William, the Planter

LINKS of interest in researching William GILREATH, 1794 Planter of Newberry Co SC

Useful Links

The following are useful links where the William GILREATH family is discussed or portrayed. If you wish to be added to this list (or know of another site which should be included), please send me an e-mail.

Online discussion group: A forum for online discussion and brainstorming.
One GILREATH website: A researcher's posting of important records.
NC GILREATH researcher: This is a site developed to follow descendants of William GILREATH into GA and KY.
PETTYPOOL connection: Seth[4] and Mary Woods Pettypool (of Seth[3]) of Halifax County, Virginia and Granville County, North Carolina.
Asociated Surnames: GREEN, McVEIGH, PACE, STREET, WINFREY, WOODS.
Capt William GILREATH, Scout: Send a link, please.
Sgt Alexander GILREATH: I found the link above 9 Nov 2008. Please send a link.
George GILREATH, Waggoner?: He received a horse, a rifle and wagon gears from his father's estate. Please send a web link.

Jesse GILREATH, Planter: This is GILREATH's Mill and Bridge on South Tyger River in SC.
Sarah GILREATH THOMPSON: To whom did she marry? Who were her heirs as mentioned in her father's will? Please send a link.
Nancy GILREATH TURNER: Possibly Lewis TURNER (f/o Lewis B, et al); or, Edward TURNER Sr (f/o Vincent, Ellender, et al)?
Mary GILREATH: What happened to her? Please send a link.

Have Fun!

We need more discussion as to where these missing children might have gone.
We need to find the widow Mary -- and her family.
We need to find the parents and siblings of William GILREATH, Planter of Newberry.
We need to look more closely at the areas in which he flourished:
- 1754 -- 640 ac Six Pound Crk and Hawtree Crk (old Granville Co NC) (GILCREASE grant)
- Bute Co NC (when?)
- Warren Co NC (when?)
- Crab Fork (NC) (Ashe? Co) (when?) (no. of acres?)
- Cub Crk (Wilkes Co NC) (acres?)
- 1788 -- 200 ac Kings Crk of Enoree River (of Broad River) (Newberry Co SC) (WADLINGTON grant)
What happened to James GILREATH -- mentioned in early records with William and John.
We need to post, discuss, clarify and pursue the other hints and possible associations:
- FOOTE & COLCLOUGH, COLEMAN, BAXTER, BUTLER
- William SMITH -- deed for exactly half William GILREATH's Granville grant
- PATTERSON, JONES & LENOIR, PICKENS, RUTHERFORD
- RUTHERFORD -- Chatham Co NC, Essex Co VA (esp., Robt, Esq., of Newberry Co SC)
- BROOKS -- Essex Co VA, Chatham Co NC, Newberry Co SC
- SLAPPY -- esp., Henry SLAPPY, of Light Dragoons, of Newberry Co SC and Jasper Co GA
- MATHIS -- esp., Thomas MATHIS, wit to SC deed WADLINGTON to GILREATH
- STILES
- ALEWINE
- WAUGH
- WADLINGTON, MURPHEY, ANDERSON
- Others?