William Viars

1756 - 1837  (81 years)

• Name	William Viars  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1756	King and Queen County, Virginia, USA   [1, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1 Apr 1782	Virginia, USA   [3, 6]
  Census	1790	Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestor #: A118662 -- Sons of the American Revolution Patriot #: P-310785  [7, 8]
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  Residence	1814	Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  	North Carolina Land Grant
  Death	6 Jul 1837	Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA   [1, 6]
  Person ID	I29184	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Viar,   b. 1710, Franklin County, Virginia, USA d. 1786, Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Powhatan,   b. 27 Feb 1703, St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA d. 1781, Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F12988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Ann Shepherd,   b. 1759, St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 13 Mar 1816, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	1780	North Carolina, USA   [2, 6]
  Children	1. Margaret Vairs,   b. 1778, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA d. 1855, Athensville, Greene, Illinois, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1756 - King and Queen County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1780 - North Carolina, USA Military Service - 1 Apr 1782 - Virginia, USA Census - 1790 - Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Residence - North Carolina Land Grant - 1814 - Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Death - 6 Jul 1837 - Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~l Twomey-M (SAR) Twomey Ancestor - Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Arms Icons & Insignia		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 3959.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CDV. [S3118] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [S8239] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Wilkes, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 154; Family History Library Film: 0568147. 1790 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Wilkes, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 154; Family History Library Film: 0568147 [S2060] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2016;). North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 [S5729] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Twomey): VIARS William, (Name: SmithLC.com;), VIARS William 1756-1837 (Veteran). William Viars was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. He married the former Ann Shepherd and had several children. He and his brother, David Viars, both served in the American Revolution. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240778445/william-viars [S4094] Daughters of the American Revolution - Ancestors, VIARS, WILLIAM -- Ancestor #: A118662. Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PRIVATE Birth: 1756 KING & QUEEN CO VIRGINIA Death: 7-6-1837 WILKES CO NORTH CAROLINA Pension Number: *S9512 Service Source: *S9512 Service Description: 1) CAPTS CLEVELAND, FRANKLIN & VIARS https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A118662 [S4149] Sons of the American Revolution - Patriots, William VIARS -- SAR Patriot #: P-310785. State of Service: NC Qualifying Service: Private DAR #: A118662 Birth: abt 1756 / King & Queen / VA Death: 06 Jul 1837 / Wilkes / NC Patriotic Service Description: He served under the command of Captains Cleveland, Jesse Franklin, and David Viars, and Colonel Benjamin Cleveland in NC Militia https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/310785