John Henry Dillard (1805 - 1836)

Born 1805 in Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Black (Jacobs) Dillard — married 19 Jul 1820 in Wilson,Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1836 at about age 31 in the Alamo, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

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Biography

This is another noteworthy Tennessean who volunteered and fought for Texas independence. They volunteered to "git" Santa Anna. The state forever earned its "Volunteer" title. David Crockett's original group was 12-15. Many had to sell their boots to buy food, did not receive a paycheck, and were poorly clad.

John Henry Dillard was born 1805 in Smith County, Tennessee to parents, William (1750 -1820) and Sarah Brownlow Dillard of Tennessee. ^[1] Siblings were:

Thomas

Nancy

William

Elijah

Martha

Gabriel

Elizabeth Dillard.

John Henry's grandparents (William Dillard's parents) were reported to be Nicholas Dillard b. VA 1712 d before 1780 Halifax Co NC. and Mary Lewis,^[2]

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John Henry Dillard married Sarah Stokes/Jacobs in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.

Name: John Dillard

Marriage Date: 19 Jul 1820

Marriage Place: Wilson, Tennessee, USA

^[6]

Spouse: Sarah Jacobs

Two children were born to the couple:

Susan Dillard (1831- 1903)

John Henry Dillard Jr. (1835- 1876).^[7]

He left his family in Tennessee for safety, and traveled with friend, Sutherland Mayfield and emigrated to Texas. His intentions were to establish a residence, file claim for the land grant, build an abode and send for his family. ^[8]

Once in Texas, John Henry decided to settle in Nashville-on-the-Brazos, which was the capital for Robertson's colony in the 1830's. ^[9][4] John Henry filed for his grant. Nashville was on the SE bank of the Brazos River. It was named in honor of Robertson's place of birth, Nashville, Tennessee.

While in San Antonio buying supplies, John Henry heard news and talk of the Texas revolution, which interested him. ^[10] John Henry signed up to be a volunteer with Col. George English Company. He was the only member of the English Company to remain in San Antonio and continue to volunteer to join Col. Davy Crockett in defense of the Alamo.

John Henry Dillard was killed March 6, 1836 in the Battle of the Alamo. A memorial is in San Fernando Cathedral. ^[11][12]

NOTE: Heirs of PVT John Henry Dillard received: ^[13]

land grant headrights of his original LAND GRANT -'1 league and 1 labor' land (issued by Districts courts, p 135) and land bounties.

Henry Dilliard received #390 1280 Acres Issued: Houston.

:Grantee: John H. Dillard, Certificate:1281 ^[14]

Patent Date: 4 Dec 1855 Acres: 1600 Acres

District: Robertson, Hill County

File: 673, Patent #: 100, Patent Volume: 8, Class: Rob. Bounty.

John Henry Dillard Bounty 1920 Acres ^[15] John Henry Dillard Robertson donation

:Grantee: Henry Dillard Dec'd, Certificate: 390 ^[14]

Patentee: Heirs. of Henry Dillard

Patent Date: 15 Nov 1852, Acres: 640

District: Milam, County: Coryell

File: 428, Patent #: 995, Patent Vol: 2, Class:Mil. 2nd.

The wife never saw Texas while John Henry was alive. His friend, Sutherland Mayfield (who had 10 children) returned to Tennessee and married John Henry's widow!! ^[16] They settled in Hill County, Texas on some of the Land bounty John Henry's heirs received..^[17]

Note: 2 of the g g Granddaughters wrote some of John Henry's information included in Daughters of Republic of Texas. ( Daughters of the Republic of Texas of men who were killed at the Alamo, vol 1. From a photocopy from the DRT Library at the Alamo).

Sources

1. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bexar/military/alamo/alamo.txt
2. ↑ "The Dillard Chronology," by Chuck Roberts, Littleton, CO.
3. ↑ "Dillard Trails to Tennessee," by Pat Bracy Greenwood
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} http://www.thealamo.org/remember/history/defenders/index.html
5. ↑ http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adgedge&id=I60232
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008
7. ↑ Daughters of the Republic of Texas of men who were killed at the Alamo, vol 1. From a photocopy from the DRT Library at the Alamo
8. ↑ http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/DD/fda88.html List of Alamo Defenders
9. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bexar/military/alamo/alamo.txt
10. ↑ Daughters of the Republic of Texas of men who were killed at the Alamo, vol 1, p 83. From a photocopy from the DRT Library at the Alamo
11. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9P-261Z : accessed 11 February 2016), John H Dillard, died 1836; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States.
12. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVH-3ZWM : accessed 11 February 2016), John Henry Dillard, 1836; Burial, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States of America, The Alamo; citing record ID 8862104, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
13. ↑ "Miller's Bounties, Donations and Land Grants of Texas"
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} http://www.Ancestry.com. Texas, Land Title Abstracts,1700-2008 [database on-line], Original data: Texas General Land Office. Abstracts of all original Texas Land Titles comprising Grants and Locations. Austin, TX, USA
15. ↑ John Henry Dillard donation
16. ↑ Daughters of the Republic of Texas of men who were killed at the Alamo, vol 1. From a photocopy from the DRT Library at the Alamo
17. ↑ https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1113506, "The Alamo heroes and their Revolutionary ancestors : bicentennial project, Alamo."

See also:

• https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1113506, The Alamo heroes and their Revolutionary ancestors : bicentennial project, Alamo.