Violet Viley Conway

Brief Life History of Violet Viley

When Violet Viley Conway was born in 1750, in Farnum Magisterial District, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Denis Conway, was 51 and her mother, Mrs Dennis Conway, was 50. She married Epaphroditus Tillery about 1768, in Richmond County, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She died after 1828, in North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Epaphroditus Tillery
1748–1798
Violet Viley Conway
1750–1828
Marriage: about 1768
Major John Tillery
1769–1826
Eliphitis Parcimus Tillery
1770–1842
Alice B. or Alcy Tillery
1779–1860
Caley Tillery
1780–
Samuel Tillery
1783–
Polly or Mary Tillery
1786–1828
Thomas Tillery Sr
1786–1844
Wiley Tillery
1770–1820
Judith Conway Tillery
1775–1828
Nancy Tillery
1777–
David Tillery
1784–1865
Elizabeth Tillery
1795–1828
Thomas Tillery Sr
1796–1844

Sources (2)

  • Vilot in entry for Tillery, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
  • Violet in entry for Judith Conway Tillery, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"

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World Events (2)

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1776

North Carolina is the 12th state.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Padraig, Aileen, Donal, James Patrick, Kieran, Brigid, Cliona, Colm, Conley, Declan, Delma.

Irish: Anglicized form adopted for several different Irish names pronounced similarly, such as Mac Conmidhe (see McNamee ), Ó Conbhuide ‘descendant of the Yellow Hound’ (see Conboy ), and Ó Connmhaigh or Mac Connmhaigh ‘descendant (or son) of Connmhach’, a personal name meaning ‘head smasher’ (see Convey ).

Welsh: habitational name from Conwy formerly Conway, a fortified town on the coast of north Wales, itself named for the river on which it stands. Some Welsh families of this name claim alliance with Conyers .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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