Ann (Flippen) Lilly (abt. 1703 - aft. 1747)

Born about 1703 in Gloucester County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Edmund Lilly I — married 1725 in Gloucester, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 21 Jun 1747 after about age 44 in King George, Virginia

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Biography

Anne Flippen was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Flippen. Her birth is estimated as 1703 to 1707. She married Edmund Lilly in​ Gloucester County, Virginia, about 1725. She was still alive when John wrote his will in Albemarle County in 1759 because he mentions his mother, although he does not give her name. Ann died before 1766 when Edmund sold land without her. These dates are from the deed records. Her first name is in her mother's will and in the 1742 deed of sale. If her son Armiger was indeed born around 1725-6, she was probably about 21 + or - when he was born.

Proved and Likely Children of Edmund Lilly and Ann Flippen, by June Clover: 1. Armiger Lilly son of Edmund Lilly, perhaps born perhaps ca. 1726. He was probably born before his father moved to Goochland. He must have inherited his father's land by law of primogeniture because he sold pieces of it later on and there are no deed records to prove his ownership. I don't have an exact birth or death date for him but his will is dated 1805. There is a marriage for an Armiger Lilly in the Douglas Register to an unnamed spouse in 1751. His first known child was Armiger Lilly, junior, born 1763. This suggests that his first wife may have died and that he married again ca. 1760 to the an Elizabeth, who was the mother of his children. The first time the name Elizabeth appears is in some of the land records. All of this depends on the ages of their children which I have not totally figured out. This Elizabeth died and he married another Elizabeth who survived him. Just to add a little complication to this, his brother, William Lilly, also left a widow named Elizabeth.

? Edmund Lilly (II) born perhaps ca. 1728, moved to Anson County, North Carolina. The descendants of this person believe strongly that he was a son of Edmund. However, we have to remember that this Edmund could also have been a nephew. I feel sure that there is a connection. If he was in fact a son born 1728, the age of Armiger Lilly must be adjusted backwards because we know that Armiger was the eldest son because of the Law of Primigenture. Note that this Edmund sold land to John Lilly of Albemarle County, Virginia, for a token amount of money, indicating some relationship. William Lilly, brother of John Lilly, witnessed the will. It is hard to explain this deed without accepting a close relationship between the three Lilly males, Edmund, John, and William. Volume B, pp. 499-500: 16 Oct. 1754, Edmund LILLY of Anson Co.[North Carolina] to John LILLEY of Albemarle Co., VA, for 5 shillings Va. money...land on N side Pee Dee, upper end of Buffalo Island, 197 A, granted Edmond LILLEY 1753...EDMOND LILLY (SEAL), Wit: WILLIAM LILLY, WILLIAM QUEEN.

2. John Lilly son of Edmund Lilly, possibly born ca. 1730, died 1759. His will is dated 1759. He names his father, Edmund, his brother, William and his sister, Mary. His mother is mentioned, but not named. Note in the inventory attached to the will that he owned indigo which is grown in North Carolina. This fits in the the assumption that he is the John Lilly who was in North Carolina a few years before his death. That John purchased land in 1754, so must have been an adult by then. His will mentions no wife or child so presumably he did not marry. In his will, he left his single valuable asset to his brother, William Lilly, who was in North Carolina with him.

3. William Lilly son of Edmund Lilly, and his wife, Elizabeth Paulette, perhaps born before 1732-4. William Lilly married Elizabeth Pollet 26 September 1764 from the Douglas Register. This is date of birth for their daughter Ann. So he possibly married two years before in 1762. He witnessed the North Carolina deed in 1754 so must have been considered an adult by then. So he must have been born by ca. 1736. Remember that the Douglas Register lists birth dates as marriage dates.

? Thomas Lilly, born perhaps ca. 1737 as his first known child was born in 1760 in Fluvanna County. Thomas Lilly appears in the tax records of Fluvanna County until about 1790. Some of his children were in the Douglas Register. Edmund Lilly sold him land. His will was written in 1810 and is in the Bourbon County, Kentucky will book. The children from the Douglas Register are in that will. So I am reasonably sure that we are talking about the same Thomas Lilly. It seems likely that he is another son of Edmund but that is by no means proved.

4. Mary Lilly, daughter of Edmund Lilly, born ca. 1738, married John Shepherd perhaps ca. 1759. Her first child was in the Douglas Register. Born to John Shepherd and Mary Lilly: David B: 9 Jun 1761; Bap: 9 Nov 1761 p 61 Her age at death, 1839, was 101 according to an obituary in the Religious Herald. Gorden Lilly sent me this obituary. She is known to have been the daughter of Edmund, because her brother, John, mentioned her in his will.

? Robert Lilly, possibly born ca. 1742, moved to what is now Giles County, West Virginia. Although many dates are given for him this one seems the most likely. I would be happy to hear about some proof of this. He is supposed to have married a Frances Moody. He was in the area, and there is a DNA connection which makes me think it likely that he was a son of Edmund. This is by no means proved. I often see that he was born in 1720. Apparently, someone took this date from Gustav Anjou without saying so and without realizing that the entire Anjou manuscript is a fraud. Nothing in it is correct.

Sources

Virginia Records of Edmund Lilly and Family, by June Clover (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cullember/otherfam/edmund.html)

Ann Flippin Lilly