Peter Dill
Abt 1770 - 1839 (69 years)
Person ID: I6576 | Tree: Import from RootsMagic | Last Modified: 23 Oct 2025
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Name Peter Dill Birth Abt 1770 Gender Male Died 1839 Preble, Ohio, United States 
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Family 1
Wife 1 Sarah Wimmer (ID:I1168) Marriage 8 May 1817 Montgomery, Ohio, United States [7] Children 1. Michael Dill (ID:I6657), b. 1818 d. Yes, date unknown2. 
Phoebe Dill (ID:I6658), b. 1824 d. Yes, date unknown3. George Dill (ID:I6659), b. 1825 d. Yes, date unknown4. Maria Dill (ID:I6660), b. 1827 d. Yes, date unknown5. Abraham Dill (ID:I6661), b. 1829 d. Yes, date unknown6. Samuel Dill (ID:I6662), b. 1831 d. Yes, date unknown7. Ezra Dill (ID:I6663), b. 1832 d. Yes, date unknownFamily 2
Wife 2 Phebe Brown (ID:I6584), b. 5 Mar 1778, Fairfax, Loudoun, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown Children 1. William Orrin Dill (ID:I6633), b. 1794, Wrightsborough, Columbia County, Georgia, United States d. 22 Jun 1835, Elk Ridge, Preble, Ohio, United States (Age 41 years)2. Daniel Dill (ID:I6634), b. 1800, Columbia, Georgia, United States d. 29 May 1855, Bladon Springs, Choctaw, Alabama, United States (Age 55 years)3. Mercer Dill (ID:I6635), b. 1802 d. 1840 (Age 38 years)4. Sarah Dill (ID:I6636), b. 1804, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown5. Andrew Dill (ID:I6637), b. 1805, Ohio, United States d. 18 Dec 1852, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk, Iowa, United States (Age 47 years)6. Peter Dill (ID:I1082), b. 2 Oct 1807, Germantown, Montgomery, Ohio, United States d. 23 Oct 1888, Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States (Age 81 years)7. John Dill (ID:I6638), b. May 1809, Preble, Ohio, United States d. 10 Mar 1886, Greenfield, Adair, Iowa, United States (Age 76 years)8. Elizabeth Dill (ID:I6639), b. 1811 d. 1873 (Age 62 years)9. Susannah Dill (ID:I6398), b. 1815 d. Yes, date unknown -
Other Personal Events
Tax 8 Aug 1793 Wilkes, Georgia, United States [1] - Peter Dill was a tax defaulter in Colonel Graves Battalion, Captain Binion's District, Wilkes County
Probate 8 Mar 1803 Columbia, Georgia, United States [2] - Georgia
Columbia County
Ordinarys Office
Registered in Book A fol 154 & 155 this 24 Dec 1802
By A. Crawford, Clerk
To all whom these may concern
Know ye that I Merer Brown of Columbia County in the State of Georgia, being sick and weak in body but of Sound Disposing mind and memory, Calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, and being desirous of Settling & Disposing of my outward affairs while of Ability, to make & Ordeain this my last will & Testament in manner of form following
First my will and desire is that my funeral expenses by Discharged, together with all my just debts by my Executor hereafter Named
Item I give & Bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah during her widowhood all & Singular the Profits and Emoluments arising from my Grist Mill & Saw Mill & Plantation I now live on; Likewise the Profits of my moveable Effects whilst she remains my widow and no longer
Item I give & Bequeath to my son Richard Brown that Plantation and Tract of Land whereon he now lives, Also that Tract of Land in the Piney Woods near the head of Germany's Creek likewise any part of Land & Mill on Sweetwater Creek
Item I give & Bequeath to my Son Mercer Brown the Plantation I now live on & Likewise my Grist my & Saw Mill with all & Singular the Privileges & Appurtenances thereto belonging to be Entered upon & Enjoyed by him Immediately after the Death or Marriage of my above named wife.
Item I Give & Bequeath to my four Daughters Namely, Mary, Sarah, Margaret, Phebe and my deceased daughter Ann's son Benjamin Lancaster, all the moveable property remaining at the decease of my widow to be equally divided between them share & share alike.
