Silas Hilliard (abt. 1770 - 1861)

Born about 1770 in Chatham County, North Carolina

Husband of Abigail (Bulloch) Hilliard — married 1806 in Chatham, Georgia

Descendants

Died 1861 at about age 91 in Waresboro, Ware County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Notes for SILAS HILLIARD:^[1]

There were two Silas Hilliards in Georgia at the same time(1800-1830). Silas Hilliard, the subject, was on the 1820 census for Tattnall County. He was on the 1830,1840, 1850 & 1860 census for Ware County.

The other Silas Hillard (note difference in spelling) signed a deed Screven Co., Ga in 1807 and his wife is shown as Delilah Hillard. This Silas appears on the 1820 census for Bulloch County, Georgia, and on the 1830 census in Decatur County, Georgia.

The 1850 and 1860 census returns state that Silas Hilliard was born in North Carolina about 1770. Silas Hilliard was a tax-defaulter in Burke County in 1793, according to a list of defaulters for that year published in an Augusta newspaper. He married circa 1796, wife's name unknown and had one daughter, Nancy. He later married Abegail Bulloch, daughter of James and Dinah Bulloch. Records of Chatham County, Georgia show Marriages, No 37, Silas Hilliard and Abigail Bulloch; date of license is July 7, 1806. No marriage date or return of license is shown. Silas lived successively in Burke, Bryan, Bulloch, Tattnall and Bulloch counties before moving to Ware county in 1827.

On Nov. 12, 1827, Silas Hilliard purchased half of Lot 157, District 8, Ware County, from Abner Jones. He sold the property to his son-in-law, William R. Wilkinson, Aug. 30, 1848. On Jan. 21, 1840, Silas bought Lot 156, District 8, from John Newborn and sold it to David Cason for $150 on March. 29, 1841. See Laura Singleton Walker, History of Ware County Georgia (Macon, GA, 1934), pp. 27-30.

Silas Hilliard served in the Second Seminole War in the company commanded by Capt. James A Sweat from June 9 until August 19, 1838.

Abegail died at their home near Waresboro about 1855 aged about 70 years. After her death Silas lived with his grandson, Capt. Cuyler W. Hilliard, until his death in 1861. He and his wife were buried in the cemetery at Kettle Creek Church, with their graves unmarked.

Sources

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