Rash's Surname Index

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Notes for John GILPIN

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John Gilpin, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Read) Gilpin, was born September 17, 1765, and died April 19, 1808. He inherited Gilpin Manor and spent his whole life there, taking an active interest in public affairs, and filling a number of public offices in his native county. He succeeded his father as presiding judge of the Cecil county courts, February 14, 1788, was a presidential elector for John Adams in 1797, and for Thomas Jefferson in 1801 and 1805. He was also a member of the House of Delegates in 1800. He married, September 28,1797, Mary Husbands (b. Apr. 26, 1772, d. Nov. 21, 1850) daughter of Colonel Henry Hollingsworth, one of the most prominent figures during the Revolutionary war, in his section, and a descendant of a family long prominent in that section.

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