Thank you for the responses! I should have included in my earlier query (yesterday) that "my" Joseph HILL:

(b. ca1782 NC & 'baptized ca1805 Chinquapin Chapel Baptist Church [which is in Jones co] by John Koonce', per obit)

was in Georgia by ca1808. It is believed he married Mary Warren in Washington or Burke co (eastern) GA ca1808. He lived most of his life in Wilkinson co (central) GA, but died in Worth co (southwest) GA in 1858.

Any additional info on his NC origins/possible connections would be most appreciated!