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George Hills 1578 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1578

Birth Location: Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 March 1649

Death Location: Great Burstead, Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Joseph Hill

Mother: Sarah Smith-Hills

Spouse(s): Mary Hills

Children(s): Sarah Hills, Joseph Hills, Abigail Hills, John Hills, Rebecca Hills, Elizabeth Short, Martha Hills, Abraham Hill

George Hills was born in 1578 in Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Joseph Hill and Sarah Smith-Hills. George Hills married Mary Elizabeth Symonds Hills, and had children including Sarah Hills, Joseph Hills, Abigail Hills, John Hills, Rebecca Hills, Elizabeth "Margery" Hills-Briggs Short, Martha Hills, Abraham Hill. George Hills passed away in 1649 in Great Burstead, Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • George Hills was born in 1578 in Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Joseph Hill and Sarah Smith-Hills.
  • George Hills married Mary Elizabeth Symonds Hills, and had children including Sarah Hills, Joseph Hills, Abigail Hills, John Hills, Rebecca Hills, Elizabeth "Margery" Hills-Briggs Short, Martha Hills, Abraham Hill.
  • George Hills passed away in 1649 in Great Burstead, Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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George Hills's Ancestors

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George Hills
1578 – 1649
Birth Place: Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Joseph Hill
1548 – 1649
Great Burstead, Basildon District, Essex, England
Sarah Smith-Hills
1548 – 1581
Great Burstead, Basildon District, Essex, England
Grandparents
William\Willyam ((Sir) Lewis) Smith\Smythe
1530 – 1578
Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Smith
1520 – 1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Smythe
1494 – 1532

George Hills's Descendants

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George Hills (20 November 1578 – 24 March 1649) m. Mary (Elizabeth Symonds) Hills (April 1578 – 24 March 1649)
  1. 1. Sarah Hills (13 July 1600 – )
  2. 2. Joseph Hills (3 March 1601 – 5 February 1687)
  3. 3. Abigail Hills (15 April 1604 – )
  4. 4. John Hills (15 April 1604 – 1606)
  5. 5. Rebecca Hills (28 February 1606 – )
  6. 6. Elizabeth ("Margery" Hills-Briggs) Short (1610 – c. 1649) m. Clement (Maine) Short, (1610 – 1680)
    1. 1. Clement (Maine) Short (14 March 1637 – 18 March 1689) m. Faith (Thankful Munt) Short (24 Apr 1645 – 18 March 1689)
      1. 1. Mary\Mercy Short (1676 – 18 April 1712) m. Joseph Marshall (14 April 1672 – 24 April 1748)
        1. 1. Ruth Marshall (21 Aug 1704 – 13 Mar 1781) m. David Clark (18 May 1704 – 07 Aug 1778)
  7. 7. Martha Hills (1610 – )
  8. 8. Abraham Hill (14 June 1615 – 13 February 1669)

George Hills's Timeline

2 Records

1578
20 November 1578
Birth of George Hills in Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1649
24 March 1649
Age 71
Death of George Hills in Great Burstead, Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great Burstead, Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1578
    Event Place: Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1649
    Event Place: Great Burstead, Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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