George G Gillespie Jr

1751–March 1842 (Age 91)
Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America

The Life of George G

George G Gillespie Jr was born in 1751, in Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America. He married Mary Polly Farris on 26 December 1785, in Louisa, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He died in March 1842, in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 91.

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George G Gillespie Jr
1751–1842
Mary Polly Farris
1764–
Marriage: 26 December 1785
Susan Gillespie
1789–
Julia Ann Gillespie
–
Polly Gillespie
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Salina Gillespie
–
Sophie Gillespie
–
Henry Gillespie
1798–1869
George Gillespie
1803–1860
Clementine Gillespie
1814–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
26 December 1785
Louisa, Virginia, United States
children

(8)

+3 More Children

World Events (6)

1775

Age 24

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
1776

Age 25

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

Age 49

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Easbuig (Scottish), Mac Giolla Easpaig (Irish), patronymics from a byname meaning ‘servant of the bishop’.

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

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Sources (3)

  • George Gillispie, "United States Census, 1830"
  • George Gillispie, "United States Census, 1820"
  • George Gillasby, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1943"

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