Gillespie DNA Project -- GROUP 1
Please contact Gillespie DNA Project Administrator Connie McKenzie directly at [email protected] for information about the project.The GILLESPIE lines posted here are not related to any other DNA groups in the project.
GROUP #1 -- 5 DNA KITS -- DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS GILLESPIE & NAOMI THOMPSON of Rowan Co. NC and Col. GEORGE GILLESPIE of Limestone, Washington Co. TN -- Common ancestor of these two groups has not been established:
Kit #28870, #46283, #40964, #46278, 64340 and 74732.
HAPLOGROUP I1c DNA TEST KIT #28870 was SNP tested to establish the exact haplogroup for GROUP 1. In October 2006 the results were returned showing that the haplogroup is I1c. According to FTDNA, the I1c lineage likely has its roots in northern France. Today it is found most frequently within Viking / Scandinavian populations in Northwest Europe and extends at low frequencies into Central and Eastern Europe.
DNA KITS #28870, #46283 and #46278 are known descendants of THOMAS GILLESPIE and NAOMI THOMPSON.
DNA KIT #40964 descends from an orphan in the early 1800's who lived in the area of Col. GEORGE GILLESPIE of Limestone, Washington Co. TN and does not know how he connects to the family of THOMAS and NAOMI or Col. GEORGE GILLESPIE.
DNA KIT #64340 is a descendant of Col. GEORGE GILLESPIE of Limestone, Washington Co. TN.
As of Aug. 2006, the common ancestor of THOMAS GILLESPIE and Col. GEORGE GILLESPIE has not been determined. However, there is some speculation that the line of Col. GEORGE GILLESPIE came to America from Ireland.The father of THOMAS has never been established.
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DNA TEST KIT #28870 This is a 67 marker DNA kit.
DNA KIT #28870 is a 5th great-grandson of THOMAS GILLESPIE, b. 1719 and his wife NAOMI THOMPSON who both died on Dec. 12, 1797 and are buried together at Thyatira Cemetery in Rowan Co. North Carolina.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrowan/thyatira.txthttp://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrowan/thyatira.txt
Will of Thomas Gillespie of Rowan Co. North Carolina:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrowan/thomasg.txthttp://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrowan/thomasg.txt
Descendants of Thomas Gillespie emigrate to Sumner and Williamson Co. Tennessee:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sgillespie1.htmhttp://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/sgillespie1.htm
Generations:
#1 THOMAS GILLESPIE b.1719 and NAOMI THOMPSON
#2 GEORGE GILLESPIE b.7-22-1751 (granduncle of U.S. Pres. James Knox Polk) married MARY GRAHAM
#3 GEORGE GILLESPIE b.7-2-1787 and MARTHA MORGAN (niece of Gov. William Hall, Tennessee)
#4 J0HN MORGAN GILLESPIE b.5-2-1811 and NEOMA THOMPSON GILLESPIE b.8-16-1811(1st cousins who married - NEOMA is a sister of JOHN L. GILLESPIE from DNA kit #46283)
#5 SAMUEL HOUSE GILLESPIE b. 9-1-1845 d. Texas
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DNA TEST KIT #46283 This is a 37 marker DNA kit.
Generations:
#1 THOMAS GILLESPIE b.1719 and NAOMI THOMPSON
#2 GEORGE GILLESPIE b.7-22-1751 (granduncle of U.S. Pres. James Knox Polk) married MARY GRAHAM
#3 THOMAS L. GILLESPIE b.12-24-1775 and CATHERINE BEARD
#4 JOHN L. GILLESPIE b. bet.1811-1814
#5 THOMAS ADDISON GILLESPIE b.1846
DNA kits #28870 and #46283 are both 5th great-grandsons of THOMAS GILLESPIE and NAOMI THOMPSON. They are 4th cousins to each other. These two kits are an exact 37/37 marker match.
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DNA TEST KIT #46278 This is a 37 marker DNA kit.
Generations:
#1 THOMAS GILLESPIE b.1719 and NAOMI THOMPSON
#2 GEORGE GILLESPIE b.7-22-1751 (granduncle of U.S. Pres. James Knox Polk) married MARY GRAHAM
#3 This generation will be posted when available
#4 This generation will be posted when available
#5 This generation will be posted when available
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DNA TEST KIT #40964 This is a 67 marker DNA kit.
Kit #40964 was a surprise DNA match to GROUP 1. The parents of JOHN W. GILLESPIE are unknown. His connection to THOMAS GILLESPIE and NAOMI THOMPSON and Col. GEORGE GILLESPIE has not been established. Results from the 67 marker DNA test and the marriage of JOHN W. in Washington Co. TN in 1846 indicate the closest relationship with the descendants of Col. GEORGE GILLESPIE b. 1735, and especially with DNA TEST KIT #74742 as these two participants share similar DNA mutations. However, this descendant does share a mutation with DNA kit #28870 which points in the direction of THOMAS GILLESPIE and NAOMI THOMPSON -- all of which indicates a close relationship with both T & N and Col. George.
Generations:
#1 JOHN W. GILLESPIE ca. 1824 – 1868 m. MARTHA JANE STUART b. ca. 1825 d. 6-20-1906, married 3-17-1846 in Washington Co. Tennessee.
Children of John W. and Martha J.:
1.JOHN FREDERICK GILLESPIE b. ca. 1848
2.WILLIAM PENN GILLESPIE b. ca. 1850 d. 11-23-1926
3.BENJAMIN DELANEY GILLESPIE b. 9-17-1851 – d. 3-11-1915
4.PETER GARDNER GILLISPIE b. 7-24-1855 TN
5.GEORGE WASHINGTON GILLISPIE b. 9-15-1858 – d. 2-14-1936
#2 PETER GARDNER GILLISPIE b. 7-24-1855 TN d. 4-10-1931, married MARY MELVINA “Polly” LANE on 12-31-1877 in Scott Co. VA. She d. 5-2-1909 in CO.
#3 Private d. MO
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DNA TEST KIT #64340
Kit #64340 is a descendant of COL. GEORGE GILLESPIE of the Watauga Settlement who resided in the area of Limestone, Washington Co. TN and also Greene Co. TN.
Generations:
#1 Col. GEORGE GILLESPIE b. 1735 in Ireland
+ 2nd wife ANN ELIZABETH ALLEN
#2 2nd child JAMES GILLESPIE b. 1770, m. MARTHA MONTGOMERY EDMONDSON
#3 7th child ANDREW JACKSON GILLESPIE m. JULIA ANN WRIGHT
#4 6th child ANDREW JACKSON GILLESPIE,Jr., m. EMMA WILLIAMSON
Original home of Col. George Gillespie - Old Limestone House
http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/TN/Washington/vacant.htmlhttp://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/TN/Washington/vacant.html
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DNA TEST KIT #74732 – This is a 67 marker DNA kit.
Kit #74732 is a descendant of COL. GEORGE GILLESPIE of the Watauga Settlement who resided in the area of Limestone, Washington Co. TN and also Greene Co. TN.
Generations:
#1 Col. GEORGE GILLESPIE, SR. 1735 - 1793 and wife ELIZABETH ALLEN
#2 GEORGE GILLESPIE, JR. 1767 - 1840 and wife ANNA NEILSON
#3 DAVID ELBERT GILLESPIE 1822 – 1872 and wife SARAH E. CLEAGE (CLEGG)
#4 JOHN HENRY GILLESPIE 1870 – 1932 and wife MOLLIE BEATRICE MITCHELL