SARAH BLACKFORD HILL
Happy Tuesday, When I started my research this week on Sarah, Almost two days was spent on her husband. I could not STOP reading about Uriah Hill (1794-1863) The name alone “Uriah” made me want to see if that was a family name or not. Uriah Hills family was a well-established family in Putman County NY. His grandfather was Andrew Hill a Major in the American Revolution. Andrew served under Col. Abraham Brinkerhoff commissioned June 1778 he was assigned to the 2ng Ref. of Duchess County NY Uriah parents were William and Abigail Knapp Hill. The answer is Yes, Uriah was named after Andrews's brother.
Sarah Blackford was born on 22 July 1800. Probably in Stillwater, Sussex County, N.J.I like the surname Blackford sounds very Jane Austen, it is very English. Her parents John (1772-1842) and Hannah (1780-1864) Snyder (Snider) Blackford. The Blackfords can trace their roots in New Jersey to at least 1710. Sarah and Uriah work on the farm in Walpack, Sussex Co.,NJ In the 1850’s I find a Elias Troger (Traugher) also listed as a farmer living in there house, he must be the husband to July Ann or Ann.
Sarah and Uriah's children: Andrew and July Ann I can not find any proof of Michael, he is listed on some family trees as being born in 1811? If Sarah was born about 1800 she did not have a child at 11. He also does not fit into any of the naming traditions on either side of the family. Andrew a stonemason, dies 4 Nov. 1884 in Galesburg, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.
Sarah dies 6 April 1886 in Walpack and is buried in the Millbrook Cemetery, Warren Co., N.J. it is thought that Uriah is also buried there but there was no stone with his name present, and it's hard to tell if it's on Sarah's stone buried under the earth
Hill family cemetery http://www.putnamgraveyards.com/carmel/hill/hill.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13251618/uriah-hillhttp://genealogytrails.com/ny/dutchess/military/revoluntarywar2ndregiment.html
