Theodore Hillyer (1754 - 1838)

Born 9 Jul 1754 in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lodama (Humphrey) Hillyer — married 3 Nov 1780 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 10 May 1838 at age 83 in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Corporal Theodore Hillyer served with Colonel Andrew Ward's Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Theodore Hillyer was born July 10, 1754 at Granby (then Simsbury), Connecticut. Married Lodamy Humphrey, daughter of Captain Jonathan Humphrey & Deziah Owen on November 3, 1779, her second marriage, died May 10, 1838 at Granby, Connecticut at age 83; he and Lodamy Humphrey were buried at Granby Center Cemetery, Granby, Connecticut. It’s possible however not proven that Theodore had a Twin sister, Theodora who married James Lewis?

Military

Veteran of the Revolutionary War (Capt. Humphrey's Co.)

Aged 85 years.

Research Notes

It is likely that two different men have conflated information on this profile and possibly on DAR Ancestor A056400^[1] The vital statistics on this profile are compatible with Theodore Hillyer's Pension Application S. 37104^[2] We have used the affidavits from the pension application in the 1776 Sticker above. Skelton-1756 31 Aug 2023

DAR Ancestor A056400 has similar data but the birth/death dates are different from the information in the pension application and on this profile. Military service is also different, but the rank and spouse name given are similar. The paragraph entitled "Military" (above) are inconsistent with the pension application and vital data on the profile, and probably should be removed. Skelton-1756 31 Aug 2023

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 31 Aug 2023), "Record of Theodore Hillyer", Ancestor # A056400.
2. ↑ Pension Application S. 37104

• Page 131 mentions Theodore Hillyer in the book “Descendants of John Hillyer of Windsor, Connecticut. Including some Early History of the Hart, Holloway, Dixon, Catlett, and Silliman Families. By Hillyer G. Mormont, Jr.
• Humphreys Family in America pg 732 additions
• FindAGrave
• Descendants of John Hillyer of Windsor, Connecticut: including some early history of the Hart, Holloway, Dixon, Catlett, and Silliman families
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3JJ-6?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 683 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.