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Sir Lord Robert Hill 1503 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 July 1503

Birth Location: Houndstone, Somerset, England

Death Date: 4 October 1578

Death Location: St Mabyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Hill

Mother: Lady Brent

Spouse(s): Lady Fauntleroy

Children(s): Sir Hill

Sir Lord Robert Hill , of Heligan Estates was born in 1503 in Houndstone, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Thomas Giles Petty Hill and Lady Agnes Agatha Brent. Sir Lord Robert Hill , of Heligan Estates married Lady Margaret 'Maud' Fauntleroy, and had children including Sir John Thomas Hill. Sir Lord Robert Hill , of Heligan Estates passed away in 1578 in St Mabyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Lord Robert Hill , of Heligan Estates was born in 1503 in Houndstone, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Thomas Giles Petty Hill and Lady Agnes Agatha Brent.
  • Sir Lord Robert Hill , of Heligan Estates married Lady Margaret 'Maud' Fauntleroy, and had children including Sir John Thomas Hill.
  • Sir Lord Robert Hill , of Heligan Estates passed away in 1578 in St Mabyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Hill
1475 – 1547
Birth Location: Houndstone, Somerset, England
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Lady Brent
1479 – 1536
Birth Location: Cossington Manor, (on the Medieval Polden Estate) Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Fauntleroy
1507 – 1582
Birth Location: The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Pentewan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sir Hill
1529 – 1750
Birth Location: Yeovil, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
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Sir Hill's Ancestors

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Sir Hill
1503 – 1578
Birth Place: Houndstone, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Giles Petty Hill
1475 – 1547
Houndstone, Somerset, England
Lady (Agnes Agatha) Brent
1479 – 1536
Cossington Manor, (on the Medieval Polden Estate) Somerset, England
Grandparents
Alice Clark
1496 – 1545
Yarde, Somerset, England
Sir (Lord Robert John) Brent
1440 – 1511
Cossington, Somerset, England
Lady (Margaret) Malet
1448 – 1511
Curry Mallet, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hill's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Lord Robert) Hill (21 July 1503 – 4 October 1578) m. Lady (Margaret 'Maud') Fauntleroy (1507 – 18 December 1582)
  1. 1. Sir (John Thomas) Hill (1529 – abt 1750) m. Lady (Jane Margaret) Rodney (Oct 1532 – 24 October 1604)
    1. 1. Joane (Thomas) Hill (1578 – abt 1601) m. William (Edward) Watson (1580 – 29 Apr 1640) m. John Owen (13 Nov 1580 – 15 Oct 1651)
      1. 1. John Watson (13 April 1603 – 1660) m. Meredith (Jane) Owen (1600 – 1683)
        1. 1. Sir (John) Watson (27 Feb 1631 – 31 October 1680) m. Sarah (Ellen) Briggs (1641 – abt 1675)

Sir Hill's Timeline

5 Records

1503
21 July 1503
Birth of Sir Lord Robert Hill , of Heligan Estates in Houndstone, Somerset, England
Houndstone, Somerset, England
1503
21 July 1503
Birth of Sir Lord Robert Hill , of Heligan Estates in Houndstone, Somerset, England
Houndstone, Somerset, England
1547
1547
Age 44
Sir Lord Robert Hill , of Heligan Estates was married
None
1578
4 Oct 1578
Age 75
Death of Sir Lord Robert Hill , of Heligan Estates in Saint Mabyn, Cornwall, England
Saint Mabyn, Cornwall, England
1578
4 October 1578
Age 75
Death of Sir Lord Robert Hill , of Heligan Estates in St Mabyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
St Mabyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 July 1503
    Event Place: Houndstone, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 July 1503
    Event Place: Houndstone, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1547

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Crookhorne, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 60

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1578
    Event Place: Saint Mabyn, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [3] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 60
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1578
    Event Place: St Mabyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Mabyn, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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