Descendants of Samuel and Clarissa (Holloway) Hill Compiled by H. Edgar Hill July 2021 Descendants of Samuel Hill Generation 1 1. SAMUEL1 HILL was born in 1755 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. He died on 08 Aug 1808 in Fredricksburg, Virginia. He married Clarissa Jane Holloway (daughter of William Holloway and Frances _____) in Virginia. She was born on 18 Jun 1767 in Caroline Co., Virginia. She died on 10 Apr 1847 in Henry Co., Kentucky. Notes for Samuel Hill: According to a letter from Samuel's daughter-in-law, Louisa (Hickman) Hill and a letter by a granddaughter, The bible of his granddaughter further places Samuel place of birth as Yorkshire, England near Sheffield. The court record of his trial for murder places his year of birth at about 1755. He is first mentioned on the 1787 Caroline Co.,Virginia tax list. This was four years after records began there. Samuel would have been about age 32 at the time. It is assumed that he came to Caroline Co. prior to that time. Several sources provide that Samuel came to America prior to the revolution. In 1802 he had land on Portobago Creek very near the Essex and Caroline Co. line in St. Mary's parish. Near neighbors were George Watts and Zachariah Carter. Zerelda (Hudson) Holloway, who married into Clarissa's Holloway family, reported that Samuel had a "fine farm and slaves" and was "very industrious." He was described by her as "a genuine Englishman with a large, strong frame and a persevering overbearing temperament and an ungovernable temper that caused his family much trouble." Mary and Gawin (also referred to as William) were Samuel and Clarissa's neighbors. According to court records of an action by Mary for an injunction against Gawin and another action for separate support and maintenance, Gawin and Mary had had family problems caused by Gawin's alcoholism. Mary often had to hide in the woods to escape from his beatings which, she disposed, began to occur more frequently in the months leaving up to September 1807. She further testified that "his temper and disposition had so changed and brutalized by intemperance that her once happy life was now one of great fear, pain and suffering. According to court records, Samuel and Gawin had a very bad relationship and had a "habit of quarreling for some time." Gawin threatened to make Samuel "smell gunpowder" more than once. Gawin shot at Samuel twice. The next day, in what was described as "a cool and deliberate action," Samuel shot Gawin in the "left temple and left neck" and killed him instantly. Samuel was found guilty of murder and was hanged on August 8, 1808 in Fredricksburg, VA There appears to be some legal relationship between Samuel and Gawin Sommerson. Gawin was legal guardian of one William Hudson and an agent for another. Wiliam's first wife was a Sommerson and his second wife was Frances Holloway, probably a relative of Clarissa's. Samuel was the administrator of Frances' estate. It is possible that his mother's surname was "Littlewood." The middle name of his son, George, was Littlewood. Also the middle name of his grandson, Joseph, son of Henry, was Littlewood. DNA testing indicates that Samuel's birth name may have been other than Hill. Notes for Clarissa Jane Holloway: Clarissa was born in Caroline County, Virginia, according to the bible of her granddaughter, Phoebe Laurinda Hill, daughter of George Littlewood Hill. She lived in Caroline County, Virigina until about 1815. There is some confusion about the date of her birth. The date given here is the date that was written in the copy book of her son, George Littlewood Hill. However, her tombstone days she was 80 years old at the date of her death. If this is correct, the year of her birth would have been 1767, not 1763. It is possible that George had the correct month and day, but his memory on the year was a little faulty. 1 Generation 1 (cont.) She is in the 1810 Caroline Co. Census. She moved to Fayette County, Kentucky around 1815 with her children after the death of her husband, Samuel. Her oldest son was married there in nearby Clark County in 1816. Her second oldest son George was married in Fayette County in 1822. Some time thereafter and prior to 1830 she moved to Henry County, Kentucky where she died on April 10, 1847. From notes of Zerelda (Hudson) Holloway written about June 5, 1911. The original book is in the possession of Gladys Holloway Mobely: "A few words concerning Clara Holloway Hill. Clara Holloway was a sister of John and George from England. Writter thinks she married in Samuel Hill in England and immigrated to