Re: Looking for ancestors of John Lilly(b 1818). Married Margaret Ann Swick in Augusta Co. VA.
Hello John, If you are referring to the Ancestry.com page owned by rdlilly1, yes you have found me. The Pierpoint surname is not familiar to me. My ancestry.com page shows a William Lilly as the father of John Lilly, but I have been unable to prove it and am beginning to have my doubts. At best I believe they are related as they seemed to travel to IL at the same time and settled a few miles apart although in adjacent counties.
I have not posted all of William Lilly's probate file, however the remainder does not contain any usable genealogy data. William's probate record names a son John however the name John is recycled so often I can not accept it as proof of relationship.
If you look at the 1850 census you will find a Swick family two houses away from William Lilly in Augusta County, VA. In this census Lilly was spelled Lilley. Headstones of both William and John spell the name Lilly.
Surnames that traveled with John and William Lilly to IL were Swick and Coffman. There may be others that I have not identified.
Re: Looking for ancestors of John Lilly(b 1818). Married Margaret Ann Swick in Augusta Co. VA.
Just recently started my genealogy on my maternal side. My mother is Treva Darling, her mother was Lola STratman, daughter of Gussie Lilly, Gussie's father was William Lilly and William's father was John Alexander Lilly, mother Margaret Swick. I am on ancestry.com and would love to hear from any relations on this site. My maternal grandmother, Lola Stratman, died when my mom was just 5 years old so not much family history. Exciting finding my roots!
