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Henry John Alexander “Harry” Hill

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Henry John Alexander “Harry” Hill

Birth
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1 Aug 1825 (aged 50)
McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts (1933)∼Henry (often called "Harry") led a party of 30 men into the TN wilderness to reconnoiter land on which to settle. Some of this land was obtained through land grants from the state of NC, since what came to be called TN was at one time part of NC. Henry's land was located in what became known as Hill's Creek. Henry moved to Georgia around 1800 and to Hill's Creek in 1802. His biography states he built a home near a large Indian mound and also a grist mill on Hill's Creek. He was largely uneducated, but he could read and write, had a high degree of sincerity and a pleasing personality. He was held in high esteem by his neighbors and was elected as one of two representatives to represent White, Overton, and Jackson Counties in the 7th General Assembly. It is said he was a natural leader and came to be elected in 1807 to three consecutive terms to the TN House of Representatives. He named his 7th child for a good friend, Hugh Lawson White, a member of the House from Knoxville, TN, whom Henry met during his own tenure as a Representative. During this same period he became friends with another member of the House, Joseph McMinn for whom McMinnville, TN is named. Henry was instrumental in choosing the town's name in honor of his friend, who later became governor of TN. Henry is also one of the original petitioners to form Warren County, Tennessee.
Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts (1933)∼Henry (often called "Harry") led a party of 30 men into the TN wilderness to reconnoiter land on which to settle. Some of this land was obtained through land grants from the state of NC, since what came to be called TN was at one time part of NC. Henry's land was located in what became known as Hill's Creek. Henry moved to Georgia around 1800 and to Hill's Creek in 1802. His biography states he built a home near a large Indian mound and also a grist mill on Hill's Creek. He was largely uneducated, but he could read and write, had a high degree of sincerity and a pleasing personality. He was held in high esteem by his neighbors and was elected as one of two representatives to represent White, Overton, and Jackson Counties in the 7th General Assembly. It is said he was a natural leader and came to be elected in 1807 to three consecutive terms to the TN House of Representatives. He named his 7th child for a good friend, Hugh Lawson White, a member of the House from Knoxville, TN, whom Henry met during his own tenure as a Representative. During this same period he became friends with another member of the House, Joseph McMinn for whom McMinnville, TN is named. Henry was instrumental in choosing the town's name in honor of his friend, who later became governor of TN. Henry is also one of the original petitioners to form Warren County, Tennessee.

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There are duplicate memorials for Henry John Alexander Hill due to many names for the same cemetery. There are not multiple siblings of the same name as indicated in the above calculated relationships.

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