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Please contact Gillespie/Mac/McPherson DNA Project Administrator Connie McKenzie at lairdkinna@yahoo.com if you are interested in participating in this DNA project.
June 8, 2006 -- 13 separate DNA lines have been established in this project. Participants are falling into two haplogroups -- R1b1 which is the most common in European populations, and I which indicates an ancient ancestor in Northwestern Europe and common with Viking populations. Participants in one haplogroup cannot be related to participants in another haplogroup.
Results from 21 DNA test kits are available. Within those 21 kits, four GILLESPIE DNA groups (2 in haplogroup I and 2 in haplogroup R1b1) and six additional GILLESPIE DNA lines (all in R1b1) have been identified, establishing 10 separate GILLESPIE DNA lines.
There are three MAC/MCPHERSONS in the project, all are in haplogroup R1b1. These participants are not a match to each other or to GILLESPIE participants, therefore establishing 3 separate MAC/MCPHERSON lines.
One R1b1 GILLESPIE has found significant matches within the Clan Campbell DNA Project. Another R1b1 GILLESPIE has found significant matches within the Meek DNA Project. One McPherson line has found significant matches within the McNeil DNA Project. These individuals have not matched other Gillespies and their matches outside their own surnames indicate deep ancestry - presurname matches.
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GROUP #1 -- DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS GILLESPIE & NAOMI THOMPSON:
Kit #28870, #46283, #40964 and #46278
All kits in this group belong to Haplogroup I which indicates an ancient ancestor in Northwestern Europe and common with Viking populations.
All four DNA kits match 12/12 and 25/25.
Kit #28870/#46283 match #46278 are known cousins.
Kit #28870 and #46283 match 37/37
Kit #28870/#46283 match #46278 36/37
Kit #28870/#46283 match #40964 35/37
Kit #46278 and #40964 match 34/37
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DNA TEST KIT #28870
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.txt
Will of Thomas Gillespie of Rowan Co. North Carolina:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrowan/thomasg.txt
Descendants of Thomas Gillespie emigrate to Sumner and Williamson Co. Tennessee:
http://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
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 and the testing was done to confirm the haplotype for this GILLESPIE line.
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DNA TEST KIT #46278
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
Kit #40964 is a descendant of JOHN W. GILLESPIE b. @1824, married 3-17-1846 in Washington Co. Tennessee.
Kit #40964 was a surprise 35/37 DNA match to Richard Gillespie DNA test kit #38870 and DNA test kit #46283. JOHN W. was an orphan, so his connection to THOMAS GILLESPIE and NAOMI THOMPSON has not been established, but we are now working to find the paper trail.
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GROUP #2 -- Kit #56315, #45471, #55003: Common ancestor not yet established.
All kits in this group belong to Haplogroup I which indicates an ancient ancestor in Northwestern Europe and common with Viking populations.
Kit #56315 and #45471 match 11/12, 22/25 and 34/37.
Kit #56315 and #55003 match 10/12, 23,25 and 32/37
Kit #45471 and #55003 match 11/12, 23/25 and 33/37
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DNA test kit #56315, #45471 and #55003 are also a close match to a GILLESPIE who tested with another company: Information about these matches can be viewed at http://www.ysearch.org/ and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GillespieDNAProject_discussion/
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DNA TEST KIT #56315
Earliest known ancestors:
JAMES GILLESPIE b. @ 1715, possibly in Northern Ireland, d. 1754 in Marlboro Co., South Carolina. He married MARY YOUNG, d. 1766/67, dau. of FRANCIS YOUNG, Surveyor General of the Carolina Colony, who came from Virginia. James served as a Deputy Surveyor under Mr. Young.
A family Bible for this line dating from SARAH GILLESPIE, 1808, to members in 1870 was published in the magazine of the South Carolina Historical Society.
No Gillespies have been found in the area of Virginia where Francis Young settled.
Gillespies have been located in Georgetown, SC prior to 1715, but their connection to this JAMES GILLESPIE has not been confirmed. JAMES GILLESPIE was involved in operating one of the first commercial boats from the Georgetown area up to the rapids at Cheraw, SC, just a few miles upriver from where he settled.
