Alton E. Loveless

Life of Gen. Joseph Cilley: Grandfather of Daniel Plumer Cilley a Leading Free Will Baptist Minister. Alton E. Loveless

Gen. Joseph Cilley, was born in Nottingham, N. H., in 1734, and died in that town August 25, 1799. He was the son of Capt. Joseph Cilley and Alice Rawlins who were married in 1724-25. Captain Cilley was born in Hampton October 6, 1701, and died in Nottingham in 1786. The fifth son and sixth child was Daniel, born March 12, 1769; married November 7, 1790, Hannah Plumer; he died December 4, 1842. His wife was a sister of Gov. William Plumer and daughter of Samuel and Mary Dole Plumer. They had seven sons and one daughter. One of the sons was Rev. Daniel Plumer Cilley, who was one of the leading clergymen of the Freewill Baptist denomination. He was born May 31, 1806, and died in Farmington, November 14, 1888. He was chaplain of the Eighth New Hampshire Regiment of Volunteers during the Civil War, and had a brave record as a fighting chaplain, as well as in praying.