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Rachel Hill 1756–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Jersey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony, America

Death Date: Bef. 1796

Death Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Father: Major Smith

Mother: Clara Smith

Spouse(s): *John Veteran

Children(s): *John Veteran, Jean (Ludwell), Daniel Ross, Nancy Ross, Kenneth Ross, Samuel Ross, Ezelphia Ross,, Thomas Ross,, James Ross

Rachel Hill was born in 1756 in Jersey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony, America, the child of Major James Andrew Smith And Clara Chloe Anderson Smith. Rachel Hill married John Walter Ross Revolutionary War Veteran, and had children including Daniel Boone Ross, Ezelphia Zilpha Ross, James Ross, Jean Jane Ross Ludwell, John Reuben Ross War Of 1812 Veteran, Kenneth Ross, Nancy Ross, Samuel Cherry Ross, Thomas Ross. Rachel Hill passed away in 1796 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Hill was born in 1756 in Jersey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony, America, the child of Major James Andrew Smith And Clara Chloe Anderson Smith.
  • Rachel Hill married John Walter Ross Revolutionary War Veteran, and had children including Daniel Boone Ross, Ezelphia Zilpha Ross, James Ross, Jean Jane Ross Ludwell, John Reuben Ross War Of 1812 Veteran, Kenneth Ross, Nancy Ross, Samuel Cherry Ross, Thomas Ross.
  • Rachel Hill passed away in 1796 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major Smith
1730–1781
Birth Location: Hopewell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Colony
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Clara Smith
1735–1802
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

*John Veteran
1757–1845
Birth Location: Williamston, Tyrell/Martin County, North Carolina, Colonial America
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Children(s)

*John Veteran
1790–1819
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Jean (Ludwell)
1786–1861
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Daniel Ross
1781–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Ross
1799–1880
Birth Location: Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, USA
NR
Kenneth Ross
1801–1850
Birth Location: Martin County, North Carolina, USA
KR
Samuel Ross
1789–1863
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
SR
Ezelphia Ross,
1788–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Thomas Ross,
1778–1848
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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James Ross
1790–1868
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Rachel Hill's Ancestors

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Rachel Hill
1756–1796
Birth Place: Jersey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony, America
Parents
Major James Andrew Smith
1730–1781
Hopewell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Colony
Clara ((Chloe) Anderson) Smith
1735–1802
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Hill's Descendants

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Rachel Hill (1756–Bef. 1796) m. *John (Walter Ross, Revolutionary War) Veteran (3 Sep 1757–3 January 1845)
  1. 1. *John (Reuben Ross, War of 1812) Veteran 1790–1819 m. Rebeccah (Mary) Ellis 1790–1850
    1. 1. James (Allen) Ross 1819–1875 m. Lucinda Estep 1836–1885 m. Charlotte Burnam 1822– m. Sarah (Jane) Helton 1832–
      1. 1. Robert (James) Ross 1867– m. Mary Carter 1856–1948
        1. 1. Verda (Ellen) Ross 1887–
      2. 2. Issac (Mitchell) Ross 1873–1952 m. Sarah (Belle) Griffith 1874–1962
        1. 1. George (Wilson) Ross 1912–1992
        2. 2. Martha ("Barilla" Ross) (Griffith) 1908–1956 m. Fred Griffith 1906–
        3. 3. Clara (N Ross) (Gobble) 1903–1985 m. Williard (G) Gobble 1898–1972
        4. 4. Lillie (M) Ross 1897–1900
        5. 5. Stonewall Ross 1900–1910
        6. 6. Sallie (Mae) Ross 1894–1975 m. Charles (Oliver) Quillen 1884–1957
      3. 3. Mary (B.) Ross 1871–1880
      4. 4. William (Farley) Boggs 1868–1948 m. Mary Ross 1871–1946
        1. 1. Hubert (Arnold) Ross 1900–1975
        2. 2. Leah Ross 1894–1987 m. Hugh (E) Thacker 1893–
        3. 3. Hattie (C) Sturgill 1904–1990
        4. 4. Jeanette Ross 1892–1987 m. Carl (W.) Thompson 1904–1967
    2. 2. Polly Ross 1816–
    3. 3. Rachel (Ross, (d\o *John Reuben Ross) 1790) 1812–
    4. 4. Lucynday ("Lucy" Ross (d\o *John Reuben Ross) 1790) 1814–1860
  2. 2. Jean (Jane Ross) (Ludwell) 1786–1861 m. James Ludwell 1791–
    1. 1. Mary Ludwell 1830–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Ludwell 1832–
  3. 3. Daniel (Boone) Ross 1781–
  4. 4. Nancy Ross 1799–1880 m. John Worley 1797–1848
  5. 5. Kenneth Ross 1801–1850 m. Betheny Ross 1800–
    1. 1. Rebecca Ross 1833–1897
    2. 2. Sarah (E) Ross 1834–
  6. 6. Samuel (Cherry) Ross 1789–1863 m. Elizabeth Ross 1796–1893
    1. 1. Ambrose (Bourne Ross) Sr 1824–1882
    2. 2. Marmaduke (Sumner) Ross 1814–1879
    3. 3. Temperance Burke 1819–
  7. 7. Ezelphia ("Zilpha") Ross, 1788–1860 m. Isaac Walker 1790–
  8. 8. Thomas Ross, 1778–1848
  9. 9. James Ross 1790–1868

Rachel Hill's Timeline

4 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Rachel Hill in Jersey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony, America
Jersey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony, America
1758
13 Apr 1758
Age 2
Birth of Rachel Hill in Jersey Settlement, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Jersey Settlement, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1796
Bef. 1796
Age 40
Death of Rachel Hill in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1803
1803
Age 47
Death of Rachel Hill in Rowan Co., North Carolina
Rowan Co., North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1758
    Event Place: Jersey Settlement, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Jersey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina Colony, America
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Rowan Co., North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1796
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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