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Abigail Hills (Soper)

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Birthplace: Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut
Death: May 24, 1822 (80-81)
New York, NY, United States
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Daughter of John Soper and Phebe Soper
Wife of Dea. Seth Hills, Rev. War Vet.
Mother of Statira Hills; Jesse Hills; Elisha Hills; Candace Grant; Hannah Hills and 3 others
Sister of Pheobe Soper Beach Leonard Turner; Dr. Joel Soper; David Soper; Timothy Soper and Mordecai Soper

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About Abigail Hills

Source:
Genealogical Data Relating to the Ancestry and Descendants of William Hills, The English Emigrant to New England in 1632 and of Joseph Hills, the English Emigrant to New England in 1638


Soper, Abigail, pg 90.
Soper, Joel, pg 91

Hill Genealogy

90. Seth4 (Benoni3, Joseph2, William'), b. Durham, Conn., September 13, 1736 ; d. Vernon, N. Y., June 3, 1826. Married, 1st, November 1, 1760, Abigail, daughter of John and Phebe (Moore) Soper (John,2 Deacon John1), b. 1741, d. .

Married, 2d, July 17, 1788, Mrs. Catharine (Beach) Goodwin.
Children of Seth and Abigail (Soper) Hills were
: 217. Statira, b. Winchester, Conn., July 6, 1762; d. Booneville, 1840.
218. Jesse, b. Winchester, Conn., May 7, 1764. 

219. Elisha, b. Goshen, Conn., May 8, 1766; d. June 11, 1766.
220. Elisha, b. Goshen, Conn., Dec. 9,1769; d. Hanover, March 9, 1826.
221. Candace, b. Goshen, Conn., June 1, 1772; d. Vernon, N. Y., March 23, 1849.

222. Hannah, b. Goshen, Conn., May 19, 1776.
228. Seth, b. Goshen, Conn., April 20, 1779; d. Vernon, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1813.
224. Ira, b. Goshen, Conn., June 22, 1782 ; d. 

Source:
A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records: Hartford district, 1729-1750

Soper John Windsor Invt 3524 14 03 Taken 7 December 1749 by Solomon Clark and Abell Gillet Additional invt 16 00 00 Taken 6 February 1749 50 by Jonathan Olcott and Stephen Loomis Jr Court Record Page 111 5 December 1749 This Court grant Adms on the estate of John Soper late of Windsor unto Capt Peletiah Mills Phineas Drake and Phebe Moore of Windsor who gave bonds with Jonathan Olcott of Hartford Page 129 17 May 1750 An account of debts and charges on the estate of John Soper was now exhibited in Court by Capt Peletiah Mills and Phineas Drake Adms on sd estate amounting to 1965 14 03 which account is accepted and ordered to be filed Page 133 15 June 1750 John Soper a minor son of John Soper chose Dr Daniel Hooker to be his guardian Recog 500 Page 80 Vol XVI u December 1752 Daniel Hooker guardian to John Soper a minor about 19 years of age desires to be discharged from his guardianship to sd minor and the sd John Soper made choice of Stephen Loomis of Windsor to be his guardian Recog 500 Page 82 26 December 1752 Joel Soper a minor 18 years of age made choice of his mother Phebe Soper to be his guardian Recog 300 And this Court appoint the sd Phebe Soper guardian to Abigail Soper a minor age 11 years daughter of sd deceased Recog 300 Page 104 7 August 1753 Elizabeth Soper a minor 17 years of age daughter of John Soper chose her sister Phebe Soper to be her guardian Recog 300 Abigail Soper also made choice of her sister Phebe Soper to be her guardian Recog 300 Page 113 8 February 1754 A further account of Adms was exhibited in Court by Capt Peletiah Mills and Phineas Drake Adms Accepted Order to distribute To John Soper eldest son a double share to Joel David and Timothy and to Phebe Elizabeth and Abigail Soper to each of them a single share of sd estate And appoint Jonathan Gil lett Jonah Gillett and Samuel Cutler of Windsor distributors Page 65 Vol XVII 13 May 1755 Report of the distributors 1745 TO 17S0 PROBATE RECORDS 651

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Abigail Hills's Timeline

1741
1741
Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut
1762
July 6, 1762
1762
1765
May 17, 1765
1769
December 9, 1769
1772
June 1, 1772
1776
May 19, 1776
Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut
1779
April 20, 1779
Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut
1782
June 22, 1782
Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut