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HILL: Richard & Levi

of Lenoir County, NC

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LEVI HILL

 

RICHARD

The Francis HILL Line (as best as can be determined)

 

1. LOVIT HINES COLLECTION

 

a. 13 Feb 1793 - Abraham Baker of Lenoir County (or) - Richard Hill of

Craven County (ee) - 285 lbs - 285 A - NS Briery adj Joshua Williams, Joseph

Bruton, Richard Hill, James Collier - Wit: Bold Robin Hood, James Collier

 

NOTE: We are fortunate this Deed has survived. It tells us when Richard moved

to Lenoir County. Levi appears to have moved much earlier. There are any number

of reasons they could have moved where they did. It is possible their uncle

Francis left them his land. Both Richard and Levi married Rouse wives who were

from this area.

 

2. 1780 Dobbs County Tax List both Levi and a Richard are in the lower part of

Jason Township in Greene Co which is Institute and most of Moseley Hall. This

should be our Levi, but Richard would be of the Robert Hill family. As far as

we know our Richard did not move to Lenoir County until 1793 as seen above.

 

3. The Richard and Francis in Duplin, Sampson Counties are part of the Robert

Hill family.

 

4. Craven County Marriage Bonds

a. Francis Hill to Rebecca Pierce - 28 Nov 1783 - Bondsman Levi Hill I am

going to assume this was the brother of Levi and Richard Hill.

b. Francis Hill to Ann White - 20 May 1816 - Graywest Books, Bondsman

Was this Francis L or maybe his son?

NOTE: This was Gray Westbrook

c. Richard Hill - Mehatabel Martin - 14 June 1836 - I don't know who this is

but it could have been the son of Francis

 

5. Additional Wills in Craven that MAY be connected with our family

a. William Hill - 1811 - wife Mary - William Gaskins wit - no further

details

b. estate of Stephen Hill 1790 - Levi and William Hill Administrators

Francis and Richard bought from estate

 

NOTE : It has already been established that William was the son of Stephen from

information in a Deed

 

c. estate of Richard Hill - Craven County - 1853 - Louisana Hill, widow

Adams Creek - children - Mary, James, Pollmille

 

6. Estate of Levi Hill - FROM GUARDIAN RECORDS AT ARCHIVES

a. owned money to William and Stephen Hill

b. Board money given to Simon Rouse for children

c. One document in the Estate Records refers to Richard, who was one of the

executors, as Richard Jr. - more evidence that Levi, Richard, and Francis were

the sons of Richard Sr.

d. a rather long document that covers several years and shows a distribution

of money by Richard, the guardian for Lydia and Richard - shows money being

distributed to Sally Hill for room and board for the children. THIS WAS FOUND IN

THE GUARDIAN RECORDS, NOT THE ESTATE RECORDS

 

7. Craven Court Records - abstracted by Martha Marble - 1807-1809 - Dec 1807 -

ordered account settled of Richard Hill Sr. guardian to Richard Hill Jr. and

Lydia Hill

 

8. Rev War Records in US Archives - the only Richard Hill was the one who

married Ester and was the son of Robert Hill

 

9. Greene County Cemetery Records

a. Nancy Hill wife of Alexander Hill 1833 - 1893 -

 

NOTE: There are a number of Hill's buried at the Hull Road Free Will Baptist

Church in Greene County. I suspect these are part of Levi's family as many of

them lived in the Arba section of Greene County

 

10. Lovit Hines Collection - Roland Moore's land adj Richard Hill at Briery

 

11. Census

 

a. 1800- Lenoir Co - only Richard Hill and Sally Hill

1. Sally had one male 10-16, and two females - one 0-10 and one

26-45

 

NOTE : This Sally would have been the widow of Levi and the daughter of Simon

Rouse, Sr. The two children are Richard and Lydia

 

2. Richard had three males 0-10, one 26-45, three females 0-10, and

one 26-45

 

b. 1800 Craven Co

1. Thomas Hill one male between 26-45, no females

2. William Hill in Ivey's District - one male over 45, one female

10-16, one female 26-45

3. Jesse Hill in Ivey's District - one male 16-26: one female l0-16,

one female over 45

4. David Hill in Ivey's District - one male 16-26, one male over 34:

one female over 45

5. George Hill - one male 26-45: one female over 45

6. William Hill - two males 0-10, one male 26-45: one female 16-26

 

c. 1810 Lenoir County

1. Richard Hill - three males 0-10, three males 10-16, one male over

45; one female 0-10, one female 10-16, and one female 16-26

 

NOTE: where was Mary - she was not dead at this time

 

d. 1820 Lenoir County

 

e. 1830 Lenoir County

1. Mary (widow of Richard) - one male 20-30; one female 20-30, one

female 70-80

 

NOTE: This is consistent with the death date shown in Margorie Oliver's book on

the Sutton Family - Margorie does not know where she got Mary's death date

from, but I think it is probably right.

 

2. Simon Hill

3. Thomas Hill were also listed

4. Richard Hill - two males 0-5, two males 5-10, one male 10-15, one

male 30-40; two females 0-5, one female 10-15, one female 15-20, one female

40-50 - I think this Richard was the son of Levi

5. Right next door to this Richard was Sally Tilman - no males, lots of

little girls and l female 60-70 - I think this was the widow of Levi who

remarried a Tilman

 

d. 1840 Lenoir County Census

 

e. 1850 Census Lenoir Co

1. p 295 - Richard Hill 58, Susan 60 - Alexander 30, Richard 23, Martha

19, Mary E 22, Levi 19, Robert 17 - NOTE: this was the son of Levi and Sally

Rouse Hill

 

f. 1860 Census

1. Alexander Hill 51, Martha 50, Sarah 20, Elizabeth 19, Richard C 14,

Thomas 11 NOTE: This was the son of Richard and Mary Rouse Hill

2. Pickney Hill 30, Sarah 26, David 3, Catherine 1 p 111

NOTE: This Pickney Hill owned the farm during the Civil War where this

complier grew up

 

g. 1870 Lenoir County Census

1. p 32 - Richard C. Hill 24, Martha Ann 21, Ada 1 NOTE: Martha Ann was

a Nunn daughter of Redding and Zelota Nunn

2. p 41 - Alexander 36, Mary 38, Nellie 10, Caroline 9, Ella 7, William 6

 

h. 1880 Lenoir Census

1. p 7 - Alexander Hill 46, Mary A 48, Lolota 20, Caroline 19, Mary E

18, William H 16, Elizabeth 14, Benjamin F 11, Martha 9, Alexander 5, Jefferson 4

2. R. C. Hill 32, Martha A 31, Ada 11, Richard F. 8

 

l2. l844 Lenoir County Tax List

a. Levi Hill - 1 w, 1 b, 160 A, worth $487

b. Alex Hill - 1 w, 2 b, 137 A, worth $343

c. Thom. J. Hill - 1 w

d. John L. Hill - 6 B, 644 A, worth $1440

e. Charles H. Hill - 1 w

 

 

 

RICHARD HILL LINE

 

1. Division of Richard's land - abstracted from WEAVING OF THE HILLS by Sue

Rouse

This division is well covered in Sue Rouse's book. Again, we are fortunate

these Deeds exist in the Lovit Hines Collection. The division was made in 1818

and only three children appear to be of age, Susannah, John Linkfield, and

Rachel who had married Abraham Hardee. The land was divided into nine portions.

Many Deeds exist in the Lovit Hines Collection that show the sell of this

property between the children and the Cross Indexes indicate other transactions.

 

a. Deed between Susan Hill (or) and John L. Hill (ee) - 18 October 1819 -

Susan sold her portion to her brother - WIT: Thomas Hill and Lydia Barwick

 

NOTE : I am inclined to think Lydia Barwick was the daughter of Levi Hill

Thomas was their brother and since he was not of age in 1818 but was in 1819

this indicates he was born in 1798 and was the next oldest.

 

b. Deed between Mary Hill (or) and Henry Tull (ee) 21 Feb 1827 - Mary sold

"her portion of the land purchased of Thomas Hill, son of Richard Hill" WIT:

were Simon Hill and Susannah Hill

 

NOTE: As it does not appear Richard and Mary had a daughter named Mary, it

appears Thomas's Mother, Mary purchased his portion from him.

