Dillahunty · ◉ a direct ancestor of ours
♂John Silas Dillahunty Sr
Born 1728, Kent County, Maryland, United States. Died 1816, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.
4 of 6 events rest on a record we have read; the rest come from compiled sources or are still to be documented.
Parents
Daniel De La Haunte –1746 and Mary O'Hara their family
Spouses and children
- Married 4 Jun 1747, Baltimore, Talbot, Maryland, United States, to Hannah Rachel Neal 1732–1816 family page
Life, as the records tell it
| Event | When | Where | How we know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth Birthplace resolved 2026-08-10: no primary MD vital/land record found either way. Per standing fallback, the cited compiled history ("THE DILLAHUNTYS," Kent County) outweighs the uncited Find a Grave memorial (which gave "Baltimore County" / Havre de Grace |
8 Dec 1728 | Kent County, Maryland, United States | from a compiled source |
| Living at | abt 1816 | Davidson County, Tennessee, United States | on record |
| Death | 4 Feb 1816 | Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States | on record |
| Estate settled | 16 May 1816 | Davidson, Tennessee, United States | on record |
| Burial | . | Belle Meade, Davidson, Tennessee, United States | from a compiled source |
| Occupation Minister |
. | on record |
on record means we have read the original document. from a compiled source means an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so. not yet documented means it is in the family's record but no source is attached yet.
Sources
- U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current — Birth, Death, Burial
- U.S., Family History Books — Birth
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 — Birth, Death
- Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 — Living at, Death, Estate settled
- Davidson County, Tennessee, Will Book 4, orig. pp. 463-464 - will of John Dillahunty Sr, signed 31 May 1810, proved April Sessions 1816 — Death
- Sons of the American Revolution application no. 98033 - Dillahunty of Davidson County, Tennessee — Occupation
Ancestors in time
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Line of descent
Descendants in time
John Silas Dillahunty Sr at the top; each descendant a dot at their birth year, joined to the parent they came through. A descendant who may still be living is shown only as "Living", at an estimated birth year, with no page of their own.