Georgia:  Elbert County: Obituary of Thomas Hilley, Sr., Rev. Soldier
10 August 1838
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The 10 Aug 1838 edition of the Southern Christian Advocate 
stated that "Thomas Hilly, Rev. Sol., was born in VA Apr 26,
1754, moved from VA about 45 years ago and settled in Wilkes,
now Elbert Co., GA where he resided until January last when
he moved with his son Thomas to Heard Co., GA where he died
March 22, 1838."

[Submitter's notes: Thomas Hilley, Sr., son of Francis Hilley
and Sarah Dawson, moved from Amherst Co., VA to Wilkes Co., 
later Elbert Co., between Dec. 1788 and Jul 1790. He was shown
as a Rev. Soldier and entitled to draw from Elbert Co. in the 
GA land lottery of 1827. He had married ca 1772 in Amherst Co.
to Mary Walker Bond, daughter of Nathan Bond, Sr. and Elizabeth
Ballenger. The children of Thomas Hilley, Sr. and Mary Walker
Bond were: 1. Elizabeth, married Edmund Rowsey 1793
2. Mary "Polly", married George Eavenson 1805
3. Emilia Mildred, married John B. Wade 1811
4. Sarah, married Gardner McGarity 1816
5. Richard, married 1st Elizabeth Dillard 1815
married 2nd Elizabeth Shepard 1817
6. William W., married Martha "Patsy" McGuire 1812
7. Susannah, married James Shepard 1810
8. Francis, married Mary Ray Oliver 1820
9. Lucy A., never married
10. Thomas, Jr., married Clara Higginbotham 1828
Info on children taken from the 2 vol. book "Hilley Cousins"
compiled by Ann Clark Holloman and Nancy Brown Guest, 
published 2002, with permission of the compilers.]

Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson