William Hill, IV

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William Hill (bef. 1702 - 1787)

William Hill

Born before 16 May 1702 in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut

Son of William Hill and Abigail (Osborn) Hill

Brother of Joseph Hill

Husband of Rebecca (Sanford) Hill — married 28 Feb 1730 in Fairfield, Connecticut

[children unknown]

Died Aug 1787 [location unknown]

Profile last modified 7 Mar 2019 | Created 2 Aug 2017

Biography

1702 is the date of his baptism in the Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

Name: William Hill Father: William Hill Baptism Date: 12 Jun 1702 Baptism Place: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Volume Title: Volume 033 Fairfield Source Information Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.

in the Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999

Name: William Hill Probate Date: 13 Jul 1787 Probate Place: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1787 Inferred Death Place: Connecticut, USA Item Description: Probate Records, Vol 4-5, 1775-1790 Table of Contents 1 images Will Papers 1 Source Citation Probate Records, 1744-1916; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Danbury District); Probate Place: Fairfield, Connecticut Source Information Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts

(II) William (2) Hill, son of William (1) and Sarah Hill, was born in England, and came with his father to Dorchester, Massachusetts, and afterwards to Windsor, Connecticut, where he was granted lands. He was one of the most prominent of the citizens of the town. He was town recorder in 1650, acting in that capacity for several years, receiving town papers of value from Roger Ludlow, when the latter left Fairfield, in 1654. Mention is made in early colonial records of his having received a portion of his father's estate from his father-in-law, Mr. Greenleaf, his mother's second husband. (The term stepfather was not then in use.) On February 13, 1670, he was granted the Lewis lot on the northwest corner of Newton Square. His death occurred on December 19, 1684. He married, at Fairfield, Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Rev. John Jones, of that place. Their children were: 1. William, mentioned below. 2. Eliphalet, whose wife was Esther, died in 1695. 3. Joseph, died in 1696. 4. John, married Jane , and died in 1727. 5. James. 6.

(III) William (3) Hill, son of William (2) and Elizabeth (Jones) Hill, was prominent publicly all his life, and died in 1728. He married Abigail, daughter of David Osborn, of Eastchester, on October 7, 1691. Their children, born at Fairfield, were: 1. Abigail, born January 8, 1694. 2. Joseph, mentioned below. 3. William, baptized May 14, 1699, died young. 4. William, baptized June 12, 1702. 5. David, born April 7, 1706. 6. Catherine, born January 2, 1717. (IV) Deacon Joseph Hill, son of William (3) and Abigail (Osborn) Hill, was born at Fairfield, Connecticut, April 1, 1697. He married Abigail Dimon, on March 30, 1731. Their children were: 1. Abigail, born March 21, 1732; married David Gould, lived in Fairfield, and died at an advanced age. 2. Sarah, born August 21, 1733; married William Wakeman; lived and died in Fairfield. 3. David, born April 22, 1737. 4. Ebenezer, mentioned below. 5. Jabez, born June 17, 1744; settled in Weston, Connecticut; was captain of a company in the Third Regiment of Light Horse, and major in May, 1777; he served in the Danbury Alarm in 1777; married Sarah, daughter of Colonel John Read, of Redding, Connecticut. 6. Moses, born January 11, 1748, died October 3, 1777.

Sources

American Biography: A New Cyclopedia, Volume 4 edited by William Richard CutterAmos Eagle Elliston Todd, Charles. The History of Redding, Connecticut (Grafton Press, New York, 1906) Page 265