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Hill Ancestral History

In 1639 a John Hill left England landed in Guilford, Connecticut. He died in 1689 and his wife Francis died in 1673. They had five children.

Among their children was John (1644-1690) who married Thankful Stow.

The other son was James who was born in 1648 and married Sarah and had nine children.

THE HILL FAMILY

Transcribed by Scott Hill.

THE ORIGINAL GUILDFORD FAMILY (To Conn. in 1639)

Elizabeth Jones Hill, wife of Benj. Scranton Hill who moved to New York City in 1839, is the source of both the John Hill information and that of James Hill (1712).

John Hill came from England, date 1639, and settled in Guilford, Conn., died in 1689. His wife was Frances --- who died in 1673. Among their five children was John (1644-1690) who married Thankful Stow, and had six children.

The other son was James (1648) who married Sarah --- and had 9 children. One was Daniel (1691) who, married Mindwe.11 ---and had 7 children. The first son was Reuben (3/1/1716) and another son was James (1735). Reuben married Mary (or Mercy) and they had a son James (1756) ` and another, Reuben Jr. (1747) who married Hannah Scranton. The names of their three children are interesting, being Julius (1774), Electra, and Wealthy.

Julius (1774) married Mary A Brown and had 9 children. Curiously there were two sons, one Benjamin Sage and later Benjamin Scranton Hill (date not. recorded) . It was this latter who married Elizabeth Jones and moved to NYC in 1839.

Hill Coats of Arms, Crests, Mottos

Motto: "Avancez" (French) meaning "Advance"

Arms: Quarterly: 1st and 4th erm., on a fesse, sa., a castle, triple towered, arg. for HILL; 2nd and 3rd, per pale sa. and az. a cross-crosslet crossed between 2 acorns in bend, dexter, and as many fleurs-de-lis in bend sinister arg. for CLEGG.

Crests: 1st, HILL, tower, arg., surmounted with a garland of laurel, ppr.; 2nd, CLEGG, in front of two branches of oak fructed in saltire, pprl, a cross-crosslet, crossed or.
Supporters: Dexter, a lion, arg., murally crowned or gorged with a wreath of oak, fructed ppr.; sinister, a horse, arg., bridled and saddled, ppr., murally gorged, gu.

Name: From the Old English word "hyll" meaning hill.

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