John L. Gillespie

1800 - 1873  (72 years)

• Name	John L. Gillespie  [1]
  Birth	15 Jun 1800	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	8 May 1823	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as my son John Gillespie in the will of John Gillespie.
  Census head of household	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as John Gillespie the head of HH#505, a 49 year old farmer with real estate valued at $5,000. Listed with him were the following Gillespies: George T., a 22 year old carpenter; John W., a 19 year old laborer; Albert, age 16; and Richard, age 14.
  Administrator	26 Mar 1855	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of Richard Gillespie was granted to John L. Gillespie with Arthur Watson & Richard Lewis securities.
  Census head of household	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	HH#770 was headed by John Gillispie Sr., a 60 year old farmer with real estate valued at $12,000 & personal property valued at $10,000. Listed with him were George T. Gillispie, a 32 year old carpenter; Sally W. Gillispie, age 25; Thomas Gillispie, age 6; and John Gillispie, age 6/12.
  Census head of household	1870	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	HH#140 was headed by John Gillespie, a 70 year old farmer with real estate valued at $900 & personal property valued at $2,000. Listed with him were George Gillespie, a 41 year old carpenter with real estate valued at $200; Sallie Gillespie, a 30 year old house keeper; Thomas Gillespie, age 17 at school; John Gillespie, age 10 at school; Sallie Gillespie, age 6 months, born in December; Mollie Wimbrough, age 75; William Landing, a 30 year old farm laborer; Sarn Mason, a 17 year old black farm laborer; Kate Gibbons, a 21 year old black domestic servant; and Levin Northam, a 30 year old black farm laborer.
  Reference Identifier	A139
  Record ID	20337
  Death	26 May 1873	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2, 7]
  	He was shown as John Gillespie, who died 26 May 1873, age 73 years of pneumonia, the son of John & Leah Gillespie. His son Geo. T. Gillespie gave the information. The tombstone book shows he died 26 Apr 1873.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Keziah Gillespie,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Parker Solomon Byrd,   b. 18 May 1769, Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 18 Oct 1820, Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 51 years),  m. 4 Feb 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Riley Fisher,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 5 Jan 1827, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     2. Sally Gillespie,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Zorobabel (of Geo) Savage,   b. Abt 1782, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 6 Nov 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 3. James Gillespie,   b. Abt 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Nov 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 25 years) ╚═Esther Bundick,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 27 Dec 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 4. John L. Gillespie,   b. 15 Jun 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 26 May 1873, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 72 years) ╚═Fanny Elizabeth Miles,   b. Abt 1811, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1850  (Age < 38 years),  m. 29 Jan 1827, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     5. Richard G. Gillespie,   b. Abt 1803, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Mar 1855, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 52 years) ╚═Mary W. Callier,   b. Abt 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 18 Sep 1822     6. William Gillespie,   b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	(--?--) Gillespie,   b. Abt 1730   d. Bef 1 Dec 1771  (Age < 41 years)  (Grandfather)  Leah (--?--),   b. Abt 1762, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I20337	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	31 May 2018

  
  

  Father	John Gillespie,   b. Abt 1758, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 May 1823, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 65 years)
  Mother	Leah (--?--),   b. Abt 1762, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1780
  Family ID	F25080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fanny Elizabeth Miles,   b. Abt 1811, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1850 (Age < 38 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1827	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	Richard Gillispie was the security on the M.L.B. of John Gellispie and Fanny Miles, orphan of George.
  Children	+ 1. George Thomas Gillespie,   b. 13 May 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Aug 1909, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 81 years) ╚═ Sally W. West, (West?)  m. Abt 1853 + 2. John W. Gillespie,   b. 10 Sep 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Nov 1898, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years) ╚═ Sallie Ann White  (Age 75 years)  m. 20 Dec 1856 + 3. Albert J. Gillespie,   b. Abt 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Catherine A. 'Kate' Dix  m. 23 Dec 1857   4. Richard Gillespie,   b. Abt 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F6396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Jun 1800 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Fathers - 8 May 1823 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 29 Jan 1827 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Administrator - 26 Mar 1855 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 226 (adm of Richard Gillespie to John L. Gillespie), 688. [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 225 (will of John Gillaspie), 688. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S7] 1860 Accomack Co, VA, Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S675] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 1, Accomack Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1999), 675. [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), 569. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.