Henry Hill

Brief Life History of Henry

Henry Hill was born in 1757, in Orange, Virginia, British Colonial America. He married Susanna Jones on 5 March 1778, in Orange, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Orange, Virginia, United States in 1820. He died on 1 November 1830, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, at the age of 73.

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Henry Hill
1757–1830
Susanna Jones
1760–1830
Marriage: 5 March 1778
Charles Hill
1773–1821
Nancy Hill
1778–1810
Susan Hill
1793–1831
Sarah Hill
1797–
Richard G. Hill
1775–1855
Lucy Hill
1776–
John Hill
1787–1834
Lucinda Hill
1791–1870
Maria Hill
1796–

Sources (6)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Henry Hill - birth-name: Harry Hill
  • Henry Hill, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
  • Henry Hill in entry for Sarah Thomas, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"

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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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