Notes for Benjamin Lillard: Benjamin Lillard, Sr. c1701 - ?
Note: As might be reasonable to expect, confirmed genealogy for this family tends to be potentially contradictory in this 18th century period. Reference [1] is believed to be the most comprehensive and valid but much of Stout Lillard's information is not confirmable due to loss thereof. Later DAR type documentation exists but did not appear to be as correct nor consistent. Some of this information has been recorded in the event someone wishes to examine and pursue it further. Jacques Ephriam Stout Lillard's text is extremely comprehensive and consistent in information presented. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benjamin Lillard (Sr)* is the only known son of John [Jean] Lillard and wife Mildred Jones Lillard of VA. He may have had brothers who died in infancy, and did sisters of whom there are no records.
By a second marriage of his father, there is a half sister named Sarah, of whom there also is no further information.
Benjamin met and married his wife Elizabeth Lightfoot, in Culpepper Co., VA. in 1724. She was the daughter of William Lightfoot and first cousin of Light Horse Harry Lee of Revolutionary War fame, who became the father of General Robert E. Lee. She was also related to the Lee family of VA, who were very active in US politics as well as in the state of VA..
They continued living in Culpepper County, VA where all their children, as well as many future Lillard children, were born. [reference [1] provides many of the successive generations of Lillards, who migrated south and west in following years.]
The children of this Benjamin-Elizabeth marriage, all born in Culpepper, VA, are recorded as: [special note is made for some of these children who had significant military experiences]
1. James (Sr.)** b. c1725-d. c1804; he was a Captain under "Light Horse" Harry Lee in the Revolutionary War. 2. Sgt. Thomas ** c1726 - ? 3. William 4. Nancy 5. MOSES [SR.] 1748 - c1813 -- our direct linage ancestor 6. Elizabeth 7. Sarah (Sally) 8. Capt John** b. 1737-d. 1801 9. unidentified son who married a Molly Field, producing many "important offspring" [and relatives; e g, Marshall Field, President T Jefferson, George Rogers Clark, etc. This note is somewhat confusing in that #5 child above, Moses, Sr. did marry an Ellander Molly Field; is there an error of names involved here or are Ellander and Molly Field two differenct persons?]. 10. Capt Benjamin**(Sr. or The Elder) b. c1739 - d. c1828 [one report states Capt Benjamin is the youngest known child in this family, contradicting information relating to child # 9 who was sometimes referred to as being "younger"]. 11. other children possible.
From ref [1], some of the issue of the above children are:
1. James I (Sr) married Abt. 1750, a Kesiah Bradley (? -d. c1804), who was a 2nd cousin of James Madison, the father of President Madison. It is believed that four of the listed sons [James, William, John and Tennessee Ben] all went to Eastern Tennessee together, and there are many descendants in that area from these families.
Their family consisted of:
a. James II(b ?- d.1811, in Smithland,KY) who married Jala Seal. Their children were: a1. Lewis Abt. 1802 in Cocke,Co., TN; was a boatman on various mid-western rivers. a2. Mason b Abt. 1804 in Cocke Co., TN; he also was a boatman. a3. James III, b 17 March, 1795 in Culpepper Co., VA - d 17 Dec., 1875 in Decatur, TN; he married Mary (Polly) Sandusky (1803-1872) on 16 Feb., 1818. He moved to TN in 1798 and to Smithland, KY in 1811. [She was the grand daughter of Col. William and Rachel (McCoy) Lillard.] One of their children, Col. John Mason Lillard was killed at Chicamauga, in the CSA [he was one of many Lillards who were in the Confederate Army.] a4. Sara who married Mr Taylor. a5. John who married Elizabeth Taylor. a6. Jalea who married Mr Taylor. a7. William who married Nancy Elder. a8. Mary (Polly) who married William Rogers.
