Mary Ann Gillispie

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Gillispie was born in 1789, in Kentucky, United States, her father, William Gillespie, was 32 and her mother, Nancy Ann Hudson, was 34. She married Henderson Thurman on 20 November 1808, in Madison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 2 December 1850, in Madison, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Henderson Thurman
1785–1842
Mary Ann Gillispie
1789–1850
Marriage: 20 November 1808
Thompson Gardiner Thurman
1810–
Bennet Thurman
1815–1869
Nancy Thurman
1816–
Lewis Thurman
Paulina Thurman
1817–1890
James Thurman
1820–1890
Milton King Thurman
1820–
William H Thurman
1823–
Archibald Woods Thurman
1834–1919

Sources (2)

  • Mary Galispie, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Mary Gillispie, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1792 · Becomes the 15th State

On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Perthshire) and Irish: variant of Gillespie .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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