William Gallemore
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM1 GALLIMORE was born Bef. 1775, and died 1830 in Davidson Co. NC. He married ELIZABETH SAUFLEY 1786. She was born August 28, 1771 in NC, and died September 26, 1848 in KY.
Notes for WILLIAM GALLIMORE:
Liv Davidson Co. NC near John Gallimore on Flat Swamp Creek
Notes for ELIZABETH SAUFLEY:
d/o Katie Kuntz and ( ) Saufley
Children of WILLIAM GALLIMORE and ELIZABETH SAUFLEY are:
2. i. JESSE2 GALLIMORE, b. 1789; d. August 26, 1814, Rowan Co. NC.
ii. ELIZABETH GALLIMORE.
3. iii. ANN OR ANNA GALLIMORE.
Generation No. 2
2. JESSE2 GALLIMORE (WILLIAM1) was born 1789, and died August 26, 1814 in Rowan Co. NC. He married SARAH ( ) 1809. She died Aft. 1867 in Davidson Co. NC.
Notes for JESSE GALLIMORE:
In War of 1812. Died after getting chilled from swimming the Yadkin River
while he was recovering from measles. His children are all mentioned
in his father William's will. Lived in the part of Rowan which eventually (in
1822) became Davidson County (Flat Swamp area).
Notes for SARAH ( ):
Sarah married 2) John Gallimore after Jesse died. Then, after John died, she
lived with her son Jonas.
Children of JESSE GALLIMORE and SARAH ) are:
4. i. WILLIAM ANDERSON3 GALLIMORE, b. Abt. 1810, Rowan Co. NC; d. Bef. 1850, Davidson Co. NC.
ii. NANCY GALLIMORE.
iii. ABIGAIL 'BETHANY' GALLIMORE.
5. iv. JESSE GALLIMORE, b. 1814.
3. ANN OR ANNA2 GALLIMORE (WILLIAM1) She married JOHN PEACOCK.
Notes for JOHN PEACOCK:
Note: It is known that John Peacock was the father of Alexander. He and
Ann/Anna did not marry. He later married Christina Hollaway, and had three
more children. Before this marriage, however, he had at least two children
out of wedlock.
Children of ANN GALLIMORE and JOHN PEACOCK are:
i. SARAH3 GALLIMORE, b. May 11, 1805, Rowan Co. NC; m. JOHN WYATT.
Notes for SARAH GALLIMORE:
Sarah d. in childbirth. Unknown whether this was bef or aft migration to KY
from NC. Record shows that John Wyatt bought 2 quarter sections of land lo-
cated about 1 mi NE of Backusburg. NE Qr Sec 17 T3 R3E & SW Qr Sec 15 Tc R3E
Six or seven members of the Wyatt family married into the Bean and Gallimore
families.
6. ii. BARBARA ANN GALLIMORE, b. July 02, 1808, Rowan Co. NC; d. February 16, 1855, KY.
7. iii. LEAH GALLIMORE, b. October 09, 1811, Rowan Co. NC; d. 1892.
8. iv. ALEXANDER GALLIMORE, b. 1814, Rowan Co. NC; d. 1891, KY.
9. v. WILLIAM GALLIMORE, b. March 15, 1819, Rowan Co. NC.
Generation No. 3
4. WILLIAM ANDERSON3 GALLIMORE (JESSE2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1810 in Rowan Co. NC, and died Bef. 1850 in Davidson Co. NC. He married SARAH FLOYD.
Notes for WILLIAM ANDERSON GALLIMORE:
Signed his name as 'Anderson', probably to distinguish him from
William Alfred, who also was a W.A. Gallimore; called "Great
Baptist Church Man." He was killed in a mine.
More About WILLIAM ANDERSON GALLIMORE:
Occupation: Miner
Notes for SARAH FLOYD:
Reportedly was orphaned at an early age. After Anderson's death, she ran the
Flat Swamp Hotel. She was also a seamstress who made men's suits.
Children of WILLIAM GALLIMORE and SARAH FLOYD are:
i. ELLEN (ELINOR)4 GALLIMORE, b. September 17, 1831, Davidson Co. NC; d. May 15, 1909, Rowan Co. NC; m. SAMUEL BEEKER; b. July 14, 1829; d. May 04, 1909, Rowan County NC.
