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Col. Edward Richard Hill 1590 – 1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1590

Birth Location: Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 15 May 1664

Death Location: Elizabeth City, Colonial Virginia, America

Father: Colonel Hill

Mother: Lady Atkinson

Spouse(s): Mary Boyle, Anne Powell-Hill

Children(s): Col. Maryland, Lady Hill, Capt. Hill, Edward Hills, Capt. Hall, Capt Militia), Col. Maryland

In 1590, Col. Edward Richard Hill entered the world in Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England, born to Colonel Robert "the Immigrant" Hill and Lady Judith Todde Atkinson. In 1624, Col. Edward Richard Hill resided in Virginia Pioneer, Elizabeth City County, VA. Col. Edward Richard Hill married Mary Elizabeth Boyle, Anne Powell-Hill, and had children including Col. Edward Hill, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses; Acting Governor of Maryland, Lady Elizabeth Hill, Capt. Thomas Hill, Edward Hills, Capt. Henry Thomas Hall, Capt Thomas Edward Hill (Virginia Militia), Col. Edward Hill, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses; Acting Governor of Maryland. Col. Edward Richard Hill passed away in 1664 in Elizabeth City, Colonial Virginia, America.

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Biography

  • In 1590, Col. Edward Richard Hill entered the world in Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England, born to Colonel Robert "the Immigrant" Hill and Lady Judith Todde Atkinson.
  • In 1624, Col. Edward Richard Hill resided in Virginia Pioneer, Elizabeth City County, VA.
  • Col. Edward Richard Hill married Mary Elizabeth Boyle, Anne Powell-Hill, and had children including Col. Edward Hill, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses; Acting Governor of Maryland, Lady Elizabeth Hill, Capt. Thomas Hill, Edward Hills, Capt. Henry Thomas Hall, Capt Thomas Edward Hill (Virginia Militia), Col. Edward Hill, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses; Acting Governor of Maryland.
  • Col. Edward Richard Hill passed away in 1664 in Elizabeth City, Colonial Virginia, America.

Immediate Family

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Col. Hill's Ancestors

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Col. Hill
1590 – 1664
Birth Place: Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Parents
Colonel Robert "the Immigrant" Hill
1570 – 1631
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Lady (Judith Todde) Atkinson
1568 – 1622
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (John) Atkinson
1548 – 1608
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Langstroth
1550 – 1570
Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Hill's Descendants

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Col. (Edward Richard) Hill (25 May 1590 – 15 May 1664) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Boyle (1582 – Nov. 24, 1659) m. Anne Powell-Hill (1600 – 1658)
  1. 1. Col. (Edward Hill, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses; Acting Governor of) Maryland (1590-1605 – abt 1624-1663)
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Hill (1600 – 6 Feb 1678)
  3. 3. Capt. (Thomas) Hill (1600 – 1657)
  4. 4. Edward Hills (1605 – abt 1681)
  5. 5. Capt. (Henry Thomas) Hall (24 Jun 1606 – 1657)
  6. 6. Capt (Thomas Edward Hill (Virginia) Militia) (1 Jun 1610 – 1 Jun 1661)
    1. 1. Martha Carbee (Abt. 1662 – Aft. 1716)
      1. 1. John (A.) Bush (1685 – 1 Sep 1728) m. Mary (Ann) Bryan (1 Jun 1695 – 1 Jun 1775)
        1. 1. William (James) Bush (1 Jun 1718 – 1 Jun 1760) m. Mary (Ann) Hand (1705 – 1 Jun 1748)
  7. 7. Col. (Edward Hill, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses; Acting Governor of) Maryland ( – 1663)

Col. Hill's Timeline

4 Records

1590
25 May 1590
Birth of Col. Edward Richard Hill in Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
1609
8 Oct 1609
Age 19
Col. Edward Richard Hill was baptized in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England
1624
1624
Age 34
Col. Edward Richard Hill resided here in Virginia Pioneer, Elizabeth City County, VA
Virginia Pioneer, Elizabeth City County, VA
1664
15 May 1664
Age 74
Death of Col. Edward Richard Hill in Elizabeth City, Colonial Virginia, America
Elizabeth City, Colonial Virginia, America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1590
    Event Place: Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1609
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Virginia Pioneer, Elizabeth City County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1626; Page Number: 273

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Biography, Volume I-II

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1664
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Colonial Virginia, America

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