Re: Boddies, Va to NC to SC
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Re: Boddies, Va to NC to SC
gerri williams 1/25/08
Charity first married Robert Hilliard who died ca 13 April 1743.
On 9 November 1757, Charity Alston Hilliard of Northampton Co. , with her brothers, John and James Alston of Chowan County, purchased 514 acres at the mouth of Kehukee known as "Watson's Hill" in trust for said Charity from John Hilliard.Witnesses:Solomon Alston, John Alston, and William Cotton.[Abstracts of Deeds Edgecombe Precinct, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Hofmann, Margaret M.,
The Roanoke News Company (1987), (Edgecombe County deeds from 1732 to 1758) , p.243].
On the same date, Charity Alston Hilliard of Northampton Co., with brothers John and James Alston of Chowan County, purchased 540 acres near the falls the Tar River, from John Hilliard of Northampton.Witnesses:Solomon Alston, John Alston, and William Cotton. [Abstracts of Deeds Edgecombe Precinct, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Hofmann, Margaret M., The Roanoke News Company (1987), (Edgecombe County deeds from 1732 to 1758) , p. 244.]
On 2 May 1763 Charityof Northampton Co., purchased 700 acres on the Roanoke Rover (sold by John Spier to Robert Hilliard, decd, late husband of said Charity,and willed to his nephew, also named Robert Hilliard) from said nephew, Robert Hilliard.Witnesses:Green Hill, Jr. and William Williams.[The Deeds of Halifax County, North Carolina, Bradley, Stephen E. (abstracted), Stephen E. Bradley (1989), (Halifax County deeds from 1758 to 1771), p. 59].
I have not done any further research into Robert Hilliard other than what I have above.
As for the marriage of William Thomas and Elizabeth Hill I have the following:William Thomas
Was an executor in the will of his brother-in-law, John Jennings, Jr. dated 31 December 1692.He might also have been a witness to the will.He buys land from William Prosser of Surry Co., VA (50 acres for 100 lbs.), and allows William Prosser to continue to live there and promises to provide him a good Christian burial dated 2 Jan 1696.This land was sold to Joseph Thorp of Surry on 27 Nov. 1702 with both William and Elizabeth being able to sign their names.He received a tract of land from Silvestra (Bennett) Hill for a nominal sum dated 9 June 1701.William had formerly lived on this land.This land had been given to Silvestra's son, George Hill and defaulted back to her on his death.He is an heir in the will of his father, Philip Thomas, dated 13 Nov. 1702/3, given money.
He owned 250 acres in Isle of Wight County in 1704.He may have died before 18 Dec. 1711, or could have died in Isle of Wight co., VA about 1727 or immigrated with the family to Bertie co., NC in 1735.
Four of the children of William Thomas and Elizabeth Hill are given in the article by John Bennett Boddie in the William and Mary Quarterly;670 John Thomas is given as their only known son in the book by Worth S. Ray.663
The known children of William Thomas and Elizabeth Hill are enumerated by John Bennett Boddie670 as:
(1) Elizabeth Thomas, m. (1) John Boddie who died 1720. Will dated March 10, 1720, probated 25 April, 1720 (Great Book, p 27).
(2) Barnaby Thomas, of Bertie Co NC, d 1735. His will was probated by Col. John Dawson, 11 Dec 1735. He mentions wife Sarah, brother Philliip Thomas, brother in law John Dawson, son Elisha and unborn child; brother Phillip Exr.
(3) Phillip Thomas of North Carolina.
(4) Thomas Thomas of North Carolina.
“William Thomas is mentioned as “brother” in the will of John Jennings, Jr., who married Mary Hill. As John Jennings’s own sisters were Mary Seward, Martha Jennings, and Sarah Luck (W&M 7, p. 241-250), this would show that William Thomas married his wife’s sister. William Thomas is mentioned in Silvester Hill’s will and he also appraised the estate of Capt. James Day, a relation of his wife, April 28, 1702.”670.
Elizabeth Hill Was an heir in the will of her father, Nicholas Hill, dated 19 April 1675.
The dates of birth and death of Elizabeth Hill are not known. She was certainly born before the death of her father in 1675 because she is mentioned in his will. She was likely very young at the time her father wrote his will because she is listed last and is not given any specific items.
As I am sure you know, these families intermarried so many times that it is difficult to separate them unless you have land records, wills, etc., and even then with the naming patterns, it can be impossible.Good luck.
Mary
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Re: Boddies, Va to NC to SC
gerri williams 1/26/08