Angus Gilchrist was the second child and first son of John Gilchrist Sr. (1740–1802) and Effie McMillan (1748–1794).
Angus Gilchrist was a literary scholar, fluent in Latin, and a superior mathematician. He designed and erected the Gilchrist Bridge, an historical landmark located in Wagram, Scotland County, North Carolina. However, he was best known as an exceptional surveyor. At about 19 years of age, he was appointed as Deputy Surveyor of Public Lands in Robeson County, NC.
Angus aquired and sold thousands of acres of land over his lifetime. He began acquiring land before he was of legal age to purchase it by associating with someone who was of legal age, John Jacob Rhodes. The two men became business partners and life-long friends. In tribute to their friendship, Angus' named his youngest son, John Jacob Rhodes Gilchrist, after his business partner.
His first wife was Margaret McKay (b. 1782 Charleston, SC, d. 1811), daughter of Archibald and Catherine McKay, and sister of Colonel Archibald McKay. She is buried in the Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC.
In 1813, after Margaret's death, Angus married Elizabeth McNeill (d. 1850, Lowndes Co., Ala.), widow of James Graham. Angus and Elizabeth built a large, fine home in north-eastern Richmond Co., NC, - an area which bordered both Cumberland and Robeson Counties at that time.
The Angus Gilchrist House was located along the stage route between New Orleans and New York. Today, the location of the home would have been on or near Old Wire Road, in Wagram, Scotland Co., NC.
Angus and Elizabeth's home was a stage stop and inn for travelers. Reportedly, the Angus Gilchrist House was the best stopping place between Richmond, VA. and Columbia, SC.
Children of Angus and Margaret McKay Gilchrist:
Catherine Gilchrist (1800–1801)
Effie Gilchrist (1801–1886)
Mary Gilchrist (1803–1849)
Archibald McKay Gilchrist (1805–1854)
John Gilchrist (1809–1813)
Children of Angus and Elizabeth McNeill Gilchrist:
James Graham Gilchrist (1814-1890)
John Jacob Rhodes Gilchrist (1816-1856)
Elizabeth Gilchrist (1820–1822)
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Angus Gilchrist was a literary scholar, fluent in Latin, and a superior mathematician. He designed and erected the Gilchrist Bridge, an historical landmark located in Wagram, Scotland County, North Carolina. However, he was best known as an exceptional surveyor. At about 19 years of age, he was appointed as Deputy Surveyor of Public Lands in Robeson County, NC.
Angus aquired and sold thousands of acres of land over his lifetime. He began acquiring land before he was of legal age to purchase it by associating with someone who was of legal age, John Jacob Rhodes. The two men became business partners and life-long friends. In tribute to their friendship, Angus' named his youngest son, John Jacob Rhodes Gilchrist, after his business partner.
His first wife was Margaret McKay (b. 1782 Charleston, SC, d. 1811), daughter of Archibald and Catherine McKay, and sister of Colonel Archibald McKay. She is buried in the Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC.
In 1813, after Margaret's death, Angus married Elizabeth McNeill (d. 1850, Lowndes Co., Ala.), widow of James Graham. Angus and Elizabeth built a large, fine home in north-eastern Richmond Co., NC, - an area which bordered both Cumberland and Robeson Counties at that time.
The Angus Gilchrist House was located along the stage route between New Orleans and New York. Today, the location of the home would have been on or near Old Wire Road, in Wagram, Scotland Co., NC.
Angus and Elizabeth's home was a stage stop and inn for travelers. Reportedly, the Angus Gilchrist House was the best stopping place between Richmond, VA. and Columbia, SC.
Children of Angus and Margaret McKay Gilchrist:
Catherine Gilchrist (1800–1801)
Effie Gilchrist (1801–1886)
Mary Gilchrist (1803–1849)
Archibald McKay Gilchrist (1805–1854)
John Gilchrist (1809–1813)
Children of Angus and Elizabeth McNeill Gilchrist:
James Graham Gilchrist (1814-1890)
John Jacob Rhodes Gilchrist (1816-1856)
Elizabeth Gilchrist (1820–1822)
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Angus Gilchrist was the second child and first son of John Gilchrist Sr. (1740–1802) and Effie McMillan (1748–1794).
