James Spiller, (Planter)
Abt 1745 - 1798 (~ 53 years)
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Name James Spiller [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Suffix (Planter) Born Abt 1745 Ireland 
Gender Male Residence 1784 Duplin, North Carolina, USA [5] Residence 2 Aug 1790 Sampson, North Carolina, USA [2] Probate 12 May 1798 Cumberland, North Carolina, USA [6] Died 12 May 1798 Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA [1, 3, 6] Probate 1799 Cumberland, North Carolina, USA [3] Residence Sampson, North Carolina, USA [4] Person ID I14462 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Family Margaret Stewart, b. Abt 1748, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA , d. Oct 1797, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA (Age ~ 49 years) Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F3894 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - James Spiller was a lawyer, born in Ireland, where he married an unknown woman and had a family of children. He abandoned his first family and came to North Carolina, USA, where he married Margaret Stewart, without telling her that he was already married. He never had children with Margaret. Some years later, his original wife and children followed him to America and tracked him down. He then abandoned Margaret and returned to his first wife. Margaret was ostricized by her father, possibly because of this and died s few years later.
In 1790, James Spiller was residing in Sampson, North Carolina, USA with
1 male over 16
4 females
32 slaves
From the 1790 census we can conclude that he was living back with his first wife with whom he had three daughters.
- James Spiller was a lawyer, born in Ireland, where he married an unknown woman and had a family of children. He abandoned his first family and came to North Carolina, USA, where he married Margaret Stewart, without telling her that he was already married. He never had children with Margaret. Some years later, his original wife and children followed him to America and tracked him down. He then abandoned Margaret and returned to his first wife. Margaret was ostricized by her father, possibly because of this and died s few years later.
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Sources - [S2424] North Carolina, U.S., Will Abstracts, 1760-1800, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).
- [S2452] 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Sampson, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 113; Family History Library Film: 0568147.
- [S2421] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Wills and Estate Papers (Cumberland County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Cumberland, North Carolina.
- [S2388] North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
- [S2397] North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).
- [S2421] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Wills; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Cumberland County); Probate Place: Cumberland, North Carolina.
- [S2424] North Carolina, U.S., Will Abstracts, 1760-1800, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).