Notes: [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #2872, Date of Import: Feb 1, 1999] Daniel Bills was a Sgt. in Capt. William Stanton's Co. of Connecticut troops. Daniel was excumunicated from the Quaker society for pledging to the American cause. "We have the original records for Quakertown Monthly Meeting, which is what Daniel & Deborah would have been members of in New Jersey (Kingwoo d MM falls under Quakertown). Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy traces them to N.C. - Deep River and Deep Creek MMs (Guilford and Surry counties respectively). Hinshaw lists them as being among the original membership of Deep Creek MM. However, we do not have many meeting records for North Carolina. I suggest you contact the Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College, 5800 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro, NC 27410." Rachel Kathryn Onuf (Assistant Archivist @ Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Penn. [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 26, Ed. 1, Tree #0190, Date of Import: Oct 24, 199 9] The following information appeared in the Marshall County Historical Quarterly-TN- Vol., 4 #2 Summer 1973. (I obtained a copy from Persi Vol.3, Periodical Source Records- Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN) BILLS FAMILY Daniel Bills (the first American of his name to add the "s" to the name Bill)... He was a loyal patriot and loathed the name Tory. He married Deborah Denman on 7 Mar 1764. A document (No. 4259) issued by the State of North Carolina, Salisburg Dist. reads: "This is to certify that Daniel Bills was allowed two pounds, fifteen shillings, specie for public claims by the Upper Board o f Auditors the 14th day of Jany 1784." (Note: by Lemuel C. Jones, 716 N. 13th St., Waco, Texas - The Upper Boa rd of Auditors was established by the Legislature to pay claims arising fr om the Revolutionary War. The Salisburg Dist., shown in the voucher, included Surry., Co., NC and other western counties of NC. Daniel Bills is shown in the 1790 Census as a resident of Salisburg Dist., Surry Co. , NC. The Archivist in Raleigh, NC, states the specific purpose for which thi s voucher was issued is not shown, but that it was for furnishing supplie s of one category or another, thus making any descendant of the family eligible for DAR affiliation by reason of the patriotic service of Dani el Bills.) Some records indicate Bills was an invalid for a great part of his life and was prevented from serving throughout the Revolutionary War. He wa s known, also, to have been a Quaker. ..... "Quakers in North Carolina" p 527: 27 May 1775 Daniel Bills received on certificate from Kingwood Monthly Meeting, N.J., dated 11 Aug 1774. p 777: Daniel Bills & Deborah Bills, children of: 1. William, b 13 May 1765 2. Gersham, b.17 Oct 1767 3. Hannah, b 20 Jan 1770 4. Elizabeth, b 19 Feb 1772 5. Sarah, b 4 Feb 1774 6. Isaac, b 19 Nov 1776 7. Rachel, b 21 jan 1778 8. Patience, b 2 July 1780 p 800: 3 may 1779 Deborah Bills received by request 6 Sept 1784 Isaac Bills received by request of father, Daniel 6 Sept 1784 Elizabeth, Sarah & Rachel, minors, received by request of father, Daniel Bills 6 Sept 1784 Hannah Bills received by request 4 Oct 1784 William Bills received by request 4 May 1786 William Bills, Surry Co., son of Daniel & Deborah married Susannah Hutchens, dau of John and Alice, Surry Co. 1 Sept 1788 Mary Bills (formerly Hutchings) disowned for marrying out o f unity. 7 Oct 1790 Hannah Bills, dau of Daniel & Deborah, Surry Co., m John David, son of John & Mary, Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Chatham Co. p 981: 1 feb 1794 Sarah London (formerly Bills) disowned for marrying out o f unity 6 Oct 1798 Patience Houston (formerly Bills) " " " " " " 2 Feb 1799 Isaac Bills " " " " " " 7 Mar 1807 Daniel Bills " " " " " " 2 Jan 1808 Alice Ginnings (formerly Bills) " " " " " " 3 Jun 1809 Jonathan Bills " " " " " " 1 Jul 1809 John Bills, son of Wm. Bills " " " " " " 2 Feb 1811 Thomas Bills " " " " " " 4 Mar 1815 Deborah Maccord (formerly Bills) " " " " " " 4 Mar 1815 Mary Maccord (formerly Bills) " " " " " " 6 Jan 1816 William Bills " " " " " " P 10 supplement: 7 Feb 1780 Daniel Bills condemned for taking affirmati on of allegiance or fidelity (Deep River Monthly Meeting) p 166, also p 979: Burlington, N.J.- Rebecca, dau of Wm. & Johanah Bill s, b 20 Nov 1860 (Note by L.C. Jones - New Garden Quaker Monthly Meeting was located in Guilford Co., NC where Daniel & Deborah first attended Quaker meetings i n NC coming from Kingwood Quaker Monthly Meeting, N.J. 27 May 1775. Quake r records show they came to Kingwood from Shrewsburg Monthly Meeting, Monmouth Co., N.J. They most likely came to Shrewsburg from Barnstable Co., Mass. where there were persons named Bills in the early 1600's. After several years attendance in Guilford Co., NC a Meeting house was established in Surry Co., (now Yadkin Co.) at Deep Creek and there Dani el & Deborah, with their family, attended that Quaker Monthly Meeting unti l they removed to Tennessee. Some members of the family became members o f the Christian Church (later Church of Christ) at Wilson Hill. All of Daniel's children are believed to have been members of a Quaker Monthly Meeting but for marrying "out of unity" as the Quakers termed marrying non Quakers, most of his children were disowned. No evidence shows that Daniel or Deborah were ever disowned and they probably remained Quakers, at least in outlook, in Tennessee Other children of Daniel & Deborah Bills (according to L.C. Jones) were : 9. Daniel, Jr., b 1783, m (1) Patsey Jasrvis; (2) Mary Ketchum 10. Jonathan, b 1785, m (1) Kate Royal; (2) Jane Wilkes 11. Thomas, b 1788, m Mary Collins 12. John, b 23 Mar 1791, m Susannah Powell ...From Bills Cemetery, Maury Co., Tenn. Isaac Bills, Esq. 19 Nov 1776-24 Aug 1821 Mrs. Lillias Bills, 6 Nov 1773- 26 Feb 1850. for 27 years the consort o f Isaac Bills, Esq. from whose union came: Alvin W., John H., Placebo M., Sarah E., Olivia L., Isaac N., and Martha E. Patience Bills married James Houston in Iredell Co., NC about 1796, and her brother Isaac Bills, married Lillias Houston , sister of James, at the same time. The double wedding was performed at the house of Christopher Houston, father of Lillias and James, on Hunting Creek, nea r the community of Houstonville, NC, by Rev. James Hall, a Presbyterian minister. Notes provided by Don Bills: Marriage Source: D.A.R Patriot Index Lived near Globe, Tenn then in Maury Co., now in Marshall Co., Tenn. Sources: 1. N.J. Archives, Vol. 22. NJ Marriage Licenses. 2. Vol. 1 Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy by Hinshaw. 1. 8 children Birth trecords and marriages pgs. 527, 777, 800, 981,988, 989
