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Margaret Agnes Dillard 1755–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1802

Death Location: Knox, Kentucky, United States

Father: James Cain

Mother: Elizabeth Custer

Spouse(s): john messer

Children(s): Stephen messer

The story of Margaret Agnes Dillard began in 1755 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA. Margaret Agnes Dillard married John Messer, and had children including Stephen Dillard Messer. Margaret Agnes Dillard passed away in 1802 in Knox, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Agnes Dillard began in 1755 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA.
  • Margaret Agnes Dillard married John Messer, and had children including Stephen Dillard Messer.
  • Margaret Agnes Dillard passed away in 1802 in Knox, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cain
1739–1836
Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
JC
Elizabeth Custer
1746–1818
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
EC

Spouses(s)

john messer
1755–1815
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
jm

Children(s)

Stephen messer
1788–1860
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Sm

Margaret Dillard's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Dillard
1755–1802
Birth Place: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
James Augustus Cain
1739–1836
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Custer
1746–1818
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Nicholas (Francois) Keene\Caanee\Caine\Cain
1714–1787
Cowles, Kirk Michael, Isle of Mann, England
Catharina (Margaretha (Mann)) Cain
1717–1785
Siegelsbach, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Keene\Caan\Caine\Cain
1685–1750
Margaret Keene\Caan\Caine\Cain
1685–1745
Johann Mann
1689–1772
Maria Mann
1690–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleanor White
1625–1692
Phinlo McBooy
1667–1727
Eleanor Nealey
1669–1762
Christoph Hecker
1654–1720
Anna Seeber
1676–1729

Margaret Dillard's Descendants

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Margaret (Agnes) Dillard (1755–1802) m. john messer (1755–07/19/1815)
  1. 1. Stephen (dillard) messer 1788–1860 m. sarah (sally) gregory 1795–1868 m. Frances ("Franky") Lowe 1805–1860
    1. 1. Bryant messer 1827–1911
      1. 1. dan messer 1864– m. Nancy (Jane) Browning 1877–
        1. 1. Gid Messer 1901–
        2. 2. Granville Messer 1885–
        3. 3. Isom Messer 1899–1926 m. May Boothe 1903–1942
        4. 4. lucy messer 1914–
        5. 5. sye messer 1895–
        6. 6. messer 1916–1979
        7. 7. willie messer 1916–1979

Margaret Dillard's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Margaret Agnes Dillard in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
1802
1802
Age 47
Death of Margaret Agnes Dillard in Knox, Kentucky, United States
Knox, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States
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