I noticed the comment about the relationship to A. P. Hill in these notes and had to smile. We were always told that we were related to the General also, but so far have found absolutely no way to connect to that line either. I think a lot of Hill families in the south were claiming him as "kin" without any proof. Terry Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 1:36 PM Subject: [HILL-L] ??TN Cousin of Sen Benj. Harvey Hill of GA > Hello Everyone, > > About a year ago I inherited my two aunt's personal papers, correspondence, > genealogy files. I of course, went through the genealogy files quickly and > found some correspondence 1941 from a V. Royt Hill of Birmingham Alabama to a > third party regarding his Hill ancestors (seemingly not Isaac Hill and > Lucinda Wallace) being cousins of Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill. Since then > I have not been successful in tracking this V. Royt Hill or descendants down. > > However, I am finally going through the mounds of other correspondence, and I > found another similar letter from V. Royt Hill to a third party ("Charles and > Elizabeth") of greater interest. It was apparently sent from one aunt to the > other in the "regular" correspondence pile. There are several names in the > following paragraph, and I and probably Jackie and others will wonder if > anyone can identify them and their ancestry. > > In sum what we have is a JOAB HILL with a brother THOMAS. Joab is a great > grandfather of V. ROYT HILL, writing in 1941. The brother Thomas has a son > HENRY TAYLOR HILL, who according to his daughter MARY HILL BOX, for a while > left home in TN and went into NC or GA and stayed with the father or > grandfather of BEN HILL of Ga, who was a cousin or relative. The writer > expresses the need for more verification, perhaps because it 'looks good" to > claim a relationship with Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill. > > Here is the paragraph, following some references to Senator Ben Hill and the > book the Hills of Wilkes County, GA: > > "I had a letter from Mrs. Mary Hill Box, a grand daugghter of Thomas Hill. > (He was a brother to my great grandfather Joab Hill.) In this letter she > states that her father Henry Taylor Hill, when a young man left home and went > into N.C. or Ga. from Tenn. and stayed for some time with a cousin or > relative who was the father of or grandfather of Ben Hill of Ga. However, I > want more verification than this." > > Regarding his possible skepticism of the claim of cousinhood. I can > understand. All the while his children & grandchildren, frustrated by his > silence on the matter, had been researching the ancestry of my illegit. Hugh > Lawson White Hill, b. 1840 inWarren Co TN and had decided he was the son of > HLW Hill, b. 1810 there...nevertheless whichever one of them was writing his > obituary said he was the nephew of Civil War General A. P. Hill, who unless I > am way off the mark, has no known relationship to the descendants of Isaac > Hill and Lucinda Wallace that lived in Warren Co TN. > > Any thoughts? > > Best Regards, > Janet Hunter > > ______________________________

Hello Terry Ann and Others! You are right that a lot of Hill families in the South were claiming or TRYING to claim kinship to A.P. Hill. :) Does anyone have the ancestors of A.P. Hill and his line available? I have the HILL line from South Carolina and Georgia and would like to connect them to A.P. Hill too. (ha) But only if they really did. Anyone out there got a Mary Ann (Polly) Taylor marrying an Abraham Hill? (They have a son Abraham born 1826) (My gg grandfather) Thanks! Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Ann" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [HILL-L] ??TN Cousin of Sen Benj. Harvey Hill of GA > I noticed the comment about the relationship to A. P. Hill in these notes > and had to smile. We were always told that we were related to the General > also, but so far have found absolutely no way to connect to that line > either. I think a lot of Hill families in the south were claiming him as > "kin" without any proof. > Terry Ann > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 1:36 PM > Subject: [HILL-L] ??TN Cousin of Sen Benj. Harvey Hill of GA > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > About a year ago I inherited my two aunt's personal papers, > correspondence, > > genealogy files. I of course, went through the genealogy files quickly > and > > found some correspondence 1941 from a V. Royt Hill of Birmingham Alabama > to a > > third party regarding his Hill ancestors (seemingly not Isaac Hill and > > Lucinda Wallace) being cousins of Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill. Since > then > > I have not been successful in tracking this V. Royt Hill or descendants > down. > > > > However, I am finally going through the mounds of other correspondence, > and I > > found another similar letter from V. Royt Hill to a third party ("Charles > and > > Elizabeth") of greater interest. It was apparently sent from one aunt to > the > > other in the "regular" correspondence pile. There are several names in > the > > following paragraph, and I and probably Jackie and others will wonder if > > anyone can identify them and their ancestry. > > > > In sum what we have is a JOAB HILL with a brother THOMAS. Joab is a great > > grandfather of V. ROYT HILL, writing in 1941. The brother Thomas has a > son > > HENRY TAYLOR HILL, who according to his daughter MARY HILL BOX, for a > while > > left home in TN and went into NC or GA and stayed with the father or > > grandfather of BEN HILL of Ga, who was a cousin or relative. The writer > > expresses the need for more verification, perhaps because it 'looks good" > to > > claim a relationship with Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill. > > > > Here is the paragraph, following some references to Senator Ben Hill and > the > > book the Hills of Wilkes County, GA: > > > > "I had a letter from Mrs. Mary Hill Box, a grand daugghter of Thomas Hill. > > (He was a brother to my great grandfather Joab Hill.) In this letter she > > states that her father Henry Taylor Hill, when a young man left home and > went > > into N.C. or Ga. from Tenn. and stayed for some time with a cousin or > > relative who was the father of or grandfather of Ben Hill of Ga. However, > I > > want more verification than this." > > > > Regarding his possible skepticism of the claim of cousinhood. I can > > understand. All the while his children & grandchildren, frustrated by his > > silence on the matter, had been researching the ancestry of my illegit. > Hugh > > Lawson White Hill, b. 1840 inWarren Co TN and had decided he was the son > of > > HLW Hill, b. 1810 there...nevertheless whichever one of them was writing > his > > obituary said he was the nephew of Civil War General A. P. Hill, who > unless I > > am way off the mark, has no known relationship to the descendants of Isaac > > Hill and Lucinda Wallace that lived in Warren Co TN. > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > Best Regards, > > Janet Hunter > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ==== HILL Mailing List ==== > Feel free to post the data you find on HILL > in your research. Census, bible, wills, marriages, > deaths, cemetery, deeds, tax lists, and other > useful data. > >