ISAAC LAFAYETTE HILL was born in Hillsboro, Georgia, on February 1, 1814. Mr. Hill came to Texas in December, 1834, and was issued one-third of a league of land by the Bastrop County Board. He taught school at Cole's settlement.
Mr. Hill joined the Texas cause for independence and during General Sam Houston's retreat; he piloted a ferry at San Felipe. Then third Corporal, Isaac Hill was in Captain Moseley Baker's company at the Battle of San Jacinto and on February 1, 1839, he was issued Donation Certificate No. 805 for 640 acres of land for participating in the battle. He was issued Bounty Certificate No. 1129 for 320 acres of land for his service in the army from February 29 to May 29, 1836. He received a second Bounty Certificate for his services from July 15 to October 15, 1836.
He also served as a State Senator from 1853 to 1857, (Fifth and Sixth Legislatures) representing the district composed of Fayette, Colorado and Austin counties. He was a lawyer and dealt heavily in real estate, having as a partner another San Jacinto Veteran, McHenry Winburn. He also promoted one of the first railroads operated in Texas, the Central Railroad.
Mr. Hill was married three times, first to Jerinand Matthews Ballstile. After Mrs. Hill's death, Isaac married at San Felipe to Frances Ann Lloyd, who was born at Hazelhurst, Copiah County, Mississippi in 1822. The second Mrs. Hill died three miles northeast of Round Top, Fayette County, Texas in December, 1857, and was buried in the Hill family cemetery. By this union the following children were born: John W, William, Mary, Isaac Parham, Sarah Frances, Jared Winburn, who married Leila Powell, and Abbie Benham Hill, who married E. M. Thomas.
Mr. Hill's third wife was Laura Virginia Gant. The children of this marriage were Elizabeth and Laura Hill. Isaac Lafayette Hill died in Fayette County in July, 1889, while a member of the Texas Veterans Association, and is buried in a marked grave in the Hill family cemetery. Mrs. Hill died in February, 1915.
Mr. Hill joined the Texas cause for independence and during General Sam Houston's retreat; he piloted a ferry at San Felipe. Then third Corporal, Isaac Hill was in Captain Moseley Baker's company at the Battle of San Jacinto and on February 1, 1839, he was issued Donation Certificate No. 805 for 640 acres of land for participating in the battle. He was issued Bounty Certificate No. 1129 for 320 acres of land for his service in the army from February 29 to May 29, 1836. He received a second Bounty Certificate for his services from July 15 to October 15, 1836.
He also served as a State Senator from 1853 to 1857, (Fifth and Sixth Legislatures) representing the district composed of Fayette, Colorado and Austin counties. He was a lawyer and dealt heavily in real estate, having as a partner another San Jacinto Veteran, McHenry Winburn. He also promoted one of the first railroads operated in Texas, the Central Railroad.
Mr. Hill was married three times, first to Jerinand Matthews Ballstile. After Mrs. Hill's death, Isaac married at San Felipe to Frances Ann Lloyd, who was born at Hazelhurst, Copiah County, Mississippi in 1822. The second Mrs. Hill died three miles northeast of Round Top, Fayette County, Texas in December, 1857, and was buried in the Hill family cemetery. By this union the following children were born: John W, William, Mary, Isaac Parham, Sarah Frances, Jared Winburn, who married Leila Powell, and Abbie Benham Hill, who married E. M. Thomas.
Mr. Hill's third wife was Laura Virginia Gant. The children of this marriage were Elizabeth and Laura Hill. Isaac Lafayette Hill died in Fayette County in July, 1889, while a member of the Texas Veterans Association, and is buried in a marked grave in the Hill family cemetery. Mrs. Hill died in February, 1915.
ISAAC LAFAYETTE HILL was born in Hillsboro, Georgia, on February 1, 1814. Mr. Hill came to Texas in December, 1834, and was issued one-third of a league of land by the Bastrop County Board. He taught school at Cole's settlement.
Mr. Hill joined the Texas cause for independence and during General Sam Houston's retreat; he piloted a ferry at San Felipe. Then third Corporal, Isaac Hill was in Captain Moseley Baker's company at the Battle of San Jacinto and on February 1, 1839, he was issued Donation Certificate No. 805 for 640 acres of land for participating in the battle. He was issued Bounty Certificate No. 1129 for 320 acres of land for his service in the army from February 29 to May 29, 1836. He received a second Bounty Certificate for his services from July 15 to October 15, 1836.
He also served as a State Senator from 1853 to 1857, (Fifth and Sixth Legislatures) representing the district composed of Fayette, Colorado and Austin counties. He was a lawyer and dealt heavily in real estate, having as a partner another San Jacinto Veteran, McHenry Winburn. He also promoted one of the first railroads operated in Texas, the Central Railroad.
Mr. Hill was married three times, first to Jerinand Matthews Ballstile. After Mrs. Hill's death, Isaac married at San Felipe to Frances Ann Lloyd, who was born at Hazelhurst, Copiah County, Mississippi in 1822. The second Mrs. Hill died three miles northeast of Round Top, Fayette County, Texas in December, 1857, and was buried in the Hill family cemetery. By this union the following children were born: John W, William, Mary, Isaac Parham, Sarah Frances, Jared Winburn, who married Leila Powell, and Abbie Benham Hill, who married E. M. Thomas.
Mr. Hill's third wife was Laura Virginia Gant. The children of this marriage were Elizabeth and Laura Hill. Isaac Lafayette Hill died in Fayette County in July, 1889, while a member of the Texas Veterans Association, and is buried in a marked grave in the Hill family cemetery. Mrs. Hill died in February, 1915.
Mr. Hill joined the Texas cause for independence and during General Sam Houston's retreat; he piloted a ferry at San Felipe. Then third Corporal, Isaac Hill was in Captain Moseley Baker's company at the Battle of San Jacinto and on February 1, 1839, he was issued Donation Certificate No. 805 for 640 acres of land for participating in the battle. He was issued Bounty Certificate No. 1129 for 320 acres of land for his service in the army from February 29 to May 29, 1836. He received a second Bounty Certificate for his services from July 15 to October 15, 1836.
He also served as a State Senator from 1853 to 1857, (Fifth and Sixth Legislatures) representing the district composed of Fayette, Colorado and Austin counties. He was a lawyer and dealt heavily in real estate, having as a partner another San Jacinto Veteran, McHenry Winburn. He also promoted one of the first railroads operated in Texas, the Central Railroad.
Mr. Hill was married three times, first to Jerinand Matthews Ballstile. After Mrs. Hill's death, Isaac married at San Felipe to Frances Ann Lloyd, who was born at Hazelhurst, Copiah County, Mississippi in 1822. The second Mrs. Hill died three miles northeast of Round Top, Fayette County, Texas in December, 1857, and was buried in the Hill family cemetery. By this union the following children were born: John W, William, Mary, Isaac Parham, Sarah Frances, Jared Winburn, who married Leila Powell, and Abbie Benham Hill, who married E. M. Thomas.
Mr. Hill's third wife was Laura Virginia Gant. The children of this marriage were Elizabeth and Laura Hill. Isaac Lafayette Hill died in Fayette County in July, 1889, while a member of the Texas Veterans Association, and is buried in a marked grave in the Hill family cemetery. Mrs. Hill died in February, 1915.
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