The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-18
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accent. having emigra,ed from France TO
E,ngland on account OF religious persecu"
tions. The name originally Guillaume
tWillam) proves their French origin.
There was Christopher Gtilnume al
Martins Hundred some seven miles
from James Cit,it" In 1929, several OF
III, same name, differently spelled, came
TO Virginia. 1885. The earliest grant is
to Hinsha Gilman and Nathaniel Harri-
SON. for lands In Surry county 1IOl, an
other to Hinshea GiliamEfor land In Sur
ry l714. The records OF Surry county are
complete from 1862, and contain many
references to this family. the oldest male
OF euch generation being called iinshea.
From this line are descended the Giiilafns
OF Dinwiddie Brunswick and OF eastern
North Carolina If this family is related
to Prince George family OF the same
name the relationship has not been
traced.
The ancestor of the Prince George fam
ily was John Guillaumc who came to
Virginia about 1880. Having purchased
land on the AppomhttoN River near re-
tersburg, he patented December 20. IVA,
several islands in the river adjacent. nc
called his land Montnlto probably from
Il the church of st. Mary dc Montnlto IN the
n city OF London one Of the churches set
apart for the use of the French Prolest-
ant refugees. and named the Islands az
for the streets surrounding this church
# Rosemary Lane. Bread Street, Ple AHeS'
etc. :,
a gencalogy Of this family appears In
slaughtcr's history Of Bristol Parisl.
as79). This, however, contains many
errors and omissions
John Glliiatll married Ann Patnurst ana
left two children $50 far as Is now KNOWN
although there was a John Gillian, Jr,
IN Prince George in 1922 William ana
Elizabeth. Elizabeth married Thomas
Griffin Pcacly. She mentions no chiiaroh
n her will and divides her large csta,e
amongst her nieces and nephewsi ana iicr
husband. 49,,
william Gillian married Elizabeth oct !.
daughter OF Colonel Peter Po%thress' o.
E.loilr d,l Hundred. Their children We're
~ Robert, married Lucy skel'oh. aaus, -,
Yer OF Dr. James and Jane (hlerlWeatheiIl
she,ton OF Elk Island, Hanover count!
fnow Goochland); (2) William married
christine Eppes; (s) John married Jane
Christine E,ppes; ls) John married jh's,
& married Chas. Duncan, and TO- Ell 1aoet l
married Nathaniel Harrison. OF RerKeie ;
3 Isae renealogy of the family OF BENJAMIN
Harrison). -
b Tho portrait Of Lucy Shelton, OF her
husband. Robert Gillian; her prother'
Meriwether Shelton, from whonl she re- re-
ceIved Elk Island by VIII ana OF ner
eldest son. John Gillian, are now IN the
possession OF Mr.. Robert Gillian, c!erh
81 =, Tire H,,stIngs Court Of Petersburg. The
will OF Lucy Shelton IS on RECORD ~
prince George county, and states now
she acquired Elk Island. copy OF
This has been published in the William
and Mary Quarterly. Robert Gillian, the
husband of Lucy Shelton. vas 5heriT
~ Prince George county before the Rev
olution. and was one Of the vestry OF
old Blandford Church in l1se.
THO children of Robert and Lucy
(skel,on) Gillian were ]. John. born
9Th Of March. 17sl; died 9TH Of July 1873
married 2lst of March. 17s1.
9. James SHELTON, a prominent physician
OF Petersburg. born August. 1Ie': died
csth OF March, 1914: married Mary daush-
ter of Or. T'heo Field,
3. Re,sben Aiariwether never married.
4. Meriwether Shelton, married Eli2a-
beth Manson and left no issue.
g. Elizabeth Bathurst married David
buchanan. OF Glasgow. Scotland
s. Anne married Elizabeth Currsc. Of
Lancaster county. Va.
7. Susan Bathurst, died unmarried
s. Jane married Armistead Currie OF
y Lancaster county Va,
The children OF John and Hannah
(Sampson) Gillian were:
/. Ann; born 18th of September 1870;
died 9Th OF January 1871.
.. Elizabeth buchanan, born LIST of jan
rary 1904; married Robert Bate. o!
Prince George county.
3. Robert born 18th Of September 1896
died 9th Of jung sSs4: married Charlotte
Isabella san.ay; ,.o-r 18th OF June lsiii
died 18th OF EovcInbar, 1901; daughter o.
Richard Davenport and Emily Tabtha
(Gordon) Sanxay.
4. Lucy Ann, born Goth OF April. 1893.
died 18th OF December, 1873; married first
Nathaniel e. Sturdivant; second. Rev
N. A. Okcson. D. D.
t. William horn 9th Of January 1872;
died unmarried 18th Of April, 1912.
6. Jane Sophia. born 10Th OF December
1873; married Cadmus Archer. OF Chester
field county, Va
Z. James SHELTON, co!otfcl Ninth virginia
Regiment, c. s. A.; born 18th of April
1906; married first, Catherine B!rcheu
and second Elizabeth Massenbcrg.
The children OF Robert and Charlotte
Isabella (saaxay) Gillian, were:
ter, son of Commodore William p. Por
ter, u, S. n,
2, Lucy Shelton, married George w
Tennent, assistant engineer, c. S. y.
3. Emily Anna, married u. L, r. Hall.
4 Charlotte Isabella.
5 Fot.ert, married first, Su" r Beck
with: second, Mary Love daughter o
Ex-Governor Bragg, Of North Carolina.
g. Eliza. married Lieutenant Rober
Garter Rraxton, G. $, a.; lAlln Nacales
Ter, died unmarried: Sophia, marie
David +, B"wden,
Q. john. married Jennie Sewers
10 Richard Davenport, married Iron
Jones,
II, Ellen. unmarried. and Charlie
Manchester, married Blanche T3rag
Symc, Of Raleigh, n. G..
~ Correction.
Under tic qiery Of NASH family, NJ
velnber g7th ne name Of General Dezi
Bal, should haze boon General Rel
Be,ll. and the name Beckels, should hay
been Beckett. who Was q Beall deScer