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Where did the Scottish Gilliland family come from? What is the Scottish Gilliland family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gilliland family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gilliland family history?
The Gilliland surname is a reduced Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaoláin, which means "son of the servant of St Faolán." While the name may have originated in Ireland, this line was extant by the beginning of the 17th century, only to find many of the family to return to Ireland about 100 years later with the Plantation of Ulster.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Gilleland, Gillieland, Gillsland, Gilsland, Gillesland, Gillerlaine, Gillerland, Gillisland, Gillan, Gillander, Gilander, MacGillanders and many more.First found in Midlothian, where Gilbert McGillelane or McGillolane was listed as captain of Clan Connan of Galloway during the reign of David II (1324-1371). Also during this time, Ingeram M'Gillelan held a lease of lands in the barony of Redcastle in 1372. [1]
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gilliland research. Another 177 words(13 lines of text) covering the year 1206 is included under the topic Early Gilliland History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Some of the Gilliland family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 241 words(17 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Gilliland. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Gilliland Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- John Gilliland settled in New England in 1685
- John Gilliland, who arrived in East New Jersey in 1685
Gilliland Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- William H Gilliland, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1809
- William Gilliland, who arrived in Mississippi in 1825
- John L Gilliland, who arrived in New York in 1830
- Samuel Gilliland, who landed in Texas in 1835
- Eli Gilliland, who arrived in Texas in 1835
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- Alexis Arnaldus Gilliland (b. 1931), American science fiction writer and cartoonist, winner of the John W. Campbell Award for the Best New Writer in Science Fiction
- Richard Gilliland (b. 1950), American television and movie actor
- Edwin R. Gilliland (1909-1973), American chemical engineer and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- David Gilliland (b. 1976), American NASCAR driver
- John Sanford Gilliland Jr. (1935-1998), American radio broadcaster and documentarian
- Gaelen Gilliland, American musical theatre actress
- Allan Gilliland (b. 1965), Canadian composer
- Charles Leon Gilliland (1933-1951), United States Army soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War
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- A Family History, Gilliland-Danhauer of Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas: Their Ancestors and Collateral Lines by Nadine Gilliland Howe.
- These Are My Roots: Gilliland & Jenkins Genealogy by Matilda Jenkins Webb.
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- ^ Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Other References- Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Prebble, John. The Highland Clearances. London: Secker & Warburg, 1963. Print.
- Moncrieffe, Sir Ian of That Ilk and Don Pottinger. Clan Map Scotland of Old. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1983. Print.
- Barrow, G.W.S Ed. Acts of Malcom IV 1153-65 Volume I Regesta Regum Scottorum 1153-1424. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1960. Print.
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Urquhart, Blair Edition. Tartans The New Compact Study Guide and Identifier. Secauccus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1994. Print. (ISBN 0-7858-0050-6).
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1970. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- Innes, Thomas and Learney. Scots Heraldry A Practical Handbook on the Historical Principles and Mordern Application of the Art and Science. London: Oliver and Boyd, 1934. Print.
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