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Lewis Wiley Gilstrap

Parents

Father	Peter Gilstrap, Jr. (b. 1735, d. 10 March 1795)
Mother	Mary Jane Bright (b. 1743, d. after 1803)

Children with Elizabeth Maxwell (b. 20 October 1771, d. 1854)

Son	Wiley Rufus Gilstrap+ (b. 18 December 1793, d. 22 November 1879)
Daughter	Zelpha Gilstrap+ (b. 1795, d. after 1850)
Daughter	Eleanor Nellie Gilstrap (b. 10 September 1795)
Son	Bright Gilstrap+ (b. 1799, d. 11 February 1877)
Son	John Wesley Gilstrap+ (b. 17 September 1802, d. 22 August 1875)
Son	William Maxville Gilstrap+ (b. 10 September 1805, d. 14 May 1871)
Daughter	Jennie Gilstrap+ (b. 1807, d. 1859)
Daughter	Mary Elizabeth Ann Gilstrap+ (b. 1809, d. 1884)
Daughter	Elizabeth Gilstrap+ (b. 20 February 1833, d. 21 May 1889)

Person Exhibits

Bright and William Maxwell Gilstrap

Biography

DNA Verified		53 DNA matches through Lewis Wiley Gilstrap
Anecdote		Lewis Wiley Gilstrap, with his brother Hardy, migrated westward across the state of North Carolina and into the Pendleton District of South Carolina in about 1803 or 1804. After the death of their parents it seems that the children of Peter Jr. and Mary scattered in many directions. Lewis and Hardy moved to the "back country" area their father had mentioned in his will. Others headed on a more northwesterly track towards Kentucky, Missouri and Arkansas. Lewis married Elizabeth Maxwell (b. Oct. 20, 1771 in Duplin Co., NC, d. 1854 in Pickens Co. SC) in Duplin County, North Carolina on April 22, 1790. A copy of their marriage bond is still on file at the office of Duplin County Registrar of Deeds, in Kenansville, North Carolina. Lewis and Elizabeth Maxwell Gilstrap had nine children.1
ChildParent2,2
Person Source		He had person sources.3
Birth	1770	He was born in 1770 in Craven, North Carolina, United StatesBGO.3
Residence	1790	He lived in Early Tax List, Duplin County, NCBGO, in 1790.4
Marriage	22 April 1790	He and Elizabeth Maxwell were married on 22 April 1790 in Duplin, North Carolina, United StatesBGO.3
1800 Federal Census (fam)	1800	He and Elizabeth Maxwell appeared in the 1800 federal census in 1800 in Duplin, North Carolina, United StatesBGO.
Residence	1800	He lived in Duplin, North CarolinaBGO, in 1800.5
Residence	1810	He lived in Pendleton, South Carolina, United StatesBGO, in 1810.6
1810 Federal Census (fam)	1810	He and Elizabeth Maxwell appeared in the 1810 federal census in 1810 in Pendleton County, South Carolina, United StatesBGO.
Residence	1820	He lived in Pendleton, South Carolina, United StatesBGO, in 1820.7
1820 Federal Census (fam)	7 August 1820	He and Elizabeth Maxwell appeared in the 1820 federal census on 7 August 1820 in Pendleton County, South Carolina, United StatesBGO.
1830 Federal Census (fam)	1830	He and Elizabeth Maxwell appeared in the 1830 federal census in 1830 in Pickens, South Carolina, United StatesBGO.
Residence	1830	He lived in Pickens, South Carolina, United StatesBGO, in 1830.8
1840 Federal Census (fam)	1840	He and Elizabeth Maxwell appeared in the 1840 federal census in 1840 in Pickens, South Carolina, United StatesBGO.
Residence	1840	He lived in Pickens, South Carolina, United StatesBGO, in 1840.9
Residence	18 September 1850	He lived in Pickens, South Carolina, United StatesBGO, on 18 September 1850. Name: Lewis Gilstrap, Age: 82, Birth Year: abt 1768, Birth Place: Virginia, Gender: Male, Race: White, Occupation: Farmer, Industry: Agriculture, Record ID: 8054::5863811, Household Members: Elizabeth Gilstrap, Lucretia Head.10
Death	21 May 1854	He died on 21 May 1854 at age ~84 in Pickens, South Carolina, United StatesBGO.3,11
Burial	after 21 May 1854	He was buried after 21 May 1854 at Gilstrap CemeteryBG in Pickens, South Carolina, United StatesBGO. Locate intersection of Highway and SR S38-118 (Sunset Community Rd) in Sunset. Drive (NW) on SR S38-118. In 0.4 miles turn left (W) on dirt road called Sequoyah Way. Drive to end of road. This is where you'll be facing a private property sign. To your right will be another dirt road leading up a hill. Drive up this road for 100 yards and always bear to your right. Cemetery is located in the woods. Latitude N 34 58.841 x Longitude W 82 45.352

Citations

1. [S188] Gary Neal Gilstrap, A Wiley Bunch (, Nov 2004), p. 6. Hereinafter cited as A Wiley Bunch.
2. [S188] Gary Neal Gilstrap, A Wiley Bunch (, Nov 2004), p. 4. Hereinafter cited as A Wiley Bunch.
3. [S188] Gary Neal Gilstrap, A Wiley Bunch (, Nov 2004), p. 5. Hereinafter cited as A Wiley Bunch.
4. [S374] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
5. [S373] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Duplin, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 31; Page: 402; Image: 360; Family History Library Film: 337907
6. [S257] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Pendleton, South Carolina; Roll: 61; Page: 203; Image: 00251; Family History Library Film: 0181420
7. [S243] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Pendleton, South Carolina; Page: 188; NARA Roll: M33_120; Image: 252
8. [S244] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Pickens, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 173; Page: 308; Family History Library Film: 0022507
9. [S245] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Pickens District, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 514; Page: 366; Family History Library Film: 0022510
10. [S239] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 857; Page: 502a
11. [S127] mhamilton176, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2050618/person/1302157731, (.)