The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28

I; some of Thomas and Ann Hill, was
baptized 2oth of July, 1884" Id, page
/ 26D
Two parties by this name were liv-
Ing at the same time. and both are
mentioned In the records above cited.
one OF whom married Frances Needles,
and the other. Ann or Anne ---.
From comparison of dates, etc. 1t
Is conclusive that this William, son Of
! Thomas and Ann Hill. was tho former
| marrying Frances Needles. In Tia,
when he was twentysix years OF age,
! as the William who married. Ann
had child born In 1893, OF when tho
! William. son of Thomas and Ann Hill,
was but fourteen years of age. See
page - this data
| Rebccca IItil.--C"Rebecca Hill, We
daughter OF Thomas and Ann HILL
baptized at ye lower Chapel asth. ?br.,
1886" Id. page 30) ("16S6 ChriBten-
ed, etc, September - ditto. Rcbecca.
daughter of Thomas and Ann Hill"
Id. page 33.)
= Query-Why have three entries been
made In reference TO the birth or
j Christening OF Rebecca Hill? The last
entry is not In conflict with the sec
ond. but rather u second entry OF the
samo event and confirInatory of the
fact but both arc irreconcilablc with
the first. which, being complete as to
dates. ETC., can scarcely be crfonious.
Hence. the presumably was and. In
fact, must havo been two daughters
born to this couple named Rebecca one
born In 1882 and tho other In 1856, af-
ter the birth OF the son William. Prob
ably the first Rebacca died In early
infancy, and tho next daughter was
named Rcbacca also. No entry Of the
burial of this first Rebeccn ls made in
this parrish records. but II frequently
happened In those times that 1t was
not possible to obtain tho services of
the minister to ofilciate at funerals,
especially In the heat OF summer Is
this the correct explanation?
1t Is believed that this last daught-
or of Thomas and Ann Hill was mar
ried TO John Hughes on December 81.
lI0i. as she would at that timo have
been eighteen years OF age. but It Is
not conclusive although strongly pre-
sumptive that she was the Rebecca
Hill. c"John Hughes and Rcbecca Hill
married 70 3tth of December. 1904. Bar
Yates, minister" Id. records, page 70.
NO entry appears In the records men,
toned In regard to the marriage OF
Mary Hill, and 1t liz not now definitely
known whether she over married or to
whom Inasmuch as this search was
primarily undertaken, with reference
TO the Hill family. further search with
reference TO tho descendants Of Mary
and Rebecca, IL they left any, must be
postponed until more convenient
time. and II further reference is mado
to them II will BIO found on pages -
- of this data
From the entry. "Thomas Hill dyed
August We and was buried August We
4. 1890" on page 176 OF tho aforemen-
toned records 1t Is possible that this
was the date OF tho death and burial
Of this curly ancestor. although, Of
course 1t does not absolutely identify
him as the decedent, who might also
have been his grandson, Thomas, in
!, FAINT son OF William and Frances Hill.
See Post, page . this data. The
death of his wife, Ann, Is not men
toned. and she Is believed to have
died before 100, for the same reason
that no mention is made of her
after the birth OF her child In 1856.
Unless this be the Thomas HILL who
died In 1920, and which Is less probable
than that 1t was his little grandson,
the exact dntes of tho birth. marriage
and death of Thimas Hill and Ann, his
wife, are not known. He served In tn.
military forces OF the colony, &C no
cessary to protect the settlers from
the histlle Indians. and is said to have
been captain of tho Middlesex troops
in 1857. He may have been killed by
the Indians, or he may have moved Il
some other county, but no data has
4, beer yet produced establishing salts
:actneily his death and last resting
place. ~
william IIill.-son of ThomasS ana
Ann O Hill. said by some TO
have been named William Russell Hill.
and that his mothers maiden name
was Russell. and which may have been
true, although not as yot proves to
this investigator, was born, or at least.
Chrstened, on the 20th day OF July,
1854 land married on September 9TH,
lIf10, to Miss Frances Needles. daught-
er OF William and Dorothy O
Needles (not the daughter OF John and
Elizabeth Mann Needles. as claimed by
some), who was then twenty years of
age. entrances Needles, ye daughter
of William and Dorothy Needles, was
borne 10th of March. 1890" Page ~.
Id, records.) civilian Hill and fran
ces Needles nth OF September. 1910"
under the heading OF Marriages, &c.
ITO Wit" on page 80. ID. records.)
Note how her name Is spelled. "ffran-
ces Needles 18th OF September, 17lo.'
No entry in said records mentions
the death OF burial OF either the above
named william Hill or OF Frances. his
wife. From the entries made It ap-
pears that their children were as fol-
lows:
"a. Thomas Hill--t"Thomas, son of
i William and Frances Hill. born May sc
20 1900. Id. records, page S6.)
!. Note.-This child evidently died be-
fore 1872. or these parents would not
have named another child Thomas
The entry. Thomas Hill dyed August
yc and was buried August 80 4, 1920"
on page ITO OF said records. PROBABLY
refer to this child notwithstanding Il
presumtIon that the entry In that event
should have said. Thomas. son of VIII
liam and Frances HILL" instead OF
simply Thomas Hill dyed, etc Hence,
tho possibility is that IL was this
ohild's grandfather. Thomas lIill, who
died in 1870, or possibly some other
Thomas Hill. On the other hand. the
absence of any mention OF GRANDPA Their
Thomas Hill since 1856, twenty-four
years prior thereto. and the undoubtcd
fact that this child. Thomas. died prior
TO 1872 and presumably after 1Tl7.
when his brother. Russell. was Christ
cned. raises the strongest presumption
that this child was The person who is
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