b. Colonel William (b Abt. 1750)of Culpepper Co., VA married Rachel McCoy. She eventually died at the home of son Jeremiah in Polk Co., TN in 1842, while the Colonel died in Monroe Co., TN about 1832. He participated in the Revolutionary War, in command of VA troops, serving under Washington and LaFayette; he was also an officer of the TN Militia in the War of 1812. After moving to TN about 1797, he served in various governmental offices for many years, resulting in Lillard Co (later LaFayette Co) was named after him. Malaria eventually caused his death. Children issued are:
b1. Jeremiah who married Miss Jennings b2. Augustine who married Loraida Taylor. b3. James b4. Nancy (b. 1786 in VA-d ?) who married Mr Sandusky; 2nd m. to Joseph Allen; 3rd m. to Absolem Coleman. b5. William, Jr. who married Nancy Ruth. b6. Rachel b7. John b8. Margaret
c. Lt. Benjamin (the Younger/Tennessee Ben) Lillard, b Abt. 1780 in VA. He had moved to Tennessee about 1798 and back to Culpepper Co., VA, to care for his ill father and manage the estate with/for his mother, where he died. This is the reason for the "nickname" of Tennessee. He was a Lt. in a VA troop in the War of 1812-15, had two years of service, and was wounded four times. Tennessee Ben married Sarah (Sally) James on 28 Aug.,1806. She moved to Mercer Co., KY after Benjamin died, and she died there in 1827. Their children are:
c1. Hedgeman who married Margaret Bradley 4 Jan., 1821. c2. Leftage who married Hetta Jenkins 22 Feb., 1821. c3. Elizabeth who did not marry. c4. James Madison Lillard was born 14 June, 1807 in Madison Court House, VA., and died 13 Nov., 1901. He moved to Harrodsburg, KY about 1827. He was a third cousin of President James Madison. A Company of men was raised by J M Lillard, for services in the Mexican War; later he was a Major in the KY State Troops. (Note that this is not the same person as THOMAS Madison Lillard, son of a Thomas Lillard, of Madison Co., KY, which is some 25 miles away.)
James Madison Lillard married Margaret McAfee Neeld (b. 24 Jan., 1819 -d 13 Nov, 1901, the same day as her husband) about 1840.. They had four sons and a daughter:
ca1. Benjamin, b 1847--of New York City and who published a Druggist's Journal and Popular Science News. (This may be the same person as "Dr John F B Lillard", referred to in an alternate source.) ca2. Robert of Cincinnati, OH | ca3. Herbert of Owensboro, KY | all were born in the 1840's ca4. William of Little Rock, AR | ca5. Virginia Maxwell | c5. Martha who married Henry Sanford c6. Dr Henry Lillard - b Abt. 1805 - d ?? in Versailles, KY. c7. Leonard Barnes c8. Hampton c9. Mildred (Milly) c10. Nancy Jane. d. Augustine(Austin) married Frances Campbell, daughter of Elias Campbell and sister of Sarah Campbell, 28 Nov., 1794. Their children are: d1. Elizabeth who married Strother Lillard 16 Dec., 1819. d2. Augustine, Jr who married Elizabeth Ann Lillard [daughter of Dennis Lillard] on 9 Sept., 1832. d3. Kesiah who married James Lillard [son of Dennis Lillard] on 27 Feb., 1823. d4. Gabriel d5. Robert d6. Washington Campbell who married Sarah Jane Richmond. e. John married Sarah Campbell, daughter of Elias Campbell, about 1795. Their children are: e1. Matthew e2. Mark e3. Luke e4. John e5. James e6. Abraham who married Jane Harrison 14 March, 1816. e7. Sarah who married Allman Guinn. [there may be other children]
f. Mildred(b. 1 Dec., 1799-?) married Richard Layton (b 10 August, 1772) on 8 Aug., 1799. She was called "Milly" or "Millie", and later Amelia by her family. The family moved to Ohio late in 1827, where he died on 31 March, 1849 and she died 15 Sept., 1864. They both are buried at Linnville, OH.. It was believed that she carried with her the old original letters from the Lillards in France, and subsequently gave them to one of her children; however, they have never been found.
f1. Fountain Layton f2. Armistead who married Hannah Hoskins on 26 Aug., 1828. f3. Churchill who married Mary McMullen; 2nd m. to Susan Poe. f4. Nancy who married Peter Courson. f5. Harriett who married Dow Teagarden. f6. James Madison who married Miss Brady; 2nd m. to Mary Ann Linn; 3rd m. to Lauretta _____; 4th m. to Louisa Robertson. f7. Huldah who married William Franklin Stevens 29 Nov., 1838. f8. Francis Marion who married Hannah Meredith 19 Jan., 1844; 2nd m. to Lucinda Prentice Herrick on 2 Jan., 1865.
g. Elizabeth (Betsy) married a Mr Jenkins. While no specifics are available, she reared a large family of children, which included three children [Lillard, Stephen and Nimrod Jenkins] who married daughters of her Uncle William Lillard, Sr.
2. Thomas Lillard married Anne __________, and they had sons: a. John (Pvt)** married Rachel Garrett b. Benjamin(Dr. Benjamin)*, b c1750--this Benjamin commanded a company of Colonial troops and was engaged in the siege of Yorktown. He has descendants in VA, KY, TN, and IL. He married Lucy Brown. c. Thomas (Silas?), b. c1750, married Delilah Rider.
