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James Dill 1720–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 13 Oct 1796

Death Location: Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Capt Dill

Mother: Mary Hamilton

Spouse(s): Jean Bracken

Children(s): Margaret Dill

James Dill was born in 1720 in Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Capt Matthew Dill And Mary Hamilton. James Dill married Jean Bracken, and had children including Margaret Jean Dill. James Dill passed away in 1796 in Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • James Dill was born in 1720 in Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Capt Matthew Dill And Mary Hamilton.
  • James Dill married Jean Bracken, and had children including Margaret Jean Dill.
  • James Dill passed away in 1796 in Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Dill
1698–1750
Birth Location: County Monaghan, Ireland
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Mary Hamilton
1702–1756
Birth Location: Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
MH

Spouses(s)

Jean Bracken
1724–1768
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Dill
1759–1826
Birth Location: Monaghan Settlement, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
MD

James Dill's Ancestors

Self
James Dill
1720–1796
Birth Place: Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Capt Matthew Dill
1698–1750
County Monaghan, Ireland
Mary Hamilton
1702–1756
Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
John Dill
1658–1751
Ulster Plantation,Donegal, Ireland
Sarah Linscott
1682–1780
Ulster Plantation,Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Dill's Descendants

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James Dill (1720–13 Oct 1796) m. Jean Bracken (1724–1768)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jean) Dill 1759–1826 m. John Dill 1750–1815
    1. 1. Rebecca Dill 1775–1856 m. Jeremiah (Ramey) Sr 1755–1851
      1. 1. Jeremiah Ramey 1804–1887 m. Hannah Peters 1797–1846
        1. 1. Thomas Ramey 1827– m. Agnes (H) Smith 1833–1887
      2. 2. Martha (Matilda "Tildy") Ramey 1811–1880 m. George Bittle 1804–1870
        1. 1. Sarah (Sallie) Bittle 1835–1912 m. Samuel McMurray 1840–1916
      3. 3. Jane (Emeline) Ramey 1784–1869 m. Samuel McMurray 1786–1858
        1. 1. John McMurray 1805–1890 m. Edna Grizzle 1803–1879
        2. 2. Mary (Polly) McMurray 1820–1890 m. Reuben Wyatt 1826–1916

James Dill's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of James Dill in Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
1796
13 Oct 1796
Age 76
Death of James Dill in Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1796
    Event Place: Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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