Was of English descent, his grand-father Hill having emigrated from England to Virginia in 1620
1765 moved to Surry County, NC (settled on "Town Fork" now in Stokes County) and was a member of the Provincial Congress which met at Hillsboro, NC, August 20 - September 10, 1775.
Source, History of Acker-Halbert Family, p 12: William was of English descent, his grand-father Hill having emigrated from England to Virginia in 1620. in 1736 he moved to Surry County, North Carolina, and was a member of the Provincial Congress which met at Hillsboro, North Carolina, August 20, 1775. His last will and testament was probated in Surry county, North Carolina, in February, 1787. Book 2, page 73