Dillahunty
♂Lewis Dillahunty
Born 1793, North Carolina, United States. Died 1826, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States.
7 of 9 events rest on a record we have read; the rest come from compiled sources or are still to be documented.
Parents
Thomas D. Dillahunty 1765–1828 and Sarah Becton their family
Spouses and children
- Married 27 Dec 1815, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, to Lucinda C. Johnson 1799–1884 family page
Life, as the records tell it
| Event | When | Where | How we know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 18 Jul 1793 | North Carolina, United States | on record |
| Military service 2nd Lieutenant, Capt. Williamson's Company, Tennessee Militia, 13 Nov 1814 - 1 Jan 1815 |
13 Nov 1814 | on record | |
| Living at | 16 Nov 1814 | Davidson, Tennessee, United States | on record |
| Living at Lawrence or Franklin County - the petition covers both and does not say which |
8 Jan 1821 | Alabama, United States | on record |
| Death | 16 Jun 1826 | Hardeman, Tennessee, United States | on record |
| Occupation Creek War / War of 1812 officer; Alabama territorial legislator. Source: compiled "THE DILLAHUNTYS" family history (independently corroborated via Linton Research Fund). |
. | Alabama, United States | not yet documented |
| Military service 2nd Lieutenant (discharged Lieutenant), 2nd Regiment (Benton's) Tennessee Volunteers, War of 1812 |
. | from a compiled source | |
| Military service 2nd Lieutenant, promoted 1st Lieutenant, 2nd Regiment (Pillow's) West Tennessee Volunteers, Creek War |
. | on record | |
| Military service Captain, promoted Major, 1st Regiment (Metcalfe's) West Tennessee Militia |
. | 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
- James Edmonds Saunders, EARLY SETTLERS OF ALABAMA (New Orleans, 1899) — Birth
- War of 1812 widow's pension file WO 4245 / WC 29502 (Special Act), Lewis Dillahunty and Lucinda Johnson (NARA RG 15) — Military service, Death
- The Nashville Whig (Nashville, Tennessee), Tuesday 22 November 1814, p.3 — Living at
- Petition of the Citizens of the Counties of Lawrence and Franklin, in the State of Alabama, 8 January 1821 (Washington: printed by order of the Senate of the United States, by Gales & Seaton, 1821), doc. — Living at
- US, War of 1812 Service Record Index, 1812-1815 (NARA M602, roll 58, RG 94) — Military service
- SAUNDERS, James Edmonds, Early Settlers of Alabama (New Orleans, 1899) — Military service
Ancestors in time
Time runs down the page, oldest at the top. Each dot is a person at the year they were born (hollow where the year is estimated); curves run from a person up to their parents, pink for a woman, blue for a man. Hover for names and years; click a dot for that person's page or their own charts; drag to move, scroll to zoom, double-click to reset.
Line of descent
- Thomas D. Dillahunty 1765–1828
- John Silas Dillahunty Sr 1728–1816
- Hannah Rachel Neal 1732–1816
- Sarah Becton
Descendants in time
Lewis Dillahunty 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.