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Gullion Origins

The Gullions, probably long before 1663, came from Scotland to Northern Ireland where there is a Slieve (Mt.) Gullion and a Lake Gullion located in County Armagh, but the records found in Belfast were for counties Antrim and Down where the name was also spelled Gulliom, Guilliams, Gullem and Gillian. In 1663 the Passenger and Immigration Lists Index shows John Guilliam (no age given) came to Virginia. John may have been the father of Patrick or his grandfather. In my reports, I have Patrick listed as the son of John. This connection has not been proven.

Patrick Gullion

Patrick Gullion’s obituary from the Kentucky Gazette, Oct. 10, 1805


Lexington, October 10 (1805), ‘Died on Tuesday morning last, Mr. Patrick Gullion, a citizen of this town. The age of Mr. Gullion was not known to any person in this place; but it has been considered as considerably upwards of 100 years. He has been a citizen of Lexington for about 20 years; and when he first came here was called a very old man.’

Since Patrick was 100 years of age or older at the time of his death, he probably had more than one wife (he was with Mary at in 1803) and several children but we have only found proof of his oldest son Henry who was surely in his 80s in 1803. Again, Henry probably had more than one wife and several children, but we only know of his two eldest sons, Edmund and Edmund P. The later used only the name Edmund after his older brother died about 1803. Edmund and Edmund P. must have been very close to their father Henry and grandfather Patrick as all lived close to each other in Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

Henry Gullion, Son of Patrick and Edmund, Grandson of Patrick

On August 10, 1796, Edmund purchased a home where Patrick lived on Mulberry Street in Lexington, Kentucky. Edmund died, left the house to his father Henry. On February 15 1803, Click here for a transcription of the indenture. Henry gave the home to Patrick and Mary Gullion with the understanding that it would pass to his next oldest son, Edmund P., at their death.

Jeremiah Gullion, Great Grandson of Patrick

Jeremiah Gullion was born 11/28/1758 near Hannahstown, PA. This is where he also married Isabelle “Belle” Patty, in January of 1779, at her parent’s home (George and Isabelle Patty or Pattie) near Hannahstown, Pennsylvania by Mr. Frisby, Justice of the Peace. Isabelle was born in Ireland on March 3,1760. Her parents having immigrated to America prior to the Revolutionary War.

Jeremiah lived in Westmoreland Co., PA when he enlisted in the Revolutionary War. According to a Gullion researcher, Jeremiah served in the Revolutionary War off and on from 1776 to 1783 as a private wtih the PA troops under Captains Joseph Erwin, Matthew Jack and Jeremiah Lochrey and under Colonel Carnahan. He was “hired out” to the Continental Militia as an Indian spy and ranger. During the Battle of Long Island, he was wounded twice, once in the foot and once in the right leg. In 1780, he was sent to Lexington, KY as an Indian spy by Colonel Todd and served under General Clark in the Indian expeditions to Chilicothe and Pickaway in Ohio. He also fought in the battles of Hannahstown and Blue Lick (Indian raids in Westmoreland Co., PA).

Jeremiah and his family moved with his great grandparents (Patrick and Mary O’Gullion), his father and his siblings and their families to Fayette Co., KY in 1786. He was in the Kentucky Militia in 1787 under Ensign Rich’d Masterson. In 1801 he was a Captain in the Kentucky Militia.

Jeremiah and his brother John “Jack” are said to have been the first residents of Frankfort, KY. Jeremiah built the first house in 1788 where the Methodist Church now stands. He bought two lots on Washington St. and an outlying lot containing four acres from James Wilkinson in January, 1792 “in consideration of the sum of five Shillings, Current money of Virginia.”.

In 1794, he settled on the Kentucky River at the mouth of Eagle Creek, in Gallatin County, KY, present day Carroll County. In April of 1815, at the age of 58, Jeremiah died at his home on the Kentucky River.

James Gullion, son of Jeremiah

James Gullion (son to Jeremiah and Isabelle Gullion) was born abt 1785 in Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY. He died before 1830 in Worthville, Carroll Co., Kentucky and was laid to rest on father’s property near mouth of Eagle Creek in the Gullion Cemetery.

He married Sarah Catherine Dermit (daughter of Edward Bryan Dermitt and Ora Harrell) on 25 May 1805 in Henry Co., KY. She died 1875 in Sparta, KY. It is unknown if she is buried alongside James in Gullion Cemetery.
 

Jeremiah Gullion’s property from across Eagle Creek

James Gullion, Jr.

James Gullion, Jr. was the son of James Gullion and Sarah Catherine Dermit. He was born about 1809 in Gallatin Co., Kentucky and died about 1849 in Mill Creek, Carroll Co., Kentucky. He married Sarah Moore one 06 Sep 1833 in Gallatin Co., Kentucky. Sarah was the daughter of Robert M. Moore and Elizabeth Gaines Spencer.

Eliza Dillion (Gullion) Washburn

Elza Dillon Gullion Washburn

Eliza was the daughter of James and Sarah (Moore) Gullion. She married Samuel Washburn. They had nine children, including my grandfather, Clarence Arnold Washburn. They lived in Carroll Co., Kentucky

Children of Eliza Dillion (Gullion) Washburn