John W Quillin, Sr

 

History Sheet

JOHN W. QUILLIN, SR.

 

compiled by Nancy Quillin Long

Oct 28, 2016

Researching Quillin Family since 1989

Sources: MacQuillin Book, U.S. Censuses, Interviews, Ancestry.com records

 
 John W. Quillin, Sr. was born in 1793 in Surry County, North Carolina, as the first child of Teague Quillin V and Margaret "Peggy" Nation. He had two siblings, namely: Nancy, and Thomas. When he was 21, he married Rebecca Lawson, daughter of William Lawson Jr. and Nancy Mary Baker, in 1814.
 
John and Rebecca lived in Scott Co, Virginia, from 1820 to 1840 according to the census. They lived in Western District, Scott, Virginia in 1850, and their son, Henry, owned the adjoining farm. Eventually, the family land where John and Rebecca lived (originally owned by Teague) was given to John's son (John W Quillen, Jr.) of the same name by his second wife, Martha. John and Rebecca still lived in Scott Co, Virginia, in 1860. This property was in a section of Scott Co known as Alley Valley on Route 619, 3 miles from Route 71 in Gate City. Rebecca died in 1862. John met his second wife, Martha, when she was living with her sister, Louisa Web. David and Louisa Webb owned the adjoining property to John.
 
John W. Quillin Sr. and Rebecca Lawson had the following children:
 
1.    Anderson C. Quillin was born on 14 Nov 1816 in Scott, Virginia. He died on 20 Jul 1883 in Hancock County, Tennessee. He married Mary "Polly" Addington on 23 Jan 1836 in Scott, Virginia.
2.    Martin Bird Quillin was born in 1817 in Scott County, Virginia. He died on 28 Jun 1885 in Scott County, Virginia. He married Anna Doty Addington on 16 Jun 1838 in Scott Co, Virginia.
3.    Thomas M. Quillin was born on 20 Aug 1819 in Scott Co, Virginia. He died on 16 Nov 1896 in Scott Co, Virginia. He married Eleanor Spillson Spencer on 06 Apr 1842 in Scott Co, Virginia. He married Rachel Louise Cleek on 03 Mar 1886 in Scott Co, Virginia.
4.    Nancy Baker Quillin was born on 15 Sep 1824 in Scott County, Virginia. She died on 20 Jul 1891 in Scott Co, Virginia. She married William K Starnes on 09 Apr 1837 in Scott Co, Virginia.
5.    Jackson Lawson Quillin was born in 1826 in Scott Co, Virginia. He died in 1905 in Whitesburg, Hamblen, Tennessee. He married Eliza B Housley in 1852.
6.    James Henry Quillin was born in 1828 in Scott County, Virginia. He died on 21 Nov 1906. He married Sarah Greear on 17 Jan 1847 in Scott, Virginia.
7.    Henry S Quillin was born on 06 Feb 1830 in Copper Ridge, Scott Co. VA. He died on 06 Dec 1862 in Washington County, Virginia (died in Civil War). He married Nancy Davidson on 15 Jun 1847 in Scott Co, Virginia.
8.    IRA D. Quillin was born in 1831 in Scott, Virginia. He died in 1870 in Scott, Virginia. He married Edna Vineyard on 18 Oct 1849 in Scott, Virginia.
9.    Mary Ann 'Polly' Quillin was born on 07 Dec 1834 in Scott, Virginia. She died on 26 Oct 1886 in Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia. She married Johnson Starnes on 25 Mar 1851 in Virginia.
 



 
On December 20, 1860, the southern states secede from the United States, and the Civil War began on April 12, 1861.  John and Rebecca have 4 sons with recorded military service in the Civil War.  Life was interrupted for the whole nation until May 9, 1865. Rebecca passed away during that time on 11 June 1862. She was thrown from a horse.
 
When John was 70, he married Martha Jewel, daughter of John Jewel and Martha A. Edwards, on 31 Mar 1863 in Scott County, Virginia. This was John's second wife.
John W. Quillin Sr. and Martha Jewel had the following children:
 
1.    Martha Elizabeth Quillin was born on 05 Mar 1868 in Scott County, Virginia. She died on 11 Jun 1944 in Scott County, Virginia.
2.    Eliza J. Quillin was born on 30 Apr 1870 in Scott County, Virginia. She died on 06 Apr 1948 in Scott County, Virginia. She married John Morgan Smith on 13 Jun 1885 in Scott Co, Virginia.
3.    John W. Quillin Jr. was born on 10 Jun 1865 in Scott County, Virginia. He died on 12 May 1958 in Gate City, Scott, Virginia. He married Evaline Craft on 27 Sep 1882 in Scott Co, Virginia.
4.    Margaret "Peggy" Catherine Quillin was born on 01 Apr 1866 in Virginia. She died on 13 Feb 1946. She married R. Floyd McConnell on 20 Jun 1884 in Claiborne, Tennessee (Floyd was a lawyer in Gate City, VA.).
5.    Charles Fairbanks Quillin was born on 27 Dec 1871 in Scott County, Virginia. He died on 29 Mar 1956 in Scott Co, Virginia. He married Rinthae 'Ruth' Carter on 02 Jan 1894 in Scott Co, Virginia. He married Maude Pearle Nash on 11 Jan 1905 in Scott Co, Virginia.
 
In 1870, John is living with his young wife, Martha, and their 4 young children in De Kalb, Scott Co, Virginia.  They have a domestic servant, Izabelle Hammons.
 
He died on 20 Mar 1872 in Dekalb Dist, Scott Co, VA .
 

John Quillin Sources

 

Sources : John Quillin

Compiled by Nancy Quillin Long

Oct 2020

 

The Quillin (MacQuillin) Family: The MacQuillins of Ireland: The Quillins in America.
Author Claude MacQuillin. Compiled by Milligan Wood Quillen, Mary Kinser Brown, published by the Quillin Clan, 1961. 398 pages.  Daddy found me a copy of this book.  It’s been my ‘Quillin Bible’.
 
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Scott, Virginia; Page: 196; NARA Roll: M33_139; Image: 212
 
1830 U S Census; Census Place: Scott, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 200; Page: 25; Family History Library Film: 0029679
 
1840 U S Census; Census Place: Scott, Virginia; Roll: 578; Page: 287; Family History Library Film: 0029692
 
1850 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Western District, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 975; Page: 428b
 
1860 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Scott, Virginia; Page: 381; Family History Library Film: 805376
 
1870 United States Federal Census; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M593_1677; Page: 453A; Family History Library Film: 553176
 
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. (marriage to Rebecca Lawson in 1814)
 
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. (marriage to Martha Jewel)
 
http://tonycoxhome.com/TCwordpress/Wp-content/Cox-o/p86.htm#i3403 Information from Donald W. Lane
 
http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vaschs2/june_presley.htm  Scott County Historical Society; Scott County Virginia. Scrapbook memories by June Presley, page 1. Martha Jewel Quillen and the Jewel Family by Wayne McConnell. John’s Will is provided.
 
My LAWSON FAMILY research connections, Patti Lawson & Barb Lawson are meticulous genealogists. MUST show proof.  They have verified my research.