Caleb Dill I (abt. 1696 - aft. 1756)

Born about 1696 in Corry, Clondavaddog, County Donegal, Ireland

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Died after 22 Oct 1756 after about age 60 in Hamptonburgh, Orange, New York

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Biography

About 1730 Caleb Dill came to America and located on the banks of Otterkill, in the town of Hamptonburgh, Orange County, New York. In 1750 he purchased land from the McIntosh patent. He left four sons, David, John, Robert (who married Hannah MacNeill), and his youngest Caleb (who married Mary Neely).

Sources

• History of the Dill Residence in Orange County; Hamptonburgh, Orange, New York, United States

• Animo et fide, action and fidelity the Dill family motto : a history of the Dill family of northern Ireland, the Hudson Valley and Long Island, New York by John Francis Dill

• The will of Caleb Dill https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L995-SFZ6?cc=1920234&wc=9V3W-JWL%3A213306101%2C226483401 Notes: Caleb Dill made his will on October 22, 1756. The area where Caleb lived in 1756 was known as the Highlands Precinct, Ulster County, province of New York in 1756. The area is now known as the Town of Hamptonburgh, Orange County, New York. The will was probated in New York County on November 29, 1756. The will is in Will Book Volume 20 starting on page 128.

• Find a Grave- Caleb Dill https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Dill&GSiman=1&GScid=173116&GRid=80864111&