Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameBarnabas GILROY 
Birth17602133
Birthabt 1765, Enniskillen, Ireland2148, p 2
Death29 Nov 1843, Little Forks, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada2133, year only,2149 Age: 83
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
FatherEdward GILROY (1735-)
MotherSarah FLEMING (1740-)
Individual Notes
• from Inniskillen, Ireland2119, p 2,2088, p 9
• Granted 500 acres in 1798 at River Maccan; service 54th Regiment.2128, p 39
• Barnabus Gilroy was also called Barney Gilroy. He “enlisted on a ship. It is said that the sailors died of scurvy with the exception of three Irishmen; these landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia.2148, p 2
• Granted 500 acres in 1798 at River Maccan; service 54th Regiment.2128, p 39
• Barnabus Gilroy was also called Barney Gilroy. He “enlisted on a ship. It is said that the sailors died of scurvy with the exception of three Irishmen; these landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia.2148, p 2
Census Data
• 1794 Census: District of Rivers Macan, Nappan and Hebert, Nova Scotia.2144
Spouses
1Dorcas MILLS , 397
, 397Birthabt 1769, Bedford, Westchester, New York2109, p 7; place only,2148, p 2; date only
FatherDavid MILLS , 183 (~1730-~1829)
MotherRebecca HOLMES (~1739-1809)
Individual Notes
• aka Dorothy.2150, p 2
Marriage7 Dec 1790, Barronsfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada2096, p 2,813, p 8; date only,814, p 2,2133
Family Notes
• They had 7 daughters, 8 sons.2088, p 9
• Dorcas and Barnabas had twelve children, four or five went to Ontario.2151, p 8
• Dorcas and Barnabas had twelve children, four or five went to Ontario.2151, p 8
ChildrenSarah (Died as Child) (1791-1792)
Rebecca (1792-)
Edward (1794-)
David (1796-)
James (1798-)
Nathan (1799-)
Catherine (1802-1842)
Jane (Died as Child) (1804-1806)
John (1806-~1829)
Charlotte (1808-)
Barnabas (1810-1887)
George (1812-1874)
Aaron (1815-1861)
Susannah (1819-1897)
Dorcas (~1819-1893)