Daniel moved to Opeckon Creek where he belonged to the Hopewell Meeting (Quaker) in Frederick Co. Virginia. In 1752/53 moved to New Garden Meeting, Guilford Co. North Carolina. Daniel contributed material to the Revolutionary War effort.
Daniel and his half brother Peter, went to Virginia together and requested membership in Hopewell MM in 1752.
Some researchers say Daniel was married not to Lydia B. Hodgson, but Lydia B. Wright..
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Note copied from web page: Families of Robert L. Gibbs and Joyce Lamoreux Gibbs
http://pages.prodigy.net/rgibbs/pafg106.htm#2336
"In 1759, a 552 acre tract surveyed for Daniel Dillon on Reedy Fork and Beaver
Creeks and granted to him in 1759 by the Earl of Granville, on behalf of King
George II of England. Land was transferred to him for a yearly payment forever of 22 shillings and 1 penny. When England lost the Revolutionary War, no further payments were needed to be made. At this location, Daniel started a water-powered grist mill which is still in operation today (1997). It is a historical monument which has served the area for many more than 200 years. A brief chronological history of the mill ownership is in files of RLG as well as copies of the original deed and other information. Location of the mill is in Oak Ridge, NC and is located on Highway 68 between I-40 and Highway 150 - 5 miles North of the Greensboro-High Point Airport, approximately half way between Winston-Salem and Greensboro."
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Cane Creek MM Orange County, North Carolina.
1-6-1753 Daniel Dillon rocf Hopewell MM dated 9-18-1752.
1-6-1753 Peter Dillon rocf Hopewell MM dated 9-18-1752.
New Garden MM Guilford County, North Carolina.
Peter Dillon, son (of) Peter and Susannah, his wife,of Opeckan, born 3-24-1725.
LIST OF TAXABLES IN ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAOLINA, 1768. (From: North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal, Vol. IX No. 4, November 1983, pg. 199).
"Daniel Dillon and his sons Nathan, William, and Peter, and HIS BROTHER PETER."
(I believe Susannah (Garrett) Dillon married Peter Dillon after the death of Luke Dillon. Peter Dillon may have come to America with Luke Dillon and his wife, and children. After the death of Luke Dillon, Susannah was left with small children. In 1725 she had a son named Peter Dillon. Peter Dillon, her husband, may have died prior to 1744 as a record in Frederick County, Virginia to lay out a road mentions
the "widow Dillon's place". It is not known when Susannah Dillon died but in 1752 her two sons, Daniel and Peter Dillon went to North Carolina. As shown above, the birth record of Peter Dillon is given and shows his parents as Peter and Susannah Dillon of Opeckan. The 1768 Tax List of Rowan County, North Carolina lists Daniel Dillon and three of his sons and HIS BROTHER PETER. Peter Dillon may have had a disability as he is living with his brother Daniel at the age of 43. When Daniel Dillon reached the age of over 70 Peter Dillon married Charity Mills in 1786 Guilford County, North Carolina. Peter Dillon was 61 years old at this time and Charity Mills was in her 40's. They had no children. Peter Dillon died in 1796.
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Some sources list Lydia as Lydia B. Hodgson and others as Lydia B. Wright. I have yet to see any proof as to which if any of the two it is.
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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1966 18:52:56 -0700
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To: [email protected]
From: [email protected] (DAVID KUCERA)
Subject: Dillon Bible record
Hi Wayne,
I found this Bible record with some correspondence and thought you and
Pam would find it of interest. I have kept the spelling as it appears in the origional.
