Person:Cornelius Gillespie (1)

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Cornelius "Neal" Gillespie, of Washington Co., PA
b.1740 Donegal, Ireland
d.15 Apr 1815 Washington County, Pennsylvania
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  • H.  Cornelius "Neal" Gillespie, of Washington Co., PA1740 - 1815
  • W.  Eleanor Dougherty1745 - 1787
m. 1766
  1. Mary "Nancy" Gillespie1767 - 1856
  2. James Gillespie1770 -
  3. John Gillispie1772 - Bef 1814
  4. Cornelius "Neal" Gillespie, Jr.1772 - 1838
  5. Eleanor Gillespie1779 - 1805
  6. Margaret Gillespie1783 - 1840
  7. Anna GillespieAbt 1783 - Abt 1803
  8. Susan "Susanah" Gillespie1785 - 1854
  9. Elizabeth Brown Gillespie1794 - 1847
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Name Cornelius "Neal" Gillespie, of Washington Co., PA
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1740 Donegal, Ireland
Marriage 1766 County Donegal, Irelandto Eleanor Dougherty
Death[1] 15 Apr 1815 Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Will of Neal Gillespie of the Township of Pikerun, County of Washington & State of Pennsylvania.
Names "beloved wife Nancy", daughter Elizabeth Erwin, daughter Susanah Beacher, son James, daughter Mary Krepps, "I will and bequeath unto Hanah Miller the sum of two hundred dollars provided she lays no claim unto the estate of John Gillespie"
"I will and bequeath unto John Gillespie the sum of two hundred dollars provided he lays no claim unto the estate of John Gillespie dec'd", granddaughter Susanah Boils, "I will that my slaves during life to wit Jupiter, Susanah & Sarah be manumitted and freed at my decease and further it is my will that the sum of twelve dollars be paid unto Jupiter during his natural life yearly and every year and further that the said Sarah shall have one cow, two sheep and it is my will that her mistress should give her a bed and some house hold furniture"
"Item I will that all my young blacks should be free at the age of white people, Boys at the age of twenty one and girls at the age of eighteen".
Names daughter Mary Kepps, Neal Gillespie Jr.
"Item I will and bequeath unto Neal Gillespie Junr., Susanah Beacher, Margaret Welpole & Elizabeth Erwin the whole or residue of my estate whether real personal or mixed to be equally divided among them part & part alike".
Appoints Neal Gillespie Junr., Philemon Beacher, Luke Walpole and William Erwin or either of them my sole Executors of this my Last Will & Testament.
Dated 25 March 1816
{Signed] Neal Gillespie [Seal]
Proven 28 April 1815
Isaac Kerr, Register.
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/156759960/person/122218855356/facts

  2.   United States. 1790 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M637).

    Name: Neal Gillespie
    Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Washington, Pennsylvania
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 4
    Free White Persons - Females: 4
    Number of All Other Free Persons: 6
    Number of Household Members: 16

  3.   Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania, United States. Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2015).

    Name: Neal Gillaspie
    Probate Date: 25 Mar 1815
    Probate Place: Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
    Inferred Death Year: Abt 1815
    Inferred Death Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Item Description: Will Books, Vol 3-4, 1814-1832

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