William
"Bill"
Hill
Born about in Newtown, St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
Son of Henry Hill
and Elizabeth (Unknown) Hill
Brother of
Henrietta (Hill) Jones
Husband of
Mary Ann (Diggs) Hill
— married
about 1840 in Louisiana
Descendants 
Died after
after about age 71
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2019
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Biography
William Hill is a part of US Black heritage.
William was born about 1809 and died after 1880. He was baptized 16 Aug 1809 in Newton's Manor, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States. He was the son of Henny Plowden and Elizabeth Unknown.
William was one of 272 slaves in 1838 sold by Maryland's Jesuit priests to Southern plantations to raise money for Georgetown University. Georgetown Memory Project code: GMP-149
William and his family were enumerated on a passenger list for the Katherine Jackson which departed Alexandria, District of Columbia, and arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana on 13 Nov 1838.[1]
Sources
- ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels Filed at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1807-1860; Microfilm Serial: M1895; Microfilm Roll: 8
- See: GU272 Slaves for a list of others who were sold in 1838.
- The GU272 family lines have been created both with primary sources as well as oral history of descendants.
- GU272 Descendants, 1785-2000. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2019).
- Slaves Born at Newtown
- https://trees.americanancestors.org/#!/tree/33152/people/7NW-L3R1-2KJ9
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Lisa (Dobihal) Roberts
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Hill-34688 and Hill-34525 appear to represent the same person because: Same info and same family members.
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