| NOTES AND TIDBITS |
| The family tradition is that two brothers came over from the old country..... William Guilliams is mentioned in "Historical Reg. of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, sailors and marines, 1775-1783" by John H. Gwathmey, on page 332. Could this be Edgecomb's brother? William would be near Edgecomb's age, to serve in the Revolution. William was in the 1st Light Dragoons under Colonel Tehodorick Bland, Continental Cavlary. William was given a Virginia bounty warrent of 200 acres, issued on Dec. 13, 1783. Perhaps this William married the Nancy on Wanda Strycher's site-http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/t/r/Wanda-R.Strycker/GENE5-0001.html |
| Edgecomb Guilliams served in the French and Indian War. |
| William George Guilliams; There is a William Guilliams listed with the 75th Reg't. Virginia Militia; War of 1812. 1816 moved to Franklin Co., In. moved to Putnam Co., In. in 1823. Bought 80 acres in Cradfordsville, In. Land office, issued May 25, 1825. 1830 census Fountain Co., In. lists William Guilliams. He and Sarah are buried in Guilliams Cemetery, Blakesburg, Putnam Co., In. |
| Charity Guilliams; She is buried in Lewis Cemetery, Meigs Co., Tn. Charity and family moved to Meigs Co.,Tn. in the 1820's |
| Richard William Guilliams is listed in the 5th Reg't. Virginia Militia; War of 1812. He was drafted at Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Va. as a non-commisioned officer on or about Sept. 1, 1813 in the company commanded by Captain Maganose, in the war with Great Britain, and was honorably dischared on Mar. 10, 1814. According to the book "War of 1812 Pensioners" Richard Guilliams died March 20, 1854 in Hendricks Co., In. Dec. 29, 1850 Richard applied for bounty land for serving 6 months in the War, an Act that was passed in Sept. 1850. I don't know if he got any. The paper says he was "aged about 73 years"-From Laurene Pittman. Rosanna Scott; In August 1872 she filed a paper in County Court to declare she is the widow of Richard Builliams who served 6 months in the military. It said she was "aged Seventy-nine years". The paper was included with one written by Richard, Jr. in Aug. 1873. He said she had received a notice that her claim for a pension had been allowed but she died in Dec. 1872. He was supposed to get some money for paying her expences but he didn't rec'd it yet."-Laurene Pittman. |
| Robert Guilliams is listed in the 7th Reg't. Virginia Militia; War of 1812 |
| John Guilliams (b. 1819) enlisted July 10, 1861 Franklin Co., Va. in the Confederate Army |
| John G. Guilliams and Lydia Fosher; Theirs was the first marriage in the county. They were of the Dunkard religion (German Baptist) |
| Edgecomb, (b.1806) moved from Putnam Co., In. for a short period; His land patent dated April 1, 1846, in Platte Co., Mo., 160 acres in Section 19, Twp., 53, Range 34W. Back in 1850 Outnam Co., In. census, page 434, shows Russell Twp. |
| William Guilliams and Anna Burkett; From the book "Guilliams Family" by Kerry Kellerman updated Sep. 2000; William and Anna went overland with ox teams to Iowa in 1852. He moved to the Winterset, Iowa area in 1855, the South Township of Madison Co. Member of the Christian Church. He and Anna are buried in Union Chapel, Madison Co., Ia. It is possible his middle initial is F. instead of M. On the cemetery rolls it is listed with an F. The cemetery Union Chapel is South Twp., of Madison Co., located souih of Patterson and west of St. Charles, Ia. His family is in 1850 Putnam Co., In. Franklin Twp., 1856 Madison Co., Ia. census |
| Mary Guilliams and James Clemens; From Susan Hayes--"George W. Simpson married Mable Clemens c. 1887. Mable died in Albany, Or. on 25 Sept. 1914. According to her death certificate, she was born in Iowa on 15 Jan. 1867 and her parents were James M. Clemens and Mary Guilliam, both of whom were born in Pennsylvania. Five siblings survived her and are mentioned in her will. they are Lea (m. Rathabone) D.M., Anna (m. Lundy), C.C., and Minnie )m. Price). Lea was living in Boston, D. M., Minnie, and C. C. were living in Washington State and Anna was living in Albany at the time of their sister's death." |
| ROBERT N. GUILLIAMS "Robert Guilliams had several brothers. I do not know how many nor their names. Richard (Uncle Dick) lived on a farm in the northwest corner of Washington County and was a nephew of Robert. He gave me the address of his sister. Her names is Delphia Guilliams Pennington. According to the information she fave me ALL of the Guilliams' in Indiana and perhaps most if not all in the U.S. are descendants of Edgecomb Guilliams who came to America with the the Irish-Welsh immigrants who went to Wales from Alsace Lorraine in France and settled in rockh Mount, Va. (Note; Rocky Mount is in Franklin County) They lived in or near Terre Haute, Indiana. The family left Indiana about 1838. They went first to Missouri, then to Michigan and then to Arkansas. They lived near Jacksonport, Ark. and operated a ferry on Black river, not far from Batsville, Ark. During the Civil War the capitol of Arkansas was moved from Little Rock to Washington, Hempstead County, to better safeguard the state's records. Many families from the north and central part of the state moved south to escape the raids of bands of bush-whackers, posing as union soldiers. Robert Guillimas' family went to Washington County and lived there during the war and for some time after its close. About 1870 Robert Guilliams and sons Tom, Henry, Griffin and Charley moved to Fort Smith, Arl. and operated a ferry on the Arkansas River somewhere near the present site of the bridge at the end of Garrison Ave." from J. M. Guilliams, undocumented, given to Betty Pennington about 40 yrs. ago; descendant of Delphia Guilliams Pennington. |