| Name |
Benjamin J. (Jones) Gilreath |
| Born |
Abt 1785 |
Wilkes County, North Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Misc |
Between 20 Aug 1823 and 28 Aug 1823 |
Whitley County, Kentucky |
Address:
On Marsh Creek |
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| Note |
- [William2.FTW]
REFN: 4057
Benjamin Jones Gilreath was named for his maternal grandfather, Ben jamin
Jones who died in Bute County, NC in 1777.
He was one of the three Gil reath brothers who moved to Whitley County,
Kentucky. He received two warran ts in August 1822 for land on Marsh
Creek in Whitley County , one for 50 acre s and another for 123 acres. In
the same month, his brother Gideon received a grant of 81 acres on Marsh
Creek. Brother William had in 1813 obtained a wa rrant for 100 acreson
the same creek.
In the 1850 census for Whitley County , Kentucky, Benjamin Gilreath was
listed as age 65, a farmer with assets of $ 550. His wife, Polly, was age
56 and their children at home were Hannah 35, Polly 16, Susan 14, Perry
13 and Mary 12.
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| Reference Number |
2600 |
| _UID |
B5D393AC6CF04A019F63C4321AE7162BA873 |
| Died |
3 Sep 1864 |
Whitley County, Kentucky |
| Person ID |
I5843 |
Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families |
| Last Modified |
16 Jul 2017 |
| Father |
John Gilreath, b. Abt 1754, Granville County, North Carolina , d. Aft 19 Dec 1802, Wilkes County, North Carolina (Age ~ 48 years) |
| Mother |
Johannah Jones, b. Between 1750 and 1755, d. Aft 1810, Wilkes County, North Carolina (Age ~ 61 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1771 |
Bute County, North Carolina |
| Note (fam) |
- [William2.FTW]
REFN16716
In 1771, John Gilreath was living apart from his parents and taxed
separately in Bute County, NC. So he was probably already married at
that t ime.
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 Children |
7 children |
| 1. William Gilreath, b. Abt 1774, Bute County, North Carolina , d. 1828, Whitley County, Kentucky |
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| 2. Nancy Gilreath, b. Abt 1775, Bute County, North Carolina , d. Yes, date unknown |
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| 3. Sarah Gilreath, b. Abt 1776, Bute County, North Carolina , d. Bef 6 Feb 1806, Wilkes County, North Carolina |
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| 4. Susannah Gilreath, b. 23 Aug 1784, Wilkes County, North Carolina , d. 18 Aug 1840, Jackson County, Alabama |
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| 5. Benjamin J. (Jones) Gilreath, b. Abt 1785, Wilkes County, North Carolina , d. 3 Sep 1864, Whitley County, Kentucky |
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| 6. Jesse Gilreath, b. Abt 1794, Wilkes County, North Carolina , d. Abt 1825, Wilkes County, North Carolina |
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| Family ID |
F1840 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Mary Moore, b. Abt 1795, Virginia , d. Kentucky |
| Married |
27 Mar 1814 |
Knox County, Kentucky |
| Note (fam) |
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| Children |
| | 1. Hannah Gilreath, b. 22 Feb 1814, d. Yes, date unknown
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| | 2. John Gilreath, b. Abt 1816, Kentucky , d. Aft 1866 (Age ~ 51 years)
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| | 3. Sarah E. Gilreath, b. 1816, d. Yes, date unknown
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| | 4. William Wesley Gilreath, b. 12 Jan 1824, Kentucky , d. 13 May 1885, Kentucky (Age 61 years)
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| | 5. Martha Gilreath, b. 1 Feb 1827, Whitley County, Kentucky , d. 1900 (Age 72 years)
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| | 6. Elizabeth Gilreath, b. 1828, Whitley County, Kentucky , d. 1848 (Age 20 years)
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| | 7. Anna Gilreath, b. 29 May 1829, Whitley County, Kentucky , d. 19 Jun 1903 (Age 74 years)
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| | 8. Gideon Gilreath, b. 1830, Whitley County, Kentucky , d. 1835 (Age 5 years) |
| | 9. Susanna Gilreath, b. 2 Feb 1834, d. Yes, date unknown
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| | 10. Mary Gilreath, b. 30 Jun 1835, Whitley County, Kentucky , d. 21 Sep 1855 (Age 20 years) |
| | 11. Benjamin Perry Gilreath, b. 6 May 1838, Whitley County, Kentucky , d. 19 Jul 1915, Pine Knot, Kentucky (Age 77 years)
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| Last Modified |
14 Oct 2020 |
| Family ID |
F1850 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Abt 1785 - 1864 (~ 79 years)