(sources: Mastering Genealogical Proof, by Thomas
W. Jones, published by The National Genealogical Society, Arlington, Virginia,
2013; Genealogical Research, Methods,
and Sources by The American Society of Genealogists, by Milton Rubicam, reprinted
by Forgotten Books, October 4, 2018;
"Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree," course from the
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.)
This book about my GILMORE ancestors adheres to the international "Genealogical
Proof Standard." Those standards
include:
- Research has been reasonably exhaustive.
- Information has been analyzed and correlated.
- Conflicting evidence has been resolved.
- Sources have been cited or referenced.
- A reasoned conclusion has been created.
Nearly everything in this book is supported by evidence (such as State
Vital Records, courthouse records, US Census, Family Bibles, property records,
church records, old newspaper articles, books, family records, tombstones,
etc.) None of my information comes from
Ancestry trees, which are riddled with incorrect information about my
ancestors. Please respect my work by reporting
it accurately, if you copy things which I have written. Also, please have enough respect for your
ancestors to report accurately, whatever you find on your own, about
them.
2. Same Name
- Wrong Person!
Just because you have found someone who has the same name as the person
you are looking for, it does not mean that you have found the correct
person.
If you need instructions on how to do genealogy, which respects your
ancestors, please take the free genealogy course, taught online from the
University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland at this website. https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/genealogy
Also, read some books and articles on how to do genealogy. Please respect your ancestors enough to
report on them correctly. View the crap which
you find on Ancestry, with a healthy dose of skepticism, because most of it is
wrong.
3. This book is a work in progress.
This edition
of my GILMORE book includes the information on the descendants of Archibald GILMORE
& Jane (unknown surname), which I have gathered, up to February 2019.
Some
information on the descendants of the GILMORE family, is missing because I have
not found it yet. In other words, there is always more to
discover about my GILMORE family, and this is what makes genealogy so interesting.
If you have
information about any of the descendants of the GILMORE family members, which you
would like for me to include, please contact me. (My contact
information is on the front cover of this book.)
As I discover
new information, I will add it to the latest edition of my GILMORE book. My GILMORE book is in my computer, and I am not
a book publisher, so I cannot whip out a bunch of copies for you. Also,
because of the way that the book is in my computer, I am not able to print just
the new information.
I have
many unanswered questions about my GILMORE family. Perhaps you can help me answer them? If so, please contact me. (My contact information is on the
front cover of this book.) Thanks!
Current edition: February 2019
4. Before you begin. .
.
(sources: Genealogical Research, Methods, and Sources by
The American Society of Genealogists, by
Milton Rubicam, reprinted by Forgotten Books, October 4, 2018; "Genealogy: Researching Your Family
Tree," course from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, My
Family Tree Research Records, by Catherine Coulter, published by the author)
A. Names
Before you start reading this book, I’d like to
explain some things about genealogy, and how I've written up the information in
this book.
Surnames (commonly known as “last names”) are usually written in all CAPITAL
LETTERS, and in BOLD PRINT.
This helps people distinguish between a person’s surname and their given name (also known as “first name”), and their middle name.
It is also customary for genealogists to use the woman’s maiden name, rather than her married name.
B. Pictures
Since I like
pictures, I’ve included as many of them as I could find to make the (sometimes)
dry, dull reading of the birth dates & death dates, a bit more
interesting. I’ve also included some
history to give you a perspective on what was happening when my GILMORE
ancestors lived.
C. Three misconceptions about my GILMORE family
During
my research on my GILMORE family, I
have run into 3 misconceptions that need to be cleared up.
1. Misconception 1 - The House of Ochiltree
book
(source: History of the House of Ochiltree
of Ayrshire, Scotland : with the genealogy of the families of those who came to
America and of some of the allied families, by Clementine Brown Railey,
published in 1916.)
