James Gilmour

James Gilmour

Male 1745 - 1834  (89 years)

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  • Name James Gilmour  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 17 Jan 1745  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Gender Male 
    DAR/SAR Daughters of the American Revolution A045235  [5
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    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    It was at Boonsborough that JAMES GILMOUR befriended DANIEL BOONE. 
    _MILT 1762  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    French Indian War: Indian Spy at Fort Ferment 
    _MILT 1780  Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Revolutionary War - Virginia Militia 
    Battle of Haws River
    Battle of Haws River
    Residence 1833  Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Revolutionary War Pension - Land Warrant 
    Death 18 Nov 1834  Christian County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Burial Bronaugh Cemetery, Christian County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cemetery-Bronaugh (Christian County KY)
    Cemetery-Bronaugh (Christian County KY)
    Person ID I19185  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father James Gilmour,   b. Abt 1722, Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1785, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha Ann Dennison,   b. 1722, Londonderry County, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1789, Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8422  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eleanor Callison,   b. 1760, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1789, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1765 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Jane 'Jennie' Gilmour,   b. 5 Sep 1781, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1828, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F7009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 2 Lucy Lodden   d. Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 20 Feb 1789  Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F7010  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Jan 1745 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - It was at Boonsborough that JAMES GILMOUR befriended DANIEL BOONE. - - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_MILT - French Indian War: Indian Spy at Fort Ferment - 1762 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_MILT - Revolutionary War - Virginia Militia - 1780 - Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Feb 1789 - Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Revolutionary War Pension - Land Warrant - 1833 - Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Nov 1834 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Places
    Battle of Haws River
    Battle of Haws River

  • Sources 
    1. [S609] Ancestry.com, Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S1348] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;).

    3. [S1216] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
      U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
      U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900


    4. [S34] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), James Gilmour - Birth: 17 Jan 1745 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA - Death: 18 Nov 1834 (aged 89) Christian County, Kentucky, USA - Burial: Gilmour Family Cemetery, LaFayette, Christian County, Kentucky, USA - Memorial ID: 42580675.
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42580675/james-gilmour

    5. [S1741] DAR: James Gilmore, GILMORE, JAMES Ancestor #: A045235.
      GILMORE, JAMES
      Ancestor #: A045235
      Service: VIRGINIA
      Rank: SERGEANT
      Birth: 1-17-1745 PENNSYLVANIA
      Death: 11-18-1834 CHRISTIAN CO KENTUCKY
      Pension Number: *S30432
      Service Source: *S30432
      Service Description:
      1) ALSO PVT, SPY; CAPT GRAY
      2) COLS CHRISTY, LEWIS, PRESTON

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