GILMORE

There are several GILMORE pages submitted by persons who researched them independently of each other.  Be sure to look at the other pages.. you will find the links below
Descendants of John Gilmore

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN4 GILMORE (THOMAS3, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born November 08, 1759 in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and died June 09, 1841 in Marengo County,
Alabama. He married (1) NANCY THOMAS Abt. 1790 in Wilkes County, Georgia,
daughter of JOHN THOMAS. He married (2) LYDIA MAY SPRINGER April 09, 1827 in
Greene County, Alabama, daughter of JAMES MAY and LYDIA BISHOP.
 

Children of JOHN GILMORE and NANCY THOMAS are:

i. JAMES5 GILMORE, b. June 25, 1794, Wilkes County, Georgia; d. February 11,
1858, Montgomery County, Texas; m. MARY GILMORE, October 26, 1826, Marengo
County, Alabama (Source: Alabama Records, Ganrud: married by William Fluker;
security, John Gilmore.).

ii. JOHN GILMORE, b. Abt. 1796, Wilkes or Lincoln County, Georgia; d. Aft.
1860, Alabama?; m. ELIZABETH GRAY, March 05, 1818, Clarke County, Alabama
Territory.

iii. ELIZABETH GILMORE, b. Abt. 1798, Wilkes or Lincoln County, Georgia; d.
Aft. 1850; m. KINCHEN RABIA, November 17, 1814, Clarke County, Mississippi
Territory.

iv. THOMAS GILMORE, b. May 16, 1805, Washington County, Mississippi
Territory; d. November 18, 1855, Grimes County, Texas (near Richards,
Texas); m. (1) CAROLINE PINION HILL, January 07, 1830, Marengo County,
Alabama; m. (2) VIRA ANN POTTS DAVIS, November 12, 1848, Grimes County,
Texas.

v. NANCY GILMORE, b. 1808, Washington County, Mississippi Territory; d.
February 17, 1866, Montgomery County, Texas (Source: Tombstone inscription,
Old Methodist Church Cemetery, Montgomery, Texas.); m. (1) WILLIAM LANDRUM,
September 24, 1825, Marengo County, Alabama; m. (2) APPLETON GAY, December
03, 1848, Montgomery County, Texas.

vi. WILLIAM GILMORE, b. February 13, 1810, Washington County, Mississippi
Territory; d. September 18, 1854, Leon County, Texas; m. LAVINIA "LINNIE"
HILL, November 10, 1833, Marengo County, Alabama.

vii. ANNA GILMORE, b. Abt. 1812, Washington County or Clarke County,
Mississippi Territory; m. WILLIAM HENSON, December 22, 1829, Marengo County,
Alabama.

  From William Landrum's (son of Zachariah) Montgomery County estate record we have the first name of his wife:
 
"Estate of William Landrum 11 Nov 1848
Died 13 (or 15) October 1848
Executors: Nancy Landrum, wife, and Green D. Gay, son-in-law
Inventory: 2357 acres in Montgomery Co. a part of the headright of Wm.
Landrum's 800 acres in Montgomery Co., a part of T. Landrum's
headright; a title bond for 400 acres a part of headright of James
Rankin lying in Polk Co.; a title bond for 2302 acres part of the
HEADRIGHT OF JOHN THOMAS LYING IN ROBINSON CO.; 
a title bond for 400
acres a part of headright of W. Bailey lying in Milam Co.; one note on
E. G. Collier for $150.00; 3 notes on R. E. Pace; 15 slaves, 7 horses,
110 head of cattle, 7 head of sheep, 3 yoke of oxen, 1 wagon and 1
carryall.  Separate property of Mrs. Landrum's: three negroes."

 

From the "History of Grimes County, Texas," page 312, under the
heading of "Gilmore/Thomas Family" I found more Landrums and Hensons,
this time married to the Gilmore family of Marengo County.

* Nancy (b. 1808, Alabama) m. William Landrum 24 Sep 1825
* Anny (b. 1812, Alabama) m. William Hinson 27 Dec 1829

The second marriage is confirmed from Marengo County Marriage Book A,
p. 208 (Pauline Jones Ganrud, Sourthern Historical Press, 1979, p.
16):

"William Hanson and Anna Gilmore, 21 Dec 1829, executed 22 Dec by
William Flucker, Thomas Gilmore, security."

[The same reference, by the way, includes the marriage of "William
Morris and Lucinda Thomas, 25 Jan 1830, executed 30 Jan, John Gilmore,
security;" and that of "Joseph Henson and Mary Thomas, 22 Jan 1829,
executed 22 Jan by John Gilmore, J.P., Thomas Gilmore, security."]