 

c. Deed between Abraham and Rachel Hardee (or) and John L. Hill (ee) her

portion of land - 6 April 1819 - WIT: Thomas Hill and Susan Hill

 

d. Deed from Simon Hill (or) and Henry Tull (ee) - 20 Oct 1823 - his

portion of the land - WIT: Martin Benders

 

e. Deed from Richard Rouse and Eliza his wife (or) and Henry Tull (ee) her

portion of the land - 1 Jan 1827 WIT: none given

 

f. Deed from Richard Hill (or) and Henry Tull (ee) - his portion of the

land 26 Feb 1827 - WIT: Simon Hill and Susanna Hill

 

g. Deed from Levi and Alexander Hill (or) and Henry Tull (ee) their portion

of the land - 3 Feb 1831 - WIT: R. C. Rouse

 

NOTE: FROM THESE DEEDS we know who the children of Richard and Mary Rouse Hill

were and the approximate year of their birth - there is a possibility that

Simon was older than Richard

 

1. Susannah Hill - bc 1792

2. John Linkfield Hill - bc 1794

3. Rachel Hill - bc 1796

4. Thomas Hill - b 1798

5. Richard Hill - bc 1800

6. Simon Hill - b by 1802

7. Elizabeth Hill - b 25 March 1804

8. Levi - bc 1806

9. Alexander Hill - b 8 May 1809

Numerous people have worked on these lines from this point with the exception

of Levi and Richard. For additional information see the following:

a. Susannah Hill - Lenoir County Heritage Book and The Weaving of the Hills

b. John Linkfield Hill - Lenoir County Heritage Book

c. Rachel Hill

d. Thomas Hill - Same as above

e. Simon Hill - Craven County Heritage Book

f. Elizabeth Hill - Weaving of the Hills

g. Alexander Hill - Suttons and this study

 

2. Mary wife of Richard Hill

a. There has been much speculation on her maiden name.

b. Lovit Hines Collection - Deed from Mary Hill (or) and Thomas Hill (ee)

land on the NS of the Neuse River and the North Side of Bucklesberry Pocosin IT

BEING HER SHARE IN THE LANDS OF HER DECEASED BROTHER SIMON ROUSE -

this states that she was the sister of Simon Rouse. This Simon Rouse was the son of Simon

Rouse, Sr. who was the father of Sally and Mary. Thus two brothers married two

sisters.

c. In her book on the Sutton Family, Marjorie Sutton Oliver gives the death

date of Mary as 30 Jan 1838 which is probably about right. Marjorie does not

know where she got this information from so it can not be verified.

d. There has been much written about the Rouse family, most of which is

probably wrong. A great deal of research is presently going on, but due to the

burning of the Dobbs/Lenoir County Records, lines may never be proven. It has

always been said that Jonathan Rouse was the son of John Rouse Sr. I am inclined

to think Jonathan was the son of Simon Rouse Sr. In the Cross Indexes there is

a conveyance between Jonathan and Simon Rouse TOGETHER. This would make Simon,

Jr., Jonathan, Sally, and Mary, brothers and sisters.

 

3. Bible of Alexander and Finetee Rouse Hill

 

Alexander Hill son of Richard Hill and Mary his wife was born the 8th May 1809

Finette Rouse daughter of Jonathan Rouse and Catherine his wife was born the

4th of February 1812

 

the rest is under the line

 

 

LEVI HILL

 

At this point this line has not been followed although several people are

working on it. I do know there are many descendants living in the Arba section of

Greene County. I am of the opinion that Lydia Hill md William Barwick. I also

think Lydia remarried a Tilman - NO Sally remarried the Tilghman maybe

 

 

 

 

The Line of Francis HILL ( as best as can be determined)

 

Francis Hill bc 1665 - probably died 1747 Craven Co N.C. md by 1708 in

Accomack County, Va Elizabeth Perry daughter of John and Joan/Jane Perry - it is not

known if she was the mother of his children but Elizabeth was still alive in

Sept 1710

 

A. Francis Hill - bc 1690-1700 Accomack County, Va - dc 1763 Craven County,

N.C. - based on circumstantial evidence - married Catherine

 

l. Francis Hill - bc 1725 Craven County, N.C. - d 1779 Dobbs Co -

possible son Stephen

2. Richard Hill - bc 1725-30 - d 1778 - Craven Co md Susannah Linkfield

daughter of John Linkfield, Sr.

a. Levi Hill - bc 1755 Craven County, N.C.- d 1794 Lenoir County, md Sarah (Sally) Rouse daughter of Simon Rouse - Will written 22 Jan 1794 - he died soon after that

l. Richard Hill - bc 1792 -descendents - md Susan bc 1800

a. Richard Hill - lived in Buckelsberry - on 1950 Census - I don't have anything to prove this line. Russell King may. I was told years ago by a descendant that Robert lived in the Arba area and most of the Hills in that area are from his line

