I am still trying to find anything I can about the surname Dillon as it appears in Irish history. My great-great grandfather was Peter Dillon and it is believed he fought with Dillon's Regiment but I am looking for some actual history regarding the regiment it self. I have had one response through One Family about him but no evidence to support the information. Any suggestions or information??? Thanks Bonny

Dear Bonny, The surname Dillion is a well known Norman name. There are three main branches of the Dillion family according to MacLysaght's book of SURNAMES OF IRLELAND, - Counties, Meath, Westmeath and Roscommon. You didn't mention a time frame for your GGGrandfather Peter Dillion. There were several regiments in support of King James II against his son-in-law William of Orange. with the most famous battle being the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. The war culminated on July 12, 1691 at the Battle of Aughrim. In 1691 many of the Roman Catholic Nobility and Gentry of Ireland signed the Remonstrance, Acknowledgment ,Protestations Petition. The following Dillions signed the Petition: Viscount Thomas Dillion, Colonel Charles Dillion James Dillion, Knight Edmund Dillion of Streamstown "List of Commissions, received and delivered by Mr. Sheridan since the earl of Tyrconnel's coming Lord Deputy of Ireland. Feb 12, 1684, for the Lord Sunderland till June 21st, 1687 Commissions of Horse: Henry Dillion, Lieutenant" Commissions Not Delivered Stopped, or Recalled, etc. Arthur Dillion, Lieut, Horse Henry Dillion, Lieut. Horse You might be referring to the following: "the brigaded Regiment of Foot formed in France and styled by his name was distinguished in the Italian camp in 1701; when with Galmoy's Burke's and Dillion's and with Sheldon's Horse, it formed part of the army that was led by=on by the Duke of Savoy at the engagement near Chiari. In 1703 it was incorporated in the Brigade of Piedmont, and actively engaged in its conflicts. In 1704, the three REGIMENTS, Berwick's, DILLION'S, and Galmoy's mounted the trenches at Vercelli, Ivrea, and Verrua in Italy." p.24 Dillion's regiment also served in Spain There is also a Garret Dillion, Esq who was Recorder for the City and County of Dublin. Commissioned on April 10, 1690 by King James II: Captain Theobald Dillion of County Roscommon as High Sheriff Pro Temp. Colonel Henry Dillion of County Mayo - as High Sheriff Pro Temp. "Captain John Talbot's sought for his daughter, Catherine, a suitable alliance in the noble family of Dillion, which took place in 1696 by her marriage with Thomas Dillion of Brackloon, grandson of Theobald the first Lord Viscount Dillion of Costello-Gallen". Also the Dillion Regiment fought in 1745 at Fontenoy. Arthur Dillion, second son of the Lord Viscount Dillion led a regiment under James II in Ireland. Colonel Henry Dillion led the Regiment of Infantry under James II in Ireland. There is much much more about the Dillion in the KING JAMES'S IRISH ARMY LIST by D'ALTON. All the above information was taken from D'Alton's book. There is a Peter Dillion listed in the he Dowdall Deeds in November 1517. Do you know if your Peter fought in the regiment in Ireland or for France? Thousands of defeated Irish soldiers left Ireland to serve on the continent, mainly in the French army but some in Spain as well. Beannachtai, Margaret (Máiread) ----- Original Message ----- From: Bonny To: IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 8:25 AM Subject: [IRELAND] Dillon's in Ireland? I am still trying to find anything I can about the surname Dillon as it appears in Irish history. My great-great grandfather was Peter Dillon and it is believed he fought with Dillon's Regiment but I am looking for some actual history regarding the regiment it self. I have had one response through One Family about him but no evidence to support the information. Any suggestions or information??? Thanks Bonny ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/