3. William (named in honor of his grandfather William Lightfoot) married Anne (Nancy)__________. Their children were: a. Nancy who married Lillard Jenkins b. William II, who did not marry c. James d. Elizabeth who married Henry Jenkins e. Lucy who married Steven Jenkins f. Mary who married Nimrod Jenkins g. Mildred who married Thomas Smith, Jr. h. Anthony who married Polly Lillard i. Henry who married Elizabeth Bradley j. John who married Lucy Gaines.
4. Nancy married a ________ Garrett. a. Rachel who married John Lillard (son of Thomas Lillard, above)
5. Moses married Ellander Molly Field, and is the lineage from Jennie Marquardt descended. Their children were: a. Morgan Abt. 1770- Abt. 1835 b. John (Jack or Jackey) Abt. 1780 - 1813, who married Rebecca Hutchison c. Joshua who married Miss Forest d. James Abt. 1789 who married Susan Hutchison e. Moses, Jr Abt. 1790 - 1825 f. Thomas Abt. 1795 (issue leading to Jennie Marquardt) g. Milly Cantrell Abt. 1785 h. Elisabeth Abt. 1795, who married Pleasant Ellington i. another daughter, Abt. 1805
6. Elizabeth married Lawrence Bradley a. Augustine who married Frances Hurt, later married Polly Lillard.
7. Sarah (Sally) married Captain Augustine Bradley a. Major John Bradley b. Rhoda who married Willis Seale c. Lucy who married Abner Delaney d. Sally who married John L. Gordon
8. Capt John** married Susanna Ball(b. ?_ d. c1782), who was a cousin of George Washington, and they moved to KY around 1782 with their family. He had a second marriage to Anne Moore Thomas. A comprehensive listing of descendants may be found in Reference [1]. ---------------------------- Ref. [2] author believes his ancestry started with immigrant Jean/ John, but a tabulation of families in reference [1], p215/306, indicates he may be in error by a generation and that his family starts with this Captain John; the birth dates would correlate much better and names appear to correlate well. However, the identified spouses do not agree, so it is concluded that an identity error exists--Captain John did not marry a Polly Sandrich. Reference [1] is hereby used: ------------------------------------ The ancestry of David Lillard, author of Reference [2] is described as:
The above Capt. John** of Culpepper Co., VA (who was supposed to have married a Polly Sandrich); his children were: a. Lt Christopher Lillard, killed by Indians in late in 1794, in Ohio. b. Thomas [believed to have been born ~1760's) who married Susanna Slaughter on 5 March, 1790. She was the sister of the Governor of Kentucky. He was a member of the KY Volunteers in War of 1812. c. John, Jr. who married Agnes Chiles on 4 May, 1786 in Mercer Co., KY. She was the sister of John Chiles, Jr [see "d" below] d. Elizabeth who married John Chiles, Jr. on 7 March, 1785. They had seven children. e. Anna who married Seth Carson 10 April, 1794; 2nd marriage to Benjamin Pulliam 8 Dec., 1796. f. Mary (Polly) who married Samuel McGinnis. g. Rev. Joseph who married Elizabeth (Betsy) Hughes. h. Susanna (b. 1770) who married David Jones on 25 March, 1793 in KY.. They had six children. i. Ephraim I(Ephram), b 12 Oct., 1772 Culpepper Co., VA - d. 8 Sept., 1738 in Lawerenceberg, KY.; he married Margaret Prather 19 Feb.,1795. j. James who married Elizabeth Moore Thomas 18 April, 1795. k. Margaret(Patsy) who married William McGinnis 19 Feb., 1795. l. Daniel who married Sally Gates 22 Nov., 1801. m. Rev. David (18 Nov., 1782-Abt. 1864). He had many slaves, owned a grist mill. He married Mary (Polly) Spencer 10 Dec, 1801; her father and family moved to Gallatin Co., KY around 1800. David and Mary also moved to Napoleon, Gallatin Co.,KY about 1805; he became an ordained minister in 1817, in the Baptist church. They had ten children-- m1. John P b 2 Sept, 1802; married America Jack and had four children m2. Joseph Spencer b 31 Oct., 1804 m3. James M b 27 Sept., 1806 - 11Oct., 1896. He was a pioneer preacher in northeast Missouri in the Baptist church. He married a Martha Cox of Grant Co., KY on 7 Sept., 1827, and they had eight children. m4. Jeremiah Vardiman b 25 June, 1808 who married Lovisa Farrow Bain and they had eleven children. m5. David S b 28 Sept., 1810 - d 10 Aug., 1896; he married Sarah Cox of Grant Co., KY on 9 Sept., 1829 and they had ten children. David had a second marriage to Kate ______, and they had a son Clarence who lived in St Louis, MO [these three brothers -James, Jeremiah, and David settled in Lewis Co., MO, acquired large farms and were very prosperous; later census reports confirm many Lillards who may be descendants of these families or of the Thomas/Temperance Duncan Lillard family.] m6. William Harrison, who settled in Louisiana and had descendants in Texas m7. Thomas M who married Mary Colman of KY; he was a "bright" Mason and lectured widely. They had seven children. [the other three children are not identified]
This Rev. David Lillard, in ''m'' above is the grandfather of the author David I Lillard, of Reference [2].