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DNA TEST KIT #45471
Earliest known ancestors:
1. WILLIAM GILLESPIE b. 1741 Ireland married POLLY MCSWAIN in 1762. She was b. PA, d.1795.
2. ISAIAH GILLASPIE b. 1786, PA, d. 11-16-1894, married ELLENDER ROGERS. She was b. 6-12-1835, Cinica Ville, OH, d. 2-27-1882, Stringtown, German Township, Richland Co. IL.
3. Dr. ABRAHAM WILLIAM GILLASPIE, b. 12-27-1816, Kentucky, d. 11-16-1894
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DNA TEST KIT #55003
The lineage of this DNA kit will be posted when it becomes available.
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GENERATIONS for the match from another company:
1. JOHN GILLESPIE married SARAH WHEELER
2. WILLIAM ALEXANDER "Alec" GILLESPIE, Sr. b. 5-15-1826 in Northern Ireland, d.8-21-1909 in Washington Twp., Highland Co., OH
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GROUP #3 -- DNA TEST KIT #32917 and #59598. Common ancestor not yet established.
These two kits belong to Haplogroup R1b1 the most common in European populations.
KIT #32917 and #59598 match 23/25.
DNA TEST KIT #32917 -- May 23, 2006 --
#32917 is the descendant of WILLIAM GILLESPIE b. 1790 in North Carolina. This line also resided in Spartanburg Co. and Pickens Co. South Carolina. WILLIAM married LAVINIA CASTLEBERRY daughter of PAUL CASTLEBERRY of Tar River and JANE CHESNEY of Woodruff SC.
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DNA TEST KIT #59598 -- May 23, 2006 --
Generations: #1,2,3 are possible ancestors. #4 is confirmed.
#1 JOSEPH GILLESPIE b. NC, d. 1812
#2 WILLIAM GILLESPIE b. abt. 1794 in NC, d. bef. 1880 in Anderson Co. SC
#3 WILLIAM YOUNG GILLESPIE b. May 26, 1834 in Anderson Co. SC, d. possibly GA, buried Dekalb Co. Cemetery AL
#4 DAVID MONROE GILLESPIE b. May 29, 1858 in Anderson Co. SC, d. possibly Ennis, TX
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GROUP #4 -- DESCENDANTS OF ANDREW GILLASPIE:
Kit #38866, #42985, #56177 and #61048 are known cousins.
All kits in this group belong to Haplogroup R1b1 which is the most common in European populations.
37 marker match results:
Kit #56177,#42985,#61048 -- 12/12, 25/25, 37/37
Kit #38866 and #56177,#42985,#61048 -- 11/12, 23/25, 34/37
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DNA TEST KIT #38866, -- April 24, 2006 --
Kit #38866 is a 2nd great-great grandson of ANDREW GILLASPIE.
Generations:
#1 ANDREW GILLASPIE, born Feb.12,1796 (location unknown) and died Feb.19,1856 in Iowa. ANDREW was in Indiana for the 1820 census. ANDREW married MINERVA NICHOLS on August 30, 1821, Wayne Co, Indiana. MINERVA , born Dec 4 1804, Vermont, died Dec. 16, 1843, Indiana. ANDREW and MINERVA had 9 children in Indiana. MINVERA died during their move to Iowa. ANDREW married MARY ANN MCINTIRE, b. Feb. 12, 1830. ANDREW and MARY had 5 children. MARY ANN MCINTIRE GILLASPIE died 1883, Iowa.
#2 THOMAS JEFFERSON GILLASPIE, son of ANDREW and MARY ANN MCINTIRE, married ANNA MARIE KERSEY.
#3 HENRY ANDREW GILLASPIE
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DNA TEST KIT #42985 is also a 2nd great-great grandson of ANDREW GILLASPIE, and a 2nd cousin of KIT #38866.
Generations:
#1 ANDREW GILLASPIE and wife MARY ANN MCINTIRE
#2 THOMAS JEFFERSON GILLASPIE and wife ANNA MARIE KERSEY.
