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Rebecca HEMPHILL[1]

Female 1792 -


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  • Name Rebecca HEMPHILL 
    Born 26 Aug 1792  Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1800  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • There are two Thomas Hemphills in Burke County in 1800; neither census record matches perfectly, but this one seems most probable. Thomas (54) is the only male in the household over the age 45. There is one female over 45 (Mary Ann, 42), one male under 10 (Thomas M, 4), four females under 10 (Ruth Bertha, 6; Rebecca,8; maybe Rachel, 10; and unidentified), three females 10 to 15 (maybe Elizabeth, 12; Jane, 15; and Mary, 22). There are also two undidentified males, one aged 10 to 15 (possibly James, 20) and one aged 16 to 25 (possibly Samuel, 25). There are 12 slaves.
    Census 1810  Morganton, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Thomas Hemphill was enumerated as head of household and the only male aged 45+. Other household members include a male aged 10 to 15 (likely Thomas McEntire Hemphill, 14), a female aged 10 to 15 (likely Ruth Bertha, 14), four females aged 16 to 25 (likely Rebecca 18, Rachel 20, Elizabeth 22, and Jane 25), and one female aged 26 to 44 (likely daughter, Mary (Polly). There are 14 slaves.
    Will 12 Jan 1824  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    • Thomas Hemphill bequeathed to "my daughter Rebeckah ninety six acres lying between the upper line of Polley's tract, and the lower line of the tract on which I now live, also all the land that I own lying on Davidson's Mill Creek, that is the Allison tract, the bound hill bottom tract, and the titles for Said land will describe them." He further bequeathed to "Rebeckah Hemphill" a 1/7th portion from the sale of two tracts of land that he owned in Madison County, GA lying on the waters of Broad River. He further bequeathed to "my daughter Rebeckah two negro men Jo and James also one negro woman named [?] and her child." He further bequeathed to "my daughter Rebeckah my big Gray Horse, also one Eagle mare and Colt." He further bequeathed to Becky 1/3 of his stock (cattle, hogs & sheep).

      She was mentioned in her father's will. -> Rev. War Soldiers
    Died
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    Notes 
    • Name:
      Rebeckah Hemphill -> Captain Thomas Hemphill's will

      Connection to parents:
      She is named as a daughter in Captain Thomas Hemphill's will.

      Other notes:
      She was unmarried in 1824 (her surname was Hemphill and she received land in Captain Thomas Hemphill's will (married women could not own property in NC at that time)).
    Person ID I1979  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2012 

    Father Captain Thomas HEMPHILL,   b. 9 Jul 1746, , possibly Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1826, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann MACKIE,   b. 5 Dec 1758, , County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1804, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 1 Mar 1773  , Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Histories
    Captain Thomas Hemphill Biographical Sketch
    Captain Thomas Hemphill Biographical Sketch
    Program from the ceremony commemorating the service of Captain Thomas Hemphill in the American Revolution.

  • Sources 
    1. [S45] Burke County, NC Original Wills 1790-1905, Thomas Hemphill, 1824; (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S181] 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; .Roll: 29; Page: 761; Image: 136. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=304578&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S190] 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 39; Page: 314; Image: 202.00. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=354379&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S515] Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina: Burke County, 126 (Reliability: 2).