Hill Family History

 (last update 23 Mar 2005)

Seventh Generation

( WILLIAM⁶, SION⁵, ROBERT⁴, SION W.³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹)

Children of William Hill and Elizabeth Cope

1. Mark Hill [2877] was born 1790 in Wake County, North Carolina, and died 1878 in Yale, Johnson County, Arkansas. Mark enlisted in Captain William Gasult's Company of the 2nd Regiment, West Tennessee Militia during the War of 1812. He fought at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend Tennessee (March 27th 1814) and the Battle of New Orleans (January 8th 1815). He was discharged in 1815. For his service he was awarded a land warrant for 80 acres in Perry County, Tennessee. He married (1) Rachel Fry on January 1814 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, daughter of Johannes 'John' Fry and Margaret Evans. She was born 1795 in Perry County, Tennessee, and died 1843 in Yale, Johnson County, Arkansas. They lived in Perry County, Tennessee in 1820 to 1830. about 1836 he and Rachel moved to Johnson County, Arkansas. There they settled among the Cherokee Indians. Their sons hunted with the Cherokees wearing Indian garb and borrowed bows and arrows. They chose this location because of the timber to build with and plenty of wild game to live on, and lots of good water. All these supplies would take care of their needs until they could get land cleared and start raising livestock; cattle hogs, sheep, horses, and mules. They first used oxen for plowing and moving heavy timber to the place where they split the logs and built there fences. The log house that Mark first built 1836-40 was still occupied in 1976. Mark was known as an excellent marksman and hunter. He had a great sense of humor and was a kindly man. Several sons enlisted in Col. Yell's First Arkansas Mounted Regiment during the Mexican War.

He married (2) Elizabeth Jones 1848 widow of Peter Carpenter. She was born about 1805 in Kentucky, and died before 19 June 1860. She had three sons and three daughters. On 1 September 1849 he bought 80 acres of Federal land in Johnson County (29 12N 25W) then on 1 March 1860 he bought another 40 acres (17 11N 25W). After Elizabeth's death mark sold his farm to his son Kimbrell and lived with Kimbrell's the rest of his life. He is buried in Yale Cemetery, Yale, Johnson County, Arkansas. His grave marker is inscribed "Memorial to Mark Hill B. 1790 N.C. D. 1878 Johnson County Mulberry Tsp. Ark Military Sev War 1812 at the battle of New Orleans Capt Wm. Gualt Co of Inf 2nd Reg W. Tn. Militia. He, his wife, 6 sons and 1 dau were early pioneers in the county and community."

1. Micajah A. Hill, born 1814 in Rutherford, Perry County, Tennessee; died 01 February 1853 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. He married Elizabeth [last name unknown] 1843 in Perry County, Tennessee; born about 1813 in Tennessee. Micajah was a shoe and boot maker in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. His 1852 last will and testament is filed in Johnson County Will Book A, page 150.
2. Eliza Jane Hill, born about 1815 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 23 December 1895. She married (1) Macidin Wyrick. She married (2) [first name unkown] Heitt.
3. Millie Hill, born 1816 in Perry County, Tennessee; died in Arkansas. May have died young.
4. Kimbrell Claude Hill, born 06 January 1818 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 03 March 1901 in Yale, Johnson County, Arkansas.
5. Sion Hill, born 1819 in Perry County, Tennessee; married Sarah Needham..
6. John Fry Hill, born August 1821 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 3 February 1882 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; married 1) Hannah Bradshaw about 1847; married 2) Mary Emeline T. Cruthers 21 August 1852; buried in Oakland Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas.
7. Joseph Hill, born 9 January 1822 in Perry County, Tennessee; died September 1864 in Johnson County, Arkansas.
8. James F. Hill, born about 1823.
9. Marcus Hill, born 4 July 1826 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 23 December 1895 in Yale, Johnson County, Arkansas.
10. Mary Jane Hill, born 1827. She was raised by her brother Kimbrell and is probably buried in Yale Cemetery.
11. Margaret Ann Hill, born about 1832 in Perry County, Tennessee; died before 1900.

Bibliography:

• 1820 Federal Census, Perry County, Tennessee
• 1840 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
• 1850 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
• 1860 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
• 1870 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
• 1880 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
• Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889, History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas
• National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, "Electronic." [service of John Fry Hill]