McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Reese B. Gillespie

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 389.
Reese B. Gillespie; married second, Mary Ann Tiffany on 13 Feb 1823.
Mary Ann Tiffany; born on 21 Mar 1798 in Dublin Ireland; daughter of Hugh Tiffany.
2. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 384.
John Bowen; eldest son of Rees Bowen; fought at Battle of Kings Mountain in Revolutionary War; married Nancy
Gillespie in 1784; bought home in Russell Co, VA in 1788; died in Philadelphia, PA in hotel in 1789 where he had
gone to sell cattle; will named wife, Nancy, and daughter, Louisa.
Nancy Gillespie Bowen; remarried to Thomas Ferguson; moved to Knox Co, TN.
Louisa Bowen; married Reese B. Gillespie in 1802.
3. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 8 Jul 1850, Page 222A, Family #107.
Listed as Rees B. Gillespie, Sr., age 68, born in VA, farmer, head of household.


Louisa Bowen

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 384.
John Bowen; eldest son of Rees Bowen; fought at Battle of Kings Mountain in Revolutionary War; married Nancy
Gillespie in 1784; bought home in Russell Co, VA in 1788; died in Philadelphia, PA in hotel in 1789 where he had
gone to sell cattle; will named wife, Nancy, and daughter, Louisa.
Nancy Gillespie Bowen; remarried to Thomas Ferguson; moved to Knox Co, TN.
Louisa Bowen; married Reese B. Gillespie in 1802.
2. Op. Cit.
Thomas Gillespie appointed in 1801 as guardian of Louisa Bowen, daughter of John Bowen deceased.


John Bowen

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 384.
John Bowen; eldest son of Rees Bowen; fought at Battle of Kings Mountain in Revolutionary War; married Nancy
Gillespie in 1784; bought home in Russell Co, VA in 1788; died in Philadelphia, PA in hotel in 1789 where he had
gone to sell cattle; will named wife, Nancy, and daughter, Louisa.
Nancy Gillespie Bowen; remarried to Thomas Ferguson; moved to Knox Co, TN.
Louisa Bowen; married Reese B. Gillespie in 1802.


Nancy Gillespie

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 384.
John Bowen; eldest son of Rees Bowen; fought at Battle of Kings Mountain in Revolutionary War; married Nancy
Gillespie in 1784; bought home in Russell Co, VA in 1788; died in Philadelphia, PA in hotel in 1789 where he had
gone to sell cattle; will named wife, Nancy, and daughter, Louisa.
Nancy Gillespie Bowen; remarried to Thomas Ferguson; moved to Knox Co, TN.
Louisa Bowen; married Reese B. Gillespie in 1802.


Thomas Ferguson

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 384.
John Bowen; eldest son of Rees Bowen; fought at Battle of Kings Mountain in Revolutionary War; married Nancy
Gillespie in 1784; bought home in Russell Co, VA in 1788; died in Philadelphia, PA in hotel in 1789 where he had
gone to sell cattle; will named wife, Nancy, and daughter, Louisa.
Nancy Gillespie Bowen; remarried to Thomas Ferguson; moved to KnoX Co, TN.
Louisa Bowen; married Reese B. Gillespie in 1802.


Nancy Gillespie

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 384.
John Bowen; eldest son of Rees Bowen; fought at Battle of Kings Mountain in Revolutionary War; married Nancy
Gillespie in 1784; bought home in Russell Co, VA in 1788; died in Philadelphia, PA in hotel in 1789 where he had
gone to sell cattle; will named wife, Nancy, and daughter, Louisa.
Nancy Gillespie Bowen; remarried to Thomas Ferguson; moved to Knox Co, TN.
Louisa Bowen; married Reese B. Gillespie in 1802.


Reese B. Gillespie

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 389.
Reese B. Gillespie; married second, Mary Ann Tiffany on 13 Feb 1823.
Mary Ann Tiffany; born on 21 Mar 1798 in Dublin Ireland; daughter of Hugh Tiffany.
2. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 384.
John Bowen; eldest son of Rees Bowen; fought at Battle of Kings Mountain in Revolutionary War; married Nancy
Gillespie in 1784; bought home in Russell Co, VA in 1788; died in Philadelphia, PA in hotel in 1789 where he had
gone to sell cattle; will named wife, Nancy, and daughter, Louisa.
Nancy Gillespie Bowen; remarried to Thomas Ferguson; moved to Knox Co, TN.
Louisa Bowen; married Reese B. Gillespie in 1802.
3. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 8 Jul 1850, Page 222A, Family #107.
Listed as Rees B. Gillespie, Sr., age 68, born in VA, farmer, head of household.


Mary Ann Tiffany

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 389.
Reese B. Gillespie; married second, Mary Ann Tiffany on 13 Feb 1823.
Mary Ann Tiffany; born on 21 Mar 1798 in Dublin Ireland; daughter of Hugh Tiffany.
2. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 8 Jul 1850, Page 222A, Family #107.
Listed as Mary A. Gillespie, age 54, born in VA (sic, Dublin, Ireland), in household of husband, Reese B. Gillespie.


Mariah Gillespie

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 391.
Mariah Gillespie; born on 27 Sep 1828; died at age 14.


Hugh Tiffany

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 389.
Reese B. Gillespie; married second, Mary Ann Tiffany on 13 Feb 1823.
Mary Ann Tiffany; born on 21 Mar 1798 in Dublin Ireland; daughter of Hugh Tiffany.


