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DILLION Family Genealogy-History
(Updated April 18, 2024)

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SOURCE NOTES: [N4238]

Source of Name:
- Internet Messages [0519], [0520] and [0522] lists John R. Forbes.

Source of Birth Date:
- Internet Messages [0519] and [0520] lists 1794.
- Ed Marsh [0522] lists 1794 - 1795.

Source of Birth Place:
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Source of Marriage Date:
- Internet Messages [0519] and [0520] lists 1803.
- Internet Message [0521] lists November 2, 1818.
- Ed Marsh [0522] lists 1818.

Source of Marriage Place:
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Source of Death Date:
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Source of Death Place:
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Source
FORBES of Franklin Co., Virginia, United States
Posted by: Bob Hunt
Date: April 14, 1998 at 08:32:31

John R. FORBES, b. 1794; m. 1803, Lydia Wright; >son Robert Pasley FORBES, b, 1822; m. Harriett Louise WRAY, b. 1830 (d/o Jecoras WRAY, b. 1803). Want to correspond and determine linages, cousins, etc.

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Source
From: Ed Marsh [emarsh@spc.cc.tx.us]
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 10:26 AM
To: Noillid2@columbus.rr.com
Subject: Re: Peter B. Forbes and Thomas J. Forbes

Hi Tom, thanks for the post. I live in Texas, but just now I'm in Virginia for Christmas. I dropped by the Roanoke City library last week to do a little genealogy research.

My wife was a Forbes before marriage and so I research that line also. I found a multi-volume set of old genealogy papers called the Rainey collection that was very extensive (in the families of Franklin, Bedfoed, and Campbell).

I looked up FORBES and found a lists for John FORBES born 1765. I claimes that he moved from Fluvanna County to Franklin in 1790, and settled on Gills Creek. Other sources at the library, such as court records and deeds of neighbors confirm this date.

According to this list, Peter B. FORBES, b. 1799-1800, was his son. It claims that he married Sarah R. DILLON (daughter of Henry and Joanna Pasley DILLON), born 29 Oct 1804, -- married on 20 Mar 1825. She died 11 Apr 1852.

Peter was the brother of my wife's ancestor, Thomas J. Forbes, born 1801-1802.

Thomas married Elizabeth DILLON on 29 June 1825.

I have additional data on Thomas but records are in TX.

The lists gives two wives and 10 children for John Forbes, b. 1765. First wife is Sarah R., and I guess she was Sarah Reeves because the first-born daughter was named Sarah Reeves Forbes, born unknown.

then:
William born 1784-1794
John R., born 1794-95, m. 1818 Lydia Wright
Elizabeth born 1796---97, married Philip Bradley in 1817
Nancy, b. c1800
Peter B.
Thomas J.
Catherine C. b. c1804, m. 1826, Anselm Wright
Mary M. ,b. c1805, m. John B. Lyon,
Otey, b. c1810, m. 1844 Lucy Brown
Philip L. b. c1810, m. 1842, Emeline Hiett

I presume that, either these last children were from John Forbes second wife, Agnes born c1784, or that they are mistakenly attributed to him (because the are so late).

Keep in touch and let me know what you think. I have a lot of DILLON/DILLION
data in TX also, and will be glad to share
Ed

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