HILL, John (1590-1657), of Dorchester, Dorset; later of