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Abraham Hill, Tenth Great-Grandfather

April 21, 2013

Hill coat of arms

My tenth great-grandfather arrived early in Massachusetts, and settled in Malden to be a miller and an inn keeper.

Abraham HILL arrived in Malden, MA in the 1630’s, among the first settlers there. He first received Lot #59, and then bought more land on the south side of Salem St. Later, when some 5 acre lots were divided up, he received 2 1/2 acres.

According to the History of Malden, Robert LONGE, the father of Abraham’s wife, Sarah, was also one of the first in Malden and received 5 acres. Daniel SHEPHERDSON, whose ggranddaughter,Sarah PARKER m. Moses’ grandson, Moses HILL, was also a pioneer in Malden.

Thomas CALL, the other grandfather of Joanna CALL, was a tenant of the SKINNERS. The house stood at the corner of Cross and Walnut Sts.

The only other mention of Abraham in the Malden book is that he was one of nine signers of a petition asking for a four mile square of land called Pennycooke to be an addition to the town.

Abraham Hill, the first American HILL ancestor of this branch of the family, was born in 1615, and was an inhabitant of Charlcstown, Massachusetts, in 1636. He kept a mill for John Coitmore, and was the owner of five lots of land in Charlestown and the neighborhood. He was admitted to the church in 1659, and his wife,’ Sarah Long, daughter of Robert Long, born in England in 1617, was admitted to the church in 1644. Abraham and Sarah (Long) Hill were married in 1639, and had eight children : Ruth, baptized in 1640, married William Augur; Isaac. 1641; Abraham. 164.1: Zachary, whose sketch follows; Sarah, 1647; Sarah, born and died in 1649; Mary, 1052 : Jacob, March, 1656-57. Abraham Hill died February 13, 1669-70, and the inventory of his estate amounted to six hundred and thirty-three pounds.

Abraham Hill (1615 – 1670)

is my 10th great grandfather

Ruth Hill (1641 – 1679)

daughter of Abraham Hill

Abraham Eager (1664 – 1734)

son of Ruth Hill

Lydia Eager (1696 – 1735)

daughter of Abraham Eager

Mary Thomas (1729 – 1801)

daughter of Lydia Eager

Joseph Morse III (1752 – 1835)

son of Mary Thomas