House of Hackett
James DILLON
Generation: 1
1. James DILLON (son of Joshua DILLON and Mary BLACKWELL).
2. Joshua DILLON was born before 1737; died on 1 Aug 1824. Notes:
Joshua Dillon came to America with his family in 1737. He settled in Virginia and served all 7 years of the Revolutionary War with his brother William Dillon. Joshua's sons James and Charles served in the war also. After the war, Joshua settled near Little Rock, SC. He married three times. Mary Blackwell was his third wife.
Joshua Dillon migrated from Great Briton in time to become a patriot in the American Revolution (pg 124)
Followed Francis Marion "Swamp Fox" against British (pg 35)
Patriots ID by locator of homes at the time, inconclusive (pg 35)
Stokes, Durward T., "The History of Dillon County South Carolina, 2nd Ed," US Press, 1978. ISBN 0-87249-366-0
Joshua married Mary BLACKWELL. Mary died in 1827. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary BLACKWELL died in 1827. Children:
- William DILLON was born in in SC; died in in Little Rock, SC; was buried in Little Rock, SC.
- Charles DILLON
- 1. James DILLON