William Gill is listed in the 1786 Granville Co., NC census, Tara River District, page 1:
William Gill, born 1726-1765 (apparently 1726-32), Granville Co., NC census 1786, Tara River Dist., 2m 21-60, 3wf, 3 black 12-50, 6 black <12 and >50, 14 total (State Census of N.C. 1784-1787, 2nd Ed. Revised, A.K. Register, Gen. Pub. Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1983, p50). This William Gill might be the William Gill who was son of Joseph Gill, Chesterfield Co., VA, but there is a Northumberland Co., VA connection to Granville Co. too.
Adjacent families in the census: Jno. Wms., Geo. Reeves, John Thomason, Jos. Hester, Hy. Nowland, Anthony Lumkin, Groves Howard, John Jones-Taylor, Hermon Goss.
Wm. Gill land grant 648 acres, issued 27 Nov. 1760, 125a issued 6 Feb. 1762 Granville Co. NC. Wm. Gill land grant 200a entered 24 July 1780 issued 21 Oct. 1782 Granville Co., NC. 1783 Wm. Gill of Granville Co., NC sold land to Francis Gill of Chesterfield Co., Va, for £250 specie, 500a on Roan Oak River, Halifax Co., NC, land Wm. Gill bought of Richard Head. 3 Aug. 1783. Wit: Francis Gill, Boling Bolton, Stephen Gill, Joseph Gill, James Gill. Nov. 1783, Halifax Co., NC, Deeds XV, 75. Wm. Gill grand juror 1782, 1785 Granville Co., NC. Wm. Gill, Esq. census 1790 Granville Co., Hillsborough Dist. (Clark 112)(Deeds XV, 75).
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