Rev. Daniel Hill

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA (Soldier). DAR Ancestor # A055685

Daniel Hill

• Birth: Oct., 1756 Caroline County Virginia, USA
• Death: May 28, 1826 Williamson County Tennessee, USA
• Son of William and Susannah Smither Hill.
• Married Martha Hickman 1779 in NC.

Dan served in the Revoultionary War and served in General Nathaniel Greene's Army engaging in many battles, inculding the Battle of Guilford Court House he was fond of recalling. He resided was in a part of Surry County that later became Stokes County and inherited his father's plantation. They moved to TN in 1788. Nashville was the first area they lived in until they built a home, Garden Hill plantation, east of Franklin that sheltered four generations of Hills. They were devout Baptists. There were nine children from this union: Sarah (Sally), Mary, Nancy, William Hickman, Green, Mildred (Milly), twins: Lucinda and Elizabeth (Betsy), and Susannah Smither Hill. Burial at the McConico Church or plot on the family plantation. No markers. Additional data related to Dan Hill and family:

Origins

William Hill (referred to as Sr.) and Susannah Smither/Smithers

William Hill, Sr. has been erroneously listed as a son of Sion Hill, Jr. of Surry and Sussex Cos. VA. Fact is, there was no relationship of these two families. This William Hill, Sr. seems to have had Maryland origins. ALso, a noted Genealogist, John Frederick Dorma who was an editor of the Virginia Genealogist, wrote in 1988 that he had once been commissioned to research for William Hill to Sion Hill, Jr. parentage and could not find such a link. "Researches by Felix Earle Luck and others have shown overwhelming corespondance between Joshua's account and various historical records of this brother, sisters, and their children, persuasively indicationing that William Hill, Sr. was not, after all, a son of Sion Hill, Jr." Source: Gookins File which revised their 1991 edition removing any link to our William Hill . It is unknown when and where the first claim of William Hill, Sr. and Sion Hill, Jr. originated.

According to the Joshua Hill Foster (son of Joshua Hill/grandson of William Hill, Sr.) papers archived in AL, WILLIAM HILL, SR. was born in the spring of 1700 in Middlesex Co., VA. He may have had several wives . Mentioned are:

Married 1st, 24 April 1729, Middlesex County, Va. to Bridget (Hearn) Mullinax (Page 166 of Parish Records), widow of John Mullinax, married 1st May 1718

A 2nd wife has been named: Elizabeth Williams, born around 1719 in Virginia.

In 1736 when WILLIAM HILL SR. was 26, he first married Susannah SMITHERS, in Caroline Co.,Va. Born in 1716 in Caroline Co.,Va. Susannah died in Rowan Co.,NC.

(Page 162 of Parish records. William Hill married another time ca. 1736, in King George County, Va. to Susan Smither, widow of Thomas Smither (REF. Page 565 of "Virginia Will Records," indexed by Judith McGhan 1982 by Genealogical Publishing Co. of Baltimore) and settled in Caroline County, Va. where all children were born (Joshua Hill Papers). Susannah Smither was the daughter of THOMAS SMITHER and SUSANNAH SINGLETON. She was born in about 1716 in Caroline Co., VA, and died before 1770 in Surry Co., NC.

[From Joshua Hill Papers: "William Hill married a widow in Middlesex County. She had a grown son." "Morning after (the) marriage (to Hill) (she) brought her apron full of money and poured it into his lap, saying 'give my son 50L (pounds) out of that. (William) moved to N.C. in 1772-died in 1787." In 1760, he moved to Surry Co. NC, known as Stokes Co., NC. He was an important person in his times and he served in the Provincial Congress which met in Hillsboro, NC on Aug 20, 1775 and cast a vote for American independence, setting up the first state government.

Children of WILLIAM HILL and SUSANNA SMITHER

Additional Information about the children is found below:

i. REV. WILLIAM HILL, JR., born about 1737, Caroline Co., ancestor of Herbert Hill

ii. THOMAS SMITHERS HILL, born 1739, Caroline Co., VA.

iii. ELIZABETH HILL, born September 18, 1747, Caroline Co., VA.

iv. ROBERT HILL, born February 17, 1752 in Caroline Co.

v. EWELL (Uel) HILL, b. 1755.

vi. DAN HILL, b. October 1756, Caroline Co., VA

vii. JESSE HILL, born between 1759 - 1761, Caroline Co., VA

viii. JAMES HILL, born Abt. 1760, Caroline Co., VA.

ix. JOEL HILL, was born May 26, 1763 in Caroline Co., VA.

