Individual Details

James Hill

(26 Apr 1726 - 1802)

James Hill(s) was born Arpil 26, 1726 to Samuel Hill(s) and Ann Brown. He married Eunice Walker May 11, 1749. He was in the Revolution in Massachusetts. He was a blacksmith and a farmer, proved in his will. He was a widow at 46 and most likely did not marry again.

Events

Birth	26 Apr 1726	Rehoboth, British America
Marriage	11 May 1749	Rhode Island, British America - Eunice Walker
Widow	1772
Probate	1802	Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Will	1802
Death	1802	Massachusetts, United States
Occupation		Farmer
Military		American Revolution
Occupation		Blacksmith

Families

Spouse	Eunice Walker (1728 - 1772)
Child	Cynthia Hill (1763 - 1830)

Father	Samuel Hill (1680 - 1732)
Mother	Ann Brown (1684 - 1747)
Sibling	Samuel Hill (1713 - 1758)
Sibling	Benjamin Hill (1718 - )
Sibling	Phebe Hill (1720 - )

Webtags

James Hill in Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War

Notes

Birth

James birth is in the Mayflower Records

Marriage

James and Eunice Walker, both of Rehoboth, married by Rev. John Greenwood May 11, 1749. Int. April 13, 1749

Widow

Eunice died in 1772, James did not marry again, was a widow at age 46.

Probate

James Hill's inventory summarized: Wearing apparrel 1 black straight woolen coat, waistcoats and breeches, hat, mittens, caps and glove, Indoor movables bedstead, flannel sheets, tablecloths, linen sheet, 1 sword and belt, butter mold, ladle, candlestand, bible, silver drinking cup, iron teapspoons, teapot, crockery, chairs tables, farming tools, blacksmith tools, livestock, real estate dwelling huse , corn barn, 10 acres,

Will

James's will is handwritten, with his signature, inventory, a note, my daughter Cynthia wife of Asa Angell …all my estate both real and personal not herein before disposed … after paying my just debts … equally divided between their heirs … son James Hill and daughter Sarah Hills … exec. of this.

Death

James Hill's death is in Mayflower Records

Military

From Massachusetts Soldiers And Sailors of the Revolutionary War source: James, Rehoboth. Sergeant, Capt. John Lyon's or Capt. Jesse Perrin's co-, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, etc. And June, 1776 ... being impaired in health, also on account of his age, 53 years, asking permission to resign his commission; ordered in Council March 3, 1779, that the resignation be accepted.

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; 2013., Volume 2 page 175.

2. Arnold, James N., Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850, a family register for the people Narragansett Historical, Providence, Rhode Island 1891, Volume 9 page 590 Church Records: Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths. Eunice and James Hills, both of Rehoboth, May 11, 1749.

Catalog page at FamilySearch.org

3. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Bristol County Probate Records 1690-1881, Register of Probate; Bristol, Massachusetts.

4. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Bristol Probate Records 1687-1916; Index, 1687-1926 Probate Court Bristol, Massachusetts.

5. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Bristol County Probate Records 1690-1881, Register of Probate; Bristol, Massachusetts.

6. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Bristol Probate Records 1687-1916; Index, 1687-1926 Probate Court Bristol, Massachusetts.

7. Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; 2013., Volume 2 page 175.

8. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Bristol County Probate Records 1690-1881, Register of Probate; Bristol, Massachusetts.

9. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Bristol Probate Records 1687-1916; Index, 1687-1926 Probate Court Bristol, Massachusetts.

10. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Bristol County Probate Records 1690-1881, Register of Probate; Bristol, Massachusetts.

11. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State. Massachusetts Soldiers And Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 1896-1908, Volume 7 page 916.

12. Ancestry.com. US, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2011, Volume 253 image 393 of 428.

Catalog page at Acnestry.com

13. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Bristol County Probate Records 1690-1881, Register of Probate; Bristol, Massachusetts.