Angus Gilchrist was a literary scholar, fluent in Latin, and a superior mathematician. He designed and erected the Gilchrist Bridge, an historical landmark located in Wagram, Scotland County, North Carolina. However, he was best known as an exceptional surveyor. At about 19 years of age, he was appointed as Deputy Surveyor of Public Lands in Robeson County, NC.
Angus aquired and sold thousands of acres of land over his lifetime. He began acquiring land before he was of legal age to purchase it by associating with someone who was of legal age, John Jacob Rhodes. The two men became business partners and life-long friends. In tribute to their friendship, Angus' named his youngest son, John Jacob Rhodes Gilchrist, after his business partner.
His first wife was Margaret McKay (b. 1782 Charleston, SC, d. 1811), daughter of Archibald and Catherine McKay, and sister of Colonel Archibald McKay. She is buried in the Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC.
In 1813, after Margaret's death, Angus married Elizabeth McNeill (d. 1850, Lowndes Co., Ala.), widow of James Graham. Angus and Elizabeth built a large, fine home in north-eastern Richmond Co., NC, - an area which bordered both Cumberland and Robeson Counties at that time.
The Angus Gilchrist House was located along the stage route between New Orleans and New York. Today, the location of the home would have been on or near Old Wire Road, in Wagram, Scotland Co., NC.
Angus and Elizabeth's home was a stage stop and inn for travelers. Reportedly, the Angus Gilchrist House was the best stopping place between Richmond, VA. and Columbia, SC.
Children of Angus and Margaret McKay Gilchrist:
Catherine Gilchrist (1800–1801)
Effie Gilchrist (1801–1886)
Mary Gilchrist (1803–1849)
Archibald McKay Gilchrist (1805–1854)
John Gilchrist (1809–1813)
Children of Angus and Elizabeth McNeill Gilchrist:
James Graham Gilchrist (1814-1890)
John Jacob Rhodes Gilchrist (1816-1856)
Elizabeth Gilchrist (1820–1822)
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Angus Gilchrist was a literary scholar, fluent in Latin, and a superior mathematician. He designed and erected the Gilchrist Bridge, an historical landmark located in Wagram, Scotland County, North Carolina. However, he was best known as an exceptional surveyor. At about 19 years of age, he was appointed as Deputy Surveyor of Public Lands in Robeson County, NC.
Angus aquired and sold thousands of acres of land over his lifetime. He began acquiring land before he was of legal age to purchase it by associating with someone who was of legal age, John Jacob Rhodes. The two men became business partners and life-long friends. In tribute to their friendship, Angus' named his youngest son, John Jacob Rhodes Gilchrist, after his business partner.
His first wife was Margaret McKay (b. 1782 Charleston, SC, d. 1811), daughter of Archibald and Catherine McKay, and sister of Colonel Archibald McKay. She is buried in the Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC.
In 1813, after Margaret's death, Angus married Elizabeth McNeill (d. 1850, Lowndes Co., Ala.), widow of James Graham. Angus and Elizabeth built a large, fine home in north-eastern Richmond Co., NC, - an area which bordered both Cumberland and Robeson Counties at that time.
The Angus Gilchrist House was located along the stage route between New Orleans and New York. Today, the location of the home would have been on or near Old Wire Road, in Wagram, Scotland Co., NC.
Angus and Elizabeth's home was a stage stop and inn for travelers. Reportedly, the Angus Gilchrist House was the best stopping place between Richmond, VA. and Columbia, SC.
Children of Angus and Margaret McKay Gilchrist:
Catherine Gilchrist (1800–1801)
Effie Gilchrist (1801–1886)
Mary Gilchrist (1803–1849)
Archibald McKay Gilchrist (1805–1854)
John Gilchrist (1809–1813)
Children of Angus and Elizabeth McNeill Gilchrist:
James Graham Gilchrist (1814-1890)
John Jacob Rhodes Gilchrist (1816-1856)
Elizabeth Gilchrist (1820–1822)
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