x. JOSHUA HILL, born May 26, 1763 in Caroline Co., VA.

xi. JOHN HILL

Will of William Hill

I, William Hill, elder of Surry Co., North Carolina, being of sound mind and disposing memory calling to mind my mortality, that is appointed for men to die, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following is to say: Imprimis I resign my soul to God who gave it through the merits of Jesus Christ my savior, and my body to the dust to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my Executors herein after named, and what it hath pleased God to lend me of this world's goods I dispose of as follows: Item I will that all my debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged by my executors. Item I give unto my son, Dan Hill, the land and plantation on which I now live. Item I give unto my son, Jesse Hill, an improvement on claim of land adjoining the above mentioned plantation Item I give unto my three youngest sons James Hill, Joshua Hill, & Joel Hill, each five pounds to be applied in schooling them at the discretion of my son Dan Hill. Item I will that all my other estate of every kind be equally divided among my ten children, (viz) William Hill, Eliza (Hill) HALBERT, Thomas Smither HILL, Robert Hill, Uel Hill, Dan Hill, Jesse Hill, James Hill, Joshua Hill, and Joel Hill or the survivors of them. Lastly, I do constitute and appoint my sons William, Robert, and Dan Hill, executors to this my last will and testament, signed with my hand sealed with my seal and dated this[Blank] day of {Blank] One thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven. Signed sealed published, & declared to be my last will and Testament of William Hill William Hill (Seal) Abraham Martin Jurant, Johnson Martin, William Follis Jurant North Carolina Surry County, February term AD 1787. Abraham Martin and William Follis two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last Will & Testament of William Hill, made oath that they saw the said William Hill, sign publish and declare the same to be his last will & testament that he was of sound desposing mind and memory and at the same time they saw Johnson Martin sign the same as a witness and ordered to be recorded. Recorded accordingly.Jo. Williams C. C. 7

William's Will was probated May 1787. Additonal data from my cousin Davis Carothers Hill, Gookin Files, Dr. Tolbert Fanning Hill, etc.

Family links:

Parents:

 William Hill (1712 - 1787)

 Susannah Smithers Hill (1715 - 1763)

Spouse:

 Martha Hickman Hill (1758 - 1845)*

Children:

 William Hickman Hill (1788 - 1853)*

Siblings:

 William Hill (1737 - 1792)*

 Thomas Smithers Hill (1739 - 1825)*

 Elizabeth Hill Halbert (1747 - 1836)*

 Robert Hill (1751 - 1834)*

 Uel Hill (1753 - 1832)*

 Daniel Hill (1756 - 1826)

 Jesse Hill (1759 - 1820)*

 Joshua Hill (1763 - 1855)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown Specifically: Burial at the McConico Church or plot on the family plantation. No markers

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Son of William and Susannah Smither Hill. Married Martha Hickman 1779 in NC. Dan served in the Revoultionary War and served in General Nathaniel Greene's Army engaging in many battles, inculding the Battle of Guilford Court House he was fond of recalling. He resided was in a part of Surry County that later became Stokes County and inherited his father's plantation. They moved to TN in 1788. Nashville was the first area they lived in until they built a home, Garden Hill plantation, east of Franklin that sheltered four generations of Hills. They were devout Baptists. There were nine children from this union: Sarah (Sally), Mary, Nancy, William Hickman, Green, Mildred (Milly), twins: Lucinda and Elizabeth (Betsy), and Susannah Smither Hill.
Burial at the McConico Church or plot on the family plantation. No markers.
Additional data related to Dan Hill and family:

William Hill (referred to as Sr.) and Susannah Smither/Smithers

William Hill, Sr. has been erroneously listed as a son of Sion Hill, Jr. of Surry and Sussex Cos. VA. Fact is, there was no relationship of these two families. This William Hill, Sr. seems to have had Maryland origins. ALso, a noted Genealogist, John Frederick Dorma who was an editor of the Virginia Genealogist, wrote in 1988 that he had once been commissioned to research for William Hill to Sion Hill, Jr. parentage and could not find such a link. "Researches by Felix Earle Luck and others have shown overwhelming corespondance between Joshua's account and various historical records of this brother, sisters, and their children, persuasively indicationing that William Hill, Sr. was not, after all, a son of Sion Hill, Jr." Source: Gookins File which revised their 1991 edition removing any link to our William Hill . It is unknown when and where the first claim of William Hill, Sr. and Sion Hill, Jr. originated.

