James became a successful farmer and merchant in Newberry. According to his pension application papers in Washington DC., he lived in Newberry for six years after the War, or to about 1820. He then lived at "Cow Grove," Abbeville, South Carolina, later moving to "Sweetwater Place" and lastly building a large home in Greenwood which was destroyed by fire many years ago. He taught school for some years and was a Major General in command of State Militia for Old Ninety Six District. He was a Mason and in 1839 became an Elder at Rock Presbyterian Church in Greenwood, SC. He also served as Clerk of the Session. His first wife was Sarah Carolina Satterwhite, daughter of John Satterwhite and Susan McKie, who died 20 Jun 1849 aged 52 years. Sarah Satterwhite was mentioned as the wife of James Gillam in the will of her grandfather, Michael McKie who died 1 Nov 1814.
Prior to his membership in Rock Presbyterian Church, James Gillam was a member of Siloam Baptist Church, which still exists on Siloam Church Road, Greenwood County, SC., just east of Wilson Creek. By today's standards it seems to be about halfway between the town of "96" and Rock Creek Church of today in Greenwood.
James became a successful farmer and merchant in Newberry. According to his pension application papers in Washington DC., he lived in Newberry for six years after the War, or to about 1820. He then lived at "Cow Grove," Abbeville, South Carolina, later moving to "Sweetwater Place" and lastly building a large home in Greenwood which was destroyed by fire many years ago. He taught school for some years and was a Major General in command of State Militia for Old Ninety Six District. He was a Mason and in 1839 became an Elder at Rock Presbyterian Church in Greenwood, SC. He also served as Clerk of the Session. His first wife was Sarah Carolina Satterwhite, daughter of John Satterwhite and Susan McKie, who died 20 Jun 1849 aged 52 years. Sarah Satterwhite was mentioned as the wife of James Gillam in the will of her grandfather, Michael McKie who died 1 Nov 1814.
Prior to his membership in Rock Presbyterian Church, James Gillam was a member of Siloam Baptist Church, which still exists on Siloam Church Road, Greenwood County, SC., just east of Wilson Creek. By today's standards it seems to be about halfway between the town of "96" and Rock Creek Church of today in Greenwood.
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