On 30 May 1568, William Dellowe, witnessed the will of John Thake:" 30 May 1568-JOHN THAKE the elder of Clavering, malster, and my body be buried in the churchyard of Clavering...
I give to my John Thake my son two obligations due me...I give to William my son one cow...I give to Richard my son 20s,...
I give to Steven Thake my son 10 pounds delivered at the day of his marriage, the residue of all my goods I give to Agnes my wife whom
I obtain executrix. Witnesses:William Holgle,the elder;George Daye,the younger: Willm Dellowe; Edward Brooke and Robert Bathe. Proved 22
June 1568."
1595 William Dellowe Cage vs. Hamond-
...conc{er}ninge the interest of the said Walter Heyward for so muche as was demised vnto the said Alexander Hamond this defend{ant}
thinketh to be nowe in [Hamond] his ffarmers ^\\& ther assign{es} whose names are as followeth Iohn Gewe Will{i}am Osborne [Thomas [[.....]]
William Dellowe] Thomas brand Mary brand Thomas brand Iun{ior} Rob{er}t brand Rychard Iordan Walter P{ar}ker & Will{i}am Dellowe all nowe of
Hormead afforsaid// and what...
Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of
Essex County Massachusetts, Volume I.
1651--Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts-1651:Volume I ,
William Dellowe.
1656--Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts-1656:Volume I
William Dello.
I find it interesting that there are records for a William Dellowe AKA William Dello in Massachusetts as early as 1651, and the Canaday Quaker family
records state that Luke Dillon and Susanna Garrett came from Nantucket, Massachusetts before they moved to Bucks County, PA.
If further research turns up any information, it will be posted here.
According to Quaker family legends1&2 William Dillon was born in Bucks County, PA in 1715. William is the son of
Luke Dillon and Susanna Garratt
who came to the Colonies in about 1700. One of those Quaker family records say they came to Nantucket first, and them immigrated to Bucks County, PA.1
Another Quaker family record just say they came to PA about 1710, and then immigrated to VA in the mid 1700's.2
I believe the Quaker family legends have a basis of truth as with all legends. Also family legends have a way of becoming distorted through the years
especially when they have been handed down by mouth for 300 years. However, the Dillon and Dillow families are very fortunate to have access to these
family records in order to have a basis of fact as well as legend in order for families to be able to do continuing research.
At this time, I have not been able to locate a ship passenger list record to support the Quaker family legend as to Luke Dillon and Susanna's point of
entry into the Colonies.
My research has located a passenger list of a Pierre Delome and wife to the VA Colony in 1700 which I hope further research will turn up more invormation
about them.3
According to Henry Dillon (1909), he got his information about Luke Dillon and Susanna Garrett's history from James Rees' family legends about the Dillon
family. At the time he wrote his family records in 1909, the family legends had been passed down to each generation for over 200 years--300 years as of
2003.2
According to the Quaker family legends Luke Dillon and Susanna Garrett's two sons, Daniel and William, moved to Frederick County, VA
after they were grown men.
William married Mary Reese (Rees)in early 1740s. Mary Reese (Rees) was from a Quaker family. However, if William was ever a Quaker,
he apparently didn't remain in the Quaker faith as the Quaker familes have very little informaiton about him or his family.
It is possible that there may be some Quaker records that can be found in time as this research continues in the Quaker Monthly Meetings in
Bucks County, PA4 and Frederick County, VA records.5
According to the Quaker family records, William died in Frederick County, VA on 10 NOV 1762.1
According to the Joseph Bridges records, Mary, William's widow married Joseph Bridges on 7 FEB 1767 in Frederick County, VA.6
William married Mary Reese (Rees) about 1744 according to the birthdate of their oldest daughter, Charity. They could have gotten married in either
Bucks County, PA or Frederick County, VA. However, Henry Dillon (1909) says in his records of the Dillon Family that the information provided to him
by James Rees was that it was in Frederick County, VA that William and Daniel first met the Haworth, Rees, Wright, Stanfield, Hackett, Thornburg,
Hodgeson and Fisher families that were in the Quaker migration from Pennsylvania.2
The Children of WILLIAM DILLOW and MARY REESE (REES) are:
- Charity..............1745: Married William Reese (Rees) on 4 APR 1765 in Frederick County, VA.
- Ann or Anna....1 MAY 1746: Married Richard Haworth 10 MAY 1765 in Frederick County, VA. They moved to NC and then to TN.
