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19. REBECCA8 GILLESPIE (ELIZABETH7 SITTON, PHILIP6, PHILIP5, JOHN4, BENJAMIN3, JOHN2 SUTTON, JR., JOHN1) was born July 04, 1825 in Henderson County NC, and died January 21, 1896 in Texas. She married JOHN TAYLOR. He was born 1815, and died Unknown in Texas.
     
Child of REBECCA GILLESPIE and JOHN TAYLOR is:
  i.   MARGARET ELIZABETH9 TAYLOR, b. July 24, 1847.


20. WILSON8 GILLESPIE (ELIZABETH7 SITTON, PHILIP6, PHILIP5, JOHN4, BENJAMIN3, JOHN2 SUTTON, JR., JOHN1) was born February 15, 1828 in Henderson County NC, and died January 15, 1864 in Tazwell Clairborne Co., Tn. He married (1) RACHEL N. TAYLOR December 20, 1849 in Mills River, Henderson County, N. C., daughter of JEREMIAH TAYLOR and MARGARET RICKMAN. She was born December 31, 1832 in Henderson County, NC, and died March 26, 1851 in Henderson County NC. He married (2) MALINDA B. UNDERWOOD May 12, 1852 in Henderson County NC, daughter of AMASA UNDERWOOD and NANCY LISTER. She was born August 09, 1833, and died May 21, 1921 in Henderson County NC.

Notes for WILSON GILLESPIE:
Wilson Gillespie, born Feb 15, 1828, was the fifth son , and eleventh child of Mathew and Elizabeth Sitton Gillespie. Wilson, like his father and four older brothers was a Gun Smith. Not much is know about his early life, but at the age of 21, Wilson married Rachel Taylor, daughter of Jeremiah and Margaret Rickman Taylor. On March 11, 1851, Wilson and Rachel gave birth to their only child, a son, William Harvey Gillespie. Fifteen days later, on March 26, 1851, Rachel Gillespie died, and William Harvey was taken and raised by his grandparents, Jeremiah and Margaret Taylor.
On May 12, 1852, Wilson married second, Malinda B. Underwood, daughter of Amasa and Nancy Leaster Underwood. Wilson and Malinda had five children, four daughters and one son. One of the daughters died at childbirth, and the son died when 14 months old.
Wilson was a member of the Mills River Baptist Church, and at one time was the recording secretary of the church.
Wilson left Mills River in August 1863, and with his brother Philip and two brothers-in-law, went to Tennessee and joined the Union Army. On October 1, 1863 at Knoxville, Tn., Wilson was assigned to Co. F of the 2nd. Regiment of the North Carolina Mounted Infantry Volunteers, to serve for 3 years or duration of war. His Civil War papers state that he was born in Buncombe County, was 35 years of age, 6 feet tall, dark complexion, dark eyes, black hair and by occupation, when enrolled, a farmer.
On November 24, 1863, he was reported sick at Tazwell, Tn. On January 15, 1864, he died at the hospital at Tazwell from Typhoid Fever.
His records show that he was never paid while in the Army, and several years later, his widow applied for, and received a small government pension. Wilson was buried in Tennessee, and his widow, Malinda, remained a widow for almost 50 years, she died May 21, 1921, and is buried in the Shaws Creek Campground Cemetery near Horse Shoe, N. C.

FROM THE CIVIL WAR PAPERS OF WILSON GILLESPIE

      INVENTORY of the effects of Wilson Gillespie, late a Private of Captain Joseph Hamilton, Company F of the 2nd Regiment of N. C Mounted Infantry Volunteers, who was enrolled a a Private at Knoxville in the state of Tennessee on the 1st day of October 1863, at Knoxville in Company F, 2nd Regiment of N. C. M. I. Volunteers, to serve 3 years or during the war; he was born in Buncombe County in the State of North Carolina; he was 35 years of age, 6 feet 0 inches high, dark complexion, dark eyes, black hair, and by occupation, when enrolled, a Gun Smith; he died in Hospital at Tazewell, Tenn. on the 15th day of January, 1864, by reason of fever.
There were no articles listed in the inventory.
      I CERTIFY, ON HONOR, that the above inventory comprises all the effects of Wilson Gillespie, deceased, and that the effects are in the hands of_______at_________ to be disposed of by a Council of Administration.
                        J. W. Jennings
                        1st. Lieut.
                        Commanding the Company
STATION: Tazewell, Tenn
DATE: January 16, 1864