More About ELLEN (ELINOR) GALLIMORE:
Burial: Millbridge, Rowan Co. NC
More About SAMUEL BEEKER:
Burial: Millbridge, Rowan Co. NC
ii. SARAH E. GALLIMORE, b. Abt. 1834, Davidson Co. NC.
iii. JESSE GALLIMORE, b. Abt. 1836, Davidson Co. NC.
iv. MARGARET GALLIMORE, b. Abt. 1839, Davidson Co. NC; m. EDWARD CAUBLE.
v. BARBARA GALLIMORE, b. Abt. 1841, Davidson Co. NC; m. WILLIAM C. MOWERY, October 11, 1856, Rowan Co. NC.
Notes for BARBARA GALLIMORE:
Wm Mowery married a Barbara Gallimore on this date. Was it this Barbara? She
would only have been 15 years old.
vi. NOAH R. GALLIMORE, b. Abt. 1845, Davidson Co. NC.
vii. WILLIAM A. GALLIMORE, b. Abt. 1846, Davidson Co. NC.
viii. MARY A. GALLIMORE, b. Abt. 1849, Davidson Co. NC.
5. JESSE3 GALLIMORE (JESSE2, WILLIAM1) was born 1814. He married SARAH STALEY.
Children of JESSE GALLIMORE and SARAH STALEY are:
i. LEANNA4 GALLIMORE, b. April 03, 1837; d. November 02, 1896; m. CAPT. WILLIAM H. MITCHELL; b. June 24, 1839; d. October 03, 1886, Carroll Co. VA.
Notes for LEANNA GALLIMORE:
Liv Carroll Co. VA
ii. WILLIAM A. GALLIMORE, b. Abt. 1841.
iii. HENRY F. GALLIMORE, b. Abt. 1847.
iv. ALEXANDER M. GALLIMORE, b. 1850; d. May 21, 1924; m. LOUISA A. HEDRICK, February 28, 1878; b. September 25, 1853; d. May 07, 1936.
v. SANDY GALLIMORE.
vi. DELILA CATHERINE GALLIMORE, b. October 1854; d. November 1939.
Notes for DELILA CATHERINE GALLIMORE:
Never married
vii. THOMAS GALLIMORE, b. Abt. 1857.
6. BARBARA ANN3 GALLIMORE (ANN OR ANNA2, WILLIAM1) was born July 02, 1808 in Rowan Co. NC, and died February 16, 1855 in KY. She married WILLIAM COLLINS BEAN April 03, 1828 in Davidson Co. NC. He was born December 15, 1808 in NC, and died 1893.
Children of BARBARA GALLIMORE and WILLIAM BEAN are:
i. ELIZABETH4 BEAN, m. JAMES CRAWFORD.
ii. DEMPSEY BEAN, b. 1829; d. 1910; m. MARY JANE BEACH.
iii. HULDA BEAN, m. (1) ALBERT BURKETT; m. (2) JOSEPH SMITH.
iv. JANE BEAN, m. SANDY ELIOT.
v. RACHEL BEAN, b. 1837; d. 1927; m. ALLEN CAVITT.
vi. MARY BEAN, m. DANIEL JONES.
vii. AMANDA BEAN, m. A.B. HUBBARD.
viii. WILLIAM BEAN.
Notes for WILLIAM BEAN:
Died young.
ix. NANCY BEAN, m. PATRICK RULE.
x. JULIA BEAN, d. 1917.
xi. BARBARA CELIA BEAN, b. 1855; d. 1920.
7. LEAH3 GALLIMORE (ANN OR ANNA2, WILLIAM1) was born October 09, 1811 in Rowan Co. NC, and died 1892. She married JESSE BEAN 1829. He was born 1805 in NC, and died 1842.
Children of LEAH GALLIMORE and JESSE BEAN are:
i. EVELINE4 BEAN, m. JACOB CROSS.
ii. WILLIAM A. BEAN, b. 1831; d. 1920; m. NANCY JONES.
iii. ALEXANDER ASBURY BEAN, b. 1834; d. 1904; m. NANCY JANE YANDELL.
iv. CELIA ANN BEAN, m. JULIUS PRATHER.
v. JESSE DARNELL BEAN.
8. ALEXANDER3 GALLIMORE (ANN OR ANNA2, WILLIAM1) was born 1814 in Rowan Co. NC, and died 1891 in KY. He married ELVIRA BEAN June 29, 1843. She was born October 15, 1824 in Davidson Co. NC, and died May 06, 1894 in KY.
