When I was first starting my family history pursuits as an eleven-year-old, I remember my maternal grandmother telling me that her parents were cousins. She said, “They were kin through the Gills.” I laughed having no idea Gills was a last name. Her parents - my great-grandparents - were second cousins connected through the Gills … Continue reading “They were kin through the Gills” – my 6x great grandparents John & Elizabeth (—————) Gills of Louisa and Amelia County, Virginia →