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Rev William Hill Jr.

Birth
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Death
29 Sep 1792 (aged 54–55)
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: burial location unknown but buried in North Carolina Add to Map
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Moved to North Carolina a few years earlier than his father; owned a place on the Dan River, in what is now Rockingham County, called Popular Hill, where he died in 1792. He was a member of the Committee of Safety for the Salisbury District in 1775 (NC Colonial Records Vol. 10, page 215).

Served in the American Revolution.

Proven line in DAR. Info for birth & death have come from proven sources. My DAR application was approved on this line in 1976 the old fashion way. Great documentation. I also submitted a DAR supplemental on his wife which was approved in 1981.

Known children from union of Rev. William Hill, Jr. and his wife, Hannah Elizabeth Halbert:
Cynthia, wife of ??? Crawford
William, husband of Sarah Geddy
Thomas, husband of Catherine Shrepshire
James, husband of Nancy Royalty
John, husband of Obedience (Cullum)
Frances, wife of Maj. Mark Hardin
Green, husband of Nancy Mitchell
Elizabeth, wife of John Moore
Mary, wife of Osborn Childress
Joab, husband of Elizabeth Lane

(special thanks to Ann Taylor for the following info) THE LOUISIANA SOCIETY of the NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: (National # 99941, State # 1583) Rudolph John HOLZER III, Application examined and approved 24 Feb 1970; Accepted by the State Board of Management 18 Mar 1970. Certificate of Membership delivered 13 May 1970.

Rev William Hill, Jr. (a Baptist minister) was a member of the Hillsboro Convention that met August 20, 1775 to improvise a system of government for the state of North Carolina.
Moved to North Carolina a few years earlier than his father; owned a place on the Dan River, in what is now Rockingham County, called Popular Hill, where he died in 1792. He was a member of the Committee of Safety for the Salisbury District in 1775 (NC Colonial Records Vol. 10, page 215).

Served in the American Revolution.

Proven line in DAR. Info for birth & death have come from proven sources. My DAR application was approved on this line in 1976 the old fashion way. Great documentation. I also submitted a DAR supplemental on his wife which was approved in 1981.

Known children from union of Rev. William Hill, Jr. and his wife, Hannah Elizabeth Halbert:
Cynthia, wife of ??? Crawford
William, husband of Sarah Geddy
Thomas, husband of Catherine Shrepshire
James, husband of Nancy Royalty
John, husband of Obedience (Cullum)
Frances, wife of Maj. Mark Hardin
Green, husband of Nancy Mitchell
Elizabeth, wife of John Moore
Mary, wife of Osborn Childress
Joab, husband of Elizabeth Lane

(special thanks to Ann Taylor for the following info) THE LOUISIANA SOCIETY of the NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: (National # 99941, State # 1583) Rudolph John HOLZER III, Application examined and approved 24 Feb 1970; Accepted by the State Board of Management 18 Mar 1970. Certificate of Membership delivered 13 May 1970.

Rev William Hill, Jr. (a Baptist minister) was a member of the Hillsboro Convention that met August 20, 1775 to improvise a system of government for the state of North Carolina.

Gravesite Details

I have no suggestions for corrections but would like to make contact with you. I am trying to prove tribal connection and have Hannaniah E. Halbert in my line. Would like to discuss the documentation you used for the DAR. Please see notes



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