Re: Hilliard/Hillyard, etc., Wm. and Mary, Washington Co VA

Hi!Thanks for your note.Here is what I have and have annotated from the 1850 census, Washington Co VA:As you can see, several children bore names common to the GRANT family... The 1860c, is:HH889:Hilliard, Wm., 49; Mary, 40; Jamwes, 20; Elizabeth, 19; John, 17; Robert, 16; Fairman, 14; Margaret, 13; Pamelia, 11; Wm., 10; Gardner, 8; Sarah, 6; Granville, 4; George, 3; Walter, 2.Sure am eager to find Mary (W.)'s surname.Any help appreciated.Jack

WCV Deaths:Sawyers, Sallie – 42y, b. 1870 WCV d. October 27, 1912; married; d/o James Hilliard b.
WCV & Mandy Saul b. WCV; bur. Green Spring (Goodson)

Ray, Virginia Mrs. – 70y, b? VA d. April 14, 1918/1919; wid.; d/o Joe Hilliard b. VA & Elizabeth Mayes/Magee.[Mary Ann Widener (1840-26 May 1918), d/o Reuben Widener & Lucinda Allison; m. 12 Jan 1864
Washington County, Virginia, William Davis Rambo –tc]

Hilliard, Samuel L. – 81y3m2d, b. April 14, 1840 WCV d. July 16, 1921; wid’r.;
carpenter; s/o Thomas Hilliard b. WCV & Barbara Duff b. WCV; d. of carcinoma of the prostate (Abingdon)[Samuel L. Hilliard (14 Apr 1840-16 Jul 1921), s/o Thomas Hilliard & Barbara Duff; m. 19 May 1869
Washington County, Virginia, Sarah Jane Dixon. Headstone inscription: Co.B 37th VA. Inf. CSA –tc]

"Hillardy" should be corrected to Hilliard:Stroup, Susan Caroline – 75y b. 1851 WCV d. March 28, 1926; wid. of Theo. E. Stroup;
d/o Joseph Hilliardy b. WCV & Polly Mays b. WCV; bur. Mt. View (Abingdon)
[Susan Caroline Hilliard, d/o Joel Hilliard & Mary Mays; m. 08 Apr 1875 Washington County, Virginia,
Theophilus C. Stroup –tc]

Stroup, Susan Caroline – 75y b. 1851 WCV d. March 28, 1926; wid. of Theo. E. Stroup;
d/o Joseph Hilliardy b. WCV & Polly Mays b. WCV; bur. Mt. View (Abingdon)
[Susan Caroline Hilliard, d/o Joel Hilliard & Mary Mays; m. 08 Apr 1875 Washington County, Virginia,
Theophilus C. Stroup –tc]


