William T. Hill Jr. (1737 - 1792)

Born 17 Feb 1737 in Caroline County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Hill — married 13 Jan 1758 in Caroline County, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Hannah Elizabeth (Halbert) Hill — married 13 Jan 1758 in Caroline Co, Virginia

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1792 at age 55 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Chaplain William Hill Jr. performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

William Hill Jr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P181644
Rank: Chaplain, PS

The book "Reminiscences & Memories of North Carolinans" by John H. Wheeler describes Rev. William Hill, Jr. as a Baptist Minister, a sterling patriot and a honest man. His break with his families Episcopalian background is said to have temporarily caused his father to disown him. It is said by some sources he was Chaplain and a member of the Committee of Safety, Salisbury District, North Carolina during the Revolutionary War.

The December 1928 issue of the National Geographic Society Quarterly magazine states that Rev. William Hill, Jr, came to North Carolina a few years before his father, and owned land on the Dan River, in today's Rockingham County, North Carolina. His plantation was called "Popular Hill." The magazine article says Reverend William Hill lived there until his death.

The Preceding from; http://rancho.pancho.pagesperso-orange.fr/Revhill.htm

William T. Hill Jr. was born 17 February 1737 in Caroline County, Virginia. ^[1] He was a son of William Hill and Susannah Smithers. He married Hannaniah Elizabeth Halbert 13 January 1758 in Caroline County, Virginia. He passed away 29 September 1792. His interment is unknown somewhere in North Carolina. ^[1]

Research Notes

Sons of the Revolution War

U. S. SONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS 1889-1970

Name: William Hill Jr

Birth Date: 1737, Caroline County, Virginia

Death Date: 1792, Wake, North Carolina

SAR Membership: 99941

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: March 18, 1970

Spouse: Hanniniah Elizabeth Halbert

Children: Elizabeth Hill

Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. --- Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.

DAR

"The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy" 977 C813v Vol. 3, page 225;
6. (Son of 7) William (1737-92), Com. of Safety, Salisbury, 1775; m 1758, Elizabeth Halbert;

DAR Lineage Book, Vol 16, page 273, #15659;

DAR Lineage Book, Vol 45, page 296, #44735;

DAR Lineage Book, Vol 57, page 242, #56703;

DAR Lineage Book, Vol 61, page 236,#60708;

DAR Lineage Book, Vol 67, page 169, #66453;

DAR Lineage Book, Vol 117, page 147, #116475;

DAR Lineage Book, Vol 118, pages 8 & 9, #117024;

DAR Lineage Book, Vol 130, pages 236 & 237, #129796;

DAR Lineage Book, Vol 130, page 190, #136599;

DAR Lineage Book, Vol 138, pages 89, #137277;

DAR Lineage Book, Vol 148, pages 236 & 237, #147748;

Baptist Minister

William Hill, Jr., (1737-92) was a Patriot Baptist Minister and member of the Committee for Safety for Salisbury District, NC. He was born in Caroline County, VA.

Following from; http://rancho.pancho.pagesperso-orange.fr/Revhill.htm The book "Reminiscences & Memories of North Carolinans" by John H. Wheeler describes Rev. William Hill, Jr. as a Baptist Minister, a sterling patriot and a honest man. His break with his families Episcopalian background is said to have temporarily caused his father to disown him. It is said by some sources he was Chaplain and a member of the Committee of Safety, Salisbury District, North Carolina during the Revolutionary War.

The December 1928 issue of the National Geographic Quarterly magazine states that Rev. William Hill, Jr, came to North Carolina a few years before his father, and owned land on the Dan River, in today's Rockingham County, North Carolina. His plantation was called "Popular Hill." The magazine article says Reverend William Hill lived there until his death.

Military

William Hill represented Surry County in the North Carolina Provincial Congress at Hillsborough that convened on 20 August 1775. (Colonial Records of North Carolina, Vol. X, pages 164-168). At this Congress he was also appointed as lieutenant to serve in one of the two regiments this Congress voted to form, but there is no other evidence that he served in this capacity. William Hill was a patriot Baptist minister who served as a chaplain to the American forces at the Battle of Guilford Court House on 15 March 1781. (Soldiers and Patriots in the Battle of Guilford Court House, by Rachel Caldwell Chapter, NSDAR)

Family History

Reverend William Hill and his family came to live in Townfork Settlement in Surry County, North Carolina. Here some information on life there and in those days. Information on his family follows.

"Surry County was formed, in 1770, from Rowan County; which until this date comprehended a large portion of Western North Carolina, from beyond the Yadkin to the Mississippi River. It derives its name from the County of Surry in the south of England. Its name is Saxon, and signifies 'the South River'."

According to an article on Rev. William Hill's son William from The Standard of Raleigh dated November 4, 1857 by Hill cousin Rich Fischer. Rev. William Hill removed from Caroline County, Va. was a Baptist minister, a sterling patriot and an honest man. During the war of the Revolution his stirring appeals stimulated the Whigs of his section. He was a chaplain in the American army at the battle of Guilford Court House. His son William was then about eight years old, and he well recollected hearing the roar of the artillery being only four miles distant from the field of battle. --the maiden name of his wife, the mother of the subject of this memoir, was Eliza Halbert. She was a native of Caroline County, Va."

