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Captain John Obediah "Big John" Hill 1767–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1767

Birth Location: Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 6 Mar 1829

Death Location: Wayne Boro, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Father: Rev. jr

Mother: Hannah Halbert

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In 1767, Captain John Obediah "Big John" Hill entered the world in Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Rev William Thomas Hill Jr And Hannah Elizabeth Halbert. Captain John Obediah "Big John" Hill passed away in 1829 in Wayne Boro, Wayne, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1767, Captain John Obediah "Big John" Hill entered the world in Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Rev William Thomas Hill Jr And Hannah Elizabeth Halbert.
  • Captain John Obediah "Big John" Hill passed away in 1829 in Wayne Boro, Wayne, Tennessee, United States.

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Captain Hill's Ancestors

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Captain Hill
1767–1829
Birth Place: Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Rev. William Thomas Hill jr
1737–1792
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Hannah (Elizabeth) Halbert
1742–1833
Essex, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Frances Hill (Member of Provincial Congress)) Sr
1710–1787
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Susannah Smithers-Hill
1716–1763
Caroline, Virginia, Colonial America
Joel Halbert
1712–1762
Essex, Virginia, United States
Francis (Elizabeth Randolph Jones) (Halbert)
1718–1793
Essex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Hill
1678–1762
Tabitha Hill
1690–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Smith
1661–1709

Captain Hill's Timeline

2 Records

1767
25 Jan 1767
Birth of Captain John Obediah "Big John" Hill in Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
1829
6 Mar 1829
Age 62
Death of Captain John Obediah "Big John" Hill in Wayne Boro, Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Wayne Boro, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1767
    Event Place: Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1829
    Event Place: Wayne Boro, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

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