William Hills Jr. was born about 1640 at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut to William and Phillis Lyman Hills. (According to sources, he was aged 17 1/2 on February 24, 1657/8 and aged 18 on March 14, 1658/9.) He married Sarah Elson about 1666 at Hartford and their children were, according to our records: Sarah, Mary, Benjamin, William, Hannah, Ebenezer, Susannah, John, Phillis, Esther and Joseph. William was shot by the Indians and badly wounded in 1675 at the beginning of King Philip's War. In 1684, he was granted 20 pounds by the General Court to compensate for his wounds and expenses while being cured. In the records, he states that his family was impoverished while he was being cured. His estate, after his death on August 15, 1693 in the part of Hartford known as Hockanum, nearly amounted to 120 pounds. He was buried in the Ancient Burying Ground of Hartford, not having a finished will.
Information from John E. Sherman #47749330
Information from John E. Sherman #47749330
William Hills Jr. was born about 1640 at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut to William and Phillis Lyman Hills. (According to sources, he was aged 17 1/2 on February 24, 1657/8 and aged 18 on March 14, 1658/9.) He married Sarah Elson about 1666 at Hartford and their children were, according to our records: Sarah, Mary, Benjamin, William, Hannah, Ebenezer, Susannah, John, Phillis, Esther and Joseph. William was shot by the Indians and badly wounded in 1675 at the beginning of King Philip's War. In 1684, he was granted 20 pounds by the General Court to compensate for his wounds and expenses while being cured. In the records, he states that his family was impoverished while he was being cured. His estate, after his death on August 15, 1693 in the part of Hartford known as Hockanum, nearly amounted to 120 pounds. He was buried in the Ancient Burying Ground of Hartford, not having a finished will.
Information from John E. Sherman #47749330
Information from John E. Sherman #47749330
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