Re: Hilton family in Scott Co. VA
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In reply to:
Hilton family in Scott Co. VA
8/05/98
I am a descendant of Rev. Samuel Hilton.I was born and raised near Hiltons, Virginia, which is the ancestral home of many Hiltons since the 1790's.It is certainly understandable why Samuel Hilton chose to live in beautiful Scott County, Virginia.His house and landholdings were within view of picturesque Clinch Mountain and was probably a few hundred feet from the north fork of the Holston River. But Sammuel may have had a deeper motive.He came to Scott Co. from North Carolina where the Sandy Creek revival was taking place.Under the influence of Baptist minister Youbal Sterns, Samuel became a minister and organized the first church in Scott County in 1805.