Notes for James Lowry Gillespie:
One source shows his date of birth as between 25 Feb 1771 and 1763 in Abbeville, South Carolina, and his date of death as 27 March 1851 in Carol County, Georgia.
In 1830, he had eight (8) slaves. Records show he lived in Abbeville, South Carolina; Franklin County, Georgia; and Carol County, Georgia.
Sources: Records by James Lowry Gillespie in Miss Clara Gillespie' Bible DAR Habersham Vol I Census Franklin County, Georgia 1850-1900 Banks County, Georgia 1860-1900 1800 Franklin Co deed 1808 Elbert County will of John Patterson Correspondence: Miss Evie Gillespie, Mrs. McGlasson South Carolina Census and land records--Abbeville County 1790-1850 by--Mrs. Walton G Copeland 25867 Melba Avenue Homeland, California Nov 10 1978 She died of cancer shortly after this was recorded.
Photocopy from Franklin County Superior Court Deed Book or Vol. No. 00, Dates: 1803-1804 Page no. 120 Georgia Department of Archives and History Drawer 33 Box 5 11 Mar 1969
South Carolina, Abbeville District Know all men by these presents that we Elizabeth Gillespie, James S. Baskin, Jane Gillespie, Margaret Gillespie all of the State and District aforesaid and John Allison of the State of North Carolina, Wilks County, Maryantoo District, Also Alexander Patterson of the State of Georgia, Elbert County in Consideration of three hundred dollars to us paid by Lowry Gillespie of the District and State aforesaid have granted and bargained and sold and released, and by these presents do grant, Bargain and release unto said Lowry Gillespie all their rights and claim of that tract of land, containing two hundred eighty seven and a half acres, Situated in Franklin County and State of Georgia, lying on Nail's Creek its being a tract of land originally granted to (?David) Daniel Russell in the year one thousand seven hundred eighty nine and conveyed by him to James Gillespie and having such form and shape and marks as are represented by a plat hereunto affixed. Together with all and singular the rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said premises belong or in any wiar incedendants, or appertaining. To have and to hold all as is singular the premises before mentioned unto the said Lowry Gillespie, his heirs and assigns forever, and we do hereby bind ourselves, our he heirs, executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend all our rights, and claims of the said premises unto the said Lowry Gillespie, his heirs and assigns and against ourselves, our heirs and against any person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this thirteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and in the twenty fourth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
In the presence of Elizabeth Gillespie
John Cowan James S. Baskin
Mathew Gillespie Alexander Patterson
James Vernon (his office) Jane Gillespie
Margaret Gillespie
John Allison
Photocopy page No. 121 Drawer 33 Box 5
Georgia ) Personally appeared before me Mathew Gillespie and being
Elbert County) duly sworn deposeth and saith that he saw Elizabeth Gillespie, James S. Baskin, Alexander Patterson, Jane Gillespie, Margaret Gillespie, and John Allison assign and sell and acknowledge the within as their act and Deed... Sworn to before me
this 13th day of October 1803)
) Mathew Gillespie
Barret Jeter, JP )
Recorded the 20th February 1804 ______________________________________________________
1830 Census Franklin Co shows Lowry Gillespie had 3 sons and 4 daughters still at home. The first 4, three sons and 1 daughter were in other households. He has at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. The sons are found in Census, land and court records. James Lowry Gillespie recorded Malinda's death as the wife of George Patterson. The identity of four other daughters has not been established
Records involving Lowry Gillespie: 1795--Adm with Elizabeth Gillespie, the widow, the estate of James Gillespie in Abbeville Dist, SC, (Not mentioned in settlement of Elizabeth's estate 1819) 1800--Franklin Co Ga-deed to land "formerly of James Gillespie" 1830--Census of Franklin County-earlier ones destroyed 1850--Census of Carroll County GA-Lowry and Frances enumerated in household of Pickens G. 1834--Among trustees of Mt Pleasant Society receiving deed to land 1805--Land lottery-Lowry drew two blanks 1807--Land lottery-Lowry drew lot #116 Dist 20 Baldwin County 1827--Land lottery-William B Drew Dist 16 Sec 1 Lee Co 1827--Land lottery-James Lowry drew land in Lee Co 1832--Land lottery-Milton W drew 13th Dist 4th Sec Cherokee Co 1832--Land lottery-Pickens H drew 13th Dist 2nd Sec Cherokee Co
6 Feb 1844 William B. Gillespie was elected sheriff of Franklin County. His bond for $20,000 was signed by James L. Gillespie, George Patterson, Patterson R. Gillespie, Allen T. Garrison.