- Susanna..............1755: Married George Hawworth 1 NOV 1773 in Rowan County, NC (Guilford County, NC).
George was another brother of Richard Haworth who married Ann.
- Hanna.........15 MAY 1760: Married Edward Wright 7 AUG 1780. She died 17 OCT 1855 at age 95.
- John.....................: Married Lydia Geist in 1774.
- James....................: Married Sarah Monks in 1774.
- Mary.....................: Married Jacob Pickering 1 JUN 1778.1&2
The following advertisement from Sowers Newspaper, dated February 13, 1761,
Land of the Pennsylvania Land Company is advertised for
sale, and the names of the occupants are given as follows:
...... Makefield Township, Bucks County, 4,000 acres ......
... James and William Dellon ... (and 13 other names)7
The Quaker family records say that William Dillon died in Frederick County, VA on 10 NOV 1762; and that his widow, Mary Reese (Rees) Dillon married
Joseph Bridges after William's death and immigrated to Rowan (Guilford) County, NC with her new husband.1
However, the family record of Joseph Bridges say that Joseph Bridges did, in fact, marry the widow, Mary Reese (Rees) Dillon, but that Joseph Bridges
died intestate before 20 Feb 1796 in Frederick County, VA.
Joseph Bridges and William's widow, Mary Reese (Rees) Dillon had one son, Dillon Bridges who moved to KY with wife, Catherine Evans.
Dillon Bridges who moved to KY with wife, Catherine Evans many children, son, James Bridges was born on 24 Jun 1789 in VA and died 8 Oct 1878
in Charleston, Clark County, IN. He marriedJames Bridges was born on 24 Jun 1789 in VA.
James Bridges was born on 24 Jun 1789 in VA and James Bridges was born on 24 Jun 1789 in VA--of their many children, son, Joseph H. Bridges,
married Sarah Ann Bowman and moved to Milo Township, Bureau County, IL and later to Cooper County,
MO where they died.6
The Quaker records of records for William Dillon or William Dillow and Mary Rees' children are scant. The Canaday Family records have on record that
John married Lydia Geist in 1774.1
Of another family, Perry Adams, has the information that John Dillo(n)(w)born about 1751 and
Lydia Gest had a son named James Dillon.8
James Dillon married Sara Ward 21 SEP 1810 in Winchester, Frederick County, VA.8 Berkeley County, VA was formed from part of Frederick County, VA.
In 1801, Jefferson County VA was formed from part of Berkeley County, VA. And later Jefferson County, VA later became what is now present day WV.
William born probably in Bucks County, PA and migrated to Frederick County, VA, had a son, John born about 1750 in either Bucks County, PA or Frederick
County, VA. John had a son named James born about 1775 who married Sara Ward in Frederick County, VA in 1810.
The history of Purcellville,
Loudoun County, VA states, "Although the first land grant in the area was issued by Lord Fairfax in 1740 it was not until 1764 that
Purcellville's first
known settler, James Dillon from Buck's County, Pennsylvania, arrived."9
William was born in 1715 and resided in Bucks County, VA before he moved to Frederick County, VA in the mid 1740. It is very likely that his son James
who would have been a grown man by that time, could have went to Lauden County, VA from Bucks County, PA instead of Frederick County, VA as did
his father William.
Lauden, County enlisted men:
For the following men to have served in the War of 1812 and have been enlisted in 1814, they would have to have been at least 16 years of age, and thus,
born at least by about 1795-1798 or later.
Dillow, Peter: A Private with Price Jacob's Co. of infantry, 57th Regt. Located at Camp Ellicott from September to November, 1814.
Peter's home was Loudoun Co., VA adjacent to Jefferson County, VA.
Dillow, Thomas: Private with Capt. Young's Co., 56th Regt. Near Baltimore, August 24 - September 17, 1814. Deserted. Later with 57th Rest.,
from September - October, 1814. Thomas resided in Loudoun Co., VA adjacent to Jefferson County, VA.
Dillow, William: A Private with Everhart's Co., 57th Regt., under Lt. Col. Mason & Minor. Served in 1814. From Loudoun County, VA adjacent to
Jefferson County, VA.
Jefferson County History includes the following: James Conn's Co., 2nd Bn. 55th Regt., 18th Brigade. Formed April, 1814.
Members included: David Dillow, James Dillow, Joseph Dillow, Peter Dillow, William Dillow Jr., and William Dillow Sr.
Hopefully, with time and more research, more will be discovered about the descendants of William Dillon or William Dillow's discendants. If, so
it will be posted here.
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