James Hill

Bef 1745 -

• Name	James Hill
  Born	Bef 1745
  Gender	Male
  Notes	1767 -- Tax List, Cumberland County, NC James Hill listed 1 white poll 1773, May 5 -- Land Grant #1280, Cumberland County, NC John Martin received 350 acres located between McLendons and Richland Creeks including James Hill's improvement. Jacob McClendon and John Martin were chain carriers. [Editor's Note: deeded 150a to John McRae 1775] 1777 -- Tax List, Cumberland County, NC James Hill listed $100 of taxable property in Captain William Seale's District 1778 -- Tax List, Cumberland County, NC James Hill listed $100 of taxable property in Captain William Seale's District 1779 -- Tax List, Cumberland County, NC James Hill listed $100 of taxable property in Captain Hunnicutt's District 1780 -- Tax List, Cumberland County, NC James Hill listed $237 of taxable property (horses, cattle and money) including 50 acres valued at $135 in Captain Seal's District 1783 -- Tax List, Cumberland County, NC J. Hill listed $14 in Captain William Cox's District 1784, Nov 19 -- 1784-1797 Land Entries, Moore County, NC #22 James Hill entered 100 acres on McLendons Creek adjoining Muse and McLeod. 1785, Feb 24 -- 1784-1795 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 28 Ordered that the following persons be appointed to lay out a road from the Montgomery County line at Burton's Ford on Drowning Creek to the Cross Creek Road to William Seals Esq.: Edwd. Cox, Robert Grimes, Thos. Grimes, Daniel McCloud, John Cox Esq., Richardson Feagen Esq., Jos. Fry, Solomon Cox, Peter Salter, Jesse Muse, Benjn. Fry, Daniel Jones, William Cox, William Barrett, Jason Wadsworth, John Jackson, David Lewis and James Hill. 1786, Aug 21 -- 1784-1795 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 106 Ordered that James Hill be exempt from poll Tax for 1786. 1786, Aug 24 -- 1784-1795 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 120 Ordered that the following lay off a road from the courthouse to Jesse Muse's and from there to Deep River and Dunhams Creek have the following hands to work: Jos. Fry, John Caddle, Alexdr. McCloud, James Hill, James Caddle, Benjn. Fry, Neel McLoud, Leonard Thos., James Caddle, John Black, William Beazley and John Beazley. 1786, Oct 3 -- Land Grant #76, Moore County, NC James Hill received 100 acres located on Killets Creek adjoining Daniel Muse and McLeod. Daniel Jones and Jesse Muse were chain carriers. 1789, Feb 18 -- 1784-1795 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 221 Ordered that the following be appointed to lay off a road from John Overton's road near William Cappes Junr. continuing along an old road commonly called Neil Tison's road to Deep River at the mouth of Governor?s Creek where Anthony Street now lives continuing said road to where it comes into the Gulph Road near Pocket [?] Creek: Thos. Cole, Andrew Cole, Thos. Overton, Edwd. Moore, Wm. Payne, Joseph Fry, Elijah Batis, Jno. Dunlap, Jno. Overton Senr., James Hill, Richard Street, James Cadwell Senr., Mathew Cogins, Benjn. Fry, Richardson Fagin, James Muse, Neil McLeod, Wm. Martin and Leonard Thomas. 1790 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 152 James Hill (16+) 3M 5F 1793 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC James hill listed 100 acres on supernumerary taxes collected by Sheriff Malcom McNeill 1793, Nov 21 -- 1784-1795 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 430 James Hill records his mark to be a swallow fork in the right ear and a slop in the left. 1794, Nov 18 -- 1784-1795 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 486 Deed from Jesse Muse to James Hill was acknowledged 1795, Aug 17 -- 1784-1795 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 526 Deed from James Hill to John Evans proven by Thomas Muse 1797, Feb 27 -- Land Grant #1755, Moore County, NC John Evans received 31 acres located on Cales Branch of Killetts Creek adjoining William Caddell and his own line. James Hill and Thomas Hannon were chain carriers. 1810 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 598 James Hill (45+) 1M (10-16) 1M
  Person ID	I49310	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2020

  
  

• Histories

  1767 Tax List, Cumberland County, NC Includes some of the earliest land owners from present day Cumberland, Moore, Harnett, Lee and Hoke counties. Courtesy of NC Archives.