters.
1. William L. Gillespie
(May 16, 1835 in AL - Oct 25, 1846 in MS)
age 11
2.
Samuel Houston Gillespie
(Oct 9, 1838 in AL - Oct 6, 1863 in MS)
3. Mildred E. Gillespie
(Sep 11, 1842 in MS - 1920 in MS)
Married Andrew V. Griffin (1833-1924)
1. Robert Hanon Griffin
(Aug 10, 1861 in MS - Apr 9, 1932 in MS)
2. Mary A.L. Griffin
(1862-)
3. Sarah J. Griffin
(1871-)
4. Anneliza Griffin (Oct
9, 1873 - Jan 20, 1958)
5. Willard Vanburgen Griffin, Sr.
(Sep 22, 1881 - Sep 30, 1950)
Married Villa Brassfield (1890-1953)
1. Willard Griffin, Jr.
(1914-1960)
4. Matthew Watkins
Gillespie (Nov 13, 1846 in MS - Feb 10, 1925
in TX)
5.
Nathaniel James Gillespie
(Dec 25, 1847 in MS - Aug 29, 1921 in MS)
6. Levi B. "Bee"
Gillespie (1859 in MS - 1904 in MS)
Married Mary E. Patterson (1862-1950) in
1885
1. Beatrice Gillespie
(1886-1963)
2. Paraleee Gillespie
(1890-1921)
3. Avva Gillespie
(1894-1968)
7.
Mary Jane Gillespie
(Jun 16, 1851 in MS - Dec 6, 1926 in MS)
Married Earl Elias Goddard (1839-1880) in
1872
1. Mattie Bee Goddard
(1874-1967)
2. Minnie Lee Goddard
(1875-1962)
3. William T. "Little Willie"
Goddard (1877-1878)
4. Carra Berta Goddard
(1880-1969) |
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Martha Malvena Gillespie
was born on Jun 26, 1808 in TN. She died Dec 26, 1884
in Baton Rouge, LA.
She married John
Witherspoon Pettigrew McGinsey, MD (1796-1874)
Martha Quinsey is listed in the
8/13/1842 will of
father James Gillespie along with other brothers and
sisters.
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| 8 |
John Cooper Gillespie
was born abt. 1810 in Blount Co., TN. He died before
1860 in Catahoula Parish, LA.
He married
Rebecca (1821-)
John Cooper Gillespie is listed
in the 8/13/1842 will
of father James Gillespie along with other brothers and
sisters.
1. James B. Gillespie
(Abt. 1839 in MS-)
2. William Henry
Gillespie (1841 in MS - Sep 3, 1878 in LA)
3. Mary J. Gillespie
(Sep 1845 in MS - Nov 14, 1905 in MN)
4. John Gillespie
(1850 in LA - Bef. 1860 in LA) |
| 9 |
Andrew Jackson Gillespie
was born on Aug 13, 1813 in Blount Co., TN. He died on
Apr 11, 1881 in Marshall Co., MS.
He married
Caroline Blackwell (1812-1892) in 1833
Andrew
Jackson Gillespie is listed in the
8/13/1842 will of
father James Gillespie along with other brothers and
sisters.
1. Mary Ann Rebecca
Gillespie (Jul 5, 1835 in AL - Mar 20, 1916)
Married John Fletcher Strickland
(1832-1924) on Dec 2, 1858 - 8 children
2. Emily Jane Gillespie
(Nov 11, 1836 in AL - Dec 16, 1902)
Married James McFerrin Strickland
(1830-1961) on Jan 25, 1859 - 2 children
3. William Dodson
Gillespie (Sep 18, 1838 in AL - Aug 5, 1901
in AK)
Married (1) Hettie C. Weatherly (1835-1880)
in 1872
Married (2) Mary Frances Owen (1841-1923)
in 1883
4.
Sarah Rose Gillespie
(Jan 30, 1843 in AL - May 14, 1898 in TX)
Married James M. Vance (1838-1898) in 1872
- 3 children
5.
Nancy Caroline Gillespie
(Abt. 1845 in AL - 1910 in TX)
6. Martha Adaline
Gillespie (Jul 21, 1845 in AL - Feb 17, 1934
in TX)
Married Alexander Padian Duckworth
(1829-1903) in 1861 - 7 children
7. H.C. Gillespie
(1854-1860)
8.
Joseph Robert Gillespie (Aug 23, 1854 - Nov
28, 1907)
Married Martha Synco (1857-1897) in
1884 |
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Mary Jane Gillespie
was born in 1815/1820 in Missisippi. She died on Aug/Oct 24,
1849 in LA.
She married William Hays Paxton
(1809-1868)
on Nov 17, 1841 in Madison, MS -
Marriage; Census:
1850,
1860
Mary Jane Paxton is listed in the
8/13/1842 will of
father James Gillespie along with other brothers and
sisters.
1.
Martha Elizabeth Paxton
(1843 - 1869) - Census:
1860
Married Joseph L. Barnard in 1861 -
Marriage
2.
Margaret Virginia Paxton
(Aug 1846 - May 23, 1885 in NY)
- Census:
1850,
1860
Married George Walton Cary (1840-1909)
1. Berta Virginia Cary
(Jan 6, 1881 - Feb 13, 1950)
Married Hockley McKee Thomas (1869-1939) in 1919
1. Grigsby Marshal Thomas (Sep
9, 1890 - May 20, 1892)
2. William Paxton Cary
(Mar 31, 1883 in NY - Sep 22, 1943 in CA) WW2 Vet
Married Jeanette Welch (1883-1968) in 1918
3. Mary Jane Paxton
(Dec 1849 in LA - Aug 10, 1911 in TX) -
Census:
1850,
1860
Married Shadrock Mims (-) |
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