#3 DAVID MADISON GILLASPIE
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DNA TEST KIT #56177 is also a 2nd great-grandson of ANDREW GILLASPIE, and the brother of KIT #42985.
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DNA TEST KIT #61048 is a 3rd great-grandson of ANDREW GILLASPIE and his first wife MINERVA NICHOLS.
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LINE 5 - DNA TEST KIT #30367 -- April 24, 2006 -- No close DNA matches have been found with GILLESPIE DNA PROJECT participants. Haplogroup R1b1 is the most common in European populations.
#30367 is the descendant of WILLIAM GILLESPIE b. 1750 in Sterling, Scotland and d. 1802. His wife was MARY HOLCOMB.
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LINE 6 - DNA TEST KIT #N9647 -- April 24, 2006 -- No close DNA matches have been found with GILLESPIE DNA PROJECT participants. Haplogroup R1b1 is the most common in European populations.
Generations:
#1 ALEXANDER GILLESPIE, poss. from Ireland
#2 FRANCIS GILLESPIE b. 1860's in the area of New York City, New York.
#3 ALEXANDER GILLESPIE b. 1890 New York City
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LINE 7 - DNA TEST KIT #45959 -- April 24, 2006 -- No close DNA matches have been found with GILLESPIE DNA PROJECT participants. Haplogroup R1b1 is the most common in European populations.
DNA TEST KIT #45959 is a close match to participants in the MEEK SURNAME Y-DNA PROJECT and has also joined that group. This test kit comes close to the modal-B haplotype for MEEK, suggesting a pre-surname connection with these individuals.
DNA TEST KIT #45959 is the descendant of JOSEPH GILLESPIE b. 1853 and his wife MARIE b. 1854. They lived near lived in Carbonear, Newfoundland, Canada. JOSEPH may have come to Canada from Scotland.
Their children:
LAURA/LORA(?)b. 1881, HAYWARD b. 1883, HENRY b. 1885, LEAH b. 1887, ALFRED b. October 31, 1889 (possibly in Carbonear, Newfoundland), MARY b. 1893, SUSANA b. 1895
ALFRED is the ancestor of this DNA kit. This family moved to North Sydney, Cape Breton (NS) when ALFRED was a young boy.
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LINE 8 - DNA TEST KIT #34230 -- April 24, 2006 -- No close DNA matches have been found with GILLESPIE DNA PROJECT participants. Haplogroup R1b1 is the most common in European populations.
#34230 is the descendant of MOSES GILLESPIE, b. July 1808, Lincoln, Buncombe County, NC; d. 1904, Union County, GA; married ELIZABETH DUNCAN, b. 1820 (?) in North Carolina; d. 18 Feb 1851, Union County, GA. They were married Dec. 15,1832 in Haversham, GA.
MOSES GILLESPIE may be a son of JOHN GILLESPIE, JR., b. @ 1755, Lincoln, NC; d. @ 1844, Union County, GA; and ELIZABETH STARRETT, b. @1765, Lincoln, NC and d. @ 1840, Union County, GA. They were married Apr. 11, 1787, Lincoln, NC.
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LINE 9 - DNA TEST KIT #52171 -- April 24, 2006 -- No close DNA matches have been found with GILLESPIE DNA PROJECT participants. Haplogroup R1b1 is the most common in European populations.
Kit #52171 has matched closely with participants in the CLAN CAMPBELL DNA PROJECT, coming very close to the modal haplotype for CAMPBELL. Kit #52171 has also joined the CAMPBELL DNA PROJECT.
Kit #52171 descends from DANIEL GILLESPIE b. Ireland. DANIEL lived in Franklin Co. Virginia by 1787. There are no known connections of this GILLESPIE line with any CAMPBELLS while in the U.S. This match suggests a deep ancestry, pre-surname, connection.
Additional GILLESPIES whose ancestors settled in the area of Franklin Co. Virginia in the 1700's and 1800's are needed to test for this DNA project.
http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/atoc/campbel.html
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LINE 10 - DNA TEST KIT #37393 -- April 24, 2006 -- No close DNA matches have been found with GILLESPIE DNA PROJECT participants. Haplogroup R1b1 is the most common in European populations.
