David TILLER

Notes:

1850 Russell County Census
Samuel Jahile age 11
George Washington age 10
Martha Jane age 7
William age 4
Lemuel age 11 months (1860 Census)

Shadrick died before 1860 Census

WFT #2385 - David Tiller was born at sea on ship from England. He spoke with a Scottish accent.
(Not sure if reliable - Hadn't parents had already immigrated to America?)

David married Sarah Jane DUTY in 1836 in Logan County, West Virginia. Sarah (daughter of Thomas DUTY and Martha ROMANS) was born on 08 Jan 1815 in Russell County, Virginia; died on 19 Sep 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Samuel Jahile TILLER was born on 20 Nov 1837 in Tug River, Logan County, West Virginia; died on 27 Sep 1922 in Duty, Dickenson County, Virginia.
2. Martha Jane TILLER was born on 10 Jul 1843 in Duty, Dickenson County, Virginia; died on 20 Sep 1886 in Dickenson County, Virginia.
3. George Washington TILLER was born on 11 Apr 1840 in Tug River, Logan County, West Virginia; died on 22 Feb 1916 in Council, Buchanan County, Virginia.
4. William J. TILLER was born on 17 Apr 1847 in Dickenson County, Virginia; died in Oct 1905 in Duty, Dickenson County, Virginia.
5. John Lemuel TILLER was born in 1849.
6. Nancy Ann TILLER was born on 04 Apr 1851 in Russell County, Virginia; died in 1923 in Morristown, Tennessee.
7. Shadrick TILLER was born on 03 Jun 1854 in Russell County, Virginia.
8. David TILLER, Jr. was born on 23 Jan 1858 in Russell County, Virginia; died on 23 Dec 1900.

Family/Spouse: Cynthia Ann Ball LUSTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1810 Federal Census of Giles County shows 3 boys and 1 girl born between 1800 and 1810.
Nancy may have been a second wife.

Samuel married Nancy Elizabeth UNK. Nancy was born in 1784; died after 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

WFT #2385 -
In 1770, following the death of his father, William chose Samuel Landrum as his guardian.

In March 1776, he enlisted for service in the Revolutionary Was as a private. He was discharged in
March of 1778 and re-enlisted on April 9, 1778 as a corporal.

Contained within William's Revolutionary War pension application are 8 pages of material written by
William detailing his service as a Revolutionary War soldier. During his time of service, he served at the
Battle of Stoney Point, and at the Siege of Charleston. During the Siege of Charleston, William received
two wounds. "...I received two wounds by bombshells that I shall carry to my grave one in my butt and
one in my secret parts." William also recounts that two others with whom he served were killed after he
was wounded, "when sergeant Hundly was killed and Richard Spenler was killed one was taking [care]
of me when he was killed and the other close to me a few days after colonel Parker was killed by a
cannon ball."

On May 12, 1780, the Siege of Charleston ended with William and hundreds of others being taken
captive. They were held captive for approximately 14 months. On July 8, 1781, after being released
through a prisoner exchange program, William was discharged from service.

Until June 15, 1793, little else is known about William's whereabouts. However, it appears that he spent
at least some of that time in North Carolina. One June 15, 1793, William took possession of land in
Montgomery County, Virgina. He sold that land on May 12, 1804. By 1807, William was residing in Giles
County, Virginia, where he stayed until 1810. In 1810, William was living in Cabell County, Virginia and
remained there through part of 1815. In 1850, he moved to Russell County, Virginia. There he remained
until he died on October 12, 1821.

Notes:

WFT #2385
Although Thomas Tiller appears to have primarily been a farmer, he may have been better
suited to be an attorney. Beginning in July 1737 and ending in August 1758,
Thoms was involved in no less than 32 lawsuits in Essex County, Virgina (note there
are likely numerous other suits - not all Order Books for Essex County could be
searched because of missing or incomplete indexes)Few instances were found in which
Thomas was the defendant.

After arriving in Chesterfield County, Virginia in 1759, Thomas became involved, as either
plaintiff or defendant, in no less than 6 lawsuits from 1761 until his death in 1765/66.

Thomas married Elizabeth UNK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]