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John Hill 1338 – 1408 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1338

Birth Location: Hill's Court, Exeter, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 24 JUN 1408

Death Location: Shilston Barton Manor, Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Father: Richard Hill

Mother: Joan Bassett

Spouse(s): Dionysia Durborough

Children(s): Robert Hill

The story of John Hill began in 1338 in Hill's Court, Exeter, Devonshire, England. John Hill married Dionysia Durborough, and had children including Robert Hill. John Hill passed away in 1408 in Shilston Barton Manor, Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Hill began in 1338 in Hill's Court, Exeter, Devonshire, England.
  • John Hill married Dionysia Durborough, and had children including Robert Hill.
  • John Hill passed away in 1408 in Shilston Barton Manor, Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hill's Ancestors

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John Hill
1338 – 1408
Birth Place: Hill's Court, Exeter, Devonshire, England
Parents
Richard Hill
1320 – 1363
Exeter, Devon, England
Joan Bassett
1311 – 1413
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Willelmo Bridgnorth De) Hill
1294 – 1349
Burford, Shropshire, England
Alice Baggard
1295 – 1360
Hodnet, Shropshire, England
Ralph Bassett
1273 – 1343
Market Drayton, Staffordshire, England
Joan (Lady Ross on Wye) Grey
1283 – 1353
Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Grey
1258 – 1323
Anne Ferrers
1267 – 1337
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Grey
1281 – 1325
Anne Despenser
1252 – 1322

John Hill's Descendants

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John Hill (1338 – 24 JUN 1408) m. Dionysia Durborough (1342 – 13 OCT 1387)
  1. 1. Robert Hill (1 JAN 1375 – 25 APR 1423) m. Isabella, (Lady of Spaxton Hall,) Wadham (1370 – 25 APR 1423)
    1. 1. Robert Hill (1392 – 12 MAY 1444) m. Margaret Champernoun (1396 – 1434)
      1. 1. William Hill (20 OCT 1422 – )
      2. 2. Eleanor Hill (ABT 1443 – From 1463 to 1556)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Hill (ABT 1444 – From 1465 to 1558)
      4. 4. John Hill (ABT 1657 – ) m. Elizabeth Williams (25 OCT 1665 – 18 JUN 1731) m. Elizabeth m. <Living>
    2. 2. Sheriff (Robert II of Shilston Hill) Hale (1392 – 12 MAY 1444) m. Margaret Champernoun (1396 – 1434)
      1. 1. Joan Hill (1412 – ) m. Henry (De) Beaufort (ABT 1376 – 11 APR 1447)
      2. 2. Margaret Hill (ABT 1418 – ) m. Ralph Reskymer (ABT 1412 – 1465) m. Richard Fortescue (<1418> – Unknown)
      3. 3. John Hill (29 MAY 1420 – 1455) m. Maud (Matilda) Daubeny (1371 – 21 APR 1416)
      4. 4. Robert Hill (APR 1421 – 8 SEP 1493) m. Alice Stourton (1432 – 1491)
        1. 1. Robert Hill (1452 – ) m. Alice Wood (1439 – 1478)
        2. 2. Johanna Hill (ABT 1466 – 1557) m. Nicholas Wadham (1472 – 5 JUN 1541) m. Nicholas Wadham (ABT 1460 – 1539/1542)
        3. 3. Margaret Hill (1467 – JAN 1508) m. Hugh Luttrell (1460 – 1 FEB 1522)
        4. 4. Giles Hill (1 JAN 1469 – 30 APR 1547) m. Agnes Brent (1479 – 1533)
      5. 5. William Hill (20 OCT 1422 – ) m. Margaret Barker (1342 – Unknown)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Hill (1423 – 1456) m. Otho Gilbert (24 MAR 1419 – 2 FEB 1493) m. Othelo Gilbert (1516 – 5 AUG 1593)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gylbert (1450 – 1493) m. Thomas Saxby (1450 – 1500)
      7. 7. Thomas Hill (21 NOV 1423 – )
    3. 3. Jane Hill (ABT 1400 – ABT 1427) m. Thomas Carminow (1396 – 20 DEC 1442)

John Hill's Timeline

2 Records

1338
1338
Birth of John Hill in Hill's Court, Exeter, Devonshire, England
Hill's Court, Exeter, Devonshire, England
1408
24 JUN 1408
Age 70
Death of John Hill in Shilston Barton Manor, Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devon, England
Shilston Barton Manor, Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1338
    Event Place: Hill's Court, Exeter, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1408
    Event Place: Shilston Barton Manor, Modbury, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: John the Baptist Church, Exeter, Devonshire, England

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