----- Original Message ----- From: <genconnect@genconnect.rootsweb.com> To: <millie1@accucomm.net> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 7:24 AM Subject: New Macon Co. Ga Query Forum Post > Macon Co. Ga Query Forum > A new message, "Archibald Hill & Slaughter Hill of NC," was posted by Keith > Hill on Sun, 04 Feb 2001 It is a response to "Archibald Hill & Slaughter > Hill of NC," posted by Davine V. Campbell on Tue, 30 Jan 2001 > > Surname: Hill, Brewer, Varnum > > > > --- > NAME: Keith Hill > EMAIL: > DATE: Feb 04 2001 > QRYTEXT: There is no question that Archibald Hill is tied to the Robeson NC Hill's, as is Macon Slaughter Hill and the others. The problem is connecting them to their parents. No record has been found to date that can definitively shows the connection. (at least not that I am aware of) There is a small group of VERY serious researchers working on proving the connection. > > One quick point. Rebecca is NOT the grandparent of any of the Hill's in GA or NC. She was a second wife of Slaughter of Robeson, the first wife Elizabeth having died about 1800-1810 (via census analysis). The first wife, I proved via the following deed (found in a book, and later read at the NC archives): > > December 12, 1777 Martin County North Carolina Deeds: 244 (A-195) Slauther Hill and wife Elizabeth to Sterling Savage. 80 pounds, 150 acres being the plantation whereon the said Hill lived, beginning a corner tree Little Coneto Swamp, marked trees Thomas Edmondson's line to Richard Knights' line, then to Robert Savage's line and various courses to first station. Slaughter Hill (seal), Elizabeth Hill (seal). Witnesses: James EVANS, Elizabeth Savage, Robert R. Savage. (This land was willed to Slaughter by his father in 1768. The Will of his father Thomas Hill was recorded in Halifax County NC, the land later became part of Martin County - they moved to Bladen County NC about 1777 which later became Robeson. Caution must be exercised if folks research this Halifax County Thomas Hill, since there were two of them in the county at that time. ) > > Proof that Archibald was part of this group I found in the following deed at the courthouse in Robeson: > February 28, 1827 RECORD OF DEED U Page 210 Reddin Varnum To Stephen Grantham ..........$150 for 100 acres .....on the West side of Ashpole Swamp beginning at a Turkey Oak near the Swamp Dempsey Barfields..........Surveyed for Robert Edwards in May 1768....Signed: Readin Varnum Witnessed: Lewis Herring, Archibald Hill Recorded: November Term 1828 Then was this deed proved in open court by the oath of Lewis Herring and ordered to be registered Neill Buie Clk 6th January 1829 > > Stephen Grantham bought the majority of the Slaughter Hill children land as they began to move to GA about 1827-1829. He is probably kin to the family, believed to have had ties to Robeson's Slaughter's brother William. > > Reddin Varnum was married to Temperance Hill, daughter of Slaughter who died before the move to GA. He remarried, then moved to GA and by 1850 is in Alabama. He was enumerated 2 people up from Archibald in the 1830 Marion County Georgia Census. The man between them was George Ward, who I have seen other connections with the Hill's in NC. > > A major stumbling block is that during the 1820 U.S. Census for Robeson County North Carolina, many people in this area were skipped or not counted. For some reason, many of the Hill's were not counted in this census, those missed include Slaughters' widow, Rebecca, his son's Whitmill, and John and Moses, and Noah's widow and many of his siblings. > > As far as the will of Robeson County Slaughter Hill, most of the children make the trip to GA. The Moses & John listed in 1830 are the sons in the will. Also one must be careful with the Moses, since there was a son of John named Moses who is different from the one listed in 1830 / 1840. I believe the older Moses may have moved or died prior to 1850. Whitmill is listed in Robeson in 1830, but is in Macon by the 1838 Tax digest. As stated before Temperances widower Reddin Varnum is here in 1830. Margeret Hill Brewer is here by 1850 and one of her daughters, & a son and grandson marry Hill's. The only question mark is Noah's children which were not named in the will? > > John & Moses were too young to have been Archibald's or Macon Slaughters father. Noah presents a problem since he had a male child the correct age to be either of their father per the 1810 census, however he died prior to the 1820 census and his widow was not enumerated at all. Whitmill is a prime candidate also having 2 sons the proper age in 1810, however he also was missed in 1820. > > Strong evidence ties the family together, but factual proof that makes the connection still evades us. If anybody has a bible record out there, or some documentation that shows a connection, please steer us in the right direction. > > In the query section of Taylor, I outlined some myths and new answers to old questions about Archibald Hill if anybody is interested in reading them. I also had some information published in the Taylor County Tracer last year, outlining a lot of this, and much more. I don't know if back issues are available for purchase or not? > > . > > > This is an automatically-generated notice. > > <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Macon?admin> > >