Individual Details
Joseph Hill Sr.
(1735 - FEBRUARY 1, 1807)
Events
| Birth | 1735 | Hampshire County, Virginia |  | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1786 - 1795 | Residence - Jefferson County, Tennessee |  | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1800 | Tax Roll - Jefferson County, Tennessee | | | |
| Death | FEBRUARY 1, 1807 | Jefferson County, Tennessee | | ||
| Burial | Aft FEBRUARY 1, 1807 | Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee | | | |
| Miscellaneous | MAY 26, 1810 | Land Grant - Jefferson County, Tennessee | | | |
| Probate | 1823 | Jefferson County, Tennessee | | | |
| Marriage | Unknown Hill (Maiden Name Unknown) | |
Families
| Spouse | Unknown Hill (Maiden Name Unknown) ( - ) |
| Child | Martha Hill ( - ) |
| Child | William Hill ( - ) |
| Child | James Hill ( - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Hill ( - ) |
| Child | Mary Hill ( - ) |
| Child | John Hill (1770 - 1835) |
| Father | William Hill (1713 - 1749) |
| Mother | Mary Hill (Maiden Name Unknown) ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Hill ( - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Hill ( - ) |
| Sibling | Rachel Hill ( - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Hill ( - ) |
| Sibling | James Hill ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Hill ( - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Hill ( - ) |
Notes
Miscellaneous
Moved from Virginia to Tennessee by 1795.From RootsWeb Freepages History of Joseph Hill:
1. Joseph Hill, Sr. migrated to Jefferson County, TN, from Hampshire County, VA, and settled on Indian lands near the Cooke County/Jefferson County lines, probably by 1786, when a group of Hampshire County, VA, Methodist Church members settled in Jefferson County. Joseph Hill, Sr. was also associated with the Methodist Church in Hampshire County and likely knew these families.
2. On 3-1-1783, Joseph Hill, Sr. sold two tracts of land (150 acres and 72 acres) located on the Little Cacapeon River in Hampshire County, VA.
3. In 1807, land was granted to Joseph Hill, Sr. in Jefferson County, VA.
Miscellaneous
Joseph Hill was first recorded in Jefferson County, TN, on the 1800 Tax Roll of this county.Note: Jefferson County was formed from Greene County, TN, in 1792.
Burial
Joseph Hill was originally buried in Hill's Chapel Cemetery in Jefferson County, TN.In 1942 the Tennessee Valley Authority relocated the burials in this cemetery to Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Jefferson County, VA, to allow construction of the Douglas Reservoir.
Miscellaneous
Joseph Hill, Sr. was granted land in Jefferson County, TN in 1807, but the land was not conveyed until after his death.On 5-26-1810, his heirs took possession of 127 acres located south of the French Broad and Holston Rivers, on Muddy Creek,
This land was surveyed on 2-4-1807, just three days after Joseph Hill, Sr.'s death.
His heirs paid $127 for the land.
Probate
Although Joseph Hill, Sr. died on 2-1-1807, his estate was not settled until 1823, as recorded in Jefferson County, TN, Will Book 2, pages 102 and 403, where his property was divided among his children:John, Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, William, Joseph, and James.
Endnotes
1. Hill Family History (Loose Papers, Bible pages, Personal Research Information, ), Original Records and Photocopies of Original Records privately held by Gary D. Hill, , Golden, Colorado, to Present (2016) (Descendant of William Hill, Robert Hicks, James Calhoun Hill, and Wiatt Hall). Family Stories, Photocopies of Family Documents, Photgraphs, Individual Research. Information passed from Bertha L. Hall Hill to her grandson Gary D. Hill, and shared by email with Sherry Lawrence..
2. Ancestry.com Website, Url: www.ancestry.com, Ingle FamilyTree.
3. Frances Lee Hill, "Chestnut Hill: A Chronicle, 1783-1986," Jefferson County, Tennessee, Joseph Hil Family History (as related by author's father Lon C. Hill, descendant of Joseph Hill), RootsWeb, RootsWeb.Ancestry.com-Freepages (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smokymtnman/hill/newinfo.htm : Accessed 9 December 2016); Posted by Joe Comp, 7-2-2003
4. Hill Family History (Loose Papers, Bible pages, Personal Research Information, ), Original Records and Photocopies of Original Records privately held by Gary D. Hill, , Golden, Colorado, to Present (2016) (Descendant of William Hill, Robert Hicks, James Calhoun Hill, and Wiatt Hall). Family Stories, Photocopies of Family Documents, Photgraphs, Individual Research. Information passed from Bertha L. Hall Hill to her grandson Gary D. Hill, and shared by email with Sherry Lawrence..
5. Frances Lee Hill, "Chestnut Hill: A Chronicle, 1783-1986," Jefferson County, Tennessee, Joseph Hil Family History (as related by author's father Lon C. Hill, descendant of Joseph Hill), RootsWeb, RootsWeb.Ancestry.com-Freepages (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smokymtnman/hill/newinfo.htm : Accessed 9 December 2016); Posted by Joe Comp, 7-2-2003
6. Tennessee Valley Authority, "Tennessee Relocated Cemeteries, 1787-1975," Transcribed Records, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA-Relocated Tennessee Cemeteries, 1787-1975 (www.tva.gove : Accessed 30 November 2016), Joseph Hill
7. Tennessee Valley Authority, "Tennessee Relocated Cemeteries, 1787-1975," Transcribed Records, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA-Relocated Tennessee Cemeteries, 1787-1975 (www.tva.gove : Accessed 30 November 2016), Joseph Hill
8. Frances Lee Hill, "Chestnut Hill: A Chronicle, 1783-1986," Jefferson County, Tennessee, Joseph Hil Family History (as related by author's father Lon C. Hill, descendant of Joseph Hill), RootsWeb, RootsWeb.Ancestry.com-Freepages (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smokymtnman/hill/newinfo.htm : Accessed 9 December 2016); Posted by Joe Comp, 7-2-2003
9. Frances Lee Hill, "Chestnut Hill: A Chronicle, 1783-1986," Jefferson County, Tennessee, Joseph Hil Family History (as related by author's father Lon C. Hill, descendant of Joseph Hill), RootsWeb, RootsWeb.Ancestry.com-Freepages (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smokymtnman/hill/newinfo.htm : Accessed 9 December 2016); Posted by Joe Comp, 7-2-2003
10. Hill Family History (Loose Papers, Bible pages, Personal Research Information, ), Original Records and Photocopies of Original Records privately held by Gary D. Hill, , Golden, Colorado, to Present (2016) (Descendant of William Hill, Robert Hicks, James Calhoun Hill, and Wiatt Hall). Family Stories, Photocopies of Family Documents, Photgraphs, Individual Research. Information passed from Bertha L. Hall Hill to her grandson Gary D. Hill, and shared by email with Sherry Lawrence..