My understanding is that he fought in France and possibly under Napolean. He apparently had a wife and three children - all killed before he immigrated to Quebec, Canada. He was born about 1771. Bonny PS: thanks for the information you wrote. Some of it is familiar but much of it isn't. ----- Original Message ----- From: "conaught2" <conaught2@charter.net> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Dillon's in Ireland? > Dear Bonny, > > The surname Dillion is a well known Norman name. There are three main > branches of the Dillion family according to MacLysaght's book of SURNAMES > OF IRLELAND, - Counties, Meath, Westmeath and Roscommon. You didn't > mention a time frame for your GGGrandfather Peter Dillion. There were > several regiments in support of King James II against his son-in-law > William of Orange. with the most famous battle being the Battle of the > Boyne in 1690. The war culminated on July 12, 1691 at the Battle of > Aughrim. > > In 1691 many of the Roman Catholic Nobility and Gentry of Ireland signed > the Remonstrance, Acknowledgment ,Protestations Petition. The following > Dillions signed the Petition: > > Viscount Thomas Dillion, > Colonel Charles Dillion > James Dillion, Knight > Edmund Dillion of Streamstown > > "List of Commissions, received and delivered by Mr. Sheridan since the > earl of Tyrconnel's coming Lord Deputy of Ireland. Feb 12, 1684, for the > Lord Sunderland till June 21st, 1687 > > Commissions of Horse: > Henry Dillion, Lieutenant" > > Commissions Not Delivered Stopped, or Recalled, etc. > > Arthur Dillion, Lieut, Horse > Henry Dillion, Lieut. Horse > > > You might be referring to the following: > > "the brigaded Regiment of Foot formed in France and styled by his name was > distinguished in the Italian camp in 1701; when with Galmoy's Burke's and > Dillion's and with Sheldon's Horse, it formed part of the army that was > led by=on by the Duke of Savoy at the engagement near Chiari. In 1703 it > was incorporated in the Brigade of Piedmont, and actively engaged in its > conflicts. In 1704, the three REGIMENTS, Berwick's, DILLION'S, and > Galmoy's mounted the trenches at Vercelli, Ivrea, and Verrua in Italy." > p.24 > > Dillion's regiment also served in Spain > > > There is also a Garret Dillion, Esq who was Recorder for the City and > County of Dublin. > > Commissioned on April 10, 1690 by King James II: > > Captain Theobald Dillion of County Roscommon as High Sheriff Pro Temp. > Colonel Henry Dillion of County Mayo - as High Sheriff Pro Temp. > > "Captain John Talbot's sought for his daughter, Catherine, a suitable > alliance in the noble family of Dillion, which took place in 1696 by her > marriage with Thomas Dillion of Brackloon, grandson of Theobald the first > Lord Viscount Dillion of Costello-Gallen". > > Also the Dillion Regiment fought in 1745 at Fontenoy. > > Arthur Dillion, second son of the Lord Viscount Dillion led a regiment > under James II in Ireland. > > Colonel Henry Dillion led the Regiment of Infantry under James II in > Ireland. > > There is much much more about the Dillion in the KING JAMES'S IRISH ARMY > LIST by D'ALTON. All the above information was taken from D'Alton's book. > > There is a Peter Dillion listed in the he Dowdall Deeds in November 1517. > > Do you know if your Peter fought in the regiment in Ireland or for France? > Thousands of defeated Irish soldiers left Ireland to serve on the > continent, mainly in the French army but some in Spain as well. > > Beannachtai, > Margaret (Máiread) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bonny > To: IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 8:25 AM > Subject: [IRELAND] Dillon's in Ireland? > > > I am still trying to find anything I can about the surname Dillon as it > appears in Irish history. My great-great grandfather was Peter Dillon > and > it is believed he fought with Dillon's Regiment but I am looking for some > actual history regarding the regiment it self. > I have had one response through One Family about him but no evidence to > support the information. > Any suggestions or information??? > > Thanks > Bonny > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup > volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup > volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ >

Hi Bonny: I am curious as to your Peter DILLON who immigr. into Quebec, Canada. Do you know *when/where* he may have entered &/or settled? I have family of that surname living in lower Quebec i.e : Mary Ann DILLON d/o James & Catherine POWER b ca 1858 - ??? d ca 1916 - buried Ste-Clothilde, Chateauguay, QC + Patrick LEAVY s/o Patrick & Mary (Marie) HICKEY b 8 Dec. 1830 - Longford Parish, Co. Longford d ca 1914 - buried Ste-Clothilde, Chat, QC m 14 Nov. 1873 - St-Jean Chrysostome, Chat., QC This is very minimal info I realize, but is all that I have. It does appear that we may be looking @ same time frame in Quebec however as you show your man b ca 1771, fought in France, had a wife & 3 children b/d before immigr. What do you think ??? Bev

Thanks for your response. I have been comparing them to my family tree. As to my Gr.Gr.Grandfather...From what I can gather from family stories, he probably came to Canada circa 1800-1805. He somehow ended up in Ontario and married a lady named Lavinia (we believe she was of a local First Nations Family) in 1820 on Scugog Island at Balsam Lake. They are both buried there at Head Memorial Cemetery. Interesting that you mention a Mary Ann Dillon - as that was my grandmother's name. She was adopted and I have no idea what the surname of her adoptive parents was - her birth surname was Foster, though. On another note I DO have a Mary Power in my family tree born in 1910. I don't have her parents name. As a matter of fact I have all those surnmanes you mentioned in my family tree. I have about 8100 names in my database. It would be interesting to compare notes. You can contact me directly at bonny.d@sasktel.net Thanks again Bonny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bev Thomson" <b18627t@pronetisp.net> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Dillon's in Ireland? > Hi Bonny: > I am curious as to your Peter DILLON who immigr. into Quebec, Canada. Do > you know *when/where* he > may have entered &/or settled? I have family of that surname living in > lower Quebec i.e : > Mary Ann DILLON d/o James & Catherine POWER > b ca 1858 - ??? > d ca 1916 - buried Ste-Clothilde, Chateauguay, QC > + Patrick LEAVY s/o Patrick & Mary (Marie) HICKEY > b 8 Dec. 1830 - Longford Parish, Co. Longford > d ca 1914 - buried Ste-Clothilde, Chat, QC > m 14 Nov. 1873 - St-Jean Chrysostome, Chat., QC > This is very minimal info I realize, but is all that I have. It does > appear that we may be looking @ same time frame in Quebec > however as you show your man b ca 1771, fought in France, had a wife & 3 > children b/d before immigr. What do you think ??? > Bev > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup > volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ >