There are 138 Public trees on Ancestry claiming that Samuel Deese married Sarah Hill, born 1811 or 1815 the daughter of John Hill and Huldah Jackson. I believe all those trees are in error. Samuel Deese did marry a young lady by the name of Sarah but her maiden name is unknown. The only source giving “Sarah Hill” as the wife of Samuel Deese is the death certificate of four of their 9 children; three daughters and one son.
Individual pages of the John Hill Family Bible are contained within his Revolutionary Pension File (W-18014).
The Family Bible:
She supposes her husband kept no date of their Marriage till after the birth of her first Child then a Register was kept of the family in a large Bible belonging to a family & the following is a true statement from the family Register,
John Hill was born February the 4th day 1749, Huldah Jackson now the wife of John Hill was born February the 7th day 1764, Married in the year 1780,
The following is correct from the family Register of the names & births of the Children of John Hill & Huldah Hill his wife,
John Hill the son of John Hill &Huldah Hill was born the 9th day of January 1781,
Sara Hill the Daughter of John Hill & Huldah Hill his wife was born the 23rd day April, 1783
Abraham Hill the son of John Hill & Huldah Hill his wife was born the 22nd day of July 1786,
Isaac Hill the son of John Hill & Huldah Hill his wife was born the ninth day of January 1788,
Jacob Hill the son of John Hill & Huldah Hill his wife was born the 21st day December 1790
Elizabeth Hill the Daughter of John Hill & Huldah Hill his wife was born the 12th day of November 1793
Jonathan J. Hill the son of John Hill & Huldah Hill his wife was born the 9th day of January 1795,
Jonathan Hill the son of John Hill & Huldah Hill his wife was born the 27th of February 1797,
Huldah Hill the Daughter of John Hill & Huldah Hill his wife was born the 6th day of October 1799,
William Hill the son of John Hill & Huldah Hill his wife was born the 7th day of September 1804,
Rebehah Hill the Daughter of John Hill & Huldah Hill his wife was born the 23rd day of April 1809,
That her husband John Hill died the 14th day of August 1817,
Sworn & subscribed before me the day of February 1839.
S/ J. Gordon, JP Huldah Hill, X her mark
It’s clear to see that John Hill and Huldah Jackson did indeed have a daughter named Sara Hill; but. she was borne in April 1783 NOT 1811 or 1815 and that she died in October 1789.
Sara Hill the Daughter of John Hill & Huldah Hill his wife was born the 23rd day April, 1783
Clearly, the Family Bible Extract and copies of the actual pages show that Huldah (Jackson) Hill last borne child, was her daughter, Rebecca, on 23 April 1809.
The following 4 images are from the transcribed Pension Application for John Hill (W-18014) transcribed by Will Graves, 3/15/08, rev'd 12/29/15.
The location of this Family Bible today is unknown.
John Hill died 14 August 1817. His wife, Huldah (Jackson) Hill died 28 August 1840. If her daughter Sarah (Hill) Deese was borne in 1815 she would have been 25 years of age in 1840 when her mother passed away.
The following pleas and quarters document was executed upon the death of Huldah (Jackson) Hill. Sarah (Hill) Deese did not pass away until 6 Sept 1881.
By Norfleet D. Boggan Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Anson County certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said court that Huldah Hill widow of John Hill died on the 28th day of August 1840 and left John Hill, Isaac Hill, Jacob Hill, Jonathan J. Hill, Huldah Hill and William Hill who survived her.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name is 15th day of July 1845.
s/ N. D. Boggan
If the said Sarah (Hill?) Deese had been a daughters of Huldah (Jackson) Hill she would have been named in the above sworn statement.
No daughter of John Hill and Huldah Jackson married Samuel Deese. Samuel married a young lady named Sarah about 1830 in Anson County. Her surname is unknown.
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1, Ancestry, "Revolutionary War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (https://www.fold3.com : accessed 2 March 2023), entry for John Hill, Pvt; Captain Jonathan Jackson; Revolutionary War W18014.
2. https://www.fold3.com/image/23267350
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