Notes for ALEXANDER GALLIMORE:
To Jackson's Purchase KY ca 1833; then to Graves Co. KY
Went to KY from NC in 1833 with mother, grandmother, and sisters Barbara Ann
and Leah
Notes for ELVIRA BEAN:
d/o John & Rachel (Wyatt) Bean
Children of ALEXANDER GALLIMORE and ELVIRA BEAN are:
i. LAFAYETTE4 GALLIMORE, b. 1846; d. 1925; m. ELIZABETH BOWLAND.
ii. ANTOINETTE VICTORIA GALLEMORE, b. 1844; d. 1913; m. THOMAS COCHRAN.
iii. SUSAN NAOMI GALLEMORE, b. 1848; d. 1935; m. WILLIAM FRANKLIN SMITH.
iv. LOUIS CASS GALLEMORE, b. 1851; d. 1904; m. LUCY ANN FONDREN.
v. NARCISSUS JENNIE LIND GALLEMORE, b. 1853; d. 1938; m. L. PRESSY WEST.
vi. ALICE BLANCHE GALLEMORE, b. 1856; d. 1946; m. ALFRED B. CRAWFORD.
10. vii. SUE BEANIE RACHEL CATHERINE GALLEMORE, b. 1859; d. 1949.
viii. JOHN WILLIAM GALLEMORE, b. 1862; d. 1941; m. SUSAN WEBB.
ix. ANDREW JOHNSON GALLEMORE, b. 1866; d. 1899.
x. DR. ULYSSES GRANT GALLEMORE, b. 1866; d. 1947; m. ANNIE CLOYS.
xi. SAMUEL ALEXANDER GALLEMORE, b. 1870; d. 1960; m. ELIZABETH BINES.
9. WILLIAM3 GALLIMORE (ANN OR ANNA2, WILLIAM1) was born March 15, 1819 in Rowan Co. NC. He married MARGARET ALEXANDER.
Notes for WILLIAM GALLIMORE:
William did not go to KY with his mother and the rest of the family in 1833;
he remained in NC with relatives. He was then 14 years of age. Later he went
to TN where he owned a farm and taught a rural school near McLemoresville.
Still later on he moved to Little Rock where he died, leaving a daughter.
Child of WILLIAM GALLIMORE and MARGARET ALEXANDER is:
i. AURELIA4 GALLEMORE, m. ( ) KEY.
Generation No. 4
10. SUE BEANIE RACHEL CATHERINE4 GALLEMORE (ALEXANDER3 GALLIMORE, ANN OR ANNA2, WILLIAM1) was born 1859, and died 1949. She married STEPHEN EDWARDS.
Child of SUE GALLEMORE and STEPHEN EDWARDS is:
i. RICHARD A.5 EDWARDS, b. 1884; d. 1982.
Notes for RICHARD A. EDWARDS:
Richard Edwards was the source for much of this material.
The WILL of William Gallemore:
In the name of God Amen, I William Gallemore of the county of Davidson, being through the abundant mercies of God though weak in body yet of a sound and perfect understanding and memory do Constitute this my last will and testament and desire it to be received of all persons as Such imprimis. I humbly bequeath my Soul to God my maker, beseaching his most gracious acceptance of it through the all Sufficient merits and mediator of my most
Compassionate redeemer Jesus Christ imprimis. I give my body to the Earth from whence it was taken in full assurance that it rise again at the resurrection of the great Day. as for my burial I desire it may be desent at the discresion of my dear wife and Executors here after named. as to my worldly Estate I will and order that all my Just debts be paid. I [tem] give to my dear wife the use of this house and plantation and all the property I
now possess in dureing her life time also my Daughter Elizabeth to have priveledge to make her living of the Same place.
Item I give to my grandSon Elexander Gallemore one rifle gun also I give to Jesse __ Gallemore my grandson one rifle gun also I give to my grandson Wm Anderson Gallemore one dollar also to my grand daughter Nancy Gallemore one dollar also to my grand
daughter Bathany Gallemore one dollar Item I give to my Daughter Anna Gallemore the plantation She now lives on bounded as follows to wit begining at the Stone pilar at James Briggs Corner across Flat Swamp East __ to a white oak at the end of the Cass [fense?] thence along the same north to a black Cherry tree then South East to a black oak tree near Wm Beans house thence East to the high rock near the road thence East to Surratts line and
my Daughter Elizabeth Gallemore is to have the plantation she now live on at the death of my wife and at the death of my wife my moveable property to be equaly Divided between my two Daughters and I do constitue my wife wife Elizabeth [&] William Bean my Soul Executor of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I do herein set my hand and Seal this the 28th
day of November 1829
[signed] William Gallemore.
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us
[signed] Richard Briggs, [signed] Wm Gallemore.
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