Wm Blakely's Bible
My grandfather Blakely John: was a native of Ireland
He came to Pensylvania in the 14th year of his age and
Stayed there for Some time then removed to North Carolina
after his marriage with Rachel Orr of Welsh extract
where he lived there untill 1765 his family then Being
all grown to maturety and two of them Married then
he removed to South Carolina taking with him his
Family Consisting of wife Six Sons and one Daughter
where himself and four of his Sons Spent the remain
der of their lives also the daughter and left a numerous
of Spring. My Father Robert Blakely having in North Carolina
Married a wife by the name of Martha Dillon they lived
There until 1779 then removed to Northwest Teritory then afterward
East Tennessee washington County where he lived out his days
My Grandfather Daniel Dillon Came of Irish Parents was Sea
Born on their Passage to America they settled in Varginia and Sasied
until 1764 when he my grand Father removed to Northcarolina with his
family where he remained and his family Scattered to diferent States Grand
Mother Dillons Maden Name was Write She was of Swis Oregon I was Born in NW
Teritory before it Became a State February 21st 1781 where I lived Unitl
I removed to Indianna in the year 1822 whe I removed to Indianna and
located in Rush County where I Stayed Until 1835 I removed to Marshall County
where I am yet 1854
The owner of the Bible Wm. Blakely Came to Live with me about 1 year
before the Last Date to wit Feb. 1853 he Lived with me untill his Death which
occured January th 30th 1861 was buried in Buroak Cemetery Union
Township Marshall Co Ind where a plain Marble Slab marks the spot. erected by the
undersigned his son
Robert Blakely
Marilyn Kucera
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Subj: Lydia Hodgson, wife of Daniel Dillon
Date: 5/21/2001 3:15:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Robert Gibbs)
To: [email protected]
Hello Wayne - I have been working for years trying to find something about the early family of Lydia Hodgson who married Daniel Dillon in 1743. I have recently found a man who was referred to me as one who really knows the Hodgson family. I just received a letter from him saying in part that Hodgson researchers have for years searched for this Lydia and that they had concluded that her name was not Hodgson, but WRITE or WRIGHT. Also they have a bible source showing this name and not Hodgson.
I went to the Family History Center today here and found her data on Pedigree Resource File, Compact Disk #16, if you would like to check for yourself. I have had this feeling for some time that maybe I was chasing down the wrong road and I guess I have been.
Just wanted to let you know what I have found.
Cheers, Bob Gibbs
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More notes from Bob Gibbs:
Lydia B. WRIGHT
Was in Creek M/M. NC in 1752.
First members of New Garden M/M, NC in 1754.
Will probated Feb 1806, Guilford Co, NC - Source Pedigree Resource File CD #16, FHC.
SPECIAL NOTE: There remains doubt concerning Lydia's correct surname. In his books "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I - North Carolina", William Wade Hinshaw refers to her as Lydia or Lydia B . I am told by a Hodgson researcher that members of that family have concluded that she was not a Hodgson and that her name was Wright. I have studied multiple records of both families and have been unable to locate any Lydia in her time span in those records. Also some speculate that these names could be other married names but that is unlikely as she married Daniel Dillon when she was 19 years, and predeceased him by 5 years. -RLG
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From a letter written by Barbara Inez (Dillon) Thorn to a Miss London on 6 July, 1960:
(Barbara Thorn was the first certified genealogist in Salem, Oregon)
Luke and Susannah moved from Kilkenny, Ireland in 1724, to Nantucket Island, settling in Virginia
(Wayne's note: This is amazing since Luke is supposed to have froze to death in 1717 in Pennsylvania.)
1173 8th St.
Salem, Ore.
July 6, 1960
Dear Miss London:
I received your most welcome letter on the Dillon family and was so anxious to write to you by return mail but I've been working and this is the first chance I have had to write any letters.
I am corresponding with a lady in Penn. who is a descendant of John Dillon (b. 1751) and Lydia Gest. Also a descendant of Susannah Dillon and George Haworth. I am a descendant through Hannah Dillon who married Edward Wright and our common ancestor is William Dillon born 1715 in Ireland? I see your records say Penn.
Here is a copy of a letter written by David Dillon Wright (son of Hannah Dillon & Edward Wright, grandson of William Dillon) to his son John in 1885.
"William Dillon, son of Luke and Susannah (Garrett) Dillon, was born in Ireland in 1715. He came with his parents to America when he was nine years old. He settled near Winchester, Virginia and raised a family of two boys and five girls. Hannah Dillon, the youngest child was born in Frederick Co., Va. in 1760 and died in Ohio Oct. 17, 1855, aged 95 years, 5 months. In Virginia in 1780 she married Edward Wright who died in Ohio in 1801. (I have this from several sources). After their marriage Edward and Hannah remained in Virginia until after the birth of their second son, William. When William was four weeks old in 1782 they started for Tennessee where they settled on Lost Creek near Holson River in Jefferson County and where they remained until1801 when they went to Ross Co., Ohio where they found a few other settlers. They stopped at the Falls of Paint near the present town of Bainbridge. The entire family had chills and fever and Edward and his daughter, Ruth died leaving Hannah and eight children alone in the wilderness. William was 19 years old. He and his mother, as soon as they were able to be around, bought land on Buckskin Creek near Green field. In 1803 they traded it for other land and William, Solomon, and John built a cabin of round logs with split slabs for the floor. It was coveredwith four foot boards with hickory plys for joists. The school house in the neighborhood was a small log cabin with a log cut out for a window and paper pasted over the opening. The seats were benches made of slabs and placed around the ten foot wide fireplace."