9. unidentified son who married a Molly Field
10. Capt Benjamin** who was born in Culpepper Co., VA and died in Madison Co., VA.. He was a lawyer and trader, as well as Justice of Peace for Culpepper Co., VA. Capt. Benjamin commanded his company at the siege of Yorktown and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis in 1782. His first marriage was to Frances (Frankey) Crow (b ?-d Abt. 1832) about 1772, producing children:
a. Frances b. Clara b. 1775 c. Dennis b. 1777, married Phoebe Gray 17 March, 1797 d. Lucy b. 1778, married George Thomas 8 Feb., 1796. e. Mordecai b. 1782, married Virginia Burke 1808. f. Benjamin III (or Jr.) b. 1784, married Lucy Gassaway. g. Elizabeth (Betsy) who was born in 1785, after the separation of Benjamin and Frances in that year She married Nimrod Apperson 22 May, 1822.
10A. Capt Benjamin had a second marriage around 1786, to Elizabeth Hensley. They had five children: h. Mary (Polly) b 1786, who married Augustine Bradley 26 Feb., 1805. i. Nancy who married Francis Willis j. Absolem b. 1790, who married Frances (Pulliam) Hisle 21 July, 1810; 2nd marriage to Nancy Holland 31 Oct., 1816. k. Margaret who married John Rider 23 Jan., 1806. l. Rhoda b. 1798, who married John Ransom Pulliam March, 1819.
m. unidentified, but believed to be female who married a Bryan; ref. book does not identify this person, but says a Lillard family member sired --Judge Silas Lillard Bryan, who had a son named --William Jennings Bryan [see Ref "b"] n. There was a step daughter Elizabeth Hensley, from Ms Hensley's previous marriage.
Deed books show of Capt Benjamin selling 259 acres of land between 1778 and 1779, as well as 173 acres between 1800 and 1824. Capt. Benjamin lived his declining years with daughter Rhoda Pulliam, and willed all his remaining property to this youngest daughter. She had many personal souvenirs of his, but they were destroyed in a fire destroying her home. This last deed of trust caused a rift in the family, and plunged all into a lawsuit which lasted for years.
-------------------------------------------------------------------- Per Reference [2], A Relative Who Cannot be Identified [if existing]. This person would be born some four generations after Benjamin Lillard Sr.
There is a Thomas Lillard, b Abt. 1800 (separate from Benjamin's son Thomas), who cannot be family identified; he was from VA [??]. This man had a son named Thomas Madison Lillard (b Abt. 1825-30) in Culpepper Co., VA.. From this Thomas Madison Lillard was born three sons, the third of whom was: -Honorable John T Lillard b. Abt. 1855, who was from Bloomington, IL and was a "bright light" in the legal profession and also a successful businessman. He married a Sallie E Williams of Bloomington, IL on 15 Oct., 1878, and they had five boys. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
References: [1] "Lillard, A Family of Colonial VA-1415 to 1928" by Jacques Ephraim Stout Lillard, published in 1928 [2] The Lillards by David Irvine Lillard, published 1906 [3] Research notes by Jensen family, Cedar Falls, IA.
* persons who participated in the French & Indian War under General George Washington, fought in Lord Dunmore's War under Col. William Fleming, and later at Fort Pitt under Cresap. **participated in the Revolutionary War ( )Due to frequent usage of given names, people were identified by explanatory "suffixes" or "prefixes" as have been parenthetically listed; these were not official names, but were often used by the person or by others to make a specific identification.
More About Benjamin Lillard and Elizabeth Lightfoot: Marriage: 1724, Culpepper Co., VA, USA.
Children of Benjamin Lillard and Elizabeth Lightfoot are:
+Moses Lillard, Sr., b. Abt. 1748, Culpepper Co, VA, USA, d. Abt. 1815, Rockingham Cty, NC.
Benjamin Lillard (b. Abt. 1701)
Notes for Benjamin Lillard: