The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04

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Tie above extracts are, taken from
the gencalogy of the South Carolina
Stephen y. Ice and Alex. Y. Lee. Of
South Carolina, from original docu-
ments.
Mr.. I5dltor.--1 have read with interest
your data on the Hill family. May ada
little to 1t, which think will be OF
interest to many Of the family?
A writer In Tho Times ID ispatch some
time ago stated that General a, p. Hill
was a descendant of Colonel Humphrey
Hill. This is a mistake. The follow-
Ing Is the direct lire of a. p. Hill:
John Needles married Elizabeth Mann
on October "a, 1881, and had among
other children. Frances Mann Needles,
who married September7, 17lO, William
II. Hill, born July 20, 1854.
Thomas Hill married Ann RUSSELL,
and had among other children:
William Russell Hill, born July 20,
1854; married September {, 1910.
Frances Mann Needles (above) and
their children were:
l. William RUSSELL born November
Z, 1912; married (?)
9. Richard, born February 23, mas
married. (?)
8. Russell. born February o. 17le;
married Ann Towles
4. Judith, born July IS, 1913; mar
RED (?)
5. Thomas, born July II. 1879; mar
ried. C?)
~ 6. Needles Mann. born August IL,
1928; married Jane Morgan.
!. Frances Russell, born January &c.
1871. married. (?)
s. Ann Russell born July rs, 1880;
married. (?)
Russell Hill, born February %, 1915
and his wife Ann Towles, were the an
cestors Of General A. P. Hill. They
moved from Middlesex county, Va, to
Culpeper county.
tomber IS. lib: died September s, 1888.
married March 10, 1852 Mary Bledsoe.
lie was staff officer of Orange county.
Va, In 1855; was godfather for Nellie
Madison, sister of President James
Madison.
Captain Ambrose Powell had two
sons and two daughters. viz:
Major Robert Powell. married Ann
West. daughter Of John West and Mar
garet Pearson, OF West Grove" Fair
fax county, Va.
Second son was William Powell; mar
/ ried Sarah Stewart.
Third Mary Powell; married James
| Sutton
Fourth, Ann Powell; born May 1s
1 1913; died july Is, 1905; married,to Col.
4 onel Henry Hill; born 1743; died Sep
4 temoer ~. SIS. who served under LII gh
1 l1orse Harry Lee In the Revolution.
If Russell Hill, born February %, 1915
i, died Sentanhar o.. 81. - 2,
X II, 1898.
4 Ann Towles, born April 49, 171s
daughter Of stokley Towles and hi,
wife. Ann. (?)
Russell Hill and his wife, Anr
i Towles, had only three children:
- Frances Mann Hill; married VIII
A liam Booton. Me-
4 Jane Wood.
\ 3. Henry (col); born 1913 died Sep
4 tember 2. 1915. married 177l.
4 This Henry Hill, colonel In the Revo
luton. served under Light Horse Harr,
Lee. 80
!. He had the following children:
l. Colonel Robert Hill; born Octobe
i Z, l112; married Judith Chapman
2. Frances; born August 5, 1775; mar
rled Major Henry Field.
B. William Hill born MAY II. 1874
died unmarried.
i !. Major Henry Hill, Jr., born Or
E tober 8, 1882; married Matte pawn
s.. Captain Ambrose Powell Hill: Dor
March 10. 1855; died February rs, 1855
married Frances Twyman.
D. Ann Hill, born October S, 1885,
married Thornton Stringfellow.
/, Z. Major Thomas Hill; born octobe
8, 1883; died January S, 1857: Marie
FRANCES Russell Baptist, and were tn
J, parents of General Ambrose Powe
; Hi. Jr., OF the Confederate State
: Army, whose name was the last ,ner
). TONED by both Stonewall jackson. an
$ General r. D. Lee" Captain Ambros
POWELL Hill (uncle OF General A,
h lilli. Jr.. and for whom A. p. Hill, Jr
was named); was captain Cupepe
t Minute men In tho War of 1912; wa
member Of the Virginia Legislator
: for more than twenty years. most q
n the time In the Senate. He Marie
i. first. Frances Twyman; second, Luc
!. Williams; third. wife was Louisa Ken
5; non. the widow Vancouver, and wa
y known as Lady Vancouver"
Major William Russell Hill, son
Russell Hill and Ann Towles Can
r. brother OF Colonel Henry HIND: ma
red Jane Wood and had six daugl
:. ters and three sons, VIZ:
William. married Miss Parsons, al
0; was the father Of General George HI
of Kentucky.
81 Russell Hill married Miss Baptist.
The third son was Armistead Ell
who married Miss Tazewell. and h
ri Armistead. Ann, Nelson and Sarah.
Ann married George Roberts, a
had only William Armistead.
Sarah, married John Brown and h
John. Armistead, Robert, and Sara
is married OFT Needles Hill; born Aug,
us ~, l725, and his wife. Jane Morg,
&c, had Humphrey Hill married All
OF Myrtle.
re Frances H!ll married (?> and Ma
IN. married John Owen. H.
en- King.
al Was Rebecca Armistead, who IN /
- married John King. OF Elizabeth G
~ county, the widow OF Major 5Willi
=, Armistead. (see William and Ma
70 Quar-, Vol. VIII, p. ls). or was she
Ne Miss Armistead? II the latter. VIII
NV does she come In the Armistead g
50 alogoy2 Who were the parents
~ Richard King, horn in 1852. and m
aas ried for his second wife, Miss Ed