Agnes (Bird) Hill (1410)

Born 1410 in Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Humphrey Hill — married 1429 in , Shropshire, , England

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Shropshire, England

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Biography

Name and Parents

Agnes Bird appears in the 1623 Visitation of Shropshire in the Table Hill of Court of Hill where she appears as Agnes fil. et cohaer Joh's Bird consanguinia et haeres Davidi de Malpas, wife of Humfridus Hull vulgo Hill de Buntingsdale, ^[1]

Agnes was the daughter and co-heir of John Bird, and cousin and heiress of David de Malpas. ^[2]

Ormerod adds that Agnes Bird was a daughter and co-heiress of John Bird, by his wife Alice. ^[3]

Burke adds that Agnes was the daughter and co-heir of John Bird, and cousin and heiress of David de Malpas. ^[2]

1410 Birth Estimates

Burke and Ormerod estimate Humphrey Hill's birth as, say, 1410 in Shropshire, England, the son of Griffith Hull and Margaret Warren. ^[2][4]

Agnes Bird was born in 1410 ^[5] which would make her 19 at the time of her marriage in 1429.

Burke states that 'Humphrey Hill, of Buntingdale [son of Griffith Hull and Margaret Warren], ... lived in the reigns of Henry V (1413-1422) and Henry VI (1422-1461) . ^[2]. Estimate that he "flourished" at the midpoint of that period -- 1437. If he was 30 when he "flouished" he would have been born about 1407, which is consistent with other estimates of his birth year.

The LDS Pedigree resource file shows Humphrey Hill born 1404 in Hodnet, Shropshire, England. Another web site shows him born about 1410 in Buntingdale, Shropshire. ^[6]

The "Our Family History" site shows Humphrey as the son of Griffith Hill, Griffith being born in 1372 in Hodnet, Shropshire, England and died in Buntingdale, Shropshire, England and of Margaret Warren, b. 1398, Lightfield, , Shropshire, England and died, Buntingdale, Shropshire, England ^[6]

Humphrey and Agnes (Bird) Hill lived in the time of Henry V (1413-1422) at Buntingdale, Co. Salop. ^[7]

Ancestry: Malpas and Bickerton Connections

David David de Malpas was the uncle of the wife of John Bird of Charlton. A reference to the Egerton pedigree shows that Roger, natural son of Sir William de Malpas, had issue David, father of David of Bickerton and Hampton, who married Katherine, daughter of Hugh de Bickerton. They had issue John, whose son, David, died without issue, thus leaving his aunts his coheirs.^[8]

Hugh de Bickerton was the father of Katherine, who married David of Bickerton and Hampton, whose father David was the son of Roger, natural son of Sir William de Malpas.^[8]

Residence: Buntingdale, Shropshire

Humphrey and Agnes (Bird) Hill lived in the time of Henry V (1413-1422) at Buntingdale, Co. Salop. ^[7]

The residence of the Hills in Salop can be traced to a period before the reign of Edward I (1272-1307); their surname was originally Hull, or de la Hull. Humphrey’s eldest son William is ancestor of the present Hills of “court of Hill,” England. Ralph was the ancestor of the Hills of “Hawkstone Park,” Salop, England, whose present representative there is Viscount Rowland Hill. Sir Rowland Hill, son of Thomas, died 1561, leaving no issue. Agnes, wife of Humphrey hill, was the daughter of John Bird. ^[9]

Thomas Hill, father of Joan or Johanna Hill, was the father of Sir Rowland Hill, the first Protestant Lord Mayor of Washington. He married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Wilbraham of Woodhay, co. Chester. He was the son of Humphrey Hill, or Hull, by Anne, or Agnes, daughter and co-heir of John Bird of Charlton. ^[8]

David de Malpas was the uncle of the wife of John Bird of Charlton. A reference to the Egerton pedigree shows that Roger, natural son of Sir William de Malpas, had issue David, father of David of Bickerton and Hampton, who married Katherine, daughter of Hugh de Bickerton. They had issue John, whose son, David, died without issue, thus leaving his aunts his coheirs.^[8]