Land Transactions

1778 Aug 17 - Surry Co., NC - Land Entry #595 - William Hill Jr. enters 200 acres of land in Surry Co. on Ash Camp Creek the waters of Townfork adjoining Thomas Evan's claim and my own deeded land, including the above place from compliment. Warrant granted to C. M.

1778 Aug 17 - Surry Co., NC - Land Entry #596 - William Hill, Jr. enters 150 acres of land on Ash Camp Creek the waters of Townfork adjoining Thomas Heaths and my former including the above place for quantity. Warrant granted C. M.

Died Intestate

Numerous legal documents that show William as having died intestate give him four sons John, William, James, and Green, and three daughters Elizabeth, Cynthia, and Frances. After William's death, Elizabeth married John Glenn. Nonetheless, three other children have been attributed to them.

Children of William & Hannah Elizabeth

1. THOMAS HILL, born December 22, 1759. He married KATHERINE SHROPSHIRE on July 17, 1783. A child of THOMAS HILL and KATHERINE SHROPSHIRE is WINKFIELD HILL.

2. JAMES HILL, born July 25, 1761, Rockingham Co., NC; died 1834, Claiborne Co., TN. He married NANCY ROYALTY on June 6, 1789 in Surry Co., NC. She was born February 22, 1768 in Albemarle Co., VA, and died after September 8, 1834. I have 10 Children for JAMES HILL and NANCY ROYALTY.

A son Reuben Mason , b. July 23, 1809, kept the family Bible After the death of his parents. It was damaged in a flood on Sacramento River in CA and preserved as well as could be. After Reuben died one of his daughters removed the record portion copying it for preservation of the data.

3. MARY POLLY HILL, born 1764, Surry or Stokes Co., NC; and died November 14, 1816 in Lincoln Co., TN. She married OSBORNE CHILDRESS on January 18, 1805 in Stokes Co., NC. Then she married THOMAS BLOUNT after 1806. A child of MARY HILL and OSBORNE CHILDRESS is MINERVA HILL CHILDRESS.

4. JOHN HILL, born about 1767, Surry Co., NC; died 1830, Wayne Co., TN. Herbert Hill's ancestor. He married Obedience Unknown.

5. ELIZABETH HILL, born 1768 married JOHN MOORE. I have 11 children for them.

6. WILLIAM HILL III, b. September 23, 1773, Surry Co., NC; d. October 29, 1857, Raleigh, Wake Co., NC. He married Sarah (Sally) Geddy on April (January?)1, 1803 who died February 14, 1833. He then married FRANCES CONNER BLOUNT after 1833. She was the widow of Joseph Blount. A child of WILLIAM HILL and SARAH GEDDY is WILLIAM G. HILL, b. 1806; d. 1877.

7. JOAB HILL, born October 5, 1775, Surry Co., NC; d. October 5, 1847, Revere, Clark Co., MO. He married ELIZABETH LANE June 14, 1802 in Claiborne Co., TN, daughter of ISAAC LANE. She was born December 24, 1784 in Probably Washington Co., NC (now TN), and died September 18, 1864 in Revere, Clark Co., MO. I have nine children of JOAB HILL and ELIZABETH LANE.

8. CYNTHIA HILL, b. 1776, Surry Co., NC. She married A. CRAWFORD. I have three children for them.

Daughter Julia married John Hill was educated at the University of NC at Chapel Hill. He was elected seven times to the legislature and once to Congress in 1839. He was opposed to secession, but against his will was elected to the convention that carried the state out of the Union. He said before going that if the state seceded, he did not want to live any longer. He was stricken with apoplexy during the convention and died on April 24, 1861, Raleigh, Wake Co., NC.

9. FRANCES HILL, b. 1778, Surry Co., NC. , married Major Mark Hardin on January 26, 1796 in Rockingham Co. NC. He was born 1776, and died 1812. I have four children of FRANCES HILL and MARK HARDIN.

10 GREEN HILL, b. 1782, Surry Co., NC, married Nancy Geddy Mitchell, born around 1782 in Surry Co. Children of GREEN HILL and NANCY MITCHELL are: WILLIAM R. HILL, b. 1804; d. 1890; MARTHA HILL, b. 1814, Wake Co., NC; d. 1865, Wake Co., NC.

Source: http://rancho.pancho.pagesperso-orange.fr/Revhill.htm

William was born in 1737. He passed away in 1792.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Find a Grave Index,"

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A056136
• “Find a Grave Index,”

Rev William Hill, Jr

Interment unknown

Find A Grave: Memorial #65524343

Marriage

1758 --- U. S. AND INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE RECORDS 1560-1900

Name: William Hill, Male

Birth Place: VA, 1737

Spouse Name: Hannaniah E Halbert

Spouse Birth Place: VA, 1742

Marriage Year: 1758, VA

DAR records for NC William Hills:

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 December 2019), "Record of William Hill Sr. (1712-before 1787)", Ancestor # A056112.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 December 2019), "Record of William Hill Jr. (1737-1792)", Ancestor # A056136.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 December 2019), "Record of Lieutenant William Hill (1750-before 1786)", Ancestor # A056153.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 December 2019), "Record of Lieutenant William Hill (1757-1783)", Ancestor # A056141.

Acknowledgements

• Hill-16290 was created by James Hill through the import of Huron Arlee Satterfield Family Tree.ged on Oct 26, 2015.

"United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QRNV-7JT2 : 1 March 2021), William Hill, 1 Sep 1775; citing Military Service, North Carolina, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.