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View Tree for William T. HILLWilliam T. HILL (b. 1737, d. 29 September 1792)

William T. HILL (son of William HILL and Susannah SMITHERS) was born 1737 in Halifax County, North Carolina, Camden Disrict, South Carolina, and died 29 September 1792 in Poplar Hill, Rockingham , North Carolina. He married Hannaniah Elizabeth Halbert.

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Notes for WILLIAM HILL, JR.:
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The book "Reminiscences & Memories of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinans" by John H. Wheeler describes Rev.William Hill, Jr. as a Baptist Minister, a sterling patriot and a honest man. His break with his families Episcopalian background is said to have temporarily caused his father to disown him. It is said by some sources he was Chaplain and a member of the Committee of Safety, Salisbury District, NC during the Revolutionary War.

The December 1928 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly Magazine states that Rev. William Hill, Jr., came to NC a few years before his father, and owned land on the Dan River, in today's Rockingham Co.,NC. His plantation was called "Popular Hill." The magazine article says Reverend William Hill lived there until his death.

Children of William T. HILL and Hannaniah Elizabeth Halbert are:
  1. James HILL, b. 25 July 1761, Rockingham Co, North Carolina, d. 1834, Claiborne Co, Tennessee.
  2. Mary Polly HILL, b. 1764, , Surry, North Carolina, d. 14 November 1816, Lincoln Co., Tennessee.
  3. John HILL, b. 1767, , Surry, North Carolina, d. 1830, Wayne Co., Tennessee.
  4. Elizabeth HILL, b. Abt 1768, d. date unknown.
  5. William III/ HILL, b. 23 September 1773, Surry, North Carolina, d. 29 October 1857, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina.
  6. +AQUILLA HILL, b. 1774, , , North Carolina, d. 1835, , Whitley, Kentucky.
  7. Joab HILL, b. 05 October 1775, , Surry, North Carolina, d. 05 October 1847, Revere, Clark Co., Mo.
  8. Cynthia HILL, b. 1776, Surry, North Carolina, d. date unknown.
  9. Frances HILL, b. 1778, Surry, North Carolina, d. date unknown.
  10. Green HILL, b. 1782, , Surry, North Carolina, d. date unknown.
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