John Hill, of Pitminster

Speculated as father of John Hill, of Dorchester

William Hill (1515-1594) married first about 1540, Anne, daughter of John Trowbridge of Colyton, Devonshire; she died about 1560; he married second, about 1563, Lucy, daughter of John Ryves of Dorset.

Children by second wife:

xiv. John, youngest child, but of age in 1592; b. probably about 1570.

• Abstracts of Somersetshire wills, etc: copied from the manuscript ..., Volume 1 By Frederick Arthur Crisp, Frederick Brown
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• A. 33. B. 50. WILLIAM HILL, of Poundsford, Somerset, Esq'r. Will dated June 6, 1592, proved Apr. 20, 1594, by Roger Hill. [31 Dixy.] My daughter Ellinor Hill, 200 marks. My daughter Luce Lawrence, L100. My son Gabriel Hill, 100 marks. My son John Hill, L100. Tho's Hill, L20. Benjamin Hill, L40. My son Alexander2. Residue to my son Roger Hill, Exor. M'r John Colles, & my son Alexander, Overseers.
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• John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., 1633, and five generations of his ... edited by J. Gardner Bartlett
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• WILLIAM3 HILL (Roger,2 William1), born about 1515, established himself at Poundsford in Pitminster, where he died in 1594, having been granted in 1570 the coat of arms mentioned above. Three children of his large
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• family were born before 1548 . . . . He married first about 1540, Anne, daughter of John Trowbridge of Colyton, Devonshire; she died about 1560; he married second, about 1563, Lucy, daughter of John Ryves of Dorset.
• Children by first wife:
  • i. Roger,4 b. about 1542, eldest son.
  • ii. ALEXANDER, second son, lived in Taunton; m. Alice, dau. of John Hansard of Lyme Regis, and had issue.
  • iii. ELIZABETH, m. first, a Hobbs; m. second, a Murifey; m. third, a Martin; d. s. p.
  • iv. WILLIAM, d. s. p.
  • v. ROBERT, d. s. p.
  • vi. HENRY, d. s. p.
  • vii. AMBROSE, d. s. p.
  • viii. GABRIEL, living 1592; d. s. p.
  • ix. SUSAN, d. s. p.
  • x. ELEANOR, m. after 1592, a Gravitt.
• Children by second wife:
  • xi. BENJAMIN, b about 1564; m. and had at least a dau. Anne, living unmarried in 1657, mentioned in the will of her cousin Roger5 Hill of Taunton.
  • xii. LUCY, m. before 1592, William Lawrence of Dorsetshire.
  • xiii. THOMAS, b. about 1568; lived in Chard, where he d. in 1629 probably unmarried. His will, dated Nov. 20, 1628, gives to cousins (i. e. nephews) John Hill and Jonathan Hill, yeomen of Chaffcombe, sons of brother John, 10L each, and 5L more to each on marriage; cousin (i. e. niece) Anne Hill, dau. of brother Benjamin, 5L; to the poor of Pitminster 10s.; residue to friend Thomas Legg of Chard who was executor. [Wells Reg.] [This Thomas Legg of Chard was also intimate with John and Walter Deane of Chard who came to New England, being a witness and overseer of the will of their father William Deane in 1634.]
  • xiv. John, youngest child, but of age in 1592; b. probably about 1570.
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• JOHN4 HILL (William,3 Roger,2 William1) was the youngest child of the family, according to the Visitation, but was of age in 1592, so was born probably about 1570. by his father's will in 1592, he received L10, and from the will of his brother, Thomas4 Hill, it appears that this John4 Hill was married and had, at least sons John5 and Jonathan5 ; but knowledge of his residence or marriage has not yet been secured. Children:
  • i. John,5 b. about 1600.
  • ii. JONATHAN.
• JOHN5 HILL (John,4 William,3 Roger,2 William1), born probably about about 1600, was a yeoman, of age, and living in Chaffcombe, unmarried in 1628 ; but there is no mention of him in the Chaffcombe registers, and the writer has not been able to obtain any further information of him. He may have died unmarried or lived elsewhere in England ; but the following circumstances favor a supposition that this John5' Hill of Chaffcombe may have been identical with John Hill, the emigrant to Dorchester, Mass. ; both were born somewhere about 1600; the latter was married about 1630, the former was unmarried at the end of 1628, but had an inducement from his uncle's will to marry soon ; both were yeoman or farmers ; John5 of Chaffcombe disappears from there about the time that John the emigrant appears in New England ; practically all of the colonists who came to Dorchester, Mass., before 1635 were from the three adjoining counties of Somerset, Dorset, and Devon ; John5 Hill of Chaffcombe was certainly intimate with the Deanes and Cogans, and doubtless with other families in Chard, who came to Dorchester, Mass. ; two of the daughters of John1 Hill of Dorchester, Mass., married into the Gray and Flsher families of Taunton, Mass., who were connected with the Cogans and other families of Chard ; John5 Hill of Chaffcombe was an own, but poor, cousin of John5 Hill of Dorchester, England, who was interested in the "Dorchester Company," which sent parties of colonists to Dorchester, Mass., from 1630 to 1634.'
• Although the name "John Hill" is very common and found in all counties in England, and in many of the parishes, which fact makes identity difficult, still the above circumstances make it seem worth while to investigate in the above line for further information in attempting to trace the ancestry of John1 Hill of Dorchester, Mass.
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6. JOHN (-1)4 HILL (WILLIAM**(-2)3, ROGER**(-32 )HILL, WILLIAM**(-4)1 HILL) was born Abt. 1571 in POUNDISFORD, SOMERSET, ENGLAND, and died Bef. 1629 in ENGLAND; ALIVE 1592. He married JANE GAUD 1602 in PLYMSTOCK, DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND.

Notes for JOHN (-1) HILL:

John received 10 pds. from his father's will in 1592. He was the youngest of the 14 children.

He had married and his two sons, John and Jonathan, received 10 pds. each from their Uncle Thomas' will in 1629. They would receive an additional 5 pds. when they married.

Children of JOHN HILL and JANE GAUD are:

i. JOHN5 HILL, b. Abt. 1600.

ii. JONATHAN HILL, b. Abt. 1603.

John Hill - Jane Gaud

John Hill was born at of Poundisford, Somersetshire, England Abt 1571. His parents were William Hill and Lucy Ryves.

He married Jane Gaud 1600 at Plymstock, Devonshire, England . Jane Gaud was born at of Northampton, England Abt 1575 .

They were the parents of 1 child: John Hill born 1602/03.

John Hill died at England .

Jane Gaud died at England .