James Hill Sr.

• BIRTH 15 May 1646 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
• DEATH 8 Oct 1707 (aged 61) Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
• BURIAL Village Green Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 170455185

Biography

James Hill married Sarah Griswold September 1682 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut., whose surname is not given by Dr. Steiner. Dr. Talcott's manuscripts on the Griswold family however states that Sarah, daughter of Michael Griswold of Wethersfield, born Sept. 30, 1662, married NN Hill. There seems to be no other, male member of the Guilford family of Hill having a wife Sarah, at a sufficiently early date, except him. The will, dated in 1678, of Michael Griswold, of Wethersfield, who died in 1684, refers to his daughter Sarah Hill. James and Sarah Hill had children named; Sarah, Isaac, James, Ann, Daniel, John, Charity, Michael, and Mary Hill. Michael Griswold, of Wethersfield, and wife Ann had sons Michael and Isaac."

James had a 'parcel of upland' lying at East End given him by his father. He was one of the early settlers of East Guilford and prominent in the movement to have it made a separate society. He was born on 15 May 1646 Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut and died 08 Oct 1707 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut.

for James Hill: He had a "parcel of upland" lying at East End given him by his father. He was one of the early settlers of East Guilford and prominent iin the movement to have it made a separate society.

Please see: The Griswold family, England-America : Edward of Windsor, Connecticut, Matthew of Lyme, Connecticut, Michael of Wethersfield, Connecticut by Griswold, Glenn E; https://archive.org/details/griswoldfamilyen02gris/page/166 (Steven Ferry, February 6, 2019.)

Gravesite Details
Although this person was likely interred in Guilford's original village cemetery (now the commons and public park in downtown Guilford), no surviving gravestone was known in 1818 when all gravestones at the Village Green, but not the people's remains, were dispersed to other town cemeteries.

Parents
John "Goodman" Hill Sr. 1615–1689 (1602-1689)
Frances Draper Symonds Hill 1618–1673 (1608-c.1680)

Spouse
Sarah Griswold Hill 9/30/1662–5/8/1729 m 9/1682) in Guilford, CT d of Michael Griswold & Ann Adams?.

Siblings
John Hill Jr. 1650–1690

Children
Isaac Hill Sr. 1685–1755
Ann Hill Bushnell 1689–1756
Daniel Hill 1692–1744
Michael Hill 1698–1752
Children
Sarah Hill Darwin 8/24/1683 - 12/4/1711 m. Samuel Darwin 1/5/1709; b. 24 Jan 1682, Guilford, Conn. Also noted as being married to Ephraim Darwin, not Samuel. Marriage: 05 Jan 1709

1. ISAAC b. 05 Sep 1685.
2. JAMES , b. 11 Feb 1686; m. UNKNOWN BOWEN; b. 1692.
3. ANN, b. Bet. 04 Mar 1689 - 1690; d. 1756.
4. DANIEL , b. 08 Jun 1692; d. 30 Jan 1745.
5. JOHN , b. 18 Dec 1694, Connecticut; d. 16 Feb 1746, Connecticut.
6. CHARITY, b. 04 Mar 1696; m. JOHN JOHNSON; b. 20 Jun 1722.
7. MICHAEL, b. 22 Oct 1698; d. 23 Jun 1752.
8. MARY, b. 02 Mar 1701.

References

1 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170455185/james_hill

2 gleaned with notes

3 https://archive.org/details/griswoldfamilyen02gris/page/166 The Griswold family, England-America : Edward of Windsor, Connecticut, Matthew of Lyme, Connecticut, Michael of Wethersfield, Connecticut by Griswold, Glenn E.

4 Genealogies of Connecticut Families Vol II Notes on the Family of John Hill of Guilford,Conn: pages 163-165
NOTES ON THE FAMILY OF JOHN HILL OF GUILFORD, CONN. By:Edwin A. Hill, Esq., of Washington, D. C.

The Griswold family, England-America : Edward of Windsor, Connecticut, Matthew of Lyme, Connecticut, Michael of Wethersfield, Connecticut by Griswold, Glenn E; https://archive.org/details/griswoldfamilyen02gris/page/166