General Notes

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"William Hinson was born in Roberson County, North Carolina 15 Jun 1810,
the son of Joshua Hinson.  He remained in North Carolina until after
1835.  He then migrated to Alabama, and it is said that he mande the
entire trip from North Carolina to Alabama on horseback.
Arriving at what was then known as Centrevelle (now Troy), William
worked for about a year with a Mr. Silas Lee, about two miles west of the
city.  At the time of his arrival, all lands were public and the settlers
were few and far apart. Among the neighbors at that time were William
Rushing, Esq., (William Rushing's daughter, Lucinda, later married
William Hinson's son, Asbury), Edward Wilson, David Coskrey, Cornelius
Smart, James Corbit, Thomas King, and Holley Goff.  It is interesting to
note that one Edward Wilson, Sr. was in Columbus Co., N. C. and witnessed
a deed between Joshua Hinson and Joseph Watters in 1823 (Deed Book D, p.
124, Columbus Co., N. C.).  It is probable that William went to Pike
County because he already had friends there.
On 14 December 1839, William was married to Martha Ann Pugh, a
well-to-do farmer and slaveholder.  They settled on public land three
miles west of Centreville, in Sec. 35, Township 10, Range 20.  William
and Martha accrued a fine farm and lived there for fifty years, raining a
family of two sons, Mastin Asbury and Everett Eli, and three daughters,
Rita Ann, Caroline, and Nancy Jane.
William and Martha were members of the Primitive Baptist Church,
William having  been baptized by Elder Solomon Reaves at Beaverday
Church, Columbus Co., N. C. (From Columbus Co., N. C. Recollections and
Records, edited by Ann Courtney Ward Little, we learned that  "Solomon
Reaves was a large landowner and preacher.  He spoke at churches and tent
meetings through out the territory.  Apparently he was the best known
preacher in the area.  His services were in great demand.")  William
transferred his letter to the Beulah Primitive Baptist Church in Troy,
August 4, 1838, and Martha joined by "experience" on October 4, 1849.
William maintained an unspotted Christian character and never was he
known to indulge in habits of general dissipation or profanity.
William was a democrat all of his life and was true to the principles
of that party.
Martha Ann was born 23 January 1820 the daughter of Mastin B. Pugh.
She moved to Pike County with her father when she was 8 or 9 years old
and they settled near the Conecuh River at what is known as the Pugh
Bridge Crossing.
After her marriage and until she became too old and feeble in health,
she was known as the family doctor in her neighborhood.  Martha was a
helpmeet to her husband and a good mother to her children.  She attended
to the affairs in her household herself in preference to leaving them to
others, claiming that "none" of the domestics now procurable will do to
trust to the extent that she would like and in the absence of proper
training they are wanting in their persevering and industrious habits
essential to make them what they should be."  (1)
(1) The Hinson Family Genealogy, compiled and edited by Hazel Hinson
Buffaloe. Copy in Troy Public Library, Troy, AL.
1870 Federal Cenus of Pike Co., AL
Household #521
Hinson, William 59 NC Farmer
Martha 50 AL Housekeeping
Ann 27 AL
Hinson, John 21 AL. Black male
William Hinson was probably the son of Joshua Hinson, b. ca. 1785, who
was probably the son of Martin (or Mastin)  Hinson, b. ca. 1759 in SC (or
NC.)  (This Martin Hinson married in Pike  Co. at the age of 89 and was
listed in the 1850 Pike County census.)
Troy Messenger. Troy, Alabama. March 6, 1879
"Married on the evening of the 27th ult. at the residence of Mr. William
Hinson in this county by Judge B. W. Starke, Mr. James Wilson and Miss
Clifford Cooper.  The attendants were Mr. James Wilks and Miss Clara
Wilson and Mr. James Shirley and Miss Fannie McCreary. A large and