1783 Birth:2622 Birth year of 1783 estimated based on age (67 years) in 1850 census enumeration; birth place of Virginia taken from same enumeration.

1804 Marriage:1439, p. 39. 26 April 1804 marriage of William Silling and Lydia Jones performed by Wm. King.

1814 Will Executor:559, v. 3, p. 244 (Augusta County Will Book, no. 12,, p. 23) 26th May, 1814. Mary Woods' will--To son, John; son, William; daughter, Elizabeth Donovan; daughter, Mary Brown; son, Joseph; granddaughter, Jemima Woods, daughter to son Joseph; grandson, Jacob, son to son Joseph. Executors, Isaac Jones and Wm. Sillings. Teste: Lawrence Swink, John Gamble, John Woods. Proved, 26th June, 1815. Sillings refuses. John qualifies.

1850 U.S. Census:2622
Augusta County, Virginia (District no. 2)
25 June 1850
William Sillings •• 67, male, farmer, real property value $6,000, born in Virginia
Kinney (?) •• 43, male, farmer, born in Virginia
Lidia •• 65, female, born in Virginia
Winifred •• 44, female, born in Virginia
Marillia •• 17, female, born in Virginia
Assume William and Lidia Sillings are the primary household, and that Kinney and Winifred are their son and daughter-in-law, and that Marillia is their granddaughter. The household of Enos Sillings, age 46, is adjacent, in which Andrew Sillings, age 83, is residing. Assume Andrew to be the brother of William.