Artemesia Petit Dillard

1791 - 1875  (83 years)   Has 19 ancestors and 81 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Artemesia Petit Dillard
  Birth	9 Sep 1791	Washington Co, TN
  Gender	Female
  _UID	A6D2888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400009C43
  Death	8 Aug 1875	Swain Co, NC
  Burial	Old Field Cem, Beta, Jackson Co, NC
  Person ID	I4237	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Dillard,   b. 1768, Culpeper Co, VA d. 1 Apr 1827, Haywood Co, NC (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Dorcas Love,   b. 1772/1773, NC d. 23 Sep 1853, Jackson Co, NC (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1790/1791	Buncombe Co, NC
  _UID	D2053B56D7E4E34BB481996681E7EB5129FF
  Family ID	F2786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daniel Granderson Bryson,   b. 23 May 1787, Lincoln Co, NC (now Catawba Co, NC) d. 27 Jul 1880, Swain Co, NC (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1810	Haywood Co, NC
  _UID	A2A9A2EAE17FDE4BB60B6250BE7FAC5B1716
  Children	1. Mary Telitha Bryson,   b. 14 Aug 1811, Haywood Co, NC d. 3 Mar 1898, Jackson Co, NC (Age 86 years)   2. Dorcas Bryson,   b. 16 Oct 1813, Haywood Co, NC (now Jackson Co, NC) d. 12 Jul 1889, Jackson Co, NC (Age 75 years)   3. Daniel Granderson Bryson, II,   b. 27 Dec 1821, Haywood Co, NC (now Jackson Co, NC) d. 25 Oct 1896, Jackson Co, NC (Age 74 years)   4. Artimesia Elvira Bryson,   b. 29 Dec 1821, Haywood Co, NC (now Jackson Co, NC) d. 15 Jul 1899, Jackson Co, NC (Age 77 years)   5. Colonel Thaddeus Dillard Bryson,   b. 13 Feb 1829, Haywood Co, NC (now Jackson Co, NC) d. 2 Jan 1890, Swain Co, NC (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F2777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !DEED: 3 Apr 1797 Haywood Co., NC Deed Book A, p. 173 Thomas Dillard of Washington Co., TN to Artemesia Petit Dilliard John Love Dilliard and Esther Dilliard his legitimate children by Darcus his wife For natural affection, three Negroes Margaret and Disy her child, and Usly ... S: Thomas Dillard Wit: Robert Love, John Dillard pr by John Dillard Jun 1812 court; !CENSUS:1820 Haywood Co, NC pg 213 w/Daniel BRYSON age 26-44 (1775/94); CENSUS:1830 Haywood Co, NC pg 375 w/Daniel BRYSON age 30-39 (1790/1800); CENSUS:1840 Haywood Co, NC pg 108 w/Daniel BRYSON age 30-39 (1800/10); !CENSUS:1850 Haywood Co, NC # 1088/1115 Daniel Bryson, 63 Farmer $3400 NC Arte 59 Thaddeus D. 21 Farmer Dorcas Dillard, 77; !CENSUS:1860 Jackson Co, NC pg 329 # 717/717 D. BRYSON Sen, 73 NC A. 69 f; !CENSUS:1870 Jackson Co., NC Deep Creek # 61/62 Thadeus Bryson, 40 Farmer $12000/1500 NC Daniel 84, Farmer Arta 78, TN Lewis Gibbs, 40 Black, works on the farm NC Benjamin Bryson, 24 black " NC Lavinia Gibbs, 23 black " NC Ceburn 7 black; !NOTE:Per Elizabeth Whitaker: Here are some of the Brysons in Old Field Cemetery in Beta (near Sylva), NC. I made these notes on September 12, 1992. Daniel Bryson May 23, 1797 July 27, 1880 [This is Daniel G. Bryson, a prominent figure in the early history of the area.] Artie [This is Artemisia Elvira Dillard.] Sept 9, 1791 Aug 5, 187_ Artie Virginia Dau. of D.G. & L.G. Bryson Jan 11, 1864 May 3, 1884 D. Bryson [detective work---name almost 100% obliterated] Dec 27, 1821 Oct 25, 189_ Robert Lee Bryson Dec 22, 1894 Oct 31, 1980 Mary Etta Feb 27, 1899 Nov 9, 1987 D.L. Bryson July 17, 1866 May 30, 1944 Laura Oct 27, 1873 March 26, 1955 infant [couldn't get close enough to read stone--yellowjacket nest] Margaret Bryson Wife of Norman D. Ayers Daughter of D.L. & Laura Bryson Oct 30, 1899-March 31, 1929 (nice, tall stone (abt 48" high) erected by her husband) Edwin D. Bryson Dec 28, 1909 Dec 13, 1935 Royal Henson Bryson July 26, 1914 Sept 16, 1944 D.G. Bryson Jan 5, 1874 Oct 16, 1951 Hattie A. Bryson Nov 23, 1876 March 18, 1952 Gratia Bryson Hooper June 9, 1986 [as carved on the stone] Feb 6, 1975 Vernon V. Hooper Nov 20, 1885 May 11, 1948 Mary Kathryn (daughter) Dec 30, 1915 June 30, 1916 William Estes Bryson Nov 20, 1869 Dec 18, 1952 Maybell (wife) March 22, 1872 May 31, 1924 Inez (dau) May 16, 1912 Feb 18, 1929 Guy C. (son) Dec 3, 1909 April 6, 1933 Elizabeth Whitaker