John Hill and Jane Moorhead

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Husband John Hill ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 20 Mar 1790 - Fayette Co, PA 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Aug 1856 - Fairfield, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 3
         Buried:  - Fairfield Presbyterian Cemetery, Fairfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: Rev. George Hill (1764-1822) 1 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth McClelland (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 9 Jun 1814 - Derry Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3

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Wife Jane Moorhead ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 30 Jan or 30 Jun 1795 - Derry Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Dec 1854 2 3
         Buried:  - Fairfield Presbyterian Cemetery, Fairfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: Samuel Moorhead (1769-1853) 1 6 7 8 9 10
         Mother: Agnes (Nancy) Craig (1773-1817) 6 9 11 12 13 14 15

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Children

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1 M Rev. Dr. George Hill, D.D. ^{1 3 5 16}

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           Born: 18 Sep 1815 - Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co, PA 3 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Aug or 22 Aug 1895 - Blairsville, Indiana Co, PA 2 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Harriet Lewis (      -1852) 1 2 3
           Marr: 21 Sep 1841 2

         Spouse: Abigail "Abbie" Hawes (      -Aft 1913) 1 2 3
           Marr: 23 Mar 1854 2

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2 F Agnes Moorhead Hill ¹⁷

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           Born: 20 Sep 1817 17
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1830 17
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 F Elizabeth Hill ¹⁷

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           Born: 28 Feb 1820 17
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Dec 1843 17
         Buried: 

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4 F Sarah Hill ^{17 18}

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           Born: 17 May 1823 17
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Mar 1856 17
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Capt. George E. Smith (1821-      ) 17 18 19
           Marr: 31 Oct 1854 17

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General Notes: Husband - John Hill

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He was a farmer by occupation. He made his home in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where he became a leading citizen, serving the county well as representative in both branches of the State Legislature, having served as member of the State Senate for several terms as well as in the lower house. During the War of 1812 he was captain of a company of troops under Gen. William H. Harrison. He was a stanch Democrat, and a firm believer in the doctrines of his party. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 374.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 811.

3 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 129.

4 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 238, 543.

5 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 810.

6 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 841.

7 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 204.

8 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 66.

9 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1082.

10 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 111, 123.

11 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 408.

12 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 174.

13 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 315.

14 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 16.

15 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 123.

16 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 192.

17 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 130.

18 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 519.

19 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 387.