      Form of Declaration for Minor Children

                  IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ARMY PENSION

State of North Carolina
County of Henderson

      On this lst day of May, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, personally appeared before C. M. Pace, Clerk of the Superior Court of said County and State, Jeremiah Taylor, a resident of Mills River, in the County of Henderson, and State of North Carlina, aged sixty years, who, being duly sworn according to law, doth on oath make the following declaration, as guardian of the minor child of Wilson Gillespie, deceased, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress approved July 14, 1862, granting pensions to minor children, under sixteen years of age, of deceased officers and soldiers; that he is the guardian of William H. Gillespie, whose father was a private in Company F, commanded by Captain Joseph Hamilton, afterwards, Capt. Jenkins, in the 2nd Regiment of North Carolina Mounted Infantry, and that the said Wilson Gillespie died at Tazewell Hospital, Tenn. on the 15th day of January, in the year A. D. 1864; that his death was caused by, I suppose by exposure in camp; that the mother of the child aforesaid died on the 26th day of March, A. D. 1851, and that the date of birth of his said ward was as follows: March 11th, 1851.
      He further declares that the parents of his said ward were married at his own house in the said County and State aforesaid, on the ______day of January 1849, by Meritt Rickman, Baptist Minister.


            Declaration for Widow's Army Pension

State of North Carolina
County of Henderson

On the 11th day of September A. D. 1865, personally appeared before me, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County and State aforesaid, Malinda B. Gillespie, a resident of Mills River in the County of Henderson and State of North Carolina, aged 33 years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, approved July 14, 1862, granting Pensions: That she is the widow of Wilson Gillespie who was a private in Company F commanded by J. H. Jennings in the 2nd Regiment of North Carolina Mounted Infantry Volunteers mustered into the service of the United States from the state of North Carolina in the war of 1861, and who died at Tazwell Hospital Tenn on the 15th day of January 1864, as this deponent verily believes. She further declares that she was lawfully married to the said Wilson Gillespie at Mills river in the State of North Carolina by Merit Rickman a Minister of the Gospel on the 15th day of May, 1852; that her husband, the aforesaid Wilson Gillespie died on the day above mentioned, as she verily believes, and she remained his faithful wife until his decease. She further declares that she has remained his widow ever since the death of her said husband, Wilson Gillespie as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
She further declares that she had, by said deceased husband, three children now living, under the age of sixteen years, named, aged, and residing as follows: Rachel, aged 12 years, Mary, aged 9 years,Margaret, aged 6 years, residing at Mills river, Henderson County, N. C., and that she has not, in any manner, been engaged in, or aided or abetted, the rebellion in the United States, and that her maiden name was Underwood, and that she can furnish no record of proof of Marriage and I hereby appoint Darius Forbes, General Claim Agent of the United States Sanitary Commission, or his successor in office, of Washington, D. C., my lawful attorney to procure for me the Pension mentioned in the above application, and to receive and receipt for any Certificate which may issue in my favor in connection with the same, hereby ratifying and confirming whatever my said attorney may do in the premises. Her post office address is Mills River, Henderson County, N. C.
                        Malinda B. Gillaspie


State of North Carolina
County of Henderson

      In the matter of the claim for Malinda B. Gillaspie of Henderson County, N. C. claim for Pension No. 164053, widow of Wilson Gillespie, deceased, a private in company F, of the 2nd. Regiment, N. C. Mounted Infantry, U. S. Volunteers.
      Personally came before me, a clerk of the Superior Court in and for aforesaid county and State, Thomas J. Lester, a Physician of long standing and a citizen of the County of Henderson in said State of north Carolina, reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declare in relation to aforesaid claim that the date of the birth of the children of said soldier as follows:
Rachel A. Gillespie was born the 3rd day of September, 1853, Mary E. Gillespie was born the 17th day of March 1856, and Margaret J. Gillespie was born the 22nd day of March 1859. That they are all children of the said Malinda B. Gillaspie, widow of the said Wilson Gillespie, deceased; born in lawful wedlock and are still living with, and supported by the said Malinda B. Gillaspie. My recollection of the precise dates is supported by the family register of births kept in the family bible. There being no Baptismal record kept. The father holding to the Baptist persuasion, the children has never been Baptized. I have been their family physician from the time of their marriage to the present and was well acquainted with the deceased and know him to have been a sound and healthy man of good habits and character up to the time of his leaving the state to join the U. S. Army in Tennessee during the late war. The deceased had been previously married and the family record shows that he had one son by his former wife named William H. Gillespie, born the 11th day of March 1851, who is still living and remains with, and was supported by the said Malinda B. Gillespie for about one year after the death of the said Wilson Gillespie since which time he has lived with the relations of his deceased mother. The said Malinda B. Gillespie is yet a widow charged with the support of her own children.
      That I was present at the birth of the same in the capacity of family physician and has personal knowledge of the date as aforesaid births of Rachel A. Gillespie, Mary E. Gillespie and Margaret J. Gillespie, children of Wilson Gillespie and Malinda B. Gillespie, and I further declare that I have no interest in said claim, and am not concerned in its outcome.

