Edmund Lilly (III) junior, was born 27 October 1761, the son of Rev. Edmund Lilly and his first wife, Sarah Dumas.

On 15 March 1792, Edmund Lilly married Mary Marshall. Mary was born 1 March 1775, daughter of James Marshall and Anne Harrison.

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Edmund Lilly and Mary Marshall Lilly were the parents of thirteen children:
1. William Harrison Lilly, born 8 Aug 1794, died 12 May 1833. m. 1) Eliza M. (Meredith) Winfield 7 Aug 1817 in Anson Co. (d. 19 Apr 1822), 2) Camilla Catherine Tores 11 Jan 1825 in Rowan Co
2. Frances Lilly, born 21 Jun 1796, died 24 Jul 1878, married Thomas Pemberton who was born 14 Aug 1792, died 24 Jul 1878.
3. James Marshall Lilly, born 14 Jan 1798, died 7 Feb 1874, married Carolyn M. Brooks 1 Jan 1839.
4. Sally Lilly, born 29 Dec 1799, (266) died 18 Apr 1804.
5. David Criswell Lilly, born 1 Aug 1801, died 7 Aug 1849 in Anson County, North Carolina, married Eliza Spencer 23 Jul 1832.
6. Thomas Lilly, born 15 Jun 1803, died 1834, m. _____ Birmingham
7. Martha Ann Lilly, born 15 Mar 1805, died 18 Apr 1847, married John M. Allen.
8. Henry Lilly, born 11 Mar 1807, died 16 Nov 1882 in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., NC; unmarried, buried in Cross Creek Cemetery #2, Fayetteville
9. John Armistead Lilly, born 25 Jan 1809; died 28 Apr 1888, married first Harriet ____, married second Leah Hearne, 23 Dec 186
10. Mary Lilly; born 8 Jul 1811, died 20 Jan 1880, married first Abraham Bruton Cochran, 16 May 1838, married second Col. James Lowe Gaines 1 Jan 1846
11. Edmund Jones Lilly, born 21 Feb 1813, 284, died 11 Feb 1890; married Hannah Leake.
12. Eliza Lilly, born 28 Jan 1815,died 16 Jan 1892, married John Lewis Christian who was the son of John Christian.
13. Robert Blakely Lilly, born 15 Sep 1817, died 14 Jan 1819

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