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

tant tho Richard mentioned in tht 4
death entry was the son OF William 4
ana Frances Hill. There is an entry
on page 1SS of said records showing
tho death OF William Hill In 172t.
which is believed to refer TO luothor
William lliIl. See data on page -
90. Russell Htll-("Russell. son OF
"iiiam and Frances Hill, born Febru.
airy yc 22. l1l6. baptized April 81 mr.
Bar Yates. minister" Id. records +
page go This Russell Fill was
reared In Aitddlescx county, was mar
, REQ on April llth, 1887. to Miss Anne
iowles. daughter OF StockeIey and
Anne Towles. removed to what was
then the frontier, IL not actually he
yond any settlement then made, ana
settled on the headwaters of C.rooleed
nun, In what Is now Culpepcr county.
put almost on the Madison county line,
whcro he acquired large tract Of
land which he named either "str,,,r H
er's Route" or Strangers Rest" the
exact name being not definitely known
by the present family, but 1t is known
TO DC ono or tho other OF the names
men@ TONED. The exact site Of his
migration is also not detinitciy SET
,ied' but was after the death Of his
daughter Frances, in I!3o, and bcfore
Inc birth of his next child the cxnrt &
dats OF which birth is not known, but
, must have been between 1893 ana i7Ii.
SEQ Post. page --, for further dis
| euSeion OF this. No mention Is made
, OF tho birth OF any children after his
nrst child, Frances, In the above men
toned records; hence, his removal
must have been during the year 1879
, or l74o. and this Is the best informa-
ton handed down In the family. aside
from and In confederation OF the uboys
| presumption.
1t is very probable that the low
5 ,,a section in which they lived
did not suit their health, as evidenced
by tho death of their daughter,
FRANCES. and the many deaths among
MS brothers and sisters, as we'll as
among ncighbors and kinsmen, was a
| strons factor in determining them to
push luther west and settle IN tho
rich valleys along the foothills Of thu
mountains. The price of land could
scarcely have eccn the sole cause. un-
less the land In their home communi-
~ was all held In large tracts by
owners who refused to sell Off portions,
at amy price. prefcrring to hold their
large acquisitions for future ana birb-
er prices still.
He was followed a few years later
by his brother, Needles Hill, WHO lived
either very near to or on the Same
plantation with Russell Hill, and this
home OF Russell was the customary
stopping place for the steady stream
VI iIni,hsrants who followed them and
pushed on beyond them. over into the =
rich Valley of Virginia. See pages
90, Judith Hill-"Judith, daurhter
OF William and Frances HILL born
June ye I'd. baptized June ye IS, 171s.
lo3. p'e 30
civilian
hurried January yc 22d, 1882
Query.-Did not this William Bough-
ton and wife afterwards remove to
| what is now Greene county Va, and is
not the Booton family, of Greene and.
Madison counties, descended from
mem! Ann Powell Hill daughter OF
Colonel Robert Hill. OF Culpeper and
Madison counties (sec pages - -
this data). married John Booton. ana
| her daughter, Fannie or Frances
married DR.. william ~. Tflll, who lived
anu died at Locustdale. Madison coun-
-, va; sec page ---- this data
William & Frances ain, born .Tune Va
H.. baptized July yo Is, l7ca Rnr
/ Yates minister" Id Records, page
ITO. p'H'
! This is the second child born 10 this
COUPLE that was, given the name OF
Ihomas The iifst child undountedly
AUGUST s, lI.b, ann
THIS. the next male child borne TO this
couple. was given the name % thu
dead first born. Sec Note, supra, mage
/, s. pe
Z. Needles Hill: Needles, son OF VIII
nam Il Frances Hill, born August va
II, baptized September We II, 1875. Bar
Yates, minister" Id. Records, page
lis. -
This child was apparently named
for his mothers family. she having
pcen Il Miss Needles. lie either ac-
comnanted his older brother Russell To
! Culpeper county, or else followed him
! there. probably the latter, as he was
but fourteen or iiftcen years OF aaal
when Russell, who was nine years as
er, moved to that part of tho frontiet.
and In those days 1t was customary
Tor the sons to remain with their par
ents until they attained their maIority!
Furthermore, from the entry in regard
TO the birth of his son Humphrey.
Needles Mill must have been living in
MladleseX county in 1855. Hence, he
probabtA remained in AIiddlesex county
until aver the year 1855 before nov
Ing to Madison county. near his BROTH
CT. The exact location of this trace
on which he settled can probably bs
ascertained from the records, ns Cul-
pepper county was organized in tho
! year ID. but this has not as yea
been done. 1t was undoubtedly near
TO. IL not actually adjoining the place.
Strangers Route which was buiIu
UP and owned by his brother Russell.
The exact date OF his marriage is noe
known: there is some slight question
AZ to his wifcs maiden name. ana her
ancestry Is entirely unknown There
Is some slight belief that she was MISC
Jane Humphrey. whilo the great
weight of evidence is that she was i.
Miss Jane Morgan, all of which Will
DO more fully considered hereafter,
! and for which. as we'll as to Ills pos.
tertty. reference may be had to page
---- this data.
s. Frances nm: Frances. daughter
OF William & Frances I'm, born Jun
uary We 90. baptized March yc TO- 1927.
Bar Yates. minister" ID. Records. page
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