Craven-Lenoir-Jones County NcArchives Bible Records.....John Leonard Hill Family Bible Copyright Date November 17, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Steven Hill bentpine300@aol.com November 17, 2007, 3:01 pm Note: John Leonard Hill was the son of Simon Hill and Mary E. (Gray) Hill of Lenoir County. He married Mary Emily Lancaster, the daughter of St. Clair Lancaster and Mary Ann (Free) Lancaster of Craven County. The Bible measure 4 2/3 X 7 2/3 and is in very poor condition. The front and back covers are missing along with the title page, date, and some of the books. The Bible begins with Exodus Chapter 8 and ends with Acts 2:17. Fortunately, the family record is intact and appears to have been written on end pages. Most of the writing is in ink and in some places difficult to read due to fading. The pages are not numbered and it is uncertain if they are in the correct order as they appear here. Care has been taken to preserve the original sentence structure, punctuation, and grammar. <Front page 1> Marages Mary E. Lancaster the Daughter of St. Clair Lancaster and Mary his wife was married 21st of September 1865 to John L. Hill (Note: Craven County Marriage Bond Index states the marriage bond was issued on 20 October 1865) Deaths Mary E. Hill the wife of John L. Hill Died Dec 27-1914 Marage J. S. Hill was marrid to Pearl Bright Jan 8-1916 <Front page 2> Births Stephen Franklin the Son of John L. Hill and Mary his Wife was Born May 23rd AD. 1868 Mary A. armecey The Daughter of John L Hill and Mary his wife was Born Monday the 19 of September A.D. 1870 John St. Clair the son of John L. Hill & Mary his wife was born Saturday the 31 of August 1872 AD <Back page 2> Choro <Cora> Lee Hill the Daughter of John L Hill And Mary his Wife was Born, Thursday the 15 of October. AD 1874 <Front page 3> Deaths Hill Mary A. Armecie, died the 23 of July 1886 John L Hill, died October the 15, 1886 Mary E Hill Died Dec 27-1914 (Note: Repeated again on the original from a previous page) <Back page 3 blank> <Front page 4> (Note: The penmanship on this page is a fine and delicate writing, very different from the other writing found in the Bible) Deaths Miss Pollie <Mary> Ann Free the wife of St. Clair Lancaster was born April the 24 188 <1808> died April the 28 1881 Thursday half past ten o clock am. her funrel was preach Friday in the afternoon by Elder B. Whitford the text was the 15 chapter of the first Corinthians the 19 and 20 verses and him at the house was Why Should we start and fear to die the him at the grave was this -Hark from the tombs a doleful sound her age 73 years 3 days <Back page 4> Mr. St. Clair Lancaster Born Dec. 8th 187 <1807> Died Dec 8th 1887 Eighty years old <Back page 1> (Note: This page is the only page written in pencil and added to the back of page 1) Births John Lenard <Leonard> Hill the Son of Wily A. Hill and Cora Lee Hill his Wife was Born, October 7th 1904 on fridy, AD Mary A. armecy Hill the Daughter of Willie Hill Cora L. Hill his wife Was Born november the 2, 1906 I certify to the best of my ability that this is a true transcription of the original in my possession. Steven J. Hill, Grandson of Stephen Franklin Hill Great-grandson of John Leonard Hill and Mary Emily (Lancaster) Hill Great-great-grandson of St. Clair Lancaster and Mary Ann (Free) Lancaster This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb