Re: Hill Family from Chowan Co.,N.C.
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Hill Family from Chowan Co.,N.C.
Sandra Killough 7/01/02
Please be aware that this book, while helpful in some respects, contains many errors.The author has the wrong father for Sen. Benjamin Harvey Hill of GA, and therefore the other four generations back are incorrect as well.She writes that his ancestors were from Ohio before settling in GA and this is absolutely wrong.For the record, here is the known and well-documented lineage for Sen. B. H. Hill.
1)Isaac Hill, Sr., b. July 22, 1748 probably MD/VA/NC, d. July 28, 1845 Warren Co., TN.Married Lucinda Wallace in 1772 in Martin Co., NC.They had fourteen children, one of whom was:
2)John J. Hill b. Apr 30, 1785 Edgecombe Co., NC, d. July 20, 1848 Troup Co., GA.He married Sarah Henrietta Parham in 1806 Jasper Co., GA.They had eleven children, one of whom was:
3) Benjamin Harvey Hill, Sen.b. Sept. 14, 1823 Hillsboro, Jasper Co., GA, d. Aug. 16, 1882, Fulton Co., GA.Married Caroline Holt in 1845, Athens, Clarke Co., GA.
I have a good deal more on this line, but have posted this bare outline in order to hopefully rectify the erroneous information that continues to be perpetuated by this book.Other respected HILL researchers have contacted the author in the past, requesting an addendum to her book that will correct this erroneous data.Unfortunately, she has not done so.
Jacqueline Hill Bower
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