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24 July 1740 - James Gilasby imported himself along with Jennet, Agnes, John, James and William Gilasby, OB II:208 (Wilson, p. 426)
24 July 1740 - James Gillaspey purchased 208 acres near Tinkling Spring (Wilson, p. 418)
Before 1748 to Before 1770 - James Gilaspey served as an Elder at Tinkling Spring (Wilson, p. 431)
5 January 1764 - James Gillespie, of Augusta County, marries Elizabeth Finley, daughter of John Finley, in Prince Edward County. Witnesses: Jno Finley, Robert Baker. (LDS film #0033254)
January 1764 - Elizabeth Finley was living with Richard Sankey in Prince Edward County at time of her marriage.
Sir:
James Gillespy a single man from Augusta County has courted and proposes to marry Elizabeth Finley a young woman, Sister' Daughter to my wife [i.i. a daughter of a sister to my wife] who has lived with me between two and three years last passed. He applies to you for license to be married by Mr. Garden, wch may be safely granted, as I am assured is with consent of the friends of both parties.
Wch is all from
Sir, Yr humble Servant,
Richard Sankey
(J.G. Herndon, "Some of the Descendants of the Rev. John Thomson," Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 51, 1943, p. 394-404, reprinted in Genealogies of Virginia Families from VMHB, Baltimore, 1981 . . . same article gives Robert Baker and Richard Sankey as sons-in-law of Rev. Thomson, also another daughter [unnamed] of Rev. Thomson married a John Finley)
5 September 1768 - James Gillespy will names wife, Jennet; sons, John, James, William; brother John's children; daughters, Agness and Elizabeth (Augusta County WB 4:263).
20 October 1769 - William Gillaspy, Edward Hall, bond, executors for James Gillespy.
January 1775 - Matthew Gleaves indented to John Finley, wheelwright and cooper (Augusta County, Drawer 449).
1782 - James Gillespy and John Finley, W.Right, appear in adjacent entries on tax list in Augusta County (LDS film #0029288)
2 August 1787 - James and Elizabeth Gillespie to Michael Coynart, 300 acres adjacent to John Finley (Augusta County DB 26:37)
March 1794 - Matthews Gleaves vs. John Finley, wheelwright; contains reference to deposition of James Gilaspy of Little River, waters of Holestine in New Territory (Augusta County, Drawer 449).
2 June 1795 - Margaret Mooney apprenticed to John Finley . . . original signature of John Finley matches that on Gleaves papers (Augusta County, Loose Papers).
6 July 1807 - John Finley will, names wife, Sarah; sons, John and William; daughters, Sally, Peggy Huchison, Jinney Frazer; son, Samuel; Peggy Mooney [relationship unstated] . . . leaves land on Dicks River to daughters Sally and Peggy (Augusta County WB 10:172)
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