Maj.
James
Dillard
Born in Culpeper County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of George Dillard
and Priscilla (Major) Dillard
Brother of
Ann Dillard, John Dillard, Elizabeth (Dillard) Duncan, Samuel Dillard, Stephen Dillard, Milly Dillard and Sarah (Dillard) Colvin
Husband of
Mary (Ramage) Dillard
— married
4 Dec 1774 (to 1795) in Laurens, South Carolina
Husband of
Mary E. (Puckett) Dillard
— married
22 Oct 1798 in Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Descendants 
Father of
John S Dillard, George William Dillard, Priscilla Ramage (Dillard) Garrett, Jane (Dillard) Burke, Elizabeth Dillard, Samuel H Dillard, Mary Polly (Dillard) Garrett, Narcissa Dillard, Thomas Jefferson Dillard, James Henry Dillard, Eliza Dillard and Nancy Elizabeth Dillard
Died
at age 81
in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
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Biography
James was born in Culpeper County, Virginia on February 4, 1755.
Military Service
Captain James Dillard served with Ninety-Six District Regiment, South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.
James Dillard is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A036017.- Military Service: OCT 1780 Captain Virginia Militia at King's Mountain
- Military Service: 1775 Private in the defense of Charleston.
- Military Service: 3 FEB 1777 2nd Lieutenant 10th Virginia, Continental Army
- Military Service: 2 JAN 1778 1st Lieutenant Continental Army
- Military Service: 30 MAY 1778 Resigned the Continental Army
- Military Service: 1781 Major in South Carolina Militia[1]
The Little River Regiment note and information.Scroll to 1998
1790 Census
James is listed in the 1790, Laurens County Census with two males over 16 years of age, two males under sixteen years of age, three females, and three slaves.[2]
1800 Census
James is listed as Esquire in the 1800 Census of Laurens County, South Carolina.[3]
1810 Census
And he is listed in the 1810 Cesnus of Laurens County, South Carolina with a notation of "Maj.".[4]
Death
Will
"State of SC, will of James Dillard Sr. of Laurens Dist., 6 Feb. 1836, weak and very much afflicted in body; all property be sold; money to: to children of my son George W. Dillard (deceased), to wit, James Dillard and Mary Dillard, $150 each; to child of my daughter Elizabeth Harris (deceased), to wit Mariah Shands, $150. Balance equally divided between wife Mary and children: John Dillard, Priscilla Garrett, Jane Burk, Samuel Dillard, Mary Garrett, Narcissus Duckett, Nancy F. Boyce, Thomas I. Dillard, James H. Dillard, Sarah E. Dalrymple and Charles H. Dillard. The share to son John Dillard to go to son-in-law John Boyce in trust for the support of John Dillard so it does not go to pay any of the contracts already made by him or hereafter made, except a note which John Boyce my son-in-law holds on him for $84 and some cents. At the death of son John Dillard, the remainder in trust to be divided equally amongst his children to wit James Dillard, the children of William Dillard deceased, James brother, Sarah Prather, Priscilla Dillard, Charles Dillard and Amanda Dillard. Appoint two sons James H. Dillard and Samuel Dillard executors. Wit. N. C. Vance, Wm. L. Craig, Samuel H. Murell. No probate date."[7]
DNA
Haplogroup R-M269 (this taken from an entry on the Dill Dillard DNA Project at ftDNA).
Sources
- ↑ James C. Dillard Family, Updated: Sun Mar 31 00:31:04 2002, by Jody Dillard[1]
- ↑ "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : accessed 12 September 2015), Captain James Dillard, 1790.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch ([3] : accessed 12 September 2015), James Dillard Esquire, 1800.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch ([4] : accessed 12 September 2015), James Dillard, 1810.
- ↑ Gedcom breesefam.ged, Record ID Number: MH:I1578, User ID: 71458380-9C2C-4240-8860-DD5723F7BA43
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 9721470, Capt James Dillard, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA.[5]
- ↑ Laurens Co. SC Probate Court Estate Papers (index on FHL film 1,029,341 by packet; also from Martha Eastis 6/1986) Bundle 19, #5, proved 27 Feb. 1837; State of SC, will of James Dillard Sr. of Laurens Dist., 6 Feb. 1836 (FHL film 1,029,346)
See Also:
- Sketches of Rabun County History : 1819-1948, The Story of Captain James Dillard and His Wife, Mary Dillard & The ride of Mary Dillard. pp. 26-31, Andrew Jackson Ritchie.
- James Dillard's pension application; DAR Magazine LXX:9, pp 933-934; Fort Sullivan Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Battle of Fort Sullivan: Events Leading to First Decisive Victory. Awarded in 1833.
- Major "Laurens James" Dillard, One American Family, Sarretts of Gerogia, Dillard, Franklin Sarrett.[6]
- Dillards of Culpeper County, Virginia and Related Families of South Carolina, by Dorothy Dillard Hughes, pp. 19-31, The DILLARD ANNUAL, Volume 5; January, 1998.[7]
Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of breesefam.ged on 09 May 2011, by Tanya Breese.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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Chuck Biggs 
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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- Comments on James Dillard Jan 18, 2023.
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I have a merge of a duplicate pending. I also have some information and sources to add for this James. He is connected to my Dillards in some way - My John served with him and was from Culpeper county.
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