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Sion W HILL (son of Robert HILL and Mary WEBB) was born 1654 in Isle of Wight Co., Virgina, and died 1705 in , Surry, Virgina. He married Elizabeth Spilitimber SMITH on 31 July 1679 in , , Virgina, daughter of Nicholas SMITH.

 Includes NotesNotes for Sion W HILL:
1677: Surry County [Virginia] in Bacon's Rebellion, C.B. Holtzclaw
Trails for depredations by the Baconians began in the Surrey Court: May 1677.......All were found guilty and heavily fined.
The jury that convicted them was composed of John Moreing, foreman Arthur Jordan, William Newsum, William Gray, George Williams, Richard Jordan, Sion Hill, Joseph Ford, Robert Lancaster, Edward Tanner, Thomas Sowersly and Christopher Foster.........

Sion Hill was from Lawnes Creek Parish

Sion Hill also served on the jury in September. 1677. There is also account of arms sold by Capt. Charles Barham and Lt. Thomas Busly... pistols and holster sold to Sion Hill.....Perhaps to keep order during and after the Rebellion.
Notes: Sion is the son of Robert Hill and Mary Webb.
Page 16, June 16, 1679
Sion Hill qualifies as Administrator Mary Davis, ded"d Bond 40,000 pounds tobacco, George Williams and George Foster surety. Witnesses: Robert Ruffin and William Edwards, Ck. Clk.

Page19 July 1679
Sion Hill qualifies as Administrator of John Splitimber, dec'd. Bond 40 pounds tobacco, with Joseph Rogers and John Phillips, surey, Witness: Benjamin Harrison and William Edwards, Ck.Clk.

Page 85, 12 October 1675
Sion Hill witnesses a Bill of Sale for a mare. William Gray to John Salway.

Page 143, 15 October 1677.
Sion Hill witnesses a Power of Attorney, Martin Thorne to William Seward, Lawsuit vs. Christopher Smith.

Page 209, 27 May 1677
Sion Hill granted administration of Estate of Mary Davis

Page 211, 16 June 1679
Robert Ruggin decalared that at the house of Lewis Williams, of Lawnes Creek Parish, late deceased, heard Mrs. William say that her husband, before he died, gave his son to William Newsom, and his girl to Sion Hill and his wife and daughter-in-law named Mary to Mr. Thompson and the others of his daughter-in-law to the disposing of his wife. The wife died and the child went to Mrs. Edwards.

Page 250, 2 March 1679
Sion Hill and Nicolas Smith witness and indenture between Richard Blow of Blackwater in Surry and Nicolas Sessums for 100 acres of land on Green Swamp.

page 250 12 July 1683
Sion Hill to pay to the orphan of Lewis Williams, ded'd the portion of her father's estate when she is of age and to teach her the Christian Religion.


. Sion 2 Hill, Sr. born circa 1654 at Isle of Wight Co., VA; died 1705 at Surry Co., VA
Married: Elizabeth Smith Spiltimber, daughter of Nicholas Smith in 1677

Children of Sion 2 Hill and Elizabeth Smith Spiltimber were as follows:
4. Robert 3 Hill, born circa 1680 at Isle of Wight Co., VA
5. Sion 3 Hill Jr., born 1682 at Surry Co., VA
6. Richard 3 Hill, born 1684 at Surry Co., VA
7. Thomas 3 Hill, born 1686 at Surry Co., VA
8. Willian 3 Hill, born 1690 at Surry Co., VA
9. Michael 3 Hill, born 1688 at Surry Co., VA

Comments: This was about 122 years before the Revolution. Sion Hill Sr. was still a citizen of England.


More About Sion W HILL and Elizabeth Spilitimber SMITH:
Marriage: 31 July 1679, , , Virgina.

Children of Sion W HILL and Elizabeth Spilitimber SMITH are:
  1. Robert HILL, b. 1678, , Surry, Virgina, d. 1762, , Halifax, North Carolina.
  2. +Sion W HILL, b. 1682, Surry, Virgina, d. date unknown.
  3. Richard HILL, b. 1684, d. 1725.
  4. Thomas HILL, b. 1686, Isle of Wight Co., Virgina, d. 1737.
  5. Michael HILL, b. 1688, , Surry, Virgina, d. 1755, , , Virgina.
  6. William HILL, b. 1689, , Surry, Virgina, d. Aft. 1745.
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