Genealogy research for #37393:
Bible records show JOHN GILLESPIE b.1765/1775 with sons THOMAS b.1799 and JOHN b.1804, and 3 unnamed daughters.
The earliest Tax Record for JOHN GILLESPIE in Beaver County is from 1815, living next to JACOB YOHO, the father-in-law of his son THOMAS. GILLESPIE and YOHO families also lived near each other in the Conwego area near Lancaster, PA in the late 1700's.
THOMAS GILLESPIE 1799-1856 married MARY "Polly" YOHO 1803-1860 daughter of JACOB YOHO 1775-1843; children were MARY b. 1821, JOHN 1822-1881, ELIZABETH b. 1826, SARAH b. 1828, WILLIAM b.1830, GEORGE b. 1832-1833, LYDIA b. 1835, THOMAS b. 1838, JACOB b. 1839.
JOHN GILLESPIE 1822-1881 married MARY ANN JOHNSTON b.1823; children were ELIZABETH b. 1846, MARY CATHERINE b.1849, THOMAS JOHNSTON 1850-1928, ALBERT b. 1852, ELMER b. 1855.
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LINE 11 - DNA TEST KIT #43984 -- April 24, 2006 -- No close DNA matches have been found with GILLESPIE DNA PROJECT participants. Haplogroup R1b1 is the most common in European populations.
Kit #43984 is a close match to participants in the MACNEIL SURNAME Y-DNA PROJECT and has also joined that group. MacPherson of Barra is closely connected to McNeil of Barra. Barra is an island in the Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland.http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/m/macneil.html
Generations:
#1 NEIL MACPHERSON, lived at Bruthernish, Barra, Scotland. He married MARY MACNEIL.
#2 MICHAEL MACPHERSON b. Barra, Scotland about 1810. He married FLORA MACKENZIE.
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LINE #12 - DNA KIT #58184 -- June 1, 2006 -- No close DNA matches have been found with GILLESPIE DNA PROJECT participants. Haplogroup R1b1 is the most common in European populations.
Kit #58184 has a few close matches with CAMPBELL and MACDONALD and has also joined those DNA projects.
Generations:
#1 HUGH MCPHERSON, b. about 1730, at unk.
#2 MALCOLM MCPHERSON, b. July 29, 1758, Lergiechoniemore, Craignish, Argyll, Scotland, d. 1841-1851, Craignish, Argyll, married FLORA CAMPBELL, b. about 1769 d. about 1845, Craignish, Argyll, Scotland
#3 HUGH MCPHERSON b. 1794, Kilmichael Glassary, Argyll, Scotland, d. 1871, Barrachan, Craignish, Argyll, Scotland
1st wife ANNABELLA LIVINGSTONE, b. 1802, Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland, d. 1845 Craignish, Argyll, Scotland
2nd wife CHRISTIAN MUIR, Glassary, b. about 1820, Argyll, Scotland, d. unk.
#4 ARCHIE MCPHERSON, born 1827, d. 1883, Craignish, Argyll, Scotland, married MARION MCMASTER, b. about 1828, Morvern, Argyll, Scotland, d. 1886, Glasgow, Scotland
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LINE #13 - DNA TEST KIT #N29899 No close DNA matches have been found with GILLESPIE/MAC/MCPHERSON DNA PROJECT participants or within other surname groups. Haplogroup R1b1 is the most common in European populations.
Generations:
#1 JOHN MACPHERSON (1745-1810) a farmer at Laigh Gortanafaull, Kintyre, Scotland
#2 ANGUS MACPHERSON, b. 1776 Scotland
#3 JOHN MACPHERSON Jr. (1809-1856) Scotland, married FLORA MCGILL (1812-1884). They lived in a now-vanished place called Drimavou, near Tayinloan, members of Killean Church. In 1859 after JOHN'S death, FLORA MCGILL MACPHERSON emigrated to Ontario with her seven children.
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