BENJAMIN HILL was born in North Carolina, June 22, 1770. In 1802, he removed to Carroll county, Va., and thence, in the autumn of 1806, with his wife and five children, to the Whitewater country, and settled about 3 miles east from Richmond.
The five children were, John, born February 20, 1797, and died in Rush county; Sarah, born June 17, 1798, who was married to Jehoshaphat Morris; Jacob, born February 3, 1800, and died in Henry county; William, born March 18, 1802, and died in Rush county; Joseph, born August 4,1804, and lives in Boon county. Soon after their arrival here, Mary was born December 27, 1806.
The wife of Benj. Hill died soon after, and he was married to Martha Cox, who was born in Randolph county, N. C., November 28, 1779, and came to Indiana in 1807. The children of this marriage were: 1. Benjamin, who married Sarah, a daughter of the late David Hoover. Their children are David H., Martha K, Albert G., Henry L., Anna C., George W. Benj. Hill resides 3 miles cast of Richmond. 2. Harmon, who married Mary Henley. 3. Rebecca, the first wife of Thomas Newby. 4. Ezra, who married Mary Kirby. 5. Enos, who married Elizabeth Kirby.
Benj. Hill, Sen., died February 9, 1829, in his 59th year; Martha Hill, his widow, born November 28, 1779, died January 25, 1867.
The five children were, John, born February 20, 1797, and died in Rush county; Sarah, born June 17, 1798, who was married to Jehoshaphat Morris; Jacob, born February 3, 1800, and died in Henry county; William, born March 18, 1802, and died in Rush county; Joseph, born August 4,1804, and lives in Boon county. Soon after their arrival here, Mary was born December 27, 1806.
The wife of Benj. Hill died soon after, and he was married to Martha Cox, who was born in Randolph county, N. C., November 28, 1779, and came to Indiana in 1807. The children of this marriage were: 1. Benjamin, who married Sarah, a daughter of the late David Hoover. Their children are David H., Martha K, Albert G., Henry L., Anna C., George W. Benj. Hill resides 3 miles cast of Richmond. 2. Harmon, who married Mary Henley. 3. Rebecca, the first wife of Thomas Newby. 4. Ezra, who married Mary Kirby. 5. Enos, who married Elizabeth Kirby.
Benj. Hill, Sen., died February 9, 1829, in his 59th year; Martha Hill, his widow, born November 28, 1779, died January 25, 1867.
BENJAMIN HILL was born in North Carolina, June 22, 1770. In 1802, he removed to Carroll county, Va., and thence, in the autumn of 1806, with his wife and five children, to the Whitewater country, and settled about 3 miles east from Richmond.
The five children were, John, born February 20, 1797, and died in Rush county; Sarah, born June 17, 1798, who was married to Jehoshaphat Morris; Jacob, born February 3, 1800, and died in Henry county; William, born March 18, 1802, and died in Rush county; Joseph, born August 4,1804, and lives in Boon county. Soon after their arrival here, Mary was born December 27, 1806.
The wife of Benj. Hill died soon after, and he was married to Martha Cox, who was born in Randolph county, N. C., November 28, 1779, and came to Indiana in 1807. The children of this marriage were: 1. Benjamin, who married Sarah, a daughter of the late David Hoover. Their children are David H., Martha K, Albert G., Henry L., Anna C., George W. Benj. Hill resides 3 miles cast of Richmond. 2. Harmon, who married Mary Henley. 3. Rebecca, the first wife of Thomas Newby. 4. Ezra, who married Mary Kirby. 5. Enos, who married Elizabeth Kirby.
Benj. Hill, Sen., died February 9, 1829, in his 59th year; Martha Hill, his widow, born November 28, 1779, died January 25, 1867.
The five children were, John, born February 20, 1797, and died in Rush county; Sarah, born June 17, 1798, who was married to Jehoshaphat Morris; Jacob, born February 3, 1800, and died in Henry county; William, born March 18, 1802, and died in Rush county; Joseph, born August 4,1804, and lives in Boon county. Soon after their arrival here, Mary was born December 27, 1806.
The wife of Benj. Hill died soon after, and he was married to Martha Cox, who was born in Randolph county, N. C., November 28, 1779, and came to Indiana in 1807. The children of this marriage were: 1. Benjamin, who married Sarah, a daughter of the late David Hoover. Their children are David H., Martha K, Albert G., Henry L., Anna C., George W. Benj. Hill resides 3 miles cast of Richmond. 2. Harmon, who married Mary Henley. 3. Rebecca, the first wife of Thomas Newby. 4. Ezra, who married Mary Kirby. 5. Enos, who married Elizabeth Kirby.
Benj. Hill, Sen., died February 9, 1829, in his 59th year; Martha Hill, his widow, born November 28, 1779, died January 25, 1867.
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