John Calvin Hopkins

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol I, page 472.
John Clavin Hopkins; born on 13 Aug 1812; died on 20 Jul 1889; son of John and Mary Turner Hopkins; married first,
Maria M. Barnes on 22 Sep 1839; second, Louisa B. Gillespie on 20 Jun 1844; and third, Elizabeth Ann Tabler,
of Fredrick, MD, daughter of Christtian and Sallie Thrasher Tabler, on 1 Jul 1847.
2. Idid, Vol I, page 123.
John C. Hopkins married Louisa B. Gillespie on 20 Jun 1844 in Tazewell Co, VA, by David Young.
3. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 3 Oct 1850, Page 317A, Family #1411.
Listed as John C. Hopkins, age 38, born in VA, a merchant, head of household.


Louisa B. Gillespie

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 391.
Louisa B. Gillespie; born on 2 Jun 1825; married John V. Hopkins, on 20 Jun 1844; no children.
2. Idid, Vol I, page 123.
John C. Hopkins married Louisa B. Gillespie on 20 Jun 1844 in Tazewell Co, VA, by David Young.


Reese Bowen Gillespie

1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 3 Oct 1850, Page 318A, Family #1442.
Listed as Rees B. Gillespie, age 30, born in VA, clerk, head of household.
2. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 391.
Emerine V. Gillespie; born on 8 Dec 1826; married Rees Bowen Gillespie, son of William, on 23 Dec 1861(sic, 1841).
3. Ibid, Vol II, page 410.
Reese Bowen Gillespie; married first, Emerine Gillespie on 23 Dec 1861(sic, 1841); children: Sallie, Mary, Vicie, Eliza,
and Elvina; married second, Linnie Cecil Witten; children: Ida Virginia, George Dabney, Rachel White, William Wilkerson,
Andrew Joseph, and Frances Moselle.
4. Ibid, Vol I, page 115.
Rees B. Gillespie, Jr, married Emmerine V. Gillespie on 23 Dec 1841 in Tazewell Co, VA by David Young.
5. "Tazewell County (VA) Marriages", Register #3, Year 1859, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Rees B. Gillespie, age 39, born in Tazewell Co, VA, widowed, clerk in bank, son of William and Nancy Gillespie, married
on 15 Nov 1859 Linnie C. Witten, age 28, born in Tazewell Co, VA, daughter of James W.M. and Rachel Witten.


Emerine V. Gillespie

1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 3 Oct 1850, Page 318A, Family #1442.
Listed as Emerine Gillespie, age 23, born in VA, in household of husband, Reese B. Gillespie.
2. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 391.
Emerine V. Gillespie; born on 8 Dec 1826; married Rees Bowen Gillespie, son of William, on 23 Dec 1861(sic, 1841).
3. Ibid, Vol II, page 410.
Reese Bowen Gillespie; married first, Emerine Gillespie on 23 Dec 1861(sic, 1841); children: Sallie, Mary, Vicie, Eliza,
and Elvina; married second, Linnie Cecil Witten; children: Ida Virginia, George Dabney, Rachel White, William Wilkerson,
Andrew Joseph, and Frances Moselle.
4. Ibid, Vol I, page 115.
Rees B. Gillespie, Jr, married Emmerine V. Gillespie on 23 Dec 1841 in Tazewell Co, VA by David Young.


Lavisa Gillespie

1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 3 Oct 1850, Page 318A, Family #1442.
Listed as Louvisa Gillespie, age 4, born in VA, in household of father, Reese B. Gillespie.


Mary Gillespie

1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 3 Oct 1850, Page 318A, Family #1442.
Listed as Mary Gillespie, age 2, born in VA, in household of father, Reese B. Gillespie.


Eliza Gillespie

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 410.
Reese Bowen Gillespie; married first, Emerine Gillespie on 23 Dec 1861(sic, 1841); children: Sallie, Mary, Vicie, Eliza,
and Elvina; married second, Linnie Cecil Witten; children: Ida Virginia, George Dabney, Rachel White, William Wilkerson,
Andrew Joseph, and Frances Moselle.


Elvina Gillespie

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 410.
Reese Bowen Gillespie; married first, Emerine Gillespie on 23 Dec 1861(sic, 1841); children: Sallie, Mary, Vicie, Eliza,
and Elvina; married second, Linnie Cecil Witten; children: Ida Virginia, George Dabney, Rachel White, William Wilkerson,
Andrew Joseph, and Frances Moselle.


Mary Ann Gillespie

1. "Annals of Tazewll Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 391.
Mary Ann Gillespie; born on 26 Jan 1834; died on 14 Jun 1888; married Robert Winston on 18 Jan 1849.


Samuel G. Hedrick

1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 8 Jul 1850, Page 222B, Family #114.
Listed as Samuel G. Hedrick, age 4, born in VA, in household of father, Adam Hedrick.
2. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 171; Will Book #7.
Adam Hedrick; will probated in Jan 1901; devises property to son, Samuel G.; to Kate E. Hedrick, wife of S. (Samuel) G.;
to daughters: Eveline V. Gillespie (wife of Reese Gillespie), Margaret Jane Greever (wife of Charles H. Greever), and
Cosby Ann Woods (wife of John H. Woods).


Catherine E.

1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 171; Will Book #7.
Adam Hedrick; will probated in Jan 1901; devises property to son, Samuel G.; to Kate E. Hedrick, wife of S. (Samuel) G.;
to daughters: Eveline V. Gillespie (wife of Reese Gillespie), Margaret Jane Greever (wife of Charles H. Greever), and
Cosby Ann Wood (wife of John H. Woods).


Hugh Tiffany Gillespie Sr

1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 8 Jul 1850, Page 222A, Family #107.
Listed as Hugh T. Gillespie, age 27, born in VA, in household of father, Reese B. Gillespie.
2. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 389.
Hugh Tiffany Gillespie; born on 5 Dec 1823; married M. Frances Murphy on 16 Mar 1856; children: Zarilda, Charles,
Mary, Eliza, Issac Chapman, Mariah, Louisa, and Hugh Gillespie.