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From: Billie Steeley <>
Subject: Re: [GILLESPIE] Roll Call
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 21:19:22 -0600


May F.Tantlinger is correct about President James K. Polk being a descendant of
Thomas Gillespie and Naomi Thompson of Rowan County, N.C. It is well
documented.
Billie Curry Steeley

"May F. Tantlinger" wrote:

> According to "Ancestors of American Presidents" by Gary Boyd Roberts, Pres.
> James Polk is descended from Thomas Gillespie b. 1719 of Cecil Co. MD or New
> London PA through Gillespie's daughter Lydia, who married James Knox of
> Rowan Co., NC.
>
> May Tantlinger
>
> Billie Steeley wrote:
>
> > My husband, James Steeley, has a Gillespie Line:
> >
> > Thomas Gillespie, b. ca 1719 (place not sure, maybe Cecil Co., Md.or
> > Chester Co., PA?.) died 15 Dec. 1796; Rowan County, N.C. buried Thyatira
> > Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Married about Jan. 1745 maybe in Augusta
> > Co., VA. to
> > Naomi Thompson, b. 1728 (PA), died 15 Dec. 1796, Rowan County, NC.
> > buried in Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
> >
> > Thomas' father is unknown still and so is Naomi's.
> >
> > I have a Gillespie line also:
> >
> > James Gillespie, b. ca 1724 (place unknown) died before 1776,
> > Chesterfield Co., SC.
> > married to Mary Young, daughter of Francis Young. Have no dates of
> > birth or death.
> > Their daughter Obedience married Thomas Ellerbe about 1764.
> >
> > Need lots of information.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Billie Curry Steeley

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