Pleasant Hill (1780 - 1851)

Born 25 Dec 1780 in Virginia, United States

Husband of Sally (Rippetoe) Hill — married 18 Mar 1797 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1851 at age 70 in Franklin, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Pleasant was born 25 Dec 1780 in Virginia, United States

Pleasant married Sally Rippetoe on 18 March 1797 in Amherst, Virginia, United States.^[1]

They lived in Franklin, Tennessee in 1820 ^[2] and 1830^[3]

1840 they lived in District 164, Wilkes, Georgia, United States^[4]

1850 they lived in Franklin, Tennessee,^[5]

Pleasant Hill Male 70 Virginia

Delpha Hill Female 59 Virginia

Isabella Hill Female 18 Virginia

Pleasant died 7 Jan 1851 in Franklin, Tennessee

He signed his will 29 Dec 1850 in Franklin County, Tennessee. He named wife Aldelphia, daughter Isabella, daughter Emily, son Edwin, son Albert, son Robert, son Grand, son illegible, Nicholas Matthews son of daughter Emily, six slaves: John, Danless (?), Tom, Caroline, Lafayette, Margaret (daughter of Caroline); negros Lucy, Liddy, Sam, Ben, Henry, George and Bob. His estate passed probate in Feb 1851.^[6]

He was buried in Hill Cemetery #2, Franklin County, Tennessee^[7] In Jun 1970 he was reinterred in Pauper Cemetery, Franklin County, Tennessee as part of the Tims Ford Resevoir project by the Tennessee Valley Authority.^[8][9]

Research Notes

Note collaboration about possible conflation on FamilySearch Profile.

The will is hard to read; some of the names may be incorrect or missing.

Slaves

Slaves named in will:

• John
• Darkess
• Tom
• Caroline
• Lafayette
• Margaret (daughter of Caroline)

"Negros" named in will:

• Lucy
• Liddy
• Sam
• Ben
• Henry
• George
• Bob

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940". FamilySearch (accessed 8 October 2021). Pleasant Hill, 1797.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLJ-7J6 : accessed 25 January 2022), Pleasant Hill, Franklin, Tennessee, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPM-5V3 : 20 February 2021), Pleasant Hill, Franklin, Tennessee, United States; citing 112, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 176; FHL microfilm 24,534.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-8W7 : 2 March 2021), Pleasant Hill, District 164, Wilkes, Georgia, United States; citing p. 30, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDD-MGC : 23 December 2020), Pleasant Hill, Franklin, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008". Probate Records (Franklin County, Tennessee); Author: Tennessee County Court (Franklin County); Probate Place: Franklin, Tennessee. Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 9176 #4156313 (accessed 8 October 2021). Pleasant Hill probate. p. 284 image 184
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38294833/pleasant-hill : accessed 08 October 2021), memorial page for Pleasant Hill (25 Dec 1780–7 Jan 1851), Find A Grave: Memorial #38294833, citing Hill Cemetery #2, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Jack Givens (contributor 47140227) .
8. ↑ "U.S., Tennessee Valley Cemetery Relocation Files, 1933-1990". The National Archives at Atlanta; Series Title: Cemetery Relocation Files, 1933-1990; ARC Number: 656399; Record Group Title: Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority; Record Group Number: 142; Box Number: 29. Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 60427 #100681 (accessed 8 October 2021). Name: Pleasant Hill; Birth Date: 25 Dec 1780; Death Date: 7 Jan 1851; Death Age: 70; Cemetery: Hill; Grave Number: 2; Reinterment Date: 11 Jun 1970; Reinterment Place: Tennessee, USA; Reinterment Cemetery: Pauper; Reinterment Grave Number: 23.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42864436/pleasant-hill : accessed 08 October 2021), memorial page for Pleasant Hill (unknown–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #42864436, citing Pauper Cemetery, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Julia Wright Molitz (contributor 46829289) .

See Also:

• FamilySearch Profile

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Hill-2666 created through the import of Godfrey non-living.ged on Jun 14, 2011 by Jim Godfrey.