James Gilmour
1745 - 1834 (89 years)
1. James Gilmour was born on 17 Jan 1745 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (son of James Gilmour and Martha Ann Dennison); died on 18 Nov 1834 in Christian County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Bronaugh Cemetery, Christian County, Kentucky, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR/SAR: Daughters of the American Revolution A045235
- Religion: He was probably the first Presbyterian who settled in southern Kentucky and he was a founder and ruling elder of the first Presbyterian Church formed in Christian County in about 1817
- Residence: Christian County, Kentucky, USA; It was at Boonsborough that JAMES GILMOUR befriended DANIEL BOONE.
- _MILT: 1762, Augusta County, Virginia, USA; French Indian War: Indian Spy at Fort Ferment
- _MILT: 1780, Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina, USA; Revolutionary War - Virginia Militia
- Residence: 1833, Kentucky, USA; Revolutionary War Pension - Land Warrant
James married Eleanor Callison about 1765. Eleanor was born in 1760 in Virginia, USA; died about 1789 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Elizabeth Jane 'Jennie' Gilmour was born on 5 Sep 1781 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA; died on 24 Feb 1828 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Bronaugh Cemetery, Christian County, Kentucky, USA.
James married Lucy Lodden on 20 Feb 1789 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA. Lucy died in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. James Gilmour was born about 1722 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland (son of John Gilmore and Agnes Anderson Hamilton); died in Sep 1785 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Augusta, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: His family originated in Scotland, but was one of those Protestant families that had been forced out of Scotland by the British to settle in Ireland to neutralize the power of the Catholics there
- Immigration: 1735, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Emigrated from Ireland to find a better life in the American colonies. He arrived by ship in Philadelphia and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania/Colonial Pennsylvania
Notes:
Birth:
(formerly County Derry in Ireland)James married Martha Ann DennisonVirginia, USA. Martha was born in 1722 in Londonderry County, Northern Ireland; died on 17 Dec 1789 in Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Martha Ann Dennison was born in 1722 in Londonderry County, Northern Ireland; died on 17 Dec 1789 in Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA. Children:
- 1. James Gilmour was born on 17 Jan 1745 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 18 Nov 1834 in Christian County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Bronaugh Cemetery, Christian County, Kentucky, USA.
Generation: 3
4. John Gilmore was born in Aug 1692 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 10 Oct 1759 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: Abt 1700, Massachusetts, USA; John Gilmore with Wife Agnes; Son Andrew; Son James; Son David; Daughter Agnes; Child Thankful; Daughter Nora/Colonial Massachusetts
Notes:
Birth:
(County Londonderry, Ireland)/(formerly County Derry in Ireland)
Died:
John and Agnes were both killed in the Kerr Creek Massacre in Rockbridge CountyJohn married Agnes Anderson Hamilton on 11 Jan 1723 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Agnes was born on 11 Jan 1702 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 10 Oct 1759 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Agnes Anderson Hamilton was born on 11 Jan 1702 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 10 Oct 1759 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: Aft 1702, Massachusetts, USA; John Gilmore with Wife Agnes; Son Andrew; Son James; Son David; Daughter Agnes; Child Thankful; Daughter Nora/Colonial Massachusetts
Notes:
Birth:
(formerly County Derry in Ireland)
Died:
John and Agnes were both killed in the Kerr Creek Massacre in Rockbridge CountyNotes:
Married:
(formerly County Derry in Ireland)Children:
- 2. James Gilmour was born about 1722 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died in Sep 1785 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Augusta, Virginia, USA.