Frederick Hill (1753 - aft. 1810)

Born 10 Nov 1753 in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 1810 after age 56 in Rutland, Vermont, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Researcher and descendant George Hill (now deceased) was the source (via Jillaine Smith) for his marriage date. There is no such marriage in Ridgefield (where wife lived). They married 16 Jun 1778

NOTE: January 2005: Ridgefield, CT town clerk did search for their 1778 marriage without luck. - removed 'not Ridgefield, CT' from Marriage Location

Check:

• Goshen (where Frederick Hill born)
• Fairhaven, CT (where he is said to have lived prior to his departure to Rutland).
• Richmond, Berkshire, MA where twins were supposedly born. NOT THERE.
• Stockbridge, Berkshire, MA where second son supposedly born. NOT THERE.

Shortly after the Revolutionary War, it appears he removed to Rutland, Vermont.

There is a Frederick Hill, Rutland, Vermont, 1790, 1800, 1810 censuses.

First Monday of May 1791 the first U.S. District Court ever held in Vermont took place in Rutland. Nathaniel Chapman was judge; Frederick Hill was clerk.^[1][2] Him?

In 1798 it was "voted that the selectmen agree with Frederick Hill, esq., to make an exact copy of the plan of the Town on parchment."... Mr. Hill was postmaster of Rutland a number of years.^[3] (Later on same page, he was postmaster as early as Jan 1795; on p 362, it states he became postmaster in 1791 and served through 1796.) Him?

Frederick Hill, Esq. appears in the day book of Samuel Williams, proprietor of The Rutland Herald:^[4]

[11 Nov 1799] Frederick Hill Esq Debtor for damage done by his Cow in my garden. .12 - 1/2.

A footnote (added by the editors?) reads: "Frederick Hill, clerk of the U.S. District Court, 1791-1800; moved to Rutland from Fairhaven."

Children

1. Twins (supposedly), b/d 22 Mar 1779 Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts^{[citation needed]}
2. Uri Keeler Hill, b 24 Apr 1780, supposedly in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts.^[5]
3. William Frederick Hill, b 14 Jul 1782 supposedly in Rutland, VT^{[citation needed]}
4. Sophia Hill b 24 Oct 1784; d 5 Jun 1786 supposedly in Rutland, VT ^{[citation needed]}
5. Horace Hill, supposedly b 9 Feb 1789 Rutland VT; d 17 Feb 1793 Tinmouth^{[citation needed]}
6. Charles Hill, supposedly b 31 Mar 1791 Rutland VT^{[citation needed]}
7. Sophia Hill, b 17 Jun 1793 in Rutland, Vermont.^[6][7]
8. St. John aka John Hill, b 12 Aug 1796 Rutland, Vermont.^[8][9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ See Historical Rutland, p. 13.
2. ↑ History of Rutland County, p 396
3. ↑ History of Rutland County Vermont..., p 346
4. ↑ Marcus A. McCorison, editor, "A Daybook from the Office of The Rutland Herald kept by Samuel Williams, 1798-1802," published in American Antiquarian Society, Oct 1966, page 342 (image 50).
5. ↑ Probably this entry, incorrectly indexed as Levi Keeler Hill: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2Y-NLT : 4 December 2014), Levi Keeler Hill, 24 Apr 1783; citing STOCKBRIDGE,BERKSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 234,575. Note: a transcript (copied from original records per the opening pages) may be found here. Note the addition at the bottom of the page in a different handwriting: "Dwight Keeler Hill, [parents:] Frederick & Abigail Hill. April 24 [1780]." This is the first instance of a birth entry for a child of Frederick and Abigail in these Stockbridge birth records. A few pages later, the entry is "Levi Keeler Hill" on the page for 1783 births, but the date of April 24 was crossed out and a notation added: "See 1780"
6. ↑ "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82F-LX4 : accessed 26 May 2015), Frederick Hill in entry for Sophia Hill, 17 Jun 1793; citing Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, reference p 14; FHL microfilm 28,779.
7. ↑ "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch (accessed 26 May 2015), 004663762 image 1619 of 3714; State Capitol Building, Montpelier. Flip side of index card indicates the information was pulled from book 7, page 14 of the old town of Rutland records.
8. ↑ "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82F-LXZ : accessed 26 May 2015), Frederick Hill in entry for St. Johon Hill, 12 Aug 1796; citing Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, reference p 14; FHL microfilm 28,779.
9. ↑ "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," index, FamilySearch Frederic Hill in entry for John Hill, 12 Aug 1796 (accessed 26 May 2015); citing RUTLAND TWP,RUTLAND,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
10. ↑ "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch (accessed 26 May 2015), 004663762 > : image 380 of 3714; State Capitol Building, Montpelier: "Lt. John Hill" is provided on the index card (typed), but it's probably a mis-read of "St. John" -- named after his mother's maiden name. Flip side of index card reads, "Town of City of Rutland, book 7, page 14 of the old town of Rutland records"