Generation 1

JOHN HILL (d. 1644) of Dorchester

Parents:

John Hill died on 31 May 1644. [Ref] He married Frances Unknown. [Ref] She was born about 1608. [Ref] She died between 13 Feb 1667/8, when she was taxed, and 1680. [Ref]

Frances was admitted to the Dorchester church about 1638. [Ref]

John is first mentioned in the Dorchester records on 6 Jan 1633/4. [Ref] He was granted land in Dorchester on 18 Feb 1636, 2 Jan 1637/8 and 18 Mar 1638. [Ref]

In his will, dated 11 Apr 1660, John mentions his eldest son John; his son Samuel; his daughter Mary; his wife Frances. [Ref]

John lived in that part of Dorchester called Uncaty (now Milton). [Ref]

Childen of John Hill and Frances Unknown:

1. John Hill was born about 1630. He died on 23 Jan 1717/8. He married Hannah Unknown. He married second the widow Elizabeth Bullard.
2. Frances Hill was born about 1632. [Ref] She died on 18 Nov 1676 in Dorchester. [Ref] She married, as his second wife, Jonas Austin, Sr. of Taunton, on 14 Dec 1667. [Ref] Jonas died on 30 Jul 1687 in Taunton. [Ref]
   Frances was dismissed to the church in Taunton on 28 Jun 1674. [Ref]
   
3. Rebecca Hill was born about 1634 in Dorchester. [Ref] She died on 13 May 1676. [Ref] She married Joseph Gray of Taunton on 25 Feb 1667/8. [Ref]
   Rebecca was dismissed to the church in Taunton on 12 Feb 1664/5. [Ref]
   
4. Mary Hill was born about 1636. [Ref] She died on 15 Aug 1726. [Ref] She married Thomas Breck on 12 Feb 1656/7. [Ref] Thomas died on 23 Apr 1703. [Ref]
   Thomas and Mary lived in Sherborn. [Ref]
   
5. Samuel Hill was born and baptised in 1638. [Ref] He died on 12 Jan 1708/9. [Ref] He married Martha Unknown about 1667. [Ref] She died on 13 Sep 1715 in Dorchester. [Ref]
   Samuel was a husbandman. [Ref]
   
6. Jonathan Hill was baptised on 12 Jul 1640 in Dorchester. [Ref] He married Mary Unknown. [Ref]
   Jonathan was a tailor of Bridgewater. [Ref]
   
7. Hannah Hill was baptised in Dec 1641. [Ref] She married Daniel Fisher of Taunton about 1662. [Ref]
   Hannah was dismissed to the church in Taunton on 18 Feb 1671/2. [Ref]
   
8. Mercy Hill was baptised on 8 Jan 1642/3. [Ref] She died on 7 Jul 1709. [Ref] She married Elkanah Willis of Bridgewater. [Ref] Elkanah, the son of Nathaniel Willis, was born on 20 May 1639 in Sandwich. [Ref] He died on 12 Dec 1711. [Ref]
   Elkanah was a school master and "much respected" citizen of Bridgewater. [Ref]
   
9. Ruth Hill was born in Aug 1644. She died on 1 Sep 1736 in Sudbury. She married Roger Willis.
10. Ebenezer Hill was born about 1644 in Dorchester. [Ref] He died in the spring of 1696. [Ref] He married first Ruth Bailey about 1683. [Ref] Ruth was the daughter of Guido and Elizabeth Bailey of Bridgewater. [Ref] Ebenezer married second Sarah Unknown about 1692. [Ref]
11. Israel Hill died before 31 Jul 1677, when administration on his estate was granted to his brother Ebenezer. [Ref] He was killed by the Indians. [Ref]
    Israel was a carpenter of Dorchester. [Ref]
    
12. Martha Hill was baptised on 20 Aug 1648. [Ref]
13. Mehitable Hill was baptised on 18 Feb 1650/1. [Ref] She died, unmarried, on 5 Mar 1679. [Ref]
    Mehitable must have lived in Sudbury with her sister Ruth and Ruth's husband. When Ruth's family moved to Dorchester during King Philip's War, Roger Willis was charged with her support. [Ref]

JOHN HILL (c. 1630 - 1718) of Sherborn

Parents: John Hill and Frances Unknown [Ref]

John Hill was born about 1630. [Ref, p. 4] He died on 23 Jan 1717/8. [Ref, p. 4] He married first Hannah Unknown [Ref] about 1653. [Ref, p. 5] Hannah died in Nov 1690. [Ref, p. 5] She received a bequest from Abraham Martin of Rehoboth. [Ref, p. 5] John married second Elizabeth, the widow of Benjamin Bullard of Sherborn, about 1693. [Ref, p. 5] She died on 1 Dec 1719. [Ref, p. 5]

In 1657 he was one of those who purchased a large tract of land from the Indians and founded the town of Sherborn. [Ref, p. 4]

On 18 Feb 1712/3 John deeded half of his homestead to his daughter Abigail and her husband James Adams. [Ref, p. 4]

