On Surname Saturdays, I am posting family lines from my own ancestry. I am doing this in Ahnentafel order, and am up to number #35, who is Elizabeth Horton Dill (1794?-1869).
My ancestral line back through the five generations of the Dill families:
1. Randall J. Seaver2. Frederick W. Seaver (1911-1983)3. Betty V. Carringer (1919-2002)4. Frederick W. Seaver (1876-1942)5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)8. Frank W. Seaver (1852-1922)9. Hattie Hildreth (1857-1920)16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)17. Lucretia Smith (1827-1884)34. Alpheus Smith (1802-1840)35. Elizabeth Horton Dill, born 19 May 1794 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died 28 November 1869 in Leominster, Worcester County, MA. She married 30 November 1826 in Dedham, Norfolk County, MA.
70. Thomas Dill of Eastham, Barnstable, MA. He married
71. Mary Horton, born in Wellfleet, Barnstable, MA. Child of Thomas Dill and Mary Horton is:
....35 ... i.
Elizabeth Horton Dill, born 19 May 1794 in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA; died 28 November 1869 in Leominster, Worcester County, MA; married Alpheus B. Smith 30 November 1826 in Dedham, Norfolk County, MA.
Here the trail has a disconnect. I've explained the data conflicts (all data conflicts!) in my post
Elizabeth Horton Dill: A Very Elusive Ancestor. If she is indeed the Elizabeth Dill, born 09 May 1791 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA, the daughter of Thomas Dill and Hannah Horton, then the ancestral Dill line is:
70. Thomas Dill, born about 1755 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died Aft. 1830 in probably Eastham, Barnstable, MA. He married 18 May 1782 in Wellfleet, Barnstable, MA.
71. Hannah Horton, born 28 April 1761 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died Bef. 1797 in prob. Eastham, Barnstable, MA. She was the daughter of 142. Nathaniel Horton and 143. Eunice Snow. Children of Thomas Dill and Hannah Horton are:
............ i. Ezekiel Dill, born 06 August 1784 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; married Mary Hickman December 1808 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; born 26 June 1786 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
............ ii. Obediah Dill, born 19 May 1786 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
............ iii. Seth Dill, born 15 June 1787 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
............ iv. Isaiah Dill, born 13 September 1788 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
............ v. Jabez Dill, born 11 December 1789 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; married Eliza Pratt November 1817 in Boston, Suffolk, MA; born in Boston, Suffolk, MA.
.... 35 ..vi.
Elizabeth Dill, born 09 May 1791 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
............ vii. James Dill, born 20 July 1792 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
............ viii. Daniel Dill, born 06 October 1793 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; married Jerusha Knowles September 1822 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; born 23 December 1800 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
............ ix. Asa Dill, born 17 July 1795 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
140. Thomas Dill, born 19 December 1708 in Medford, Middlesex, MA; died before 17 March 1761 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA. He married 17 July 1733 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
141. Mehitable Brown, born 01 October 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died Bef. 1758 in prob. Eastham, Barnstable, MA. She was the daughter of 282. Samuel Brown and 283. Ruth Young. Children of Thomas Dill and Mehitable Brown are:
............ i. Thomas Dill, born 11 October 1734 in Medford, Middlesex, MA; died young.
............ ii. Samuel Dill, born 10 December 1736 in Medford, Middlesex, MA; died before 03 March 1766 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; married Lydia Higgins 16 March 1762 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; born 11 March 1741/42 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
............ iii. Thomas Dill, born 06 November 1737 in Medford, Middlesex, MA; died young?.
............ iv. Aaron Dill, born 30 July 1739 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died young?.
............ v. James Dill, born 15 October 1741 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died 03 April 1816 in Wellfleet, Barnstable, MA; married Abigail Hickman 16 March 1762 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; born about 1742 in prob. Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
............ vi. Moses Dill, born Bef. 1753 in probably Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died before 31 October 1771 in Wellfleet, Barnstable, MA.
............ vii. Betty Dill, born Bef. 1755 in probably Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
....70 ... viii.
Thomas Dill, born about 1755 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; died after 1830 in probably Eastham, Barnstable, MA; married (1) Hannah Horton 18 May 1782 in Wellfleet, Barnstable, MA; married (2) Ruth Linkhornew 14 June 1797 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; married (3) Susanna Hatch January 1813 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.
280. Thomas Dill, born 27 March 1682 in Concord, Middlesex, MA; died 29 January 1717/18 in Medford, Middlesex, MA. He married 17 January 1705/06 in Woburn/Cambridge, Middlesex, MA.
281. Mary Peirce, born 31 December 1682 in Woburn, Middlesex, MA; died before 1713 in Medford, Middlesex, MA. She was the daughter of 562. Nathaniel Pierce and 563. Elizabeth Pierce. Children of Thomas Dill and Mary Peirce are:
............ i. Mary Dill, born 25 October 1706 in Medford, Middlesex, MA; married James Tufts 09 August 1729 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MA.
...140 .. ii.
Thomas Dill, born 19 December 1708 in Medford, Middlesex, MA; died before 17 March 1761 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; married (1) Mehitable Brown 17 July 1733 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA; married (2) Mary (--?-- ) Higgins 28 January 1758 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA (VR, int.).
............ iii. Elizabeth Dill, born 02 January 1711/12 in Medford, Middlesex, MA; died 11 October 1714 in Medford, Middlesex, MA.
560. Peter Dill, died 13 August 1692 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA. He married 13 October 1669 in Littleton, Middlesex, MA.
561. Thanks Shepard, born 10 February 1650/51 in Malden, Middlesex, MA. She was the daughter of 1122. Ralph Shepard and 1123. Thankslord Perkins. Children of Peter Dill and Thanks Shepard are:
............ i. Peter Dill, born 16 July 1670 in Concord, Middlesex, MA.
............ ii. Anna Dill, born 21 February 1672/73 in Littleton, Middlesex, MA.
............ iii. Thomas Dill, born 29 April 1673 in Concord, Middlesex, MA.
............ iv. Thanks Dill, born 31 March 1676 in Concord, Middlesex, MA; married Philip Reade 06 December 1698 in Concord, Middlesex, MA.
............ v. Samuel Dill, born About 1678 in Littleton, Middlesex, MA.
............ vi. David Dill, born About 1680 in Littleton, Middlesex, MA; married Marey or Mercy in MA.
............ vii. Mary Dill, born 27 March 1682 in Concord, Middlesex, MA; married Robert Robbins 27 March 1697 in Littleton, Middlesex, MA.
...280....viii.
Thomas Dill, born 27 March 1682 in Concord, Middlesex, MA; died 29 January 1717/18 in Medford, Middlesex, MA; married (1) Mary Peirce 17 January 1705/06 in Woburn/Cambridge, Middlesex, MA; married (2) Mary Cheney 11 May 1713 in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA.
The origin of Peter Dill, the probable immigrant to New England for this family, is unknown.
If anybody has further suggestions for solving my data conflict problem, I would certainly appreciate them!
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Peter Dill family descendants report here.