Hugh de Bickerton was the father of Katherine, who married David of Bickerton and Hampton, whose father David was the son of Roger, natural son of Sir William de Malpas.^[8]

1429 Marriage to Humphrey Hill

In 1429 in Buntingdale, Shropshire, Humphrey Hill married Agnes Bird, b. 1410, of, Metley, Stafford, England died Buntingdale, Shropshire, England ^[5]

Agnes married Humphrey Hill. ^[2]

In the family of "Gruffithus Hull de Hull in co. Salop [and of Wlonksslowe]" and "Margaretta soror Gruffithi Warren de Ightfeld in co. Salop" is listed "Humfridus Hull vulgo [commonly] Hill de Buntingesdale", who married "Agnes fil. et cohaer. Joh's Bird consanguinia et haeres Davidi de Malpas" ^[4]

Agnes Bird married Humphrey Hill. ^[3] Agnes was the daughter and co-heir of John Bird, and cousin and heiress of David de Malpas. ^[2]

Humphrey (Humfridus Hill de Buntingesdale) was the son of Griffithus Hill. ^[1]

Humphrey Hill, Viscount of Buntingdale. ^[10]

Humphrey Hill was born 1404 in Hodnet, Shropshire, England. ^[10] Alternatively, he was born about 1410 in Buntingdale, Shropshire. ^[6]

He was the son of Griffith Hill, b. 1372, , Hodnet, Shropshire, England and d. , Buntingdale, Shropshire, England and Margaret Warren, b. 1398, Lightfield, , Shropshire, England and d. , Buntingdale, Shropshire, England ^[6]

Say 1434 ^[11]

Humphrey Hill married Agnes Bird, daughter of John Bird and Alice de Malpas. ^[2][1]

Agnes was born, say, 1414, probably in Cheshire, England. ^[2][1]

Humphrey Hill, father of Thomas Hill, married Anne, or Agnes, daughter and Co-heir of John Bird of Charlton by the niece and heiress of David David de Malpas. Humphrey Hill, or Hull, as the name was formerly spelt, was the son of Griffith Hull of Bintingsdale and Wlonkeslow by Margaret, or Mary, sister of Griffith Warren of Ightfield, son of William Hull, the son of Hugh Hull of Hull by Eleanor, daughter and heir of Hugh de Wlonkeslow. ^[8]

In 1429 in Buntingdale, Shropshire, Humphrey Hill married Agnes Bird, b. 1410, of, Metley, Stafford, England died Buntingdale, Shropshire, England ^[5]

Agnes married Humphrey Hill. ^[2] Humphrey Hill, or Hull, as the name was formerly spelt, was the son of Griffith Hull of Bintingsdale and Wlonkeslow by Margaret, or Mary, sister of Griffith Warren of Ightfield, son of William Hull, the son of Hugh Hull of Hull by Eleanor, daughter and heir of Hugh de Wlonkeslow. ^[12]

Humphrey Hill married Agnes, daughter and coheiress of John Bird, by his wife Alice, one of the daughters and coheirs of David de Malpas of Hampton. ^[3]

In the family of "Gruffithus Hull de Hull in co. Salop [and of Wlonksslowe]" and "Margaretta soror Gruffithi Warren de Ightfeld in co. Salop" is listed "Humfridus Hull vulgo [commonly] Hill de Buntingesdale", who married "Agnes fil. et cohaer. Joh's Bird consanguinia et haeres Davidi de Malpas" ^[13]

How Agnes Became a Malpas Heiress

Anne, or Agnes, daughter and co-heir of John Bird of Charlton, married Humphrey Hill. father of Thomas Hill. Agnes was the niece and heiress of David David de Malpas. ^[12]

Joan or Johanna Hill, the wife of John Gratwood, was the sister and co-heir of Sir Rowland Hill, the first Protestant Lord Mayor of London, and daughter of Thomas Hill of Malpas and Hodnet, by Margaret, daughter of Thomas Wilbraham of Woodhay, co. Chester, son of Humphrey Hill, or Hull, by Anne, or Agnes, daughter and co-heir of John Bird of Charlton, by the niece and heiress of David David de Malpas.