1850c, WCV:
*HH865:Migration: HILLIARD, Wm., 38; Mary, 30; James, 10; Elizabeth, 9; John, 7; Robt., 6; Fairman, 4; Margaret, 3; Permelia, 1; William F., 1/12: (Granville Hilliard mar in Sullivan Co. TN, 24 Dec 1878, Mollie Hunter. 1860c, WCV, HH889/853: Hilliard, Wm., 49; Mary, 40; Jas., 20; Elizabeth, 19; John, 17; Robert, 16; Fairman, 14; Margaret, 13; Pamelia, 11; Wm., 10; Gardner, 8; Sarah, 6; Granville, 4; Geo., 3; Walter, 2 – note, living 1 HH from Grant, Robert!!! Gardner Grant is not far away!/// 1870c, WCV:Hilliard, Mary, 51; Mary E., 28; Robert E., 25; Firman R., 24; Margaret D.C., 23; Amelia M., 21; Wm. F., 20 [mar Drucilla Kennedy]; Gardner G., 18; Susan A. G., 15; Granville, 14; George C., 17; Walter P., 10; Chas. Fountain, 8; Wm. H., 61/// John Hilliard, 16 and 26, listed separately 1860 & 1870c WCV/// 1880c, Bristol, Sullivan Co. TN:Hillyard, Granville, 24, VA; Molly, 20, wife, TN.IBID.:Hillyard, May (Mary), 60, VA/VA/VA; Gnard, 27 [Gardner Grant]; Walter, 30; Fanntain [Chas. Fountain], 18.///See WCV DB 25: p. 39:To all to whom presents shall come, we, THOMAS HILLIARD, THOMAS P. MONTGOMERY, WILLIAM HILLIARD, SAMUEL HILLIARD, DANIEL DENTON (mar. Mary Hilliard), JOEL HILLIARD & JANE(Hilliard) THOMAS, widow of DAVID THOMAS decd., WCV send greetings.Whereas JOHN F. HILLIARD, lately died intestate… by virtue of statues made for better distributing intestate estates, we are become legally entitled to JOHN F. HILLIARDs personal estate.Now know yea, we, sd. parties, having and reposing great confidence in GEO. R. BARR, Abingdon, WCV, have… appointed him our true & lawful attorney… sue for, ask and demand… and receive of (blank) in Crawford Co. MO or elsewhere, all our distributive shares of personal estate of sd. JOHN F. HILLIARD we are entitled to… perform role as our attorney in fact… 31 Mar 1860. /s/ THOS. HILLIARD; WM. HILLIARD; JOEL (his x mark) HILLIARD; SAML. (his x mark) HILLIARD; THOS. P. (his mark) MONTGOMERY; DANIEL xDENTON; JANE (her x mark) THOMAS.WCV:On 04 pr 1860, all aforenamed appear before JOHN G. KREGAR, Clerk & acknowledged power of attorney… & same is adm. to record…/// WCV MB14: p. 271:29 Mar 1860:…Present:John EAKIN, David ROSENBALM & John L. CAULDWELL,Gent.:Ordered certified that it appears to this court by legal and satisfactory evidence, that the legal heirs of John F. HILLIARD deceased are Thomas HILLIARD, Wm. HILLIARD, Samuel HILLIARD, Joel HILLIARD, Dicey (Hilliard) MONTGOMERY, wife of Thomas MONTGOMERY, Jane (Sarah Jane Hilliard) THOMAS, wife of David THOMAS & Mary(Hilliard) DENTON, wife of Daniel DENTON, and they are only living heirs of sd. John F. HILLIARD, who died in the State of MO.///WCV MB 15: p. 337:22 Dec 1862:(CROW, cont’d.):appraise all pers. est. of Andw. COLE decd & report to court.///On motion of Thos. HILLIARD, who took oath of an Adminr.; entered into… his bond in sum of $100 with John G. KREGER, his sec.; a Certificate is therefore granted him for obtaining LOA (Letters of Administration) on est. of Wm. B. HILLIARD decd. in due form.///From Shelia Hunt:No help on William's wife Mary, but...: dau Permelia [Amelia] Hilliard (ca1849-1899) md. 27 Mar 1873 Sull Co., TN to Samuel E. Barr (1854-1921) and had 4 children in Sull Co. TN.Walter Hilliard md. 19 Feb 1885 Sull Co., TN to Belle Sumner.G. C. Hilliard had a successful tin/sheet metal business at Five Points in Kingsport, late 1890s.Apart and aside from that, the Silas Hilliard in 1900 Sull Co., TN was b. Aug 1850 in NC, s/o Alfred and Rachel Hilliard of Watauga Co., NC... Silas was a marrying parson.Do not know what Watauga Co., NC might hold for clues, if any, on William of WCV.General migratory pattern was Watauga Co., NC to Johnson Co., TN to Sullivan Co., TN.../// Suggestion:With a Walter P. (Walter Preston?) in this family and the above Montgomery-Hilliard connections, try MONTGOMERY for possible surname for Mary – on the other hand, Wm. Hilliard Montgomery got his middle name from his mother, Hilliard!Or, with Gardner G. and Robert in the family GRANT should also be explored.)