(DAR  insignia)

MRS. W. L. PEEL                 MRS. SAMUEL LUMPKIN
HONORARY REGENT                 REGENT

MRS. F.L H. BROWNELL            MISS ALICE MAY MASSENGALE
TREASURER                       REGISTRAR

MRS. GEORGE LEWIS PRATT         MRS. HAMILTON BLOCK
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY         RECORDING SECRETARY

MRS. JOHN A. PERDUE
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD

JOSEPH HABERSHAM CHAPTER
ATLANTA, GEORGIA		Jan. 1 - 1918

Mr. C. K. Hill, -

My Dear Mr. Hill--I am using
my very first 1918 in writing
to you, hoping to atone a little
for [your - crossed out] my neglect in 1917.

For several months I have been
like a man watching a three
ring circus, and, in consequence, am rather dizzy from the
chaos of work around me.  Only
a few days ago I was shocked
to find in another pile of papers
a long envelope from you, containing 
your Supplemental Application 
to S. A. R. on Sumter
line, and asking if I would endorse 
a D.A.R. paper for your
mother like this. I thought I

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had returned it to you with an O.K.  Also you
asked if I would endorse D. A. R. papers for your
sister on the Hill line as we have made it out.
I certainly would, (but do not think it would be
accepted without the name of Joab Hill's wife , on
a copy of his will or Bible record showing the de-
scent.  I  have had a genealogist friend in Surry
Co. of late, who looked again for his marriage.  Now
I think he may have married in Tenn., and hope
yet to locate where he settled.  There was a Capt. Bar-
ney in N. C. during the Revolution and he might be
the maternal grandfather of your Barney Hill.  I will
try to locate him.  My genealogist found in Wilkes
Co. N. C. the will of a James Hill (probably brother of your Wm, who
m. Hannaniah) in 1820--which mentions sons Reuben, Jonas,
John & Valentine.  That places the Jonas name in your
stock, and I find Jonas Hill (b. 1762) a revolutionary pensioner in
Franklin Co. Tenn.  He may have been a cousin of Joab.
I hope to spend more time in our library now and will
be on the look out for all Tenn. Hills as well as N. C.
I wrote to my cousin, the Secty of State of N. C. about
Edom Kendrick land grant but have not heard
yet.  He may be waiting for time to look it up himself,
as his son Samuel served in Va.  I guess Edom did too
& his grant would have been in Ky; instead of Tenn. for
Va. service.  He might have sold out & gone No. Tenn,
(where peanuts grow bigger).  I find among the
Ky. revolutionary pensioners a Benson Kindrick who
served in Va & was living in Bourbon Co. Ky. in 1730.
Do you know if Samuel had a brother Ben or Benson?
I am sorry I have not been able to learn more yet
about Moses Wright, but I hope to in some old
Methodist books at the Library.  Several volumes
with no index & it will take time to look over.
The Register of Wills in Phila, Pa. pays no attention
to any letters, and I do not know any genealogist there
now who will look up data for a reasonable sum.
I have note of two Methodist Preachers, Rev. Wm Wright of Va,
in 1810, and Rev. Josiah Wright, who lived in N.C., S. C., & Tenn.
soon after the revolution.  I find a Lewis Wright

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who served in Va, was rev. pensioner in Greene Co. Pa., and
he must have bee kin to the Moses of Phila who had
son Lewis in 1814.  Lewis Wright, the pensioner was born 1757, 
and probably old enough to have been father of your
Moses, but more likely was brother.  I have not yet
been able to get data on the Dale line, though
I have written to Augusta and Jackson Co.

In regard to Carpenters, I wrote my sister to look
up Timothy in a large Carpenter genealogy in the
Congressional Library at Washington, but she did not
get to it when there last, and said she would go
down again soon & look him up.  That was Dec. 1,
and now she is literally snowed under up in the mountains 
& may have to wait some time.  She lives
at Bluemont, Shenandoah Valley & goes to Washington
by trolley car very often.  Hope to make a
better report before long.  Best wishes for a
Happy New Year--may you get all you go
after!  I can't forget you because I am munching
on your toothsome Xmas gift all day long...

Sincerely, Helen M. Prescott


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