Over
and over, some researchers of other GILMORE families have pointed me to
a 90+ year-old publication, which contains information on some of the GILMORE families of Scotland and
Ireland, who migrated to Virginia. The
book is:
History of the House of
Ochiltree of Ayrshire, Scotland : with the genealogy of the families of those
who came to America and of some of the allied families,
by Clementine Brown Railey,
published in 1916.
Those researchers have
insisted that my GILMORE
family must be part of the GILMORE
families in the “House of Ochiltree” book.
But, I have read the Ochiltree book, and my research shows
that my GILMORE family was NOT related to the GILMORE families in that
"House of Ochiltree" book.
So, I have eliminated
the Ochiltree book as a source for my research.
The book is available at some public libraries, for sale on Amazon, and
is available to read on-line. If you
find that I’m wrong about my conclusion, please let me know. (See cover of my book for my contact
info.) Thanks!
2. Misconception 2 - Other GILMORE families in Rockbridge
County, Virginia
(source:
John and Agnes Gilmore of Rockbridge County,Virginia by Freda
STRAMPE, located at Rockbridge Co, VA public library, and The Historical
Society, Lexington, VA.)
The
first GILMOREs, who settled in Rockbridge County, Virginia, seem to be John
GILMORE (born about 1690 in Scotland – died October 19, 1759 at Kerr’s
Creek massacre, in Rockbridge County, Virginia) and his wife Agnes
(ANDERSON) GILMORE. After they
married in 1709, they came to Rockbridge County, Virginia. (The exact date is unknown.)
They
had several children, including:
1.
James Gilmore, born 1710; died before 11
Feb 1783 in Rockbridge Co. VA.
2. John Gilmore II, born about 1715; died
about August 1781 in Rockbridge Co. VA.
3. William Gilmore, born about 1724; died after 1776.
4. Thomas Gilmore, born about 1725; died July 1763 in Kerr's Creek, VA.
5. Jane Gilmore, born about 1726.
6. Agnes Gilmore, born about 1731.
The
members of that GILMORE family have been well-researched, and many things have
been published about them, both in books and on the Internet. They were fairly wealthy, owned slaves, and
held prominent positions in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Some of their family homes are still
occupied.
CONCLUSION
- I am not related to the John GILMORE and Agnes ANDERSON family.
(sources: Ancestry DNA test -
Sandy Gilmore; GEDmatch kit # 678015 -
Sandy Gilmore; Family Tree y-DNA test # 828003
- James Lee Gilmore)
Both a paper trail, and DNA evidence indicate that my GILMORE ancestors and I are NOT
related to the descendants of John GILMORE and Agnes ANDERSON.
No
one from the John GILMORE and Agnes ANDERSON family, who has had their DNA
tested with Ancestry, or with Family Tree-yDNA, is a match to me, and is not a
match to my male cousin Jim Gilmore. So,
my conclusion is that my GILMOREs and John GILMORE (who died in the Kerr's
Creek massacre in Rockbridge County, Virginia) are not related to me. Just because the surname is the same does not
always mean that 2 people are related.
Another
interesting difference between the 2 GILMORE families who lived in Rockbridge
County, Virginia, is that my GILMOREs were poor farmers, who did not own
slaves, did not own large plantations, and in some cases, did not even
own the property they lived on! I can't say that about the John and
Agnes GILMORE family! Please look them
up online if you want to know more about the other GILMOREs in Rockbridge
County, Virginia..
3. Misconception 3 - Gilmore’s Mill,
Rockbridge County, Virginia
My research shows
that Gilmore's Mill was not settled by my GILMORE family. The other GILMORE family (in
Misconception #2, above) settled and lived in Gilmore's Mill..
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I hope this clears
up the 3 major misconceptions about my GILMORE family. To summarize,
1.
My GILMORE family is not in the Ochiltree book.
2.
My GILMORE family is not related to John GILMORE and Agnes ANDERSON.
3.
My GILMORE family did not settle, or live in, the village of
Gilmore's Mills.
If you have
information which differs from what I’ve said here, please contact me because I
want to be accurate in what I say about my family. Thank you!
(End of Chapter 1 - Introduction)