I haven't found the marriage record for William Landrum, but John
Gilmore's will [Marengo County Will Book A, p. 229 -- same published
reference, p. 41] dated 29 March 1841, probated January Term 1842,
names:

* son, James Gilmore
* son, John Gilmore
* daughter Elizabeth Robin
* son Thomas Gilmore
* daughter, NANCY LANDRUM
* son, William Gilmore
* daughter, Anny Henson

John Gilmore in the above list married Lydia Springer 7 June 1830
[Marengo County Deed Book B, p. 169 -- same source, p. 94].  It was a
curious record because it was a contract "not to claim any of the
lands of Job Springer, deceased.  Witnesses, John M. Springer,
Elizabeth Springer."

Marengo County Marriage Book A, p. 96:
William Landrum & Nancy Gilmore, 24 Sep 1825, John Landrum, security.
(author's note: "she was dau. of John, Rev. pensioner.")

There were scads of Gilmores in AL so I narrowed research to Marengo Co.
In 1830's, the Gilmores who owned land were George W., George, John.

John Thomas and William Landrum are on the 1837 tax list of Washington County, also Thomas Gilmore and William Gilmore.

..the Gilmore/Thomas connection is a strong one and several generations overlap in that line.  John Gilmore III married Nancy Thomas, daughter of John Thomas of GA in 1790.  That is clearly a generation before our John Thomas.  Adding to the coincidence factor is that John Gilmore died and was buried in Demopolis, Marengo County, AL, where our John Thomas lived. 

John GILMORE was in Clarke Co MS Territory in 1816 census.  It's online.

 I have seen our John GILMORE in Washington County,Mississippi Territory as early as 1813. Also on Claims against the Creek Indians during the Creek Indian War 1813-1815. I have a diffent line that was at Fort Mims when it was attacked on August 30, 1813. I have seen the
John GILMORE family as one of those making claims from Clarke County in the
Creek Indian War of 1813-1815. This I believe is our John GILMORE and he
appears to have been the first in this line of GILMORE, THOMAS, LANDRUM and
SPRINGER families to arrive in this area. This coincides with John GILMORE's pension application.

FISHING CREEK in Wilkes Co GA

. John Gilmore was living on Fishing Creek in Wilkes County
 John Springer (presumed to be the Rev.) ALSO had land on Fishing Creek in Wilkes Co.

p. 155 Wilkes County Minutes of Inferior Court 1798-1811, p. 435:
"7 Aug 1810... Petition of Ann Springer, Admx of John Springer, dec'd,
'the distributees having expressed their consent' to sell 250 acres on
Long Creek, and a tract on FISHING CREEK adj. Nicholas Long and others
commonly called 'Walnut Hill.'"

GILMORE, JOHN and wife Nancy of Wilkes County, to Griffin Smith of Nottoway
Co., Virginia, 200 acres on Fishing Creek, whereon said GILMORE now lives ,
originally granted 1784 to said GILMORE. Feb 11, 1791 Jas. Matthews, John
GILMORE Jr., Sanders WALKER, test.  (The LANDRUM family was also on Fishing Creek)

In our John GILMORE's application for his pension he applied for it on Oct 7, 1835.
(The other John GILMORE applied on April 26, 1836.)
Here is our John GILMORE's application for pension:
 

Gilmore, John   S. 10745  N.C.
Applied for pension October 7, 1835 in Marengo County, Alabama aged 76.
 He stated that he was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Novemeber 8,
1759, record of his age being in Family Bible; that when he was called into
service he lived in Cumberland county, North Carolina; from thenve he
removed to Wilkes County, North Carolina and afterwards to Lincoln County,
Georgia; from thence he he came to Alabama (then Mississippi Territory) and
first resided in Washington County, then in Clarke county, then in Wilcox
county and finally in Marengo county where he said he had been living for
many years. He enlisted in the fall of 1778.
 In 1836 he stated the Bible containing the record of his age was in North
Carolina. Stated that he enlisted in April, 1777 or 1778 - he was in the
company of John GUESS or GISS or GUEST.

 I have so much on him and his parent, grandparents (killed by Indians),and great grandparents

>A couple of interesting things to me are that it appears that John GILMORE
>was living in Wilkes county, Georgia by 1784 and was at least living on
>this land up to 1791. Also there is something that is eye cathing about
>1784. This was when the state of Georgia began giving Bounty land grants
>for service in the Rev War. I have another GGGGG grandfather who recieved
>287.5 acres for his service in the Georgia militia during the Rev War. For
>privates the usual grant was 287.5 acres. Of course we know that Wilkes
>county was later cut up into Warren, Lincoln and a few other counties too.

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