Joshua DILLON

Bef 1737 - 1824  (87 years)

• Name	Joshua DILLON
  Birth	Bef 1737
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Aug 1824
  Person ID	I2674	Genealogy of Ronald D. Hackett
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2018

  
  

  Family	Mary BLACKWELL   d. 1827
  Children	1. William DILLON,   b. SC d. Little Rock, SC   2. Charles DILLON   3. James DILLON
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F1038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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