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Colonel Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1590–1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1590

Birth Location: Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 15 May 1644

Death Location: Elizabeth City, Virginia

Father: Colonel Hill

Mother: Lady Atkinson

Spouse(s): Lady Boyle

Children(s): Captain Hill

In 1590, Colonel Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses entered the world in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England, born to Colonel Robert The Immigrant Hill And Lady Judith Todde Atkinson. In 1624, Colonel Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses resided in Virginia Pioneer, Elizabeth City, Virginia. Colonel Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses married Lady Mary Elizabeth Boyle, and had children including Captain Thomas Hill. Colonel Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses passed away in 1644 in Elizabeth City, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1590, Colonel Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses entered the world in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England, born to Colonel Robert The Immigrant Hill And Lady Judith Todde Atkinson.
  • In 1624, Colonel Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses resided in Virginia Pioneer, Elizabeth City, Virginia.
  • Colonel Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses married Lady Mary Elizabeth Boyle, and had children including Captain Thomas Hill.
  • Colonel Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses passed away in 1644 in Elizabeth City, Virginia.

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Children(s)

Colonel Burgesses's Ancestors

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Colonel Burgesses
1590–1644
Birth Place: Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
Parents
Colonel Robert "The Immigrant" Hill
1570–1631
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Lady (Judith Todde) Atkinson
1568–1622
London, England
Grandparents
George (Hill of Court of Hill &) Blore
1545–1610
Ellesmere, Shropshire, England (arrived Jamestown 1607)
Isabelle Crosse
1555–1606
St Mary Le Bow (or Le Bone), London, England
William (J.) Atkinson
1548–1608
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret Langstroth
1550–1570
Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hill
1520–1570
Margaret Barker
1520–1567
Sir Crosse
1524–1593
Lady Spark
1530–1578
Sir Grimsby
1525–1568
Lady Grimsby
1531–1553
Thomas Langstroth
1532–1553
Margaret Weatherheade
1529–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Esquire
1498–1561
Agnes Bird
1502–1589
Sir Charlenge
1500–1549
Lady Wentworth
1500–1558
Sir Grimsby
1500–1560
Lady Atkinson
1503–1587
George Fordell
1496–1547
Lady Adamson
1495–1539
Adam Longstroth
1489–1548
Agnes Eltham
1498–1540

Colonel Burgesses's Descendants

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Colonel (Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of) Burgesses (25 May 1590–15 May 1644) m. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Boyle (Nov 1584–1665)
  1. 1. Captain (Thomas) Hill 1610–1657 m. Mary (Piersey or) Percy 1612–1683
    1. 1. Lady (Martha Corlee) Hill 1638–1728 m. Sir (William James) Bush 1642–1716
      1. 1. Martha Bush 1682–1733 m. William (Kerley or) Curlee 1702–1736
        1. 1. Martha Kearly 1725–1793 m. William (Britton) Jones 1725–1784

Colonel Burgesses's Timeline

3 Records

1590
25 May 1590
Birth of Colonel Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
1624
1624
Age 34
Colonel Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses resided here in Virginia Pioneer, Elizabeth City, Virginia
Virginia Pioneer, Elizabeth City, Virginia
1644
15 May 1644
Age 54
Death of Colonel Edward Richard Hill Acting Governor of Maryland, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses in Elizabeth City, Virginia
Elizabeth City, Virginia

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Virginia Pioneer, Elizabeth City, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1644
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Virginia

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