Thomas Hill (1722 - 1820)

Born 17 Jun 1722 in Wiltshire, England

Husband of Rebecca (Miles) Hill — married 13 Nov 1753 in St. Mary's Co, Maryland

Descendants

Died 23 May 1820 at age 97 in Washington, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Thomas was Leader of the "Maryland League"
Thomas Hill deeded all to his heirs as a bill of sale 21 Aug 1801.
Thomas Hill and Philip Miles migrated to KY in 1787. Thomas Hill remained in Bardstown KY until 1789 and moved to Cartwright's Creek 2 miles above present site of St Roses' Church. Thomas Hill and Henry Cambron built St. Anne's Church (at Cartwright Creek) in 1797.
When Clement Hill and his father, Thomas, were on their way to KY from MD they were attacked by Indians. Clements life was protected by a servant who was killed and Thomas was injured but lived to be an old gentleman dying at the age of 93 in 1820 at the home of Clement.

ALSO:
A carpenter, who made cane back chairs, a luxury item at this time in history. After the death of Rebecca, Thomas & his family moved nr Pooleyville, MD where they resided until 1787. In spring of 1787 Thomas & his family & his brother-in-law Philip Miles & his family, w/ other Miles nephews, moved to Nelson Co, VA which became the state of KY in 1792.^[1]

Vitals

Thomas Hill, II
Birth: 1723, England
Death: 1820

Thomas was the son of Thomas Hill. He was born about 1723. Thomas married Rebecca Miles on 13 November 1753 & they had 7 children. He was a carpenter. At the beginning of the year 1787, Thomas & Philip Miles, his brother-in-law, living up to that time near Leonardtown, MD, arranged with each other to remove their families to Kentucky. Their idea at the time was to settle on Pottinger's Creek, whither had previously gone quite a number of their friends & neighbors. Thomas' & Philip's proposed journey was begun in February, & toward the end of March, on the very day they expected to make landing above the falls of Ohio, their boat was fired on by Indians with fatal effect. A Negro belonging to Thomas Hill was killed, as were also all the horses on the boat, & Hill himself was seriously wounded by the passage of an ounce ball through both of the thighs. This happened at a point then & still known as Eighteen Mile Island, its distance above Louisville, KY, being just so many miles. Happily for the remainder of the emigrants, the boat was soon carried by the current beyond gunshot range of the lurking savages, & before night, its living freightage of men, women, & children was safely housed in Louisville. Thomas was the leading spirit among the early Catholic colonists on Cartwright Creek.    Family links: 
Children:

•   Charles Hill (1761 - 1846)
•   Mary Hill Herbert (1766 - 1854)
•   Dorothy Hill Jarboe (1770 - 1851)
•   Clement S. Hill (1776 - 1832)

Burial: Saint Ann Cemetery Washington County, Kentucky, USA^[2]

Marriage

Husband: Thomas Hill

Wife: @I1674@

Child: John Baptist Hill

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Charles Hill

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary Hill

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Clement Hill

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Dorothy Hill

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elizabeth Gardiner Hill

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Aloyshia Hill

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 13 NOV 1753

Place: St Mary's, Maryland, USA^[3]

Research Notes

Famly Search Profile

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7TR-7C2
  • 10 sources as of Nov 2020

1791 Marriage of Daughter - Dorothy Hill

Name: John Jarbo Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Dec 1791 Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Dorothy Hill Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Hill

Other information in the record of John Jarbo and Dorothy Hill Name: John Jarbo Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Dec 1791 Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Dorothy Hill Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Hill

GS Film Number: 000009666 Digital Folder Number: 004705518 Image Number: 00492 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M03189-5 Record Number: 784

Citing this Record "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZD-68V : 17 May 2018), Thomas Hill in entry for John Jarbo and Dorothy Hill, 24 Dec 1791; citing Marriage, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 9,666.^[4]

Find a Grave

Thomas Hill II

Birth: 17 Jun 1722 Wiltshire, England

Death: 23 May 1820 (aged 97)

Burial: Saint Ann CemeteryWashington County, Kentucky, USA

Memorial #: 6156798

Bio: Thomas was the son of Thomas Hill. He was born about 1723. Thomas married Rebecca Miles on 13 November 1753 & they had 7 children. He was a carpenter. At the beginning of the year 1787, Thomas & Philip Miles, his brother-in-law, living up to that time near Leonardtown, MD, arranged with each other to remove their families to Kentucky. Their idea at the time was to settle on Pottinger's Creek, whither had previously gone quite a number of their friends & neighbors. Thomas' & Philip's proposed journey was begun in February, & toward the end of March, on the very day they expected to make landing above the falls of Ohio, their boat was fired on by Indians with fatal effect. A Negro belonging to Thomas Hill was killed, as were also all the horses on the boat, & Hill himself was seriously wounded by the passage of an ounce ball through both of the thighs. This happened at a point then & still known as Eighteen Mile Island, its distance above Louisville, KY, being just so many miles. Happily for the remainder of the emigrants, the boat was soon carried by the current beyond gunshot range of the lurking savages, & before night, its living freightage of men, women, & children was safely housed in Louisville. Thomas was the leading spirit among the early Catholic colonists on Cartwright Creek.

Family Members

Children

Charles Hill 1761-1846

Mary Hill Herbert 1766-1854

Dorothy Hill Jarboe 1770-1851

Clement S. Hill 1776-1832

Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 November 2020), memorial page for Thomas Hill II (17 Jun 1722–23 May 1820), Find a Grave Memorial no. 6156798, citing Saint Ann Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by RhondaPattonWathen & children (contributor 46879360) . Maintained by: RhondaPattonWathen & children (46879360) Originally Created by: Lillie Riney (22403448) Added: 5 Feb 2002 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6156798/_ Find A Grave: Memorial #6156798 ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Currently unsourced
2. ↑ Created by: Lillie Riney Record added: Feb 05, 2002 Find A Grave Memorial# 6156798 https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6156798
3. ↑ Source: #S164 Page: Database online. Birth year: 1736; Birth city: Mary; Birth state: CO. Data: Text: Record for Rebecca Miles
4. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZD-68V : 17 May 2018), Thomas Hill in entry for John Jarbo and Dorothy Hill, 24 Dec 1791; citing Marriage, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 9,666.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 November 2020), memorial page for Thomas Hill II (17 Jun 1722–23 May 1820), Find a Grave Memorial no. 6156798, citing Saint Ann Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by RhondaPattonWathen & children (contributor 46879360) . Maintained by: RhondaPattonWathen & children (46879360) Originally Created by: Lillie Riney (22403448) Added: 5 Feb 2002 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6156798/_ Find A Grave: Memorial #6156798

• "Mudd Family of the U.S." by Dr. Richard D. Mudd (Ed I & II)
• "Hill and Miles Family History" by Sister Mary Louise Donnelly---copies in file.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Hill-7567 through the import of Willis.ged on Mar 8, 2013.

Thank you to Jonathan Byrne for creating WikiTree profile Hill-10209 through the import of Albert Byrne's relatives.ged on Dec 1, 2013.