A reference to the Egerton pedigree shows that Roger, natural son of Sir William de Malpas, had issue David, father of David of Bickerton and Hampton who married Katherine, daughter of Hugh de Bickerton. They had issue John, whose son, David, died without issue, thus leaving his aunts his co-heirs. Humphrey Hill, or Hull, as the name was formerly spelt, was the son of Griffith Hull of Buntingsdale and Wlonkeslow by Margaret, or Mary, sister of Griffith Warren of Ightfield, son of William Hull, the son of Hugh Hull of Hull by Eleanor, daughter and heir of Hugh de Wlonkeslow. ^[12]

Hugh de Wlonkeslow is given as the the father of Eleanor, the wife of Hugh Hull.^[12]

In an article, H. F. J. Vaughan explains how Agnes became a Malpas heiress. ^[12]

First of all, Agnes had an uncle David de Malpas, who was the brother of Agnes' mother Alice, who was married to John Bird of Charlton. ^[12]

Agnes' grandfather was David of Bickerton and Hampton, who married Katherine, daughter of Hugh de Bickerton. ^[12]

David of Bickerton and Hampton was in turn, the son of David, who was the son of Roger, a natural son of Sir William de Malpas. ^[12]

Agnes' uncle David had a son John, whose son David died without issue, thsu leaving his aunts his coheris. ^[12]

Issue

Humphrey and Agnes had several children: ^[14]

1. William Hill, b. est 1435, probably Shropshire, England ^[14] William Hill, b. 1430, , Hodnet, Shropshire, England d. , Buntingdale, Shropshire, England. ^[6]
2. Beatrice Hill, b. est 1437, probably Shropshire, England^[14]
3. Katherina Hill, est 1440, probably Shropshire, England^[14]
4. Thomas Hill, b. Abt 1440, , Hodnet, Shropshire, England d. 1520, , Buntingdale, Shropshire, England (Age ~ 80 years)^[6]
5. Eliza Hill, b . est 1443, probably Shropshire, England^[14]
6. Rowland Hill, Mayor of London, b. Abt 1445, , Buntingdale, Shropshire, England, d. London, , Greater London, England ^[6]
7. Johanna Hill, b. est 1446, probably Shropshire, England^[14]
8. Ralph Hill, b. est 1449, probably Shropshire, England^[14]
9. Thomas Hill, b. est 1452, probably Shropshire, England^[14] Thomas Hill, father of Joan or Johanna Hill, was the father of Sir Rowland Hill, the first Protestant Lord Mayor of Washington. He married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Wilbraham of Woodhay, co. Chester. He was the son of Humphrey Hill, or Hull, by Anne, or Agnes, daughter and co-heir of John Bird of Charlton. ^[8]

Not listed at We Relate:

