One of my great-grandmothers,
Nancy Adaline Hogue married Franklin Pierce Davis, son of J. M. Davis and Sarah
Bills. Sarah Bills is from the Bills family that settled in Tennessee and has
roots in Deep River, North Carolina where the Simon Poe family settled. Always
it is interesting how far back the connections exist between families as they
migrated west.
As indicated in
the North Carolina records, Sarah Hutchens married a Poe and is mentioned in
the will of John Hutchens, Sr in 1789. As seen below in data on ancestry.com,
William Bills married Susannah Hutchins. This Bills family moved to Maury and
Bedford Counties in Tennessee, and neighboring Tippah and Pontotoc Counties in
Mississippi. Here they evidently met the Davis family.
From: Stanley Family of Guilford County, NC
James Stanley was born in 1688 in New Kent Co.,Va and baptized in Old Peters
Church on April 15, 1688. James died in Hanover Co.,Va. on 7 Aug 1754; he was 66. James Stanley’s son,
James Stanley, was born about 1708 in Henrico, Virginia. On 3 May 1728 James
Stanley married Catherine Hutchins in the Friends Meeting, Henrico, VA. Catherine
died in New Garden (Quaker), Guilford, NC on 20 Dec 1766; she was 58. Catherine
was the daughter of Nicholas Hutchins & Mary Watkins. James and Catherine
Stanley divorced.
BURIED IN ROSELAWN CEMETERY WITH OTHER BILLS, HOLIMAN AND HOGUE FAMILY MEMBERS
Likely related to the Bills of Tippah and Pontotoc Counties, MS and Maury and Bedford Counties, Tennessee. My guess is that she is the daughter of John Bills. John Bills is listed in the 1840 Pontotoc, MS census with males: 1 - un/5, 1 - 15/20, 1 - 20/30, 1 - 40/50 and females: 1 - und/5, 1 - 10/15 (I make this Sarah E. Bills b.1828), 1 - 15/20, 1 - 40/50. Slaves females: 2 - und/5, 1 - 10/24
John Bills' father likely is one of the sons of Daniel Bills (1740-1829) and Deborah Denmon, probably Gershom (Garshom) Bills b. 10/17/1767. A GarshomBills (probably Gershom Jr.) appears in the Tippah County, MS census aged 60 in 1860. John Bills is nearby, aged 69. A Gersham Bills appears in the Surry Co.NC in 1810. A Gashum Bills appears in the 1830 Bedford Co., TN census. The 1860 Tippah County, MS lists Garshum Bills aged 60, born in NC with Elfainer A. Bills aged 60, born in KY.
StrawnEntries: 8042 Updated: Thu Nov 1 04:49:33 2001 Contact: David Strawn · ID: I284 · Name: William BILLS · Given Name: William · Surname: Bills 1 · Sex: M · Birth: 13 May 1765 in Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina 1 · Death: 12 May 1835 in Bedford, Tennessee 1 · Change Date: 23
Oct 2001 at 20:34
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