Indian Wars, Militia Cavalry under Captain Benjamin Easley
Military Service
1794
Note
William Henry Tillery
was known by his middle name so we will refer to him as Henry. Edgar Charles Tillery in
his book about Milton Jared Tillery and others in the Tillery family uses the name William
Henry Tillery. He also writes that his Uncle Goodwin Tillery’s notes state that his
Grandfather’s full name was William Henry Tillery and that his Grandmother’s maiden
name was Ruth Brown. He was born 10 September 1773 in Culpeper County Virginia.
He can be traced from his birth in Virginia, to North Carolina and to Wilkes & Oglethorpe
Counties in Georgia with his parents. I think he went out on his own before his parents
moved to Morgan County Georgia. He was a veteran of the Indian Wars of 1794,
serving in the Militia Cavalry under Captain Benjamin Easley and ranging on the frontier
until 22 January 1794. He was also with the 2nd Brigade 3rd Division at Hillhouse
Ironworks in 1793. Military records are held at the Georgia State Archives..Henry must
have been an industrious man as we learn from the 1810 Census in Putnam County
Georgia, that he owned a Saw Gin and one of only 14 Threshing machines in the
County. He died in Putnam County in 1814 and I have not learned why he passed away
at such a relatively young age. His will was dated 25 January 1813 and accepted for
probate 4 July 1814. It is recorded in Putnam County Georgia Will Book A 1808-1822
page 30. I searched for his grave but was not able to find it. I did find the current owner
of land previously owned by Henry and was told that there were some old graves on the
property but no markers. Henry and Ruth were married 28 December 1795 in
Oglethorpe County Georgia. I haven't been able to find out much about Ruth Brown,
with such a regular name it makes it even more difficult. She was born in 1772 in Virginia
is the only date I've picked up. I did note on some land records of Henry's father that
there were Brown families on two sides of his land. Perhaps she is a daughter from one
of these but no record found so far. Ruth was apparently still living in Putnam County 2
November 1824 as she and some of her children deeded 200 acres of land to Samuel
Wright. She probably moved to Alabama soon thereafter. Census records of 1830 and
1840 reveal that she was living with her youngest son Virgil Tillery in Pike County
Alabama. In the 1850 census she was living with her daughter Tribunah Tillery Crowder
also in Pike County. She apparently died sometime after 1850. Henry and Ruth had 8
children.
Census Listings
1800 - Oglethorpe County Georgia - Captain Thomas” District
1810 - Putnam County Georgia
1820 - Putnam County Georgia page 109 - Widow
Sources
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Catherine Rivera for creating WikiTree profile Tillery-874 through the import of Tillery Update 2012.ged on Apr 4, 2013.
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DNA Connections
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However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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