1. George Hill, b. 1452

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Robert Tresswell, Somerset Herald, and Augustine Vincent, Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms, Marshals and Deputies to William Camden, Clarenceux Ring of Arms. The Visitation of Shropshire Taken in the Year 1623 Hill of Court of Hill Publication of the Harleian Society, Est. AD 1869. London: 1889. Part II, pages 242-243. Accessed September 5, 2018 jhd
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Burke, John, and George Ormerod. A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank: but uninvested with heritable honors. (London: Published for Henry Colburn, by R. Bentley, 1834-1838), 1:654. 'Humphrey Hill, of Buntingdale [son of Griffith Hull and Margaret Warren], ... lived in the reigns of Henry V and Henry VI.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} George Ormerod (1785-1873) The history of the county palatine and city of Chester: compiled from original evidences in public offices, the Harleian and Cottonian mss., parochial registers, private muniments, unpublished ms. collections of successive Cheshire antiquaries, and a personal survey of every township in the county; incorporated with a republication of King's Vale royal, and Leycester's Cheshire antiquities. London, 1819, Volume 2 Page 332 Accessed 5/28/2019 jhd
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Robert Treswell, Somerset Herald; and Augustine Vincent, Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms, Marshals and Deputies to William Camden, Clarenceux Ring of Arms. The Visitation of Shropshire, taken in the year 1623. Publication of the Harleian Society, Est. AD 1869. Part II, London: 1889 Stuche of Styche, p. 445-446,Accessed December 21, 2016
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Paget, Mary; Hillor, June, "Hill Generation: The Beginning of the Hill Family in England" (([England] : M. Paget, [199-?]); LC CALL NO.: CS439.H551990z; FORMAT: Book; LCCN: 94-137586). Cited by Our Family Histories. www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I36671. (broken link and not on archive.org 9 December 2023) Accessed December 16, 2016.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6} Humphrey Hill. Our Family Histories. www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I36671. (broken link and not on archive.org 9 December 2023)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Newport Historical Magazine (Newport Historical Pub. Co., 1880) Vol. 1, Page 38: footnote
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6} Joan or Johanna Hill, the wife of John Gratwood, was the sister and co-heir of Sir Rowland Hill, the first Protestant Lord Mayor of London, and daughter of Thomas Hill of Malpas and Hodnet, by Margaret, daughter of Thomas Wilbraham of Woodhay, co. Chester, son of Humphrey Hill, or Hull, by Anne, or Agnes, daughter and co-heir of John Bird of Charlton, by the niece and heiress of David David de Malpas. A reference to the Egerton pedigree shows that Roger, natural son of Sir William de Malpas, had issue David, father of David of Bickerton and Hampton who married Katherine, daughter of Hugh de Bickerton. They had issue John, whose son, David, died without issue, thus leaving his aunts his co-heirs. Humphrey Hill, or Hull, as the name was formerly spelt, was the son of Griffith Hull of Buntingsdale and Wlonkeslow by Margaret, or Mary, sistger of Griffith Warren of Ightfield, son of William Hull, the son of Hugh Hull of Hull by Eleanor, daughter and heir of Hugh de Wlonkeslow. Collections Historica and Archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire, Vol. XIV, p. 69, Hugh de Wlonkeslow is given as the the father of Eleanor, the wife of Hugh Hull. https://books.google.com/books?id=lpoxAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=%22Hugh+de+Wlonkeslow+%22&source=bl&ots=E2TzFOwMIQ&sig=XktMqh5r8yRSYa-6pss7U40kLjU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitgOuR2oPRAhXEx1QKHYs-CIAQ6AEIODAG#v=onepage&q=%22Hugh%20de%20Wlonkeslow%20%22&f=false. Accessed December 20, 2016.
9. ↑ The Newport Historical Magazine, Volumes 1-2, page 38
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File - CD-Rom" ((Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2001)), Compact Disc #20 Pin #569023. Cited by Our Family Histories. www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I36671. (broken link and not on archive.org 9 December 2023) Accessed December 16, 2016.
11. ↑ Marriage year estimated based on estimated birth year of oldest son.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8} H. F. J. Vaughan. The Family of Jones of Chilton and Carreghova, Llanymynech. (page 43 and following) Collections Historical and Archaeological Relating to Montgomeryshire, London: Powysland Club, 1881 Volume XIV, Page 69 Accessed December 20, 2016.
13. ↑ Robert Treswell, Somerset Herald; and Augustine Vincent, Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms, Marshals and Deputies to William Camden, Clarenceux Ring of Arms. The Visitation of Shropshire, taken in the year 1623. Publication of the Harleian Society, Est. AD 1869. Part II, London: 1889 Stuche of Styche, p. 445-446,Accessed December 21, 2016
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7} We Relate. [http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:Humphrey_Hill_and_Agnes_Bird_(1) Humphrey Hill and Agnes Bird. ] Accessed December 15, 2016