Henry Hill (bef. 1772 - 1854)

Born before 1772 in Granville, North Carolina

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Cox) Hill — married [date unknown] in North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Sep 1854 after age 82 in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, United States

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Biography

US Federal Census

1850 - Henry Hill (age 78) was enumerated in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama.^[1] The household included his wife Sarah (age 75). Henry was a farmer with real estate valued at $800.

1850 - Slave Schedule - Henry Hill of Morgan County, Alabama was included as the owner of ten enslaved people. ^[2]They included seven men, aged: 66, 32, 27, and 21. There were four boys aged 6, 5, 2 and one less than a year old. There were two women aged 30 and 24.

Slaves

(From the probate records of the estate of Henry Hill. In the record, this list includes the value of each person.)
The Residents of said Hill,

• Negro girl Elizer
• Rufus her son
• Easter her daughter
• Granvilwest

• Girl Polly and child
• Se[b]t [her] son
• Allen her son
• Elizabeth beath her daughter

• Girl Ellen & her child
• Louanza her daughter
• Lupatrah her daughter

• Negro boy Meal

(Also from the probate records of the estate of Henry Hill)

• Negro Woman Eliza aged 34 years
• Rufus her child aged 9 years 6 months
• Easter " " aged 7 years 6 months
• Granvill " " aged 4 years 6 months

• Negro woman Elen aged 32
• Loranza her chill aged 4 years 6 months
• Luipatra " " aged 2 years 6 months
• Martha " " aged 1 year
• Neal Negro Man 26 years old

• Negro woman Polly aged 30
• Scott her child aged 8 years 6 months
• Allen " " aged 7 years 4 months
• Elizabeth " " aged 4 years 6 months
• Eliza " " aged 1 year

Notes

3 Dec. 1838 Morgan County, Ala. Henry Hill testified that his brother Jonas HILL, formerly of Surry County, S.C., was a soldier in the revolution.^[3]

See the probate records of the estate of Henry Hill, executor E. B. Nunn, 10/12/1854 for sources of his family and for a number of enslaved people.

See the probate records of the estate of Alfred Hill, administrator George P. Charleton, 9/1/1856, 10/12/1854 for sources relating to Henry Hill and family.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5Z-1DF : Mon Mar 13 15:14:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Sarah Hill and Henry Hill, 1850.
2. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV86-NXG : Thu May 04 06:32:37 UTC 2023), Entry for <Unknown> and Henry Hill, 1850.
3. ↑ Revolutionary War Pensions from Franklin County http://tngenweb.org/franklin/revolutionary-war-pensions-from-franklin-county/

• Alabama. Probate Court (Morgan County) (Main Author), "Morgan County, Alabama Probate Court estate files, ca. 1820-1915 - Hill, Henry", (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C954-S9D4-R: accessed 29 May 2023).
• Alabama. Probate Court (Morgan County) (Main Author), "Morgan County, Alabama Probate Court estate files, ca. 1820-1915 - Hill, Alfred", (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C954-S9J2-L: accessed 29 May 2023).