George Dillard, Sr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for Virginia.   DAR Ancestor # A036008

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Will of George Dillard of St Mark's Parish, Culpepper, VA 2 Mar 1790 - proved on 20 Sep 1790 lists his children as:

Sons:
John Dillard (m Elizabeth Pearson)
Samuel Dillard (m Ann Hutchings)

Daughters:
Ann Freeman (wife of Robert)
Elizabeth Duncan (wife of Charles)
Sarah Colvin (wife of John)

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John Dillard, the fourth Culpeper County, Virginia settler, said to be "of King and Queen," bought his land in 1749 after Culpeper County was formed from part of Orange County in 1748 and after a lawsuit determined that Lord Fairfax owned Culpeper County. Lord Fairfax owned all of the Northern Neck, millions of acres between the Rappahannock River and the Potomac River. This had been given to several who had supported Charles II after Charles I was executed. John thus was the first of the four to buy his land from Lord Fairfax.

His land purchases included 300 acres 23 June 1749 on the north side of the Hazel River in the Gourd Vine Fork and 166 acres 4 November 1749 in the Gourd Vine Fork adjoining the first tract and running near the foot of the Grindstone Mountain. On 20 and 21 April 1753 John sold John Gayle and Thomas Poole 50 acres of the 166-acre purchase.

John was generally thought to have died in Culpeper County, and no will exists.

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~stevestevens/all/...

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• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 24 2022, 8:39:57 UTC

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• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 10 2022, 22:59:07 UTC

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