Maria Veronica (Wills) Dellinger (abt. 1768 - aft. 1854)

Born about 1768 in Province of North Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob Dellinger — married 1791 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died after 1854 after about age 86 in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Maria Veronica Will's name evolved over the course of time. The German pronunciation of "V" sounds very like "F" to English-speaking people. Thus, Maria Veronica, called "Fronica" in her father's will, eventually became known as Mary Frances "Fanny."

Censuses indicate Fanny was born circa 1774 although that year seems too late. She more likely was born 1768-1769. She died after conveying rights to her dower land in 1854.^[1] It is probable that she accompanied her daughter Barbara (Dellinger) Crites to Cherokee County, Georgia, and died there prior to the 1860 census.

Children

1. Henry Dellinger (1792-1859). He was known as Henry Dillinger in Illinois.
2. Hannah Dellinger (1794-1878)
3. Daniel Dellinger (1794-1800; died before 1837)
4. Barbara Dellinger (circa 1800-after 1870)
5. Mary Elizabeth Dellinger (1800-1831)
6. John Gerhardt Dellinger (1803-1856). He became known as John Garrett Dillinger in Illinois.
7. Rebecca Dellinger (circa 1807-before 1875)
8. Frederick Lineberger Dellinger (1810-1882)
9. Jacob Dellinger (circa 1812-after 1870)

Sources

1. ↑ Cleveland County, North Carolina, deed book C: 820, Mary Frances Dellinger et al. to Mahalah and E. W. Moss (27 April 1854), Register of Deeds, Shelby.