According to the Joshua Hill Foster (son of Joshua Hill/grandson of William Hill, Sr.) papers archived in AL, WILLIAM HILL, SR. was born in the spring of 1700 in Middlesex Co., VA. He may have had several wives . Mentioned are:

Married 1st, 24 April 1729, Middlesex County, Va. to Bridget (Hearn) Mullinax (Page 166 of Parish Records), widow of John Mullinax, married 1st May 1718

A 2nd wife has been named: Elizabeth Williams, born around 1719 in Virginia.

In 1736 when WILLIAM HILL SR. was 26, he first married Susannah SMITHERS, in Caroline Co.,Va. Born in 1716 in Caroline Co.,Va. Susannah died in Rowan Co.,NC.

(Page 162 of Parish records. William Hill married another time ca. 1736, in King George County, Va. to Susan Smither, widow of Thomas Smither (REF. Page 565 of "Virginia Will Records," indexed by Judith McGhan 1982 by Genealogical Publishing Co. of Baltimore) and settled in Caroline County, Va. where all children were born (Joshua Hill Papers). Susannah Smither was the daughter of THOMAS SMITHER and SUSANNAH SINGLETON. She was born in about 1716 in Caroline Co., VA, and died before 1770 in Surry Co., NC.

[From Joshua Hill Papers: "William Hill married a widow in Middlesex County. She had a grown son." "Morning after (the) marriage (to Hill) (she) brought her apron full of money and poured it into his lap, saying 'give my son 50L (pounds) out of that. (William) moved to N.C. in 1772-died in 1787."
In 1760, he moved to Surry Co. NC, known as Stokes Co., NC. He was an important person in his times and he served in the Provincial Congress which met in Hillsboro, NC on Aug 20, 1775 and cast a vote for American independence, setting up the first state government.

Children of WILLIAM HILL and SUSANNA SMITHER

Additional Information about the children is found below:

i. REV. WILLIAM HILL, JR., born about 1737, Caroline Co., ancestor of Herbert Hill

ii. THOMAS SMITHERS HILL, born 1739, Caroline Co., VA.

iii. ELIZABETH HILL, born September 18, 1747, Caroline Co., VA.

iv. ROBERT HILL, born February 17, 1752 in Caroline Co.

v. EWELL (Uel) HILL, b. 1755.

vi. DAN HILL, b. October 1756, Caroline Co., VA

vii. JESSE HILL, born between 1759 - 1761, Caroline Co., VA

viii. JAMES HILL, born Abt. 1760, Caroline Co., VA.

ix. JOEL HILL, was born May 26, 1763 in Caroline Co., VA.

x. JOSHUA HILL, born May 26, 1763 in Caroline Co., VA.

xi. JOHN HILL

Will of William Hill

I, William Hill, elder of Surry Co., North Carolina, being of sound mind and disposing memory calling to mind my mortality, that is appointed for men to die, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following is to say: Imprimis I resign my soul to God who gave it through the merits of Jesus Christ my savior, and my body to the dust to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my Executors herein after named, and what it hath pleased God to lend me of this world's goods I dispose of as follows: Item I will that all my debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged by my executors. Item I give unto my son, Dan Hill, the land and plantation on which I now live. Item I give unto my son, Jesse Hill, an improvement on claim of land adjoining the above mentioned plantation Item I give unto my three youngest sons James Hill, Joshua Hill, & Joel Hill, each five pounds to be applied in schooling them at the discretion of my son Dan Hill. Item I will that all my other estate of every kind be equally divided among my ten children, (viz) William Hill, Eliza (Hill) HALBERT, Thomas Smither HILL, Robert Hill, Uel Hill, Dan Hill, Jesse Hill, James Hill, Joshua Hill, and Joel Hill or the survivors of them. Lastly, I do constitute and appoint my sons William, Robert, and Dan Hill, executors to this my last will and testament, signed with my hand sealed with my seal and dated this[Blank] day of {Blank] One thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven. Signed sealed published, & declared to be my last will and Testament of William Hill William Hill (Seal) Abraham Martin Jurant, Johnson Martin, William Follis Jurant North Carolina Surry County, February term AD 1787. Abraham Martin and William Follis two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last Will & Testament of William Hill, made oath that they saw the said William Hill, sign publish and declare the same to be his last will & testament that he was of sound desposing mind and memory and at the same time they saw Johnson Martin sign the same as a witness and ordered to be recorded. Recorded accordingly.Jo. Williams C. C. 7

William's Will was probated May 1787.
Additonal data from my cousin Davis Carothers Hill, Gookin Files, Dr. Tolbert Fanning Hill, etc.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 9 2022, 13:07:47 UTC

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 4 2023, 19:24:26 UTC