John signed his will on 10 Dec 1717. He mentioned his daughter Abigail and her husband James Adams; his eldest son Samuel Hill; his sons Ebenezer, John and Eleazer Hill; the heirs of his daughter Abigail Leland; his daughter Mary Ellis; the heirs of his daughter Hannah; the heir of his his daughter Sarah. The executors of his will were his son Samuel Hill and his wife's son Ebenezer Bullard. [Ref, p. 4]

Children of John Hill and Hannah Unknown:

1. Dea. Samuel Hill was born about 1654. [Ref][Ref, p. 5] He died on 24 Mar 1723. [Ref] He married Hannah Twitchell on 4 Nov 1679. [Ref] Hannah was the daughter of Benjamin Twitchell and Mary Riggs. [Ref]
   Samuel was a husbandman in that part of Medfield that was later Medway. [Ref] He was a deacon in Medfield. [Ref]
2. Ebenezer Hill was born about 1656. [Ref, p. 5]
   
3. Abigail Hill was born on 2 Feb 1657/8 in Medfield. She died on 5 Oct 1689 in Sherborn. She married Dea. Hopestill Leland.
4. John Hill was born on 14 Mar 1660/1 in Medfield. [Ref, p. 5] He died on 23 May 1738. [Ref, p. 5] He married Hannah Rockwood about 1693. She was the daughter of Dea. Samuel and Hannah (Ellis) Rockwood of Medfield. [Ref, p. 8] She was the granddaughter of Nicholas Rocket [Rockwood]. She was born on 1 Oct 1673. [Ref, p. 8] She died on 7 Feb 1729/30. [Ref, p. 8]
5. Mary Hill was born on 28 Oct 1662 in Medfield. [Ref, p. 5] She died on 3 Mar 1729. [Ref, p. 5] She married, as his second wife, John Ellis of Medfield on 7 Apr 1698 in Boston. [Ref, p. 5] He was born on 26 Apr 1646. [Ref, p. 5] He died on 14 Nov 1716. [Ref, p. 5]
6. Eleazer Hill was born on 29 Jun 1664 in Medfield. [Ref, p. 5] He died in 1725. [Ref, p. 8] He married first Sarah Breck about 1688. [Ref, p. 8] Sarah was the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Hill) Brck of Sherborn. [Ref, p. 8] She was born about 1661 and died on 6 Jul 1699. [Ref, p. 8] Eleazer married second, as her second husband, Rebecca (Clark) Richardson on 20 Mar 1702/3. [Ref, p. 8] Rebecca was the daughter of Joseph and Alice (Pepper) Clark. [Ref, p. 8] She was born on 16 Aug 1660. [Ref, p. 8] She died on 17 Feb 1738/9. [Ref, p. 8] She was the widow of John Richardson of Medfield.
7. Johnson Hill was born on 22 Jun 1666 in Medfield. [Ref, p. 5] He probably died young. [Ref, p. 5]
8. Hannah Hill was born about 1668. [Ref, p. 5] She died on 2 Jun 1691. [Ref, p. 5] She married Daniel Pond, J. of Wrentham on 30 Sep 1686. [Ref, p. 5] He died after 1734. [Ref, p. 5]
9. Sarah Hill was born about 1670. [Ref, p. 5] She married John Perry, Jr. of Sherborn. [Ref, p. 5] He was born on 24 Dec 1667. [Ref, p. 5]

Children of John Hill and Elizabeth Unknown:

1. Abigail Hill was born on 10 Jun 1695. [Ref, p. 5] She died on 17 Sep 1736. [Ref, p. 5] She married James Adams of Sherborn on 1 Jan 1712/3. [Ref, p. 5] He was born on 7 Jul 1693. [Ref, p. 5] He died on 14 Jan 1727/8. [Ref, p. 5]

RUTH HILL (1644 - 1736)

Parents: John Hill and Frances Unknown

Ruth Hill was born in Aug 1644. [Ref] She died on 1 Sep 1736 in Sudbury. [Ref] She married Roger Willis on 19 Jul 1664. [Ref]

Ruth joined the Dorchester church in 1678. [Ref]

Ruth Willis of Sudbury, "Relict Widow of Roger Willis of Sudbury, Yeoman, Deceased", signed a deed with her siblings on 14 Feb 1734. [Ref]

Generation 3

ABIGAIL HILL (1658 - 1689)

Parents: John Hill and Hannah Unknown

Abigail Hill was born on 2 Feb 1657/8 [Ref] in Medfield. [Ref][Ref, p. 5] She died on 5 Oct 1689 [Ref] in Sherborn. [Ref] She married Dea. Hopestill Leland on 5 Nov 1678 [Ref] in Medfield. [Ref]

References

Bartlett, J. Gardner, "John Hill of Dorchester and his Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 58, 1904, 157- 168.

Bartlett, Gardner, John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., 1633, and Five Generations of His Descendants, Boston, Lew C. Hill, 1904.

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007.

McTeer, Frances and Frederick C. Warner, "The Willis Family of Sudbury, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register," 114, 1960, 22-43.