 Abt 1602 - 1664
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| Name |
John Hill |
| Born |
Abt 1602 |
probably, Pitminster, Somerset, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
31 May 1664 |
Milton, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts |
| Notes |
- Bartlett says John Hill was an unmarried yeoman in Chaffcombe, Somerset, in 1628. This is the parish where the Gillett brothers were raised and where their father, William Gillett, was the rector between 1610 and 1642. The Gillett brothers came over to New England in the early 1630's. John Hill left Chaffcombe before 1633 and first settled in Dorchester, MA as did Jonathan Gillett.
The first mention of "Mr. Hill" in the Dorchester records that survive is 5 Aug 1633 when "In the necke, Southward of the plantation, these lotts following are agreed to be set downe,"Mr. Cogan, Mr. Hill, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ludlowe, [etc...], 4 acres a peece, adjoyning on to the other."
Again mentioned 6 Jan 1633[34]. "It is agreed, that the great lotts, from Mr. Rosciters to John Hills lott, tow[ards] Naponset, in bredth, and eight score in length, shall be forthwith enclosed by good sufficient Pale, and that the pale shall be set up and finished by the 20 of March next..."
John Hill came to Dorchester, where he was first granted land on 18 Feb 1636. There is no evidence he joined the church or became a freeman. It has been commonly stated that he was a blacksmith, but nothing appears to substantiate this assertion and the inventory of his estate indicates that he was a farmer. He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston.
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| Person ID |
I11070 |
Bryant |
| Last Modified |
19 Aug 2006 |
| Family |
Frances Tilden-Tileston, b. Abt 1608, England , d. 18 Nov 1676, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts |
| Married |
Abt 1629 |
probably, England |
| Children |
| | 1. John Hill, Jr., b. Abt 1630, probably, England , d. 23 Jan 1717/18, Sherborn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts |
| | 2. Rebecca Hill, b. Abt 1634, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 13 May 1676, Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts |
| | 3. Mary Hill, b. Abt 1636, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 15 Aug 1726, Sherborn, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts |
| | 4. Samuel Hill, b. Abt 1638, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 12 Jan 1709, probably, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 5. Jonathan Hill, d. Aft 1709 |
| | 6. Hannah Hill, b. Bef Dec 1641, probably, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts |
| | 7. Mercy Hill, d. 07 Jul 1709 |
| | 8. Ebenezer Hill, b. Abt 1644, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 1696 |
| | 9. Ruth Hill, b. Aug 1644, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts , d. 01 Sep 1736, Sudbury, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts |
| | 10. Israel Hill, d. Bef Jul 1677 |
| | 11. Martha Hill |
| | 12. Mehitable Hill, d. 05 Mar 1677 |
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| Family ID |
F650 |
Group Sheet |
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