                        Thomas J. Lester

State of North Carolina
Henderson County

      Malinda B. Gillespie, widow of Wilson Gillespie, deceased, petition for pension. On the 30th day of March 1869, Solomon W. Hamilton, a citizen of said county and state aforesaid, well known to me to be a man of good credit and standing in the community and whose statements are entitled to full credit and belief and after being duly sworn makes the following statements in the above case. Viz;
That he was orderly sergeant in Company F commanded first by Joseph Hamilton (affiants father) afterwards commanded by Lieut. Jennings promoted to commander as captain of said Company F, 2nd Regiment N. C. Volunteer Mounted Infantry, U. S. service. That affiant was well acquainted with Wilson Gillespie, a private in said company who died in Hospital at Tazewell Tennessee about the 15th of January 1864. Affiant is no physician but gives it as his opinion from his personal knowledge and associations with the said Wilson Gillaspie in the service and exposures in camp unavoidable on his part. That his death was brought on by exposures and service whilst in the service of U. S. That affiant did not witness the fall off the horse testifyed to by Lieut. Anderson, but understood from others that deceased did receive such hurt and he was suffering from chronic diarrhea contracted in service and did also learn form others that his death was probably hastened if not caused by the violent return or increase of that disease. But only knows these facts from others but believes them to be true and has no doubt himself but the said Wilson Gillespie did die from causes and diseases originating in the army whilst in actual service in the U. S. Army and on duty. Affiant further states that he has no interest in this claim for pension nor no interest in the matter one way of the other.
                        Solomon W. Hamilton

Witness            Sworn to and subscribed
C. M. Pace      before me March 30th 1869 C. M. Pace, Clk. Sup. Court.

      Lankford Huggins being duly sworn by me, C. M. Pace, clerk of Superior Court of law in and for said County of Henderson and state aforesaid.
He, the said Lankford Huggins has heard the above testimony of Solomon W. Hamilton read and knows of his own knowledge that the facts set forth in that affidavit in the main to be true. The said Lankford Huggins was also a private in said Company F. 2nd Regiment N. C. Mounted Infantry, U. S. Service, and afterwards served eleven months as Master Sergeant. That he the said Lankford Huggins knew the said Wilson Gillespie in the said service when he was sound and well, and that the said Lankford Huggins and his nephew, O. M. Huggins went to the Hospital at Tazewell, Tenn and there found the said Wilson Gillespie in a helpless condition with chronic diarrhea. We remained in Hospital about two weeks and left the Hospital having got better. We left the said Wilson Gillespie in a very helpless condition unable to clean himself with the poorest chance for help and accommodations and we then thought he would die with that disease and partly for want of attention. Shortly after we left the Hospital, I heard that Gillespie had died. I am satisfyed that this disease that he died with originated in and was contracted in the army after he went into service. The exposure in camp and Hospital at times was great and hard and it was particularly so in the Hospital at Tazewell when we was there, and that I have no interest in this claim for pension.
                        Lankford Huggins

Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written. C. M. Pace,
                                    Clk. Sup. Court

More About WILSON GILLESPIE:
Burial: Taxwell, Clairborne Co., Tn.

More About WILSON GILLESPIE and RACHEL TAYLOR:
Marriage: December 20, 1849, Mills River, Henderson County, N. C.

More About WILSON GILLESPIE and MALINDA UNDERWOOD:
Marriage: May 12, 1852, Henderson County NC
     
Child of WILSON GILLESPIE and RACHEL TAYLOR is:
81. i.   WILLIAM HARVEY9 GILLESPIE, b. March 11, 1851, Henderson County NC; d. March 13, 1920, Henderson County NC.
     
