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THOMAS BLOUNT HILL
(1775-1815) was a son of Colonel WHITMEL HILL (1743-1797) and his wife
WINIFRED BLOUNT (1743-1799), daughter of THOMAS BLOUNT & ELIZABETH WHITMELL.
Colonel WHITMEL HILL was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in
1760, and a conspicuous public figure during the Revolution. He was a
delegate to the Provincial Congresses at Hillsborough in 1775 and at Halifax
in 1776, a delegate to the Continental Congress at Philadelphia from
1778-1781, and a member of the Council of State in 1781. Colonel HILL died
at his Palmyra house on September 12, 1797. His son THOMAS B. HILL was born
February 26, 1775, and was married on November 26, 1799, to REBECCA NORFLEET
(1783-1845), a daughter of REUBEN and MARY FIGURES NORFLEET of Bertie
County. HILL, a member of a widespread and socially prominent family,
evidently was a typical planter but did not enter into politics. He owned a
number of plantations, as is evident in the papers filed by his
children in the years after his death. Thomas died intestate on October 15,
1815, at which time all of his children were minors.
The children of THOMAS B. HILL & REBECCA NORFLEET were:
REBECCA N. HILL was born 20 October 1800
MARIE LOUISA HILL was born 17 July 1802
WHITMELL JOHN HILL was born July 17 1804
MARIE ANTOINETTE HILL was born 3 January 1807
REBECCA W. HILL was born 8 March 1809
ELIZA BLOUNT HILL was born 10 November 1810
THOS. B. HILL JR. was born June 25, 1813
WINNEFRED BLOUNT HILL born 14 September 1815
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Petition for the Division of Slaves.
To the Worshipful Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the
County of Northampton
The Petition of CHARLES URQUHART & ELIZA his wife and of WINIFRED B. HILL an
infant by GEO E. SPRUILL her Guardian, sheweth to your Worships that THOMAS
B. HILL of the County of Halifax died some time in year 1815 intestate,
possessed of several tracts of land, namely one tract lying in the County of
Bertie, adjoining the lands of W. WILLIAMS, NOAH HINTON & Others, known as
the Marshes, one other tract at same County known by the name of the
Spring Gest. One tract lying in the lower end
of Halifax known by the name of the Low Grounds, one other tract lying in
Scotland Neck called the Bronson tract, one other tract lying on Coniconary
[sic] including the mill & home house, called the
Somerville Plantation & one other tract lying in the County of
Northampton adjoining the lands of JOHN D. AMIS, WILLIAM BURT, WM. B.
LOCKHART & others called the Oconeechee plantation.
Possessed also a large number of Slaves, the said THOMAS leaving at his or
at his wife REBECCA, and the following children his heirs at law, namely
MARY LOUISA since intermarried with GEORGE E. SPRUILL, WHITMELL J. HILL,
ANTOINETTE since intermarried with JAMES B. URQUHART, ELIZA one of your
petitioners since intermarried with CHARLES URAQUHART, THOMAS B. HILL &
WINEFRED B. HILL now infants.
Your petitioners further state that the said REBECCA the widow of the said
THOMAS has had her division assigned her the
Somerville Plantation & her share of slaves allotted will appear by
reference to the proceedings in Halifax County Court. Your petitioner
further states that the said GEORGE E. SPRUILL & MARY LOUISA his wife, JAMES
B. URQUHART & ANTOINETTE his wife, WHITMELL J. and THOMAS B. HILL, have
respectively had their shares of the land & slaves of the said THO. B. HILL
laid of & allotted to them, as will appear more fully in in reference to the
proceedings in Halifax Superior Court. By which said proceedings the
Oconeechee Plantation lying in the County of
Northampton as before described supposed to contain about 2200 acres of land
with the Slaves therein are laid off assigned & allotted to your petitioners
ELIZA and WINIFRED as tenants in common. Your Petitioners CHARLES & ELIZA
his wife are anxious to have said land & Slaves divided to hold their share
as tenants in severalty & not as tenants in common & your petitioner
WINIFRED is willing such division should be made. Your petitioners CHARLES &
ELIZA his wife & WINIFRED B. HILL by her Guardian GEORGE E. SPRUILL,
therefore pray your worships to appoint five Commissioners to divide said
tract of land between your petitioners ELIZA & WINIFRED and to divide the
Slaves among your petitioners, allotting to each of your petitioners one
half of said tract of land of land to hold in severalty, according to the
provisions of the Acts of Assembly in such case made & provided & report to
the next term of this Court. & your petitioners will ever pray &c.
State of North Carolina
Northampton County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
September Term 1828
On the Petition of CHARLES URQUHART & ELIZA his wife & of WINEFRED B. HILL a
infant by GEORGE E. SPRUILL her guardian, for a Division of the Slaves of
THOMAS B. HILL dec'd on the Plantation known by the name of the
Occoneechee Plantation in the County of Northampton aforesaid.
It is ordered by the Court that WILLIAM B. LOCKHART, JAMES CRUMP, RODERICK
B. GARY, RICHARD CRUMP and THOMAS ELLIS or any three of them divided the
said Slaves, among the said Petitioners by allotting to each one half to
hold as tenants in severalty according to the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly in such cases made and provided, and make report thereof to next
December Court.
Iss'd 24 Sep 1828
A Copy Teste
JOHN W. HARRISON Clk
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Pursuant to the annexed order of Court, we the
undersigned have divided, appropriated and allotted the Slaves therein
mentioned as follows, To wit:
To CHARLES URQUHART in right of his wife ELIZA:
ALECK, BETTY, ELISA, RINA and CAROLINE valued at $1135
JACOB, NANCY & child NANCY, CLARA & child ROBERT, ISAAC, TOM, PARNELIA,
CHARITY and WILLIAM valued at $1800
PATIENCE valued at $225
LENDER, ESTHER, WASHINGTON, MARINDA, & child SARAH and YARMOUTH
valued at $1200
SALLY, ANTOINETT, CINNAMON and JACOB valued at $875
NED valued at $400
MILLEY valued at $250
HARKLEY an invalid a charge upon his lot, it being the most valuable
$60
Total valuation: $5825
To WINNIFRED B. HILL:
VIOLET, JACOB, DAVY and MARY ANNE valued at $1175
CATO, DINAH, ANNA, PLIER, CHARLOTTE, PENNY and BETSEY valued at $1590
JACK, DILCY, VIOLET & child HOLLON, JOHN and HARRIET valued at $1200
TOM, RELAR, TOM, PENELOPE & PRISCILLA valued at $850
ABRAM & NANCY valued at $575
AMY, PATIENCE & child FANNY valued at $375
Total valuation: $5765
Deficiency in valuation supplied by charge on CHARLES URQUHART's lot for
keep HARKLEY - $60
Total of Valuation: $5825
Given under our hands an seals this 14th day of November 1828.
W.B. LOCKHART
R.B. GARY
THOMAS ELLIS
RICH'D CRUMP
JAMES CRUMP
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