Is there anyone online who may have come from Slave families in North Carolina? My great great grandmother name was Beaty Williams who was married to Daniel Williams, they had a daugher name Rose or Rosa Williams who married a man name Ned Hill. Rose was born 5/1/1837 and died 7/6/1929 I have the death certificate. she had a sister name Percilla Hill, or (Priscilla) who was my grandfather's mother, she married someone with the last name Williams possibly (John Williams), and it's possible that she may have re-married again. The last my grandfather remember about her is that she was very sick living in Magnolia, and may have died of pneumonia, but I can't find a record of her. My grandfather is Joseph Williams (now dead) but he also, remember Priscilla's sister whom he called (Aunt Rosanna). I have more info but I will wait to see if I get a response and then I will share more info.
gene-e2008-01-27T10:41:29Z
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Here are all the strategies I can think of right now:
Post your query at genealogy message boards. (It's highly unlikely a Williams cousin would find it here, due to the question-and-answer format.) Try http://boards.rootsweb.com and post under surnames and under locations. Also see http://www.cyndislist.com/queries.htm
Since her last known location was Magnolia, I would concentrate on Duplin County, NC records:
Look for Priscilla Williams' will or other court records.
Search Duplin marriage records to see if she remarried (check under Priscilla Williams and Priscilla Hill.)
Contact the Duplin County Library to see if they have an index of local obituaries.
Find these three books to see if she's listed: "Duplin County cemetery records" by Leon H. Sikes "Duplin County gravestone records" by Leora H. McEachern. "Duplin County, North Carolina, Gravestone Records" by Ida Brooks Kellam (Try worldcat.org for libraries who have these. Get books via InterLibary Loan if your library doesn't have them. Also try addall.com which has both current books and books out of print.)
Note: I noticed a thousand (almost!) ways to spell Priscilla! Use wildcards if you can. If not, be on the lookout for alternate spellings: Percella, Percilla, Pricella, Pricila, Pricilla, Pricilli, Pris, Prisceill, Priscell, Priscella, Priscill, Priscilla, Prisie, Prissell, Prissey, Prissie, Prissill, and Prissy.
See this website for overall resources for North Carolina: http://mynorthcarolinagenealogy.com/index.htm
That's all I can think of right now! Good luck in your searches!
1880 census Name: Percilla Hill Home in 1880: Kenansville, Duplin, North Carolina Age: 10 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of Household: Daughter Father's birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: Rosa Mother's birthplace: North Carolina Neighbors: View others on page Marital Status: Single Race: Black Gender: Female Cannot read/write:
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Idiotic or insane: View Image Household Members: Name Age Rosa Hill 36 Arter Hill 22 Easter Hill 24 Betsy Hill 20 Beady Hill 17 Dempsy Hill 14 Willie Hill 13 Percilla Hill 10 Geo. W. Hill 8 Joseph E. Hill 6 Thomas Hill 4 Rosanna Hill 2 Julier A. Hill 3M
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My suggestion is for you to post your query to a genealogy group AND to the RootsWeb Message Boards for your SURNAMES in question....... also.. I invite you to join our dynamic FREE genealogy group for aid in your research. Visit us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/genpcncfir and follow instructions to join and post queries. Good luck in your research. Jewelle Baker