Richard Hill III

Brief Life History of Richard

When Richard Hill III was born on 18 May 1754, in Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Capt Richard Hill II, was 34 and his mother, Marjory Gilliam, was 28. He married Mary Jones in May 1774, in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died in November 1788, in Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, at the age of 34.

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Family Time Line

Richard Hill III
1754–1788
Mary Jones
1755–1812
Marriage: May 1774
Berryman Jones Hill
1775–1815
Frances Hill
1780–
Mary Hill
1788–1812
Sarah Hill
1777–
Hannah Hill
1779–1845
Richard Hill IV
1782–1806
Thomas Hill
1786–

Sources (3)

  • Richard Hill, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
  • Sussex County Superior Court Suit
  • Legacy NFS Source: Richard Hill - birth-name: Richard Hill

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1758 · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .

German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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