In a message dated 99-12-31 23:31:52 EST, you write: << I am looking for information as to the parents and siblings of Nathaniel Hill, born about 1740, died 1807 Amherst County. Nathaniel was married to Nanny/Nancy Parrish and they had the following children-Nathaniel, Elizabeth, George, John, Lucy, Nancy, William, Mary. >> Sam, thanks for your note. Doubt that I can help you, but here is all I know that is close. I have been trying to tie my Hills from Amherst down for several years and have finally undertaken to do a database of everything I've found on any Amherst Hill, including Taylor Mtn, Piney Mtn, Turkey Mtn., and you name it if its near the Blue Ridge. I found two court records in Amherst last week that seem to reflect what your email notes. That is: (1) Bond of John Jacobs dated Nov. 16, 1807 as personal rep. of Nathaniel Hill's estate; (2) Deed of trust to Aldridge by George Hill who was leaving for War of 1812 (never to return). Item (2) lists George's father as Nathaniel, brother Nathaniel, and sister Polly. Without trying to summarize all the disjointed data I have found, there appear to be at least four Hill fathers in the Amherst area in the mid 1700's: Nathaniel, John, Samuel, James, and in the last quarter of the century, Dabney, Joseph, Ezekial, Washington, Madison, Talliaferro/Toliver, Pleasant, William. One could speculate that there is a family connection between Nathaniel, John, Samuel and James. One souce suggests that James and his family came from Amelia County, Va. "Southside Virginia" would be consistent with the origin of other Amherst families, though Virginia was full of Hills by the mid 1700's and they could have just as easily come from the north and east of Amherst (e.g, Spottsylvania, Albemarle, Goochland). I would welcome any info that the Hill-Line members may have about the Hill families noted above, at least as to 1810 and before. Maybe if we put all the pieces together we can get somewhere. Sandy Rowe WLSRowe@AOL.com