America several years after her brothers did, and settled in Va and died there. [This is incorrect. She died in Smithfield, Henry Co., Kentucky.] They were wealthy in land and slaves, with all needful surroundings. Samuel Hill was a genuine Englishman with a large strong frame, and a persevering, overbearing temperament and an ungovernable temper, which caused his family much trouble. He was peculiar in his manner of treatment toward his servants and family: he was heard to say to his men 'Well! while we are resting we will go and roll logs;' the horses, were resting. He was clearing the ground for plowing and rolling logs to be burned. After the death of the old folks, the remainder of the family went to KY. to where the Holloways settled." "They were parents of several children George, Henry, and sister Nancy, who married Samuel Picket [his name was William], there were others whose names are forgotten. "Henry Hill, a son of Samuel and Clara Hill, married his cousin Elizabeth, daughter of John Holloway from England. The children of Henry and Elizabeth were Martha, Clemincia and Joseph. "Martha, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth married Stephen Hill. They had the same name but not related. "Clemincia died in Cal. and was single. "Joseph married Bettie Hill, a niece of Stephen Hill, not related to each other. "People should scatter and not marry of the same family live near each other. The Holloways liked their kin too much, and so many married their cousins." According to Mabel Gaffney's note Zerelda married into the family and moved to Missouri within 2 or 3 years of the time Henry Hill left on the Oregon Trail. Henry's son, Joseph Littlewood Hill, and Zerelda's husband ran a blackSmith shop together. Zerelda says that Clarissa's older brothers were born in England, This is incorrect. That was a very large Holloway family in Virginia at the time. She was likely a member of that family which would mean her family had been in America for a couple of generations before she was born. Samuel Hill and Clarissa Jane Holloway had the following children: 2. i. HENRY2 HILL (son of Samuel Hill and Clarissa Jane Holloway) was born about 1793 in Caroline Co., Virginia. He died on 08 Jun 1852 in Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyoming (Oregon-California Trail). He married Elizabeth Holloway (daughter of John Holloway and Lucy Schuyler) on 14 Sep 1816 in Clark Co., Kentucky. She was born about 1788 in Caroline Co., Virginia. She died before 1850 in Monroe Co., Missouri. 2 Generation 1 (cont.) 3. ii. GEORGE LITTLEWOOD HILL (son of Samuel Hill and Clarissa Jane Holloway) was born on 12 Jan 1798 in Caroline Co., Virginia. He died on 30 Nov 1887 in Clinton, DeWitt Co., Illinois. He married Louisa Venona Hickman (daughter of William Lewis Hickman and Sarah Finney Thompson) on 15 Oct 1822 in Fayette Co., Kentucky. She was born on 14 Dec 1802 in Madison Co., Kentucky (near Boonesborough). She died on 02 Sep 1886 in Clinton, DeWitt Co., Illinois. 4. iii. ANNE CLARISSA HILL (daughter of Samuel Hill and Clarissa Jane Holloway) was born on 25 Apr 1801 in Caroline Co., Virginia. She died on 12 Jan 1872 in Monroe Co., Missouri. She married William Pickett (son of Mace Pickett Jr and Sarah Neal) on 22 Mar 1821 in Fayette Co., Kentucky. He was born about 15 Dec 1787. He died on 30 Dec 1846 in Monroe Co., Missouri. 5. iv. ELIZABETH HILL (daughter of Samuel Hill and Clarissa Jane Holloway) was born about 1803 in Caroline Co., Virginia. She died in 1825 in Clark Co., Kentucky. She married John Sharp (son of Elias Sharp) on 03 Nov 1821 in Fayette Co., Kentucky. He died on 26 Dec 1846 in Pendleton Co., Kentucky. 6. v. WILLIAM L. HILL (son of Samuel Hill and Clarissa Jane Holloway) was born on 01 May 1808 in Caroline Co., Virginia. He died on 16 Feb 1864 in Henry Co., Kentucky. He married Amanda S. Walker (daughter of James Walker and Eliza S. Oliver) on 17 Dec 1834 in Henry Co., Kentucky. She was born on 09 Apr 1816 in Henry Co., Kentucky. She died on 19 Jan 1891 in Henry Co., Kentucky. Generation 2 2. HENRY2 HILL (Samuel1) was born about 1793 in Caroline Co., Virginia. He died on 08 Jun 1852 in Torrington, Goshen Co., Wyoming (Oregon-California Trail). He married Elizabeth Holloway (daughter of John Holloway and Lucy Schuyler) on 14 Sep 1816 in Clark Co., Kentucky. She was born about 1788 in Caroline Co., Virginia. She died before 1850 in Monroe Co., Missouri. Notes for Henry Hill: Henry sold his 106 acre farm in Henry Co., KY in the fall of 1836. He acquired 160 acres of land in Monroe Co., MO in December 1836.