John Gullick, Jr:
Service Record:
Supplied sundries to the NC militia.
Born: abt.1750 in Tyron Co., NC
Family:
Son of John Gullick Sr. and his wife Elizabeth.
He first married Rebecca Davidson in Lincoln Co., NC by 1775.
John married a second time to Hannah Ramsey.
Death: March 15, 1832 in Madison Co., IL
John raised his family in that part of North Carolina which became Lincoln Co. John and brother, Jonathon, were patriots as was their father and gave valuable aid by supplying sundries to the militia.
Before the coming of the Swiss, it is claimed that the first white settlers to locate any place near the present site of Highland came from Kentucky and North Carolina in 1804 and settled in the southeast part of Helvetia Tp. It was about this time when the Gullicks with other old settlers arrived. Many of the old settlers are buried in the old section of this cemetery settled in what was known as Sugar Creek Neighborhood and attended the Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church. They all settled south and east of Highland. They did not at first buy land, but they "squatted" at any place that suited them. A dozen years later after Illinois became a state, many had secured title to the same tracts on which they "squatted" and made improvements. Unscrupulous land dealers knew of these conditions and took advantage of the situation. They would purchase from the government, for $1.25 an acre, a quarter of a half section on which they knew were improvements had been made and then force the settlers who had made the improvements either to pay them $4 or $5 per acre, or give up the possession. Rather than lose all the improvements they had made, the settlers in many instances complied with the demands of the land dealers. About a quarter of a mile from the present site of the cemetery, in plain view, a choice location for a farm, the Pioneer Homestead of John Gullick, Jr. lies.
Service Record:
Supplied sundries to the NC militia.
Born: abt.1750 in Tyron Co., NC
Family:
Son of John Gullick Sr. and his wife Elizabeth.
He first married Rebecca Davidson in Lincoln Co., NC by 1775.
John married a second time to Hannah Ramsey.
Death: March 15, 1832 in Madison Co., IL
John raised his family in that part of North Carolina which became Lincoln Co. John and brother, Jonathon, were patriots as was their father and gave valuable aid by supplying sundries to the militia.
Before the coming of the Swiss, it is claimed that the first white settlers to locate any place near the present site of Highland came from Kentucky and North Carolina in 1804 and settled in the southeast part of Helvetia Tp. It was about this time when the Gullicks with other old settlers arrived. Many of the old settlers are buried in the old section of this cemetery settled in what was known as Sugar Creek Neighborhood and attended the Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church. They all settled south and east of Highland. They did not at first buy land, but they "squatted" at any place that suited them. A dozen years later after Illinois became a state, many had secured title to the same tracts on which they "squatted" and made improvements. Unscrupulous land dealers knew of these conditions and took advantage of the situation. They would purchase from the government, for $1.25 an acre, a quarter of a half section on which they knew were improvements had been made and then force the settlers who had made the improvements either to pay them $4 or $5 per acre, or give up the possession. Rather than lose all the improvements they had made, the settlers in many instances complied with the demands of the land dealers. About a quarter of a mile from the present site of the cemetery, in plain view, a choice location for a farm, the Pioneer Homestead of John Gullick, Jr. lies.
John Gullick, Jr:
Service Record:
Supplied sundries to the NC militia.
Born: abt.1750 in Tyron Co., NC
Family:
Son of John Gullick Sr. and his wife Elizabeth.
He first married Rebecca Davidson in Lincoln Co., NC by 1775.
John married a second time to Hannah Ramsey.
Death: March 15, 1832 in Madison Co., IL
John raised his family in that part of North Carolina which became Lincoln Co. John and brother, Jonathon, were patriots as was their father and gave valuable aid by supplying sundries to the militia.
Before the coming of the Swiss, it is claimed that the first white settlers to locate any place near the present site of Highland came from Kentucky and North Carolina in 1804 and settled in the southeast part of Helvetia Tp. It was about this time when the Gullicks with other old settlers arrived. Many of the old settlers are buried in the old section of this cemetery settled in what was known as Sugar Creek Neighborhood and attended the Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church. They all settled south and east of Highland. They did not at first buy land, but they "squatted" at any place that suited them. A dozen years later after Illinois became a state, many had secured title to the same tracts on which they "squatted" and made improvements. Unscrupulous land dealers knew of these conditions and took advantage of the situation. They would purchase from the government, for $1.25 an acre, a quarter of a half section on which they knew were improvements had been made and then force the settlers who had made the improvements either to pay them $4 or $5 per acre, or give up the possession. Rather than lose all the improvements they had made, the settlers in many instances complied with the demands of the land dealers. About a quarter of a mile from the present site of the cemetery, in plain view, a choice location for a farm, the Pioneer Homestead of John Gullick, Jr. lies.
Service Record:
Supplied sundries to the NC militia.
Born: abt.1750 in Tyron Co., NC
Family:
Son of John Gullick Sr. and his wife Elizabeth.
He first married Rebecca Davidson in Lincoln Co., NC by 1775.
John married a second time to Hannah Ramsey.
Death: March 15, 1832 in Madison Co., IL
John raised his family in that part of North Carolina which became Lincoln Co. John and brother, Jonathon, were patriots as was their father and gave valuable aid by supplying sundries to the militia.
Before the coming of the Swiss, it is claimed that the first white settlers to locate any place near the present site of Highland came from Kentucky and North Carolina in 1804 and settled in the southeast part of Helvetia Tp. It was about this time when the Gullicks with other old settlers arrived. Many of the old settlers are buried in the old section of this cemetery settled in what was known as Sugar Creek Neighborhood and attended the Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church. They all settled south and east of Highland. They did not at first buy land, but they "squatted" at any place that suited them. A dozen years later after Illinois became a state, many had secured title to the same tracts on which they "squatted" and made improvements. Unscrupulous land dealers knew of these conditions and took advantage of the situation. They would purchase from the government, for $1.25 an acre, a quarter of a half section on which they knew were improvements had been made and then force the settlers who had made the improvements either to pay them $4 or $5 per acre, or give up the possession. Rather than lose all the improvements they had made, the settlers in many instances complied with the demands of the land dealers. About a quarter of a mile from the present site of the cemetery, in plain view, a choice location for a farm, the Pioneer Homestead of John Gullick, Jr. lies.
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who departed this life Mar 15, 1832 age 82 yrs
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