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William Hills 1608 – 1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 December 1608

Birth Location: Upminster, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 August 1683

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Hill

Mother: Jane Scarborrow

Spouse(s): Phillis Lyman

Children(s): Sarah Hills

The story of William Hills began in 1608 in Upminster, Essex, England, United Kingdom. William Hills married Phillis Lyman, and had children including Sarah Hills. William Hills passed away in 1683 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hills began in 1608 in Upminster, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Hills married Phillis Lyman, and had children including Sarah Hills.
  • William Hills passed away in 1683 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Children(s)

William Hills's Ancestors

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William Hills
1608 – 1683
Birth Place: Upminster, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Hill
1570 – 1626
Upminster, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Jane Scarborrow
1575 – 1611
Upminster, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hills's Descendants

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William Hills (27 December 1608 – 15 August 1683) m. Phillis Lyman (11 September 1611 – 22 April 1648)
  1. 1. Sarah Hills (February 1633 – 27 March 1691) m. Stephen Davis (1630 – 1691)
    1. 1. Thomas Davis (Abt. 1660 – 26 Jan 1738) m. Mary Davis (1665 – 10 May 1738)
      1. 1. Sarah Davis (Feb 1690 – 01 Feb 1778) m. Thomas Ball (1687 – 18 Oct 1744)
        1. 1. Nathaniel Ball (Abt. 1711 – 1781) m. Esther Osborn (Abt. 1715 – 1758)

William Hills's Timeline

6 Records

1608
27 December 1608
Birth of William Hills in Upminster, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Upminster, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1608
27 Dec 1608
William Hills was baptized in Essex, England
Essex, England
1633
1633
Age 25
William Hills resided here in Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
1636
1636
Age 28
William Hills resided here in Hartford
Hartford
1670
1670
Age 62
William Hills resided here in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
1683
15 August 1683
Age 75
Death of William Hills in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 December 1608
    Event Place: Upminster, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1608
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Freeman, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Hartford
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: A catalogue of the names of the first Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Colonial families of Long Island, New York and Connecticut : being the ancestry & kindred of Herbert Furman Seversmith ...
    [2] Genealogical data relating to the ancestry and descendants of William and Joseph Hills, English emigrants to New England
    [3] Lineal ancestors of Captain James Cory and of his descendants : genealogical, historical and biographical.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 August 1683
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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