1. Alexander bc 1830

2. Richard bc 1827 - married on 1870 Census

3. Martha - bc 1831

4. Levi - bc 1831 - were they twins?

5. Robert - bc 18 33 - was md in 1870 - not on Lenoir Census - buried at Hull Road Baptist Church - md Elizabeth

6. Mary E. - bc 1828

2. Lydia Hill - married William Barwick (MY LINE mmm )

a. William Barwick - md Celia

b. Isaac Barwick

b. Richard Hill - bc 1755 - dc 1818 - Lenoir Co - md Mary Rouse bc 1750-1760 d 30 Jan 1838, daughter of Simon Rouse

1. Susannah Hill - b c 1792 d 1861 - md Henry Tull b 12 October 1787 - d 18 November 1856 son of John and Elizabeth Cannon Tull

a. John Tull b 19 Sept 1832 - d 24 May 1895 - md 1st 1852 Cynthia Ann Dunn md 2nd Winifred Rountree Jackson - b 23 Feb 1840 line traced

2. John Linkfield Hill - bc 1794 - d 1854 - md on 23 Dec 1817 Mary Hardee

a. Elizabeth J. Hill - md Adail Dunn Smith 2nd Joseph Burwell Temple

b. William Hill

c. Nancy Hill - md Alexander Watson

d. Pinkney Hill - md Sallie Simmons

e. Major L. Hill - died Civil War

f. Charles Hill - md Marenda Cunningham

g. Thomas J. Hill - md Julia A. Loftin

3. Rachel Hill - bc 1796 md Abraham Hardee

4. Thomas Hill bc 1798 md Sally Rouse

a. Thomas Pickney Hill

b. James W. C. Hill

c. Bright Hill

d. John L. Hill

e. Nathan B. Hill

f. Jesse Hill

g. Noah Hill

h. Harriet E. Hill

i. Penelope Hill

j. Alice C. Hill

5. Richard Hill bc 1800 - nothing to prove this line - need cemetery records from LCC md Martha bc 1802

a. Elva or Elizabeth A. - bc 1838

b. James L . - bc 1841

c. Betsy J. or maye Mary E. - bc 1847

6. Simon Hill bc 1802 md Mary E. Gray

a. John Leonard Hill

b. Thomas R. Hill

c. Henry Hill

d. Jacob Freeze Hill

e. Mary A. Hill

7. Elizabeth Hill - b 24/25 March 1804 - d 29 October 1891 - md Richard C. Rouse - b 4 Jan 1805 - dc 1840 son of Jonathan and Catherine Hardee Rouse

a. Alexander E. Rouse - b 9 March 1829 - d 24 Feb 189 md Hepsie Ann Koonce

b. Susan E. Rouse - md James W. C. Hill

c. Five other children - I do not have list - Mrs. Alex Linko does

8. Levi Hill bc 1806 - dc 1858 untraced - not proven - from 1850 Census - Levi lived next to Simon - md Mary Harvey (according to Russell King) bc 1815 - family appears to have moved to Arba area where several of them married in Pitt Co

a. Armenia

b. Susan - bc 1840

c. George - bc 1845

d. Levi J. - bc 1848

e. Son A. D. - he never showed up on Census but his Marriage Bond in Pitt Co. said he was son of Levi and Mary

f. Mary A. - bc after 1850

g. Thomas - bc 1854

h. Letitha - bc 1854

i. Elizabeth - bc 1856 - md Theophlius Phillips in Pitt Co

9. Alexander Hill b 8 May 1809 md 1st on 9 Feb 1832 to Finette Rouse daughter of Jonathan Rouse and his wife Catherine Hardee Rouse - she was born 4 Feb 1812 - d 20 Aug 1848

a. Alexander Hill - b l9 Aug 1833 - md on 9 Dec 1858 to Mary Ann Spivey (My side of the family said he also married Mary Nunn) - he probably also md Nancy who is buried in Greene County

b. Emily Jane Hill - b 14 July 1835

c. Mary Ann Catharine Hill - b 22 May 1837 - md Richard Walters Sutton, Sr.

d. Sally Maria Hill - b 16 Sept 1838

e. Elizabeth Ann Hill - b 15 June 1841

f. Louisa Hill - b 26 Sept 1844

g. Richard Croom Hill - b 29 July 1846 - md Martha Ann Nunn

h. Thomas Woodley Hill - b 13 April 1848 - I understand he died during the Civil War, but I have not verified that.

Alexander md 2nd Martha Hill daughter of Richard Hill and Ester his wife on 19 Nov 1848

c. Francis L. Hill - bc 1760 - md Rebecca Pierce 1783 - Craven Co - untraced

 

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