THOMAS WAS PRIMARILY A FARMER BUT WAS BETTER SUITED AS AN ATTORNEY BEGINNING IN JULY 1737 AND ENDING IN AUGUST 1758. DOCUMENTATION OF AT LEAST 32 CASES IN ESSEX CO. VA., AND NO DOUBT MORE THAN THAT. PAGES MISSING FROM THE REGISTER.TOM AND FAMILY MOVED TO CHESTERFIELD CO. VA. ABOUT 1760
William chose Samuel Landrum as hi sguardian after the death of his father in march 1776.
William enlisted in the rev. War as private, then was discharged. He reinlisted as a Corporal April 9, 1778.
WILLIAM TILLER JR. AND WIFE CATHERINE INHERITED 63 ACRES OF LAND FROM HIS FATHER-IN-LAW CHARLES BROWN. THIS WAS LAND THAT HAD BEEN RECEIVED FOR IMPORTATION OF 19 PEOPLE.
RECORDS INDICATE WILLIAM WAS A MAN OF CONSIDERABLE PERSONAL WEALTH, UNLIKE HIS FATHER.
WILLIAM WAS A FARMER AND CARPENTER.
WIDOW OF CHAS. HUNT.
Virginia info. says he was of Cumberland Co. Va. and Chesterfield Co. Va. he willed Maryanne 100 acres of land in Chesterfield Co. Va.
WILLIAM MAN OF MODEST MEANS IMPORTED BY REES HUGHS IN 1650. UNDER THE HEADWRIGHT SYSTEM, REES HUGHS RECEIVED 450 ACRES IN NEW KENT, VA. FOR THE IMPORTATION OF NINE PEOPLE, INCLUDING A WILLIAM TILLER. OFTEN SUCH IMPORTED PEOPLE WERE POOR AND SERVED AS INDENTURED SLAVES TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THEIR VOYAGE. UNFORTUNATELY WE MAY NEVER KNOW WHETHER THE TWO WILLIAM TILLER'S ARE THE SAME, BECAUSE THE NEW KENT CO.VA RECORDS MOST LIKELY TO REVEAL THEY WERE THE SAME TWO MEN, WERE DESTROYED PURPOSELY BY JOHN PRICE POSEY, BY FIRE
WILL OF WILLIAM TILLER OF SITTENBOURNE PARISH, RICHMOND CO. VA.. PROVED MARCH 4 1718/1719. WIFE MARY,DAUGHTER MARGARET, SON JOHN. CHILDREN MARY(SL..IP),ELIZABETH THOMAS.
(NOTE-WILLIAM JR.NOT NAMED.) BUT HE RECEIVED LAND FROM HIS FATHER-IN-LAW.
MARGARET WAS INDICTED IN KING GEORGE COUNTY VA. FOR HAVING AT LEAST ONE CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK, THE CHILD WAS BORN 12-1-1721. LATER THE GRAND JURY DISMISSED THE INDICTMENT, THIS MEANS SHE WOULD HAVE HAD TO MARRY THE CHILDS FATHER.
Marriage Notes for John Tiller and Elizabeth WHITE-258529
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Mary is the ggg grnadmother of Harry Shipp Truman, President of the United States.