Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameBarnabas GILROY 
Birth1760 [8372]
Birthabt 1765, Enniskillen, Ireland [7325, p 2]
Death1843 [8372] Age: 83
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
FatherEdward GILROY (1735-)
MotherSarah FLEMING (1740-)
Individual Notes
• from Inniskillen, Ireland [1091, p 2], [1816, p 9]
• Granted 500 acres in 1798 at River Maccan; service 54th Regiment. [789, 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. [7325, p 2]
• Granted 500 acres in 1798 at River Maccan; service 54th Regiment. [789, 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. [7325, p 2]
Census
• 1794 Census: District of Rivers Macan, Nappan and Hebert, Nova Scotia. [1545]
Spouses
1Dorcas MILLS , 397
, 397Birthabt 1769, Bedford, Westchester, New York [1830, p 7; place only], [7325, p 2; date only]
FatherDavid MILLS , 183 (~1730-~1829)
MotherRebecca HOLMES (~1739-1809)
Individual Notes
• aka Dorothy. [6258, p 2]
Marriage7 Dec 1790, Barronsfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [99, p 2], [6257, p 8; date only], [7616, p 2], [8372]
Family Notes
• They had 7 daughters, 8 sons. [1816, p 9]
• Dorcas and Barnabas had twelve children, four or five went to Ontario. [1097, p 8]
• Dorcas and Barnabas had twelve children, four or five went to Ontario. [1097, p 8]
ChildrenSarah (Died as Child) (1791-1792)
Rebecca (1793-)
Edward (1794-)
David (1796-)
James (1798-)
Nathan (1799-)
Catherine (1802-1842)
Jane (Died as Child) (1804-1806)
John (1806-)
Charlotte (1808-)
Barnabas (1810-1887)
George (1812-1874)
Aaron (1815-1861)
Susannah (1819-1897)