There is quite a bit about Gabriel Lilly on the Monticello website: basically, he was considered a very good supervisor -- although harsh with slaves -- but left when Jefferson could not raise his wages and commissions to 100 pounds a year: 75 yes, but Jefferson said in a letter to someone, but a jump to 100 from 50 was too great. This Gabriel Lilly then reported goes off to Kentucky. There is a reference to a son, but it is a step-son, so I don't think he figures in our line, so far as I can tell from this quick read.


http://www.monticello.org/site/plantation-and-slavery/gabriel-lilly

You stated that Wilson Lilly son of Gabriel Lilly is a stepson. Do you have any information to back this up and does it state who his parents were?

Can You Trace Your Line To Robert Lilly ? Unsure yet