David Pickens Gillespie, Sr

Male 1765 - 1836  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  David Pickens Gillespie, Sr was born in 1765 in South Carolina, USA (son of Matthew Gillespie, Jr and Ann Pickens); died in 1836 in Blount County, Alabama, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1810, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    • Land: 14 Oct 1834, Blount County, Alabama, USA

    David married Mary Margaret Calhoun in 1789 in South Carolina, USA. Mary (daughter of Patrick Calhoun and Sarah McKinley) was born on 4 Aug 1770 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA; died on 9 Jun 1852 in Blount County, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Matthew Hamilton Gillespie was born in 1790; died in 1837.
    2. David Wardlaw Gillespie was born in 1792; died in 1837.
    3. Hugh B Gillespie was born in 1795; died in 1860.
    4. Allin M Gillespie was born in 1795; died in 1865.
    5. Sarah Gillespie was born in 1796.
    6. Elizabeth Ann Gillespie was born in 1800; died in 1858.
    7. David Pickens Gillespie, Jr was born in 1804; died in 1837.
    8. Thomas M Gillespie was born on 22 Nov 1811 in South Carolina, USA; died in 1863.
    9. John Calhoun Gillespie was born in 1814; died in 1876.
    10. Esther W Gillespie was born in 1815 in South Carolina, USA; died on 26 Nov 1866 in Blount County, Alabama, USA.
    11. Mary Calhoun Gillespie was born in 1819; died in 1901.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Matthew Gillespie, Jr was born in 1726 in Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Matthew Gillespie, Sr and Lucy Pickens); died in 1793 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA.

    Matthew married Ann Pickens. Ann (daughter of Israel Sidney Pickens and Martha Davis) was born in 1726 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died in 1775 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ann Pickens was born in 1726 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA (daughter of Israel Sidney Pickens and Martha Davis); died in 1775 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Great Rocky Creek

    Children:
    1. James Gillespie was born in 1750 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died in 1795 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA.
    2. Margaret Gillespie was born in 1756 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; died in 1830 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA.
    3. 1. David Pickens Gillespie, Sr was born in 1765 in South Carolina, USA; died in 1836 in Blount County, Alabama, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Matthew Gillespie, Sr was born in 1700 in Northern Cape, South Africa; died in 1728 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Abingdon

    Matthew married Lucy Pickens on 2 Sep 1722 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA. Lucy (daughter of William Henry Pickens and Margaret Pike) was born in 1702 in Ireland; died in 1762 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Lucy Pickens was born in 1702 in Ireland (daughter of William Henry Pickens and Margaret Pike); died in 1762 in North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Abingdon

    Children:
    1. 2. Matthew Gillespie, Jr was born in 1726 in Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1793 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA.

  3. 6.  Israel Sidney Pickens was born in 1693 in Tyrone, Northern Ireland (son of William Henry Pickens and Margaret Pike); died in 1749 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1749 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: Abt 1720, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; French Huegenots due to Edict of Nantes revocation
    • Arrival: 1722, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Relocated: 1740, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
    • Civil: 19 May 1749, Augusta County, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Cub Creek Cemetery

    Died:
    Cub Creek

    Israel married Martha Davis before 1726. Martha (daughter of George Davis and Hannah Samples) was born in 1708 in Northern Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Martha Davis was born in 1708 in Northern Ireland (daughter of George Davis and Hannah Samples).
    Children:
    1. 3. Ann Pickens was born in 1726 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died in 1775 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  William Henry Pickens was born in 1670 in La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France (son of Robert Andrew Pickens and Esther Jeanne Bonneau); died in 1735 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1735 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Probate: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Arrival: 1719, Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    McPherson Book lists his name as John.

    William Pickens -The fighting elder of Andrew Pickens left Ireland perhaps after the fall of Limerick. First of the Pickens to arrive in America. The records in Bucks County, Pennsylvania from Neshaminy Presbyterian Church indicate that William Pickens and wife Margaret were from Ireland and were admitted to the church in Neshaminy by certificate in April of 1720.
    Notes from Nelan/Pickens Family Tree

    From Findagrave
    One of at least three sons born to Robert Andrew and Ester Jeanne (Widow Benoit aka Lady le Bonneau) of France,
    William married Margaret Pike in 1692 in Ireland. They immigrated to America in 1719, joining the Dutch Reform Church
    in Bensalem, Bucks Co PA.
    Ref:
    "History of Bucks County Pennsylvania", JH Battles, Pg 437.
    "Pickens Families of the South", EM Sharp, 1963 Memphis TN.
    From Bolton's "SCOTCH-IRISH PIONEERS" Church, (Neshaminy) Bensalem, Bucks Co.: No. 5, 1912-14:
    "In the records of the Dutch Reform Church, Bensalem, Bucks Co PA, under the heading of "Entries made by
    Elder Christophel Van-Sandt, during the Ministry of Rev. Malachi Jones 1719 - 1722", there is a list of
    "Newcomers from Earlandt" who joined the church, in which we find:
    "1719 - Willem Pecken and his wife, by certificate.
    1720 - Iserell Pecken by profession.
    1722 - Margaret Picken by profession.""


    Buried:
    Homestead Land

    William married Margaret Pike in 1692 in Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Margaret (daughter of Gabriel Pike and Catharine Blount) was born in 1672 in Northern Ireland; died in 1740 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1740 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Margaret Pike was born in 1672 in Northern Ireland (daughter of Gabriel Pike and Catharine Blount); died in 1740 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1740 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Arrival: 1719, Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    From Findagrave:
    The third of at least nine children born to Gabriel & Catharina (Blount) Pike of Ireland,
    Margaret married William Henry Picken(s) in 1692 in Ireland. They immigrated to America in 1719,
    settling in Bucks Co PA. They had ten children, seven sons and three daughters.

    Buried:
    Homestead Land

    Children:
    1. 6. Israel Sidney Pickens was born in 1693 in Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died in 1749 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1749 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA.
    2. Margaret Pickens was born in 1695 in Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died in 1789.
    3. Robert Pike Pickens was born in 1697 in Limerick, Ireland; died on 1 Jun 1787 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1787 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.
    4. Colonel Andrew Samuel Pickens was born in 1699 in Northern Ireland; died on 5 Nov 1756 in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA; was buried in 1756 in Riverview, York, South Carolina, USA.
    5. Elizabeth Anne Pickens was born in 1702 in Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died in 1750 in Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA.
    6. 5. Lucy Pickens was born in 1702 in Ireland; died in 1762 in North Carolina, USA.
    7. William Gabriel Pickens was born in 1705 in Ireland; died on 19 Nov 1783 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA.
    8. Thomas Pickens was born about 1709 in Tyrone, Northern Ireland; died in 1749 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA.
    9. John Pickens was born in 1710 in Northern Ireland; died in 1771 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1771 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA.
    10. Gabriel Pickens was born in 1715 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1775 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA.

  3. 14.  George Davis was born about 1660 in Donegal, Ireland.

    George married Hannah Samples. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Hannah Samples
    Children:
    1. Robert Davis was born in 1680 in Northern Ireland; died on 4 May 1770 in Waxhaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA.
    2. Miriam Davis was born in 1699 in Northern Ireland; died in 1750 in Frederick, Maryland, USA.
    3. Nancy Ann Davis was born in 1705 in Northern Ireland; died in 1763 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1763 in Riverside, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA.
    4. 7. Martha Davis was born in 1708 in Northern Ireland.