Judith (Higginbotham) Dillard (1781 - 1855)

Born 22 Apr 1781 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Dillard — married 23 Jan 1797 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1855 at age 73 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

Judith was born in 1781, in Amherst, Virginia. She was the daughter of James Higginbotham and Rachel Campbell.

On 23 Jan 1797, in Amherst, she married Joseph Dillard. They settled in Amherst and had 12 children^[1].

1. James Higginbotham Dillard (1797 - 1830), m. Mary Anne Lewis
2. George Washington Dillard (1799 - 1839, in Missouri), m. Eliza Jane Hill
3. Elizabeth Watts (Dillard) Cash (1800 - 1855), m. Barnett Cash
4. Thomas Pettus Dillard (1802 - aft. 1870), m. Sophia F Perry
5. Mahala Roberson (Dillard) Plunket (1803 - 1875), m. Willis Rucker Plunkett
6. Joseph Dillard (1805 - 1806)
7. Cassandra Rachel (Dillard) Joyner (1809 - 1842), m. Peter Joyner
8. Christopher Columbus Dillard (1813 - aft. 1860), m. Edna Emily Hill
9. Paulina Smith Dillard (1811 - aft. 1850), m. William S Hughes
10. Oragon Duvall Dillard (1815 - 1888), m. Elizabeth Catherine Higginbotham
11. Susan Ann (Dillard) Page (1818 - aft. 1900), m. Gabriel Hugh Page
12. Mary Ellen Judith (Dillard) Hughes (1822 - aft. 1880), m. Moses Ball Hughes

Joseph died in 1834. She then went to live with son Oregon and his family. She passed away in 1855. The 1850 census shows they were in Nelson still. It is unproven if she passed in Nelson or Amherst, Virginia. It is unknown where she was buried.

Marriage

Joseph Dillard (bachelor) married Judith Higginbotham (spinster) on 23 Jan 1797 in Amherst, Virginia. Her father, James Higginbotham gave consent. Reuben Crawford was surety. ^[2][3]

FamilySearch: Judith Higginbotham birth: 22 APR 1781, Amherst Co. VA death:6 Jan 1855, Amherst Co. VA father: Col. James Higginbotham L75F-XC5 mother: Rachel Campbell L681-LZS spouse: Joseph Dillard L87D-2V7

FamilySearch: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LQRR-9LH/judith-higginbotham-1781-1855 Judith Higginbotham 1781-1855 Birth 22 Apr 1781 Amherst Co. VA Death Age 73 6 Jan 1855 Amherst Co. VA SPOUSE Joseph Dillard 1776-1834 Marriage: 23 Jan 1797 Amherst Co. VA CHILDREN (12) James Higginbotham Dillard 1797-1830, George Washington Dillard 1799-1839, Elizabeth Watts Dillard 1800- , Thomas Pettis Dillard 1802- . Mahala Robinson Dillard 1804-1875, Joseph Dillard 1805-1806, Casandra Rachel Dillard 1809-1842, Paulina Smith Dillard 1811- , Christopher Columbus Dillard 1813- , Oragon Duvall Dillard 1815-1888, Susan Ann Dillard 1818- , Mary Ellen Judith Dillard 1822- PARENTS Col. James Higginbotham 1729-1813, Rachel Campbell 1755-1809 Marriage: 30 Mar 1779 Amherst Co. VA

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.jstor.org/stable/1922837
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDN-ZJY : 29 January 2020), Joseph Dillard, 1797.
3. ↑ Sweeny, William Montgomery, and Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny. 1999. Marriage bonds and other marriage records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1763-1800 / Marriage records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1815-1821 and subscription for building St. Mark's Church, Amherst County, Virginia / by Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co.

• Dillard Bible Record, https://www.jstor.org/stable/1922837 [1]

• "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JZ7-8ZN8 : Wed Oct 25 15:06:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Dillard and Judith Higginbotham, 23 Jan 1797.

• Daughter Cassandra's marriage record. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRV5-TBT : 29 January 2020), Judith Dillard in entry for Peter H. Joyner or Joiner, 1836.

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DF-MGH : Fri Oct 06 07:47:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Judith Dillard and O D Dillard, 1850. Location: Nelson, Virginia.

• Son Oregon's death record. "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRMG-VFV : 29 January 2020), Judith Dillard in entry for Oregon D Dillard, 1888.