Gillespie, Thomas

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Dates c.1740-1741
Location Northampton
Vocation Minister
Place of Birth Duddingston
Marriage Margaret Riddell
Issue
Place of birth Source H. Scott, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation, 7 vols (Edinburgh, 1915–28), v, 10-12

Studied at a theological college in Northampton, before being admitted by the Presbyterian Church in England. Presented to a charge in the north of England (1740). Minister of Carnock (1741), but deposed (1752). Co-founded the Relief Church (1761).