John Dillard Sr (abt. 1730 - aft. 1796)

Born about 1730 in Essex, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Died after 1796 after about age 66 in Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia [uncertain]

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Biography

Property

Deed^[1]
Dated: 17 August 1775
Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania, VA
John Dillard of Drisdale Parish, Caroline County to his brother, Richard Dillard, of Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania County
£50 currency for 100 acres in Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania County given the said John Dillard, by the will of his father, etc.
No witnesses

Deed^[2]
Dated: 22 July 1791
Recorded: 6 September 1791
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
William. Arnold and Judith, his wife, of Spotsylvania County to Jonathan Clark of same
£55 10s. currency for 111 acres in Spotsylvania County, purchased of Joel Parrish, etc.
Witnesses: William Arnold, John Gwathmey, Edmond Clark, John Shirley, Jr.; Edward Herndon, Jr., John Dillard, Benjamin Waller, Reuben Straughan and Thomas Davenport

Deed^[3]
Dated: 30 August 1796
Recorded: 6 February 1798
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Jonathan Clark of Spotsylvania County and Sarah, his wife, to John Dillard of same
£78 currency for 41 acres in Spotsylvania County etc Witnesses: Thomas Hackney, John Crawford, Lewis Partlow and James Crawford Jr

Family

Will of Thomas Dillard
Will Written: 23 October 1774
Will Probated: 15 December 1774
Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania, VA
Wife: Sarah, the old plantation adjoining Peter Mason and a parcel of land I bought of Robert Stubblefield; son Joseph; daughter Mary;
my first wife's children Joseph, John, William, James, Thomas, Ann Pettes, Jane Duvall, Lucy Luck, Hannah Dillard
my wife Sarah's children, Richard and Fielding and Mary Dillard
To son Thomas, 100 acres of land adjoining Richard Taylor;
to son James, 100 acres of land I bought of John Williams;
to son William, 100 acres of land which I bought of John Adam Linch;
to son John, portion of land adjoining that which Ann Matthews lives on;
to son Fielding, all the land I own adjoining Robert Coleman, John Coleman and George Shepperd;
to son Richard, the land I now live on, adjoining Thomas Poole and Robert Coleman.
Executors: wife Sarah, son John Dillard, and Elisha Dismukes
Witnesses: David Smith, Robert Wheeler, Nathaniel Dickerson^[4][5]

Guardian Bond - Estate of Thomas Dillard
5 December 1774
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
John Dillard appointed as guardian of Fielding Dillard, orphan of Thomas Dillard.
George Sheppard and Thomas Dillard were surety.^[6]

Researchers Notes

It is believed that John died in Drysdale Parish, Carolina county, Virginia. Note: Caroline County was founded in March 1727 from the Counties of Essex, King & Queen, and King William.

His son, John Dillard, Jr. was born before 1740, in St Mark's Parish, Culpeper county, Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ Crozier: Page 320
2. ↑ Crozier: Page 445
3. ↑ Crozier: Page 500
4. ↑ Library of Virginia Spotsylvania Co, VA Will Book E 1772-1798, Reel 28, page: 94-95
5. ↑ Crozier: Page 29
6. ↑ Crozier: Page 77

• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I123935&tree=Tree1
• Crozier, William Armstrong. Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800 (Fox, Duffield & Co., New York, 1905)