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Email: James
The Spiller Family
Spiller of Blood, or spinner of thread?
Spiller is an old Saxon name. It became an old scotch name when they inter-married
with the Scotch. The family first went to North of Ireland about 1625. They were
called Scotch-Irish but should be called Scotch from the North of Ireland or Ulster.
Some have said the name means "SPILLER OF BLOOD", others have said
"SPINNER OF THREAD."
The following was written by F.M. Sperry----3133 Pioneer Avenue, Dormont,
Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. He was an older brother of Mrs. George Mercer of
Marion, Illinois, who ask him to wright something about the Spiller family.
Copied by N.G. Parks
Marion, Illinois
April 16, 1935
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In 1879-my grand mother, who was born in Tennessee, gave me the following: Her
father, Abraham Tippy originally (Tippet also written Tippa, a Saxon name) was born
and raised in Germany until he was sixteen years of age-when his mother helped
him go to the U.S.A. and to her brother, a merchant on the canal in New York City;
The uncle's name being Jonathan Conn-whose Ancestor-captain Conn (also written
O'Conn) who commanded the Dreadnought, a battle ship-under Queen Elisabeth
and he was Knighted by her for his bravery and success at the Spanish invasion of
England called the Armada, a fleet of ships by the Spaniards in 1588,- I looked this
history up. All grandma told me was she heard her father say his mother was named
Elizabeth after Queen Elizabeth because her ancestor was Knighted by Queen
Elizabeth for bravery. As a Captain of a ship-in the war between England and
Spanish-the Armada-history shows this Capt. Conn and other Irishmen. The Roman
Catholics fought against the Spanish invasion because they preferred to live under
English Government to Spanish. Captain Conn never changed his church religion
and he married an English woman of the church of England, and all their children
became members the church of England. The aforesaid Elizabeth Conn's father or
grand father, married a German girl (grandma could not tell her name--They went to
Germany--where Elizabeth Conn was Born,, she married a military man by the name
of Tippy (or Tippet), now Tippy. A lady of Lynchburg, Va who is a member of the
D.A.R. or Daughters of the Revolution 1775-1783, is a descendant of the
Tippy-Abraham-aforesaid who came from Germany To his Uncle Jonathon Conn
Then to north Carolina, then to Tennessee. My Grand mother's father in 1816 went
to Williamson County, Ill. and located his land on which "Creal Springs" is in what
was then Franklin County North-West Territory near where Marion Ill. now is, He
married in Tennessee to Miss Nancy Spiller, who was called a very intelligent and
handsome young lady, the best weaver and spinner, and a natural born doctor and
nurse. She was a daughter of Warrenton Spiller Sr., who, with his brother, Reverend
Elijah Spiller the first preacher (Baptist) of Williamson County, (then Franklin
County, N.W. Territory). Benjamin Spiller was the first merchant. William Spiller with
others of the Whiteside, Norris,
Williams and Etc. Pioneers of Williamson County 1816. Warrenton King Spiller was a
leading spirit of the colony as was his son in law, Abraham Tippy. It was said
Abraham Tippy and wife had Isaac, Sally, Nancy, Leanna, Nicholas Tippy and
others. The latter Leanna was my grandmother who married Captain John Phillips.
She was named for her grandmother, wife of Warrenton K. Spiller aforesaid, whose
name was Leanna Nicholas, who early in life had some office under the English
Government in Virginia or North Carolina. He was later a Revolutionary officer, his
brother was a member of the Virginia Legislature with George Washington, Patrick
Henry, and Etc.
William Spiller, born about 1684 in Prince William County, Virginia. Married Mary
Mason.
Warrington Spiller, b. about 1710 in Virginia, married Mary King in 1731. They had
three sons.
*Benjamin C, b. 1734
*William, b. about 1735
*Warrington King , b. about 1739, Prince William, Va.
The Reverend Jonathan Nicholas was an Anglican Minister. He married and had one
daughter, Leanna, who married Warrenton Spiller and was his second wife and
Nancy's mother.
*Leanna, b about 1735
The Reverend Jonathan Nicholas;
The Reverend Nicholas was an Anglican Minister. He was a Cousin of George
Washington and his good friend, so he must have known the Chenoweths as they
were also cousins of George.
General Robert E. Lee's biography says he was related to all the first families of
Virginia; Carter, Nicholas, Randolph, Payton and Fitzhugh.
Warrington King Spiller, b. about. 1739, Prince William, Va. married Lydia Farrow
about 1761. Married #2, Leanna Nicholas, about 1765.
*children of Lydia Farrow;
*Elijah Spiller, b. 1761, m. Susannah.
*Elizabeth Spiller, b. 1765 in Robertson, Tn.
*Benjamin Spiller, b. 1765 in Robertson, Tn. and died 1854 in Williamson, IL.
*children of Leanna Nicholas.
*Nancy Spiller, b. 1769 in Robertson, Tn.
*William Jackson Spiller, b. 12 Dec 1769, Prince William Co, Va.
*Frances Spiller, b. 6 May 1771 in Tn.
*Warrington King Spiller II, b. 22 Dec 1779 in Tenn.
*John, b. 1798
*James, b. 1800
*Lydia, b 1771, Married Capt. John , War of 1812.