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Hello researchers,

I am looking for some help finding the parents or siblings of Richard Gilpin (1752-1835) of Copney and his wife Mary Bortree (1761-1842) of Cohannan. They were married at St Andrew's parish, Killyman, Tyrone, Ireland on 12 Apr 1781. They emigrated around 1810 and settled in area of Sterling, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, US.

They had the following children who all emigrated as well:

Sarah Gilpin (1784-1865) m. Abraham Heazleton (1768-1857)
Eliza Gilpin (1789-1869) m. Edward Bortree (1790-1860)
Ann Gilpin (1792-1870) m. John Bortree (1788-1867)
William Gilpin (1794-1881) m. Sarah Bortree (1802-1842)
Mary Jane Gilpin (1797-1881) m. Jesse Bowman Ransbury (1795-1860)
Richard Gilpin Jr (1880-1870) m. Eliza Bennett (1808-1886)
John Robert Gilpin (1802-1881) m. Susannah Bortree (1811-1885)
Thomas Gilpin Sr (1806-1844) m. Mary Jane Dobson (1811-1842)

I can provide more information if anyone has questions. Thank for any help you can provide.

Cheers,

Kristen Gilpin (5th Great Granddaughter of Richard Gilpin of Copney)

Thursday 1st Jun 2017, 06:20PM

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  • Dear Kristen:

    Many thanks for your very informative post about Richard Gilpin!  And a very big welcome to the Ireland Reaching Out site for sharing all of that information.

    Would you be willing to create a few profiles of some of the Gilpin ancestors under the XO Chronicles tab at the top of the website?  It is very easy to do and the Chronicles are updated weekly and ready by many of our members who may be able to assist you with further research.

    If you have any difficulties or questions, please let me know at:  jhalloranryan@irelandxo.com.

    Good luck with your research!

    Kind regards,

     

    Jane.

    Jane Halloran Ryan

    Friday 28th Jul 2017, 03:29PM
  • Hello, I am posting a reply to a request for information on descendants of Richard Gilpin and Mary Bortree. I believe I am a descendant and would love to be in contact to discuss this. From what I've found online, this is my lineage (I can't seem to hit return so sorry this is a block of text): Julia Burzon (me) daughter of Alice C (Gilpin) Burzon, daughter of Posten Bennett Gilpin (and Marion E (Shelbert) Gilpin), son of Perry Gilpin, son of Jeremiah B Gilpin, son of Richard Gilpin Jr. (born into Ireland & moved to PA, who was married to Eliza Bennett, which is what the common middle innitial B stands for in the male line), son of Richard Gilpin Sr. (married to Mary Bortree in Tyrone, Ireland).  I still own some of the original parcel of Gilpin land in South Sterling, Wayne/Pike counties, Pennsylvania.  Sincerely, Julia K Burzon

     

     

     

    Tuesday 13th Oct 2020, 07:48PM
  • So I that makes me a 5x great-granddaughter too. 

    Tuesday 13th Oct 2020, 07:51PM

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