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Edmund Lilly
Edmund was born c. 1694 at Milford Haven, Gloucester County, Virginia.[1]
Unfortunately, Gustav Anjou, the discredited "genealogist," wrote about this family. Apparently he was paid $25,000 in the early 1900's to do a pedigree for Eli Lilly of Lilly Drug Co. He said the Lilly family were French. They were actually English, or at least we suspect they were English. Their origins are not known.[1]
This family, in particular, has been the focus of a great deal of misinformation on the internet. Anything published without source information needs to be disregarded. This is true of any genealogy, but especially true of the Lillys, Reades, Amingers, Flippens and Bedfords.
Edmund lived with his family on Byrd Creek north of the James River.[1] His brothers William and Arminger settled nearby, both on the north of the James. Families associated with the Lillys in Gloucester County lived nearby. Ralph Flippen was on Muddy Creek and Stephen Bedford was on Deep Creek, both just south of the James River. A [1] map of the area] showing their relative locations is provided by Lou Poole.[2].
Edmund married to Anne Flippen. Lou Poole states in his research notes, "So it appears that the Flippen family and the Edmund Lilly family arrived in Goochland at almost the same time, if not at the same time" and "I'm descended from the NC Edmund Lilly family (NC Edmund was the son of Edmund Lilly, Sr., who I now believe is most likely to have married Anne Flippen).[3]
Edmund Lilly, Jr removed to North Carolina.[2]
Possible children of Edmund Lilly and Anne:[citation needed]
Edmund died between 1777 and 1782 (per deed records) at Mercer County, Virginia.[2]
Thank you to June Clover Byrne for her extensive research on this family.
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Charles Lillie was baptised February 18, 1672, (in Vervins orRumnigy), and was the son of Guillaume and Francoise (La Croix)Lillie. He married Marie Laurens.They had Jean Lillie,baptised September 11, 1711; Marie Louise Lillie, baptised May13, 1714; Armiger Lillie, baptised April 7, 1715; Edmund Lillie,baptised March 16, 1716; Robert Lillie, baptised December 9,1720; and Guillaume Lillie, baptised November 4, 1721.In 1718, Charles Lillie lived in Vervins. He made a willJanuary 3, 1726, as an inhabitant of Nouzon, France. In 1732, helived in Nouzon. He died about 1748.Marie (Laurens) Lilliemade a will September 9, 1749, as a resident of Rumnigny, anddied July 17, 1750.The will recorded her daughter, Mary Louise,'wife of Monsieur Adrien Wolf, of Couvin', and the sons of Marie(Laurens) Lillie, 'my sons, Edmond, Robert, and Armiger Lillie,colonists in America.'Armiger Lilly, Edmond Lilly, and Robert Lilly, settled inGoochland County, Virginia. Goochland County was created fromHenrico County on February 1, 1727.Their descendants lived inVirginia, West Virginia,