Children of WILSON GILLESPIE and MALINDA UNDERWOOD are:
82. ii.   RACHEL ARTILLIE9 GILLESPIE, b. March 04, 1853, Henderson County NC; d. November 08, 1926, Henderson County NC.
83. iii.   MARY ELIZABETH GILLESPIE, b. March 17, 1856, Henderson County NC; d. December 26, 1897, Transylvania Countuy, N. C..
  iv.   MARTHA E. GILLESPIE, b. March 01, 1858, Henderson County, NC; d. March 01, 1858, Henderson County, NC.
  v.   MARGARET J. GILLESPIE, b. March 22, 1859, Henderson County NC; d. November 05, 1909, Transylvania Countuy, N. C.; m. JOSEPH MCCUNE ORR, July 14, 1898; b. June 30, 1853; d. 1948, Transylvania Countuy, N. C..
  More About MARGARET J. GILLESPIE:
Burial: Davidson River Cemetery, Transylvania County, NC

  More About JOSEPH MCCUNE ORR:
Burial: Davidson River Cemetery, Transylvania County, NC

  More About JOSEPH ORR and MARGARET GILLESPIE:
Marriage: July 14, 1898
  vi.   THOMAS W. GILLESPIE, b. December 25, 1862, Henderson County, NC; d. February 02, 1864, Henderson County, NC.


21. ISABEL8 GILLESPIE (ELIZABETH7 SITTON, PHILIP6, PHILIP5, JOHN4, BENJAMIN3, JOHN2 SUTTON, JR., JOHN1) was born November 09, 1829 in Henderson County NC, and died July 26, 1914 in Henderson County NC. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON UNDERWOOD August 31, 1848, son of AMASA UNDERWOOD and NANCY LISTER. He was born December 15, 1820, and died April 08, 1864 in Cumberland Gap, TN.

More About ISABEL GILLESPIE:
Burial: Sitton-Gillespie Cemetery, Mills River, Henderson County, NC

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON UNDERWOOD:
George Washington Underwood enlisted in the Union Army, October 1, 1863 at Knoxville, Tenn. and was assigned to Capt. Josehp Hamiltn's Co. F., 2nd. Regiment, N. C. Mounted Infantry Volunteers, State of North Carolina. His Army records describe him as being born in Greenville district, S. C., aged 43 years, 5 ft. 9 in. high, light complexion, blue eyes, light hair and by occupation a farmer. He died April 8, 1864 near Cumberland Gap, Tenn. and is buried there. Records show he died of "Dropsey".
Isabella, widow of George, applied for a pension and was granted $8.00 per month in 1869 and continued to receive same until December 1877 when her name was dropped from the Pension roll on the grounds that the disease of which her husband died existed prior to his enlistment. After numerous affidavits, she finally got this pension reinstated and received it until her death in 1914. She continued to live at Mills River with her unmarried son, James (Jim) until her death.

More About GEORGE UNDERWOOD and ISABEL GILLESPIE:
Marriage: August 31, 1848
     
Children of ISABEL GILLESPIE and GEORGE UNDERWOOD are:
84. i.   MILTON LAFAYETTE9 UNDERWOOD, b. October 25, 1851, Mills River Henderson NC; d. February 10, 1945.
  ii.   JAMES G. UNDERWOOD, b. February 14, 1854, Henderson County, NC; d. January 26, 1917, Henderson County, NC.
  Notes for JAMES G. UNDERWOOD:
      From the Records of the Mills River Baptist Church
            Obituary of Brother J. G. Underwood

J. G. Underwood was born February 14, 1854: joined the church at Mills River by experience and Baptism of which he remained a member until his death, January 26, 1917. We trust that our loss is his gain. Resolved that we humbly bow to the will of our Heavenly Father, realizing that he doeth all things well, and that this memorial of our Brother be spread on our record.
                  Respectfully submitted,
                  M. L. Underwood

  More About JAMES G. UNDERWOOD:
Burial: Sitton-Gillespie Cemetery, Mills River, Henderson County, NC
85. iii.   JEFFERSON LISTER UNDERWOOD, b. October 11, 1855, Henderson County, NC; d. 1931, Tryon Polk Co., NC.
  iv.   MARY JANE UNDERWOOD, b. April 18, 1859, Henderson County NC; d. April 18, 1940, Henderson County NC; m. COLUMBUS BRANNON MOFFITT, November 24, 1897, Henderson County, NC; b. November 1858, McDowell County, NC; d. August 04, 1950, Henderson County NC.
  More About MARY JANE UNDERWOOD:
Burial: Shaws Creek Campground Cemetery, Henderson County, NC

  More About COLUMBUS BRANNON MOFFITT:
Burial: Shaws Creek Campground Cemetery, Henderson County, NC

  More About COLUMBUS MOFFITT and MARY UNDERWOOD:
Marriage: November 24, 1897, Henderson County, NC
  v.   RACHEL R UNDERWOOD, b. October 05, 1861, Henderson County NC; d. January 23, 1864, Henderson County NC.
  More About RACHEL R UNDERWOOD:
Burial: Sitton-Gillespie Cemetery, Mills River, Henderson County, NC

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