Pedigree Chart This basic chart reflects the first and second generations of the descendants of John Gillespie and his second wife, Sarah Woods Gillespie. John Gillespie was born in Scotland and moved to County Monaghan, and later to County Armagh in Northern Ireland. All four of his children by Sarah Woods immigrated to North America, settling in Canada and Michigan.
John Gillespie Born 1780 in Scotland, whose father came from Glasgow m. _________________________________ Sarah Woods (his second wife) birthdate unknown	Sarah Gillespie b. 1802 d. 1901 m. _____________________________ John Smith birth date unknown Robert Gillespie b. 1806 d. 1871 m. _____________________________ Elizabeth Donaldson b. 2-27-1806 d. 6-22-1895 James Gillespie b. 4-20-1810 d. 10-8-1899 m. _____________________________ Mary Orr Jamieson b. 3-3-1814 d. 2-25-1880 Alexander Gillespie Birth date unknown Contracted typhoid on ship to Canada Died in hospital in Quebec No known descendants	George Smith Anne Jane Smith-Price Mary Smith-Calback Sarah Smith-Carmichael Mary Jane Gillespie-Beasley Alexander Gillespie* (married cousin Sarah Gillespie) *fought in Civil War Sarah Gillespie-Husted Elizabeth Gillespie-Winslow James K. Gillespie Harriet Gillespie-Parker Elizabeth Jane Gillespie-Buchanan Mary Gillespie-LeRossignol-Henderson* *wrote a book titled "Memories of My Early Years" John Gillespie Sarah Gillespie-Gillespie (married cousin Alexander Gillespie) James Gillespie Robert Gillespie Alexander Gillespie George A.S. Gillespie* Agnes Gillespie-Ramsey Margaret Gillespie-Jack-Neil

James Gillespie

Robert and Sarah Gillespie

Mt. Hermon Cemetery

Pedigree Chart

General Gillespie

George Gillespie