Pierre Abraham Lorillard

The naturalization recorded in New York on April 21, 1762, of 'Peter Louillard', a stocking weaver and French Protestant, is probably that of Lorillard.

[4] This followed the naturalization on October 27, 1760, of John George Lorillard, described as a French Protestant yeoman of New York City.

[5] Lorillard set out in business in about 1760 with a snuff-grinding factory in a rented house on Chatham Street, now Park Row, in Lower Manhattan.

According to author Rex Burns, "Jacob Lorillard was justified in his wealth, first because he rose from being an obscure tobacconist's apprentice by his own integrity, industry, perseverance, and love of books, and secondly, because when he was a millionaire, his moral pursuit of wealth led him to exhibit benevolence and generosity.

[7] After Lorillard's death, his widow married a man named either John Holsman or Daniel Holtzman.