Gaillard family.

South Carolina family. Joachim Gaillard (b. 1625), a native of France, arrived in Charleston, S.C. ca. 1687. His son Bartholomew's children included Theodore Gaillard (1710-1781) and Tacitus Gaillard. Theodore Gaillard (1710-1781), a plantation owner of St. James Santee Parish, S.C. was the father of Peter Gaillard (1757-1833), owner of the Rocks Plantation (located in St. John's Berkeley Parish, S.C., later part of Orangeburg County). Children of Peter Gaillard included Peter Gaillard, Jr. (1783-1843) and James Gaillard (b. 1788) of Walnut Grove Plantation, the father of James Gaillard (1818-1906).

From the description of Gaillard family papers, 1758-1901. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35916180