Robert Rome Gilliland

Brief Life History of Robert Rome

When Robert Rome Gilliland was born in 1748, in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, John James Gilliland, was 42 and his mother, Hester Roome-Rome, was 26. He married Sarah Elizabeth Stewart in 1772, in Dauphin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States for about 30 years. He died after 1830, in Decatur, Indiana, United States.

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Robert Rome Gilliland
1748–1830
Sarah Elizabeth Stewart
1750–1820
Marriage: 1772
Rev. James Gilliland
1772–1824
John J Gilliland
1790–1873
John Josiah Gilliland
1774–1873
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1775–
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1775–
Josiah Gilliland
1777–1860
Elizabeth B Gilliland
1784–1854
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1784–
Samuel T. Gilliland
1792–1854
Gilland
1794–1795
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1805–
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1810–

Sources (6)

  • Robert Gilleland, "United States Census, 1820"
  • Gilliland, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Robert Gilleland, "United States Census, 1790"

World Events (2)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1822

Historical Boundaries: 1822: Decatur, Indiana, United States

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish (Ulster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain (Scottish) or Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (Irish) ‘son of the servant of St. Faolán (Fillan)’. Compare McClellan .

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

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