Elijah was born about 1758 in Amherst County, Virginia, the son of Thomas Gillenwaters and Martha Unknown.
He died in OCT 1832 in Scott County, Virginia.
His wife was Martha Elizabeth Clarke, who he married in 1787 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. They had no known children.
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DAR Genealogical Files GILLENWATER, ELIJAH Ancestor #: A134070
Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: (CI RCA) 1759 Death: (ANTE) 10-15-1832 WASHINGTON CO VIRGINIA
Service Source: SWEENY, AMHERST CO VA IN THE REVOLUTION P 55
Service Description:
1) ASSISTANT FORAGE MASTER IN CAPT. WILLIAM TUCKER'S CO.,
2) COL CHARLES DABNEY, AMHERST CO MILITIA