The Dollar Family

Priscilla was born in 1816 in Laurens District, South Carolina. She was one of the daughters of Joseph Dollar and Hannah Prater/Prather. She moved from South Carolina with her parents in about 1832 to Meriwether County, Georgia. Her father died when she was about age 16. She lived with her mother and siblings until she married. She was married to William Bird in Meriwether County , Georgia in 1837. She and William had two children. Her husband died in 1845. Priscilla married again in 1851 to Joseph Tucker. She and Joseph and her children moved to Tallapoosa County, Alabama by 1860. Priscilla had three daughters by Joseph Tucker. Her husband died in 1879.

Priscilla was living with her son, William Tucker and his wife in Tallapoosa County in 1880 at Red Ridge. She later moved to Wood County, Texas with her son William and died there in 1890. She is buried in Rockhill Cemetery, Wood County TX

Hannah was born in District 96, South Carolina to John and Mary Adair Prather. [In 1785 District 96 became Laurens District] The Prather family had been in this area of South Carolina since Hannah's grandparents came there about 1768. Hannah's paternal grandfather was Bazel Prather who was a Revolutionary War soldier. Hannah Prather married Joseph Dollar before May 1810 in Laurens District, South Carolina. Joseph purchased 50 acres of land on the Enoree River bounded by the land of George Dillard and John Mahan. from Joseph Greer in 1810. Joseph is the son of William and Ruth Beasley Dollar.

In William Dollar’s Revolutionary War pension file is a letter signed by Joseph and Hannah. This letter was written to Hannah’s mother-in-law Ruth Dollar in 1814 and includes the names and dates of birth for their three oldest living children: Ruth, born 22 January 1811; Unice, born 3 Aug 1812; and John William, born 4 Nov 1813. Other children born to this couple while living in Laurens County, SC include Salathiel (1815), Priscilla (1816), Harper (1817), Joseph (1821), Elizabeth (1823), Brice (1824), Archibald (1826), and Mary (1828).

The family remained in Laurens District until about 1831 when they relocated to Meriwether County, Georgia. Joseph purchased land there in 1832 ~ 202 acres close to the western border with Troup County. Another son, Daniel, was born after this move to Georgia. Joseph unexpectedly died 29 June 1833 in Meriwether County and Hannah was left to care for her children as a widow. In the1850 Meriwether County census with Hannah Dollar are sons Archibald and Daniel plus her widowed daughter Unicia Bennett and her three children. Hannah died 7 Oct 1853 and the final settlement of her estate is dated 1 July 1856, Meriwether County Probate Return Book E, page 162. Her place of interment is not known.

William Dollar enlisted as a Private and served until 7 Dec 1779 in the 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment. Commanded by Colonels Woodford, Spotswood, and Fegiber. This regiment fought in the battles of Monmouth and campaigns in New York under Gen. Washington.

Source: Rev. War Pension claim #W22965 VA/IN

Buried in Shields Chapel Cemetery, Fulton County IL