Dear Bob, I am a Hill from Rockingham County. My g-g-grandfather was a farmer in Mayfield with a rather substantial farm. He was Alfred A. Hill. He married Martha "Patty" A. Smith on 03-07-1876. My grandfather, Alfred David Hill, used to say he got his nose and dark skin from Indian heritage. I checked the Dawes Commision at Ancestry.com and there were several Martha Smiths listed. I do not know how to find out if any of them could be my g-g-grandmother. I will keep checking. Alfred's father, Thomas W. Hill married Louisa Burch (Birch) on 03-31-1834 in Pittsylvania County, VA. I have not found out anything else on Thomas except he may have come to America from Ireland with two brothers. The brothers went west. If you or anyone else has any information, it would be greatly appreciated. I would love to know where to go from here. Sincerely, Tammy Hill Ratledge