Born in Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jesse Dillon
and Hannah (Ruckman) Dillon
Sister of
Achsah (Dillon) Hodgson, Susannah (Dillon) Starbuck, Jonathan Dillon, Sarah (Dillon) Dwiggins, Luke Dillon, Hannah (Dillon) Wright and Abigail (Dillon) Wright
Wife of
Theodorus Fisher
— married
26 Sep 1807 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Alvira (Fisher) Kincy, Sarah Fisher, Jesse H. Fisher, Nathan Fisher, Elihu Fisher, Lydia Fisher, Elias Fisher, Jabes Fisher, Azariah Fisher and Allen D. Fisher
Died
at age 62
in Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Apr 2013
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Biography
Martha Dillon Fisher was born 24 January 1788, Guildford, North Carolina.
She married Theodore Fisher 26 September 1807 in New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina. They had:
- Alvira 17 Aug 1807 -27 Jul 1834 (FAG) m. Nathan Kinsy
- Lydia 1810 -1888 (FAG)
- Sarah E 25 March 1812 - 10 March 1851 (Ancestry)
- Jesse H. 26 Aug 1814 -8 Nov 1895 m.
Anna Dillon and Catharine Bennet (FAG)
- Elihu 11 Mar 1822-4 Aug 1866 (FAG)(Ancestry)
- Nathan (FAG) 12 DEC 1822- 12 DEC 1889 (FAG) (Ancestry)
- Jabes 14 Oct 1824-31 Jan 1843 (FAG) m. Maria Harper (Ancestry)
- Azariah 9 September 1827 - 20 April 1874
- Allen D. 11 June 1827 -May 1896 m. Addie Hardy (FAG)
She died 20 December 1865 and is buried in Dillon Cemetery, Tremont, Tazewell County, Illinois.
Sources
- 1830 US Census, Theadore Fisher, Tazewell, Illinois
- Males - Under 5 1 (Azariah, Allen)
- Males - 5 thru 9 3 (Elias, Nathan, Jabes)
- Males - 10 thru 14 2 (Elihu)
- Males - 15 thru 19 1 (Jesse)
- Males - 20 thru 29 1 (Jesse)
- Males - 40 thru 49 1 (Theodorus)
- Females - Under 5 1 (Lydia)
- Females - 15 thru 19 1 (Sarah E.)
- Females - 20 thru 29 1 Alvira
- Females - 40 thru 49 1 Martha
- 1840 Census, State) Tazewell, Illinois
- Males - 10 - 14 2 (Allen and Ezariah)
- Males - 15 thru 19 2 (Elias, Nathan, Jabes)
- Males - 20 thru 29 1 (Elihu)
- Males - 50 thru 59 1 (Theodorus)
- Females - 5 thru 9 1
- Females - 10 thru 14 1 (Lydia)
- Females - 20 thru 29 1 (Sarah E)
- Females - 50 thru 59 1 (Martha)
- 1850 US Census, Tazewell, Illinois, family 1241
- Theodorus Fisher 65
- Martha Fisher 63
- Lydia Fisher 29
- Elihue Fisher 31
- Allen Fisher 22
- Aley Hayes 22
- Jonathan Hayes 26
- Ezrah Fisher 23
- 1860 US Census, Theodore Fisher, Dillon, Tazewell, Illinois, Dwelling Number 1376, Family Number 1376,
Occupation Farmer, Real Estate Value 4000, Personal Estate Value 2500
- Theodore
- Martha
- Lydia
- [Ancestry Tree Correlates with some FAG, Quaker Records, and Census. Offered as a lead. Appears to have insider knowledge.
- Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. I, New Garden Monthly Meeting
- p. 176 Jesse and Hannah Dillon. ch: Martha 24 January 1788
- BOWERS. Ruth and Anita Short. to the West, Genealogical Publishing Com, Clearfield 1989.
p.283 Jesse Dillon, will written 7 day of February 1818, Probated 18 November 1823. Wife Hannah, Ch Achsah Hodgson, Susannah Starbuck, Jonathan Dillion, Sarah Dwiggins, Martha Fisher, Luke Dillon, Hannah Wright, Abigail Wright. Signed Jesse Dillon. Witnesses Malon, George, and Hezekiah Haworth.
- Find a Grave Memorial 83870316 No Photo. No gravestone.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
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~1.56%
Margie (Wright) Ogle
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Joe Carroll :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A913769 [compare], Ancestry member maccarrolljm
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Ryan Torchia :
23andMe, GEDmatch M595102 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DE2286125 [compare], Ancestry member anarchyriot45
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~0.78%
Steve Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A238106 [compare]
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