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Gillespie Family History
Gillespie Genealogy & Family TreeGillespie is a Scottish name from Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It comes from the Gaelic word easbuig which means "bishop." The earliest known ancestor--Teag Mac Giolla Epscoip--was recorded in 1175. Roots for this name can also be found in Ireland. The family motto is In certa salutis anchora which means "On a sure anchor of safety."
Other spellings include "Gilespie," "Gilespy," "Gilaspy," "Gilaspie," "Gillaspey," "Gillaspie," "Gillaspay," "Gillaspy," and "Gillespee." Notable people with the surname include American baseball player Paul Gillespie (Chicago Cubs), American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie, and American director Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl, Fright Night, Million Dollar Arm). The first Gillespies to come to America were Neil and Mary Gillespie in New York in 1739.
Gillespie Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Margaret Gillespie -- --, 1866 December 0, 1920 West Virginia
- Reese Bowen Gillespie -- --, 1849 July 19, 1920 Virginia
- Beatrice Gillespie -- --, 1915 May 23, 1917 South Carolina
- Claude Gillespie -- --, 1893 January 6, 1970
- Lena Gillespie -- --, 1895 January 30, 1950
Gillespie Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Florence Eugenia Gillespie -- --, 1926 December 17, 2005 South Carolina
- Parley Gillespie -- --, 1876 December 0, 1939 Ohio
- Absolum Warrington Gillespie -- --, 1806 November 2, 1883 Tennessee
- Alpheus Monterville Gillespie -- --, 1854 June 21, 1906 Utah
- Harriett Gillespie -- --, 1903 December 0, 1977
