Re: Need help in research to Robert Lilly and Mary Moody
Hi Sherrie,
Leads I can give you, but no definitive connections.
Did the DNA test indicate that Henry Wilson Lilly was a descendant of Robert Lilly and Frances Meador, or only that he was related to them? If it only indicates that they were related then Henry may be a son or grandson of one of Robert's presumed siblings.
If he is definitely a descendant of Robert then I can suggest two options.
Robert and Frances Lilly had two sons who are candidates to be the father of Henry Wilson Lilly (1789-1844).
Thomas Edmond Lilly (1770-before 1834) married Rosanna Edith Meador in 1798.
He was about 28 when he married Rosanna and would have been 19 in 1789 when Henry was born. So Henry could have been his son either by a first marriage or he could have been illegitimate.
Edmund Lilly Sr. (1772-1832) married Edith Meador in 1795.
He was about 23 when he married Edith and would have been 17 in 1789 when Henry was born. So Henry could also have been his son.
The other sons of Robert and Frances Lilly would probably have been too young to have fathered Henry Wilson Lilly.