Lastly I make, ordain, constitute & Appoint my beloved sons Richard and Mercer Brown Executors of this my last Will & Testament, Ratifying & Confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament, In Winess whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this Thirty-eth day of the Tenth Month in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand eight Hundred and Two.
Signed, Sealed and Declared by the Po(?) Mercer Brown as his last will & Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our Names Richard Battin, Peter Dill, Mark P. Davis - Role: Witness
- Peter Dill was a witness to the will of his father-in-law, Mercer Brown
Inventory of Mercer Brown Estate Land 18 Sep 1803 Columbia, Georgia, United States [3] - Peter Dill purchases land from Solomon Vernon
Land 25 Jun 1804 Columbia, Georgia, United States [4] - Peter and Phebe Dill sell land to Robert Lazenby
1820 Federal Census 7 Aug 1820 German, Montgomery, Ohio, United States [5] - All are Free White Persons
Males - Under 10 2 Michael (2), John (10)
Males - 10 thru 15 3 Peter (12), Andrew (15), Mercer (18)
Males - 26 thru 44 1 Peter (44 or younger)
Females - Under 10 3 Susanna (5), Elizabeth (9), ?
Females - 10 thru 15 1 ?
Females - 16 thru 25 1 Sarah (16)
Females - 26 thru 44 1 Sarah (?)
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 1
Under 16 9
Over 25 2
Total 12
1820 Census Peter Dill family LEG 1823 Preble, Ohio, United States Probate 1843 Preble, Ohio, United States [6] - 3-18-1843 - Alexander MACK adm. of Peter DILL, dec'd, vs. SARAH DILL, et al. Filed 11-25-1839. Land, part of Lot 23 and Lots 24, 73 & 74 Winchester. Widow, Sarah Dill. Heirs: William Dill, dec'd, his children - Rebecca, Isaac, William, Lewis, Richard, Amos and Peter Dill of Preble Co.; Daniel Dill of Mobile, Alabama; Mercer Dill, dec'd, his children - Juliann, John, Tronssa, Lucinda, Jane, Catharine and Titus Dill of Preble Co.; Sarah Peg, dec'd, her children - Peter Peg of Illinois, Mary Peg and one daughter name unknown; Andrew Dill of Illinois; John Dill of Illinois; Peter Dill of Indiana; Elizabeth late Dill wife of Levi Ricks of Preble Co.; Susannah late Dill wife of John Henderson of Butler Co., Ohio; Michael Dill; Phebe Dill; George Dill; Maria Dill; Abraham Dill' Samuel Dill; and Ezra Dill; all of Preble Co. (172).
1843 Peter Dill Probate abstract _UID BCC56F6C589DF011AC2C22966722CE3E77DB -
Source Citations
- [S164] Newspaper article, The Augusta chronicle and gazette of the state. (Augusta [Ga.]) 1789-1806, October 19, 1793, Image 4, https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn82015220/1793-10-19/ed-1/seq-4/#date1=01%2F01%2F1763¬text=&date2=12%2F31%2F1810&words=Dill+Peter&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&index=0&proxdistance=10&rows=12&ortext=&proxtext=peter+dill&an.
- [S176] Probate Records, Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Georgia County, District and Probate Courts, Wills, A-Crawford, C 1789-1930.
- [S305] Land Deed, Deed records and mortgages, 1791-1911, Georgia. Superior Court (Columbia County).
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4X-K3YH-5 - [S305] Land Deed, Deed records and mortgages, 1791-1911, Georgia. Superior Court (Columbia County).
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4X-K3BW-Y?mode=g - [S29] 1820 U.S. Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: German, Montgomery, Ohio; Page: 154; NARA Roll: M33_94; Image: 170.
- [S106] Preble County court record, Preble County, Ohio Common Pleas Court Records 1810-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006, Img 102 of 154.
- [S167] Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993, peter dill and sarah wimmer, A-1: 63; accessed 8 Jul 2017.