I see you are a descendant of the Rees family also. Do you by any chance know anything about the Lydia Rees born 19 Dec. 1774 who married Thomas Ellis 17 April 1793 Rowan Co., N.C. (Westfield MM) she died 1 Feb 1863 in Ohio. Their daughterMargaret Ellis married David Dillon Wright (grandson of William Dillon).
I have several letters written by Roy H. Dillon, Normal, Illinois. The earliest 1928 to Mr. F.A. Virkus, editor of the Compendium of American Genealogy. In these letters he states that Luke Dillon and Susannah Garrett came from Kilkenny, Ireland to Nantucket Island settling in Virginia. Luke Dillon froze to death and his wife Susan Garrett remarried and moved to near Philadelphia and became wealthy.
Their son Daniel Dillon was born 1713 married Lydia_____ moved from Fredericks Co., Va. to Guilford Co., N.C. where he died 22 Nov 1805.
William Dillon wa born 1715 in Ireland. Came to America in 1724. His will was probated Nov. 3, 1762 and was written Oct. 13, 1762. I have a copy of it. He names his wife, Mary and the children.
In a deed of release in Berkley Co., W. Va. where the Dillons had land, Deed book 4 page 14 "James Dillon and Sarah his wife and Mary Bridges mother of said JAmes Dillon and the late wife of William Dillon deceased of Frederick County--further completing conveyances of land above in which they all have interest--considering 100 pounds Va. money. Recorded son maned Dillon Bridges.
Do you by any chance know who the Luke Dillon was in Frederick Co., Va in 1761? I have a copy of a land grant made to him by Lord Fairfax in 1716. I suppose he is the son of Luke Dillon and Susannah Garrett. I also have copies of land grants made by Lord Fairfax to William Dillon.
What was the source of your information on the death of Luke Dillon b. Kilkenny, Ire., died 1717 Penn.?
In a book by Charles Raymond Dillon called "Dillon Ancestorss", it is indicated that this Luke Dillon isa descendant of James Dillon, baron of Kilkenny West in 1620 and Earl of Roscommon in1622. Died 1641. The tradition in our family has been that the immigrant Dillon ancestor had large estates in Ireland. In records made by Maggie Huff in 1910 in Ohio,--"When Hannah Dillon's grandfather (Luke Dillon) came to America he leased his estate in Ireland for ninety-nine years. The Dillon estate was located in Ireland where the flourishng city of Kilkenny now stands. William Dillon's wife remarried after his death and had a son, Dillon Bridges.
From a history by Levi S. Wright (I've been trying to locate one of these but evidently was never published) "John Dillon (son of William Dillon) was often called upon to settle disputes between different parties and his honesty and judgment were so well respected that his decision usually ended the controversy. He is noted as being a man of great muscular strength. It is said that he could take two ordinary men, one in each hand and hold them at arms length with a grip so strong thay could hardly move. When Lord Cornwallis' army was captured at Yorktown a part of it was marched into camp near Winchester, Va. and john Dillon would often go down to camp and wrestle with the soldiers but there was but one man in all of Cornwallis' army that could throw him down." L.S.W.
From the records by Maggie Huff, Leesburg, Ohio, made in 1910 I have a lot of the descendants of William Dillon down 4 or 5 and 6 generations.
Also from the history of Levi S. Wright, "William Wright (son of Hannah Dillon and Edward Wright) was born in Frederick Co., Va. 9-24-1782 married Rachel Stofford in 6-27-1805 Ohio. In 1826 he built the two story stone house still standing on his farm. David Black did the stone work for $100.00 and the carpenter work was performed by McPherson and Smithson." L.W. What was the name of the book on the Dillon family at the library in Indianapolis?
Do you know anything about Robert Dillon who died at Kokomo, Ind. 27 Sept. 1863? His parents were James Dillon and Rebecca Gray both born in Maryland. Robert Dillon was also born in Maryland. Robert's daughter, Emma Dillon married George Haggard in May 18, 1890 in Kokomo, Indiana.
Also, do you know anything of Nathan Patrick Dillon of Quincy, Illinois born 1820? He married Zylpha Van Luvan.
I would be glad to send you what I have on the children of William Dillon, births, marriages, deaths, and names of their children and marriages. A lot of it I got from the Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. My grandfather is 97 years old, and was born in Leesburg, Ohio, on the farm where Hannah (Dillon) Wright lived. He was born 8 years after she died. He has pictures of the farm, etc. and also one of Anna Wright, granddaughter of Hannah (Dillon) Wright and one of David Dillon Wright, son of Hannah (Dillon) Wright. He, my grandfather, says he remembers hearing the Wright family talk of the Dillon estates in Ireland.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Donald Thorn
P.S. Did you know there was a John Dillon Sr. who married Ann Yates. He was born 1690, in James St., Dublin, Ireland and died 1760 in Bucks Co., Penn. They had 7 sons and 2 daughters. The children moved to Loudoun Co., Va. from Wrightstown MM Bucks Co., Pa.
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Luke has been reported as having been born abt 1689 and 1691. Both agree he was born in Kilkenny (Kilkearney) Ireland.
(Excerpt from the book "History of Dillon, Fletcher, and Kindred Families" by Henry Dillon 1909)
Notes of James Rees on the Dillon Family
"Luke Dillon, a red-headed weaver of Kilkenny, Ireland, won the heart and hand of Susanna Garret, daughter of a man of wealth and fame. Susanna's father disinherited her for marrying one whom he styled a "snotty-nosed weaver" but he may have had another objection as Luke had a failing as we shall hearafter see. They emigrated to Pennsylvania where Susanna learned to weave and they supported themselves by their calling. Luke was a drinking man and went to mill horseback five miles away, started home in the evening facing a snowstorm with a bottle of liquer in his pocket, got off the horse, sat down by a tree, and there froze to death and was not found for six weeks.
This tradition came down through different families and is doubtless true."
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Notes from the research of Barbara Inez (Dillon) Thorn, 1607 Orchard Hts. Rd. Salem, OR 97304:
From: David Dillon Shrader, 1985. "I am almost certain that Luke Dillon was the son of Viscount Henry Dillon, who was disposed by the treaty of Limerick 1688 and the fallen fortunes of the stuarts, went to France and fought with French-Irish Brigades - Dillon Regiments - and was still living as a so called Colonial proprietor in France in 1708. This would be the Dillons of drumrany line. Now this is some guess work but Luke Dillon was probably a 2nd or 3rd son so the rule of primogenture did not apply too much as regards any inheritance. Richard, his brother, was next in line for the titles that were still left after the Irish demise at this time.
For espousing the Stuart cause, the Dillons were proscribed by Cromwell and had their lands confiscated. their leaders had to seek temporary refuge in France. Under Charles II they regained their titles and power. But loyalty to the Stuarts, while bringing them military renown, brought material disaster with the defeat of James II and the confiscations that followed the infamous Treaty of Limerick.
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Subj: Re: Wm & Susannah Dillon
Date: 7/26/2002 10:04:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time
From: [email protected] (Marjorie Morgan)
Reply-to: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Wayne,
I have not forgotten your email and the 4 questions you asked. I will try to
answer them as best I can.
If you mean the Peter Dillon who came to Am with Luke, I do not think his father
came to Am. I have read some answers to that question - mostly speculation -
that Lukes father was Thomas Dillon. I do have a large chart of Dillion English
Ancestors, but much of it is not readable because of sloppy copy work. I would
like to get a good copy. I have not heard that a Peter was Luke's father, but
could be.
My records indicate that Daniel was born in Ireland.
Luke and Susannah probably were not Quakers. I have found no Quaker records
that indicate that they were. They may have a ssociated with Quakers and or
lived near Quakers.
The Hopewell MM, Frederick Co, VA, state on "9-18-1752 Daniel Dillon and Peter
Dillon were granted certificate to Cane Creek MM, North Carolina" then Cane
Creek Monthly Meeting shows that they did indeed go there:
"1-6-1753 Daniel Dillon rcf (received on certificate from) Hopewell MM,
Virginia, dated 9-18-1752" (this date would be the new calendar, the Gregorian
Calendar). (The last day of the Old Style, or Julian Calendar was Wednesday, 2
Sep 1752. The next day, the first day of the New Style Calender of the
Gregorian Calendar was Thursday, 14 September, 1752. (they lost 11 days).
January became the first month of the year. Formerly March was the first month.
"1-6-1753 Peter Dillon rcf Hopewell MM, Virginia, dated 9-18-1752"
This move matches so that makes us certain that they are talking about the same
persons.
The 9-18-1752 date is really not the exact date they left Virginia for North
Carolina. It is the date they requested a certificate to Cane Creek MM, NC.
Neither can the date recorded at Cane Creek MM be the date they arrived - it is
the date that the Monthly Meeting recorded their arrival in the community.
The early Hopewell MM records were lost in a fire, so we are missing the record
of Daniel and Peter's arrivan at Hopewell MM, VA.
In all the Dillon records I have seen, I find no proof of Luke and Susannah
coming to America.
More research needs to be done on this. I too have been unable to locate the
name of the ship on which they traveled
I will continue working on my Dillon document and at some point will be able to
know the copy costs and will let you know.
Marjorie
[email protected] wrote:
> Marjorie,
>
> I am interested in the Dillon package at this time. Could you give me an idea
> on the cost first? I am interested in the entire thing, however, I just got
> the word that tuition at the university is going up again (that's 40% this
> year alone!!) so will have to postpone the 4000 page one.
>
> Perhaps you can answer some questions?
>
> 1) What do you know about the thoughts of a Peter Dillon being the father to
> Luke Dillon the immigrant?
>
> 2) Where was Daniel, son of Luke and Susannah, born? I have been told Ireland
> and America
>
> 3) Were Luke and Susannah Quakers? Farthest back I have found so far is
> Daniel and his brother Peter going gct Cane Creek MM, NC on 9-18-1752.
>
> 4) Has the story of Luke and Susannah coming to America been told for so long
> that no one can give primary source citations anymore? I have yet to find
> them on a ship's passenger registry.
>
> Thanks for the help. I look forward to hearing from you soon,
>
> Wayne
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Susannah's birth has been reported as between 1683 and 1693. According to the book "DILLON, FLETCHER, AND KINDRED FAMILIES" by Henry Dillon, After Luke's death, Susannah married a man by the last name of Bridges. Many other researchers agree with this, however, many do not. Others claim that Susannah married Peter Dillon whom it has been suggested may be the brother of Luke. No proof has been shown of them being brothers.
In a letter written by Barbara Inez Dillon Thorn to Miss London (see notes for Luke Dillon)--> In a book written by Charles Raymond Dillon called "Dillon Ancestors" William Dillon's (son of Luke and Susannah Dillon) widow remarried and had a son named Dillon Bridges.
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Notes from the research of Barbara Inez (nee Dillon) Thorn, 1607 Orchard Hts. Rd. Salem, OR 97304:
Cane Creek MM Orange County, North Carolina.
1-6-1753 Daniel Dillon rocf Hopewell MM dated 9-18-1752.
1-6-1753 Peter Dillon rocf Hopewell MM dated 9-18-1752.
New Garden MM Guilford County, North Carolina.
Peter Dillon, son (of) Peter and Susannah, his wife,of Opeckan, born 3-24-1725.
LIST OF TAXABLES IN ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAOLINA, 1768. (From: North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal, Vol. IX No. 4, November 1983, pg. 199).
"Daniel Dillon and his sons Nathan, William, and Peter, and HIS BROTHER PETER."
(I believe Susannah (Garrett) Dillon married Peter Dillon after the death of Luke Dillon. Peter Dillon may have come to America with Luke Dillon and his wife, and children. After the death of Luke Dillon, Susannah was left with small children. In 1725 she had a son named Peter Dillon. Peter Dillon, her husband, may have died prior to 1744 as a record in Frederick County, Virginia to lay out a road mentions
the "widow Dillon's place". It is not known when Susannah Dillon died but in 1752 her two sons, Daniel and Peter Dillon went to North Carolina. As shown above, the birth record of Peter Dillon is given and shows his parents as Peter and Susannah Dillon of Opeckan. The 1768 Tax List of Rowan County, North Carolina lists Daniel Dillon and three of his sons and HIS BROTHER PETER. Peter Dillon may have had a disability as he is living with his brother Daniel at the age of 43. When Daniel Dillon reached the age of over 70 Peter Dillon married Charity Mills in 1786 Guilford County, North Carolina. Peter Dillon was 61 years old at this time and Charity Mills was in her 40's. They had no children. Peter Dillon died in 1796.
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