William
Gilliam
Sr
Born in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Gilliam Jr
and Rebecca (Martin) Gilliam
Brother of
John Gilliam and Epaphroditus Gilliam Sr
Husband of
Elizabeth (McCormick) Gilliam
— married
about 1760 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
David Gilliam, Richard Gilliam Sr, John Gilliam, Rhoda (Gilliam) Cornett, William Gilliam Jr, Martin Gilliam and Mary (Gilliam) Ison
Died
at age 64
in Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Nov 2023
This page has been accessed 215 times.
Biography
William was born in 1735. He was the son of Richard Gilliam and Rebecca Unknown. He passed away in 1800 per the Gilliam Family Bible.
William married Elizabeth McCormick, the daughter of David McCormick. Their son David was named after Elizabeth's brother. Elizabeth is found in the Gilliam Family Bible along with David and Sherwood McCormick.
A 1769 Survey places William on the branches of the Holliday. Later records place sons David, John and Richard also on the Holliday River.
Nota Bene
- This couple has been confused with William Gilliam, Jr, son of William Gilliam, Sr and Mary Jarratt, who married Elizabeth Ellis and removed to Georgia.
- This couple has also been confused with the William Gilliam who died per Buckingham land records before 1792.
Timeline
Birth
22 Nov 1735 • Saint Peter's Parish, New Kent County, VA
1735, Nov 22 William, son born to Richard and Rebecca Guilliam. Baptised Dec 21, 1735 [1]
Survey
25 Nov 1769 • Buckingham County, VA
William Gilliam; November 25, 1769; 46 ac.; branches of Holiday River and ridges adjacent to his own lines.
Personal Property Tax
1788 • Buckingham County, VA
[2]
Death
16 Sep 1800 • Buckingham County, VA
"William, his brother, [of Epaphroditus] died 16 Sep 1800."
Sources
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Greg Gilliam
Barry, I appreciate your meticulously analysis of the available records. I am not opposed to your understanding to the early Gilliams. I want to have these lines as accurate as possible. I struggle with "fitting" William who married McCormick among the New Kent Gilliams. He must be related to one of them per the handling of John's estate in Buckingham and the Bible record not to mention the McCormicks seem to have roots in New Knet.
posted
by Greg Gilliam
Barry Wood
Greg -- I love you, but I have to disagree with the proposition that the William Gilliam who was born Nov. 22, 1735 in New Kent County was the same as the man who married Elizabeth McClintock. I appreciate the Bible reference to the death in 1800 of a William Gilliam who was a brother of Epaphroditus Gilliam, but what if the subject Epaphroditus Gilliam was not born in 1737, but perhaps a generation earlier? I will have to study this more, but I have the feeling that the earliest references to Epaphroditus Gilliam in the Buckingham / Albemarle / Louisa area relate to the Epaphroditus who was (supposedly) a younger brother of Richard Gilliam Jr., rather than his son.
posted
by Barry Wood
Nicholas Gilliam
Greg, Thank you for all your work on the Gilliams. Nick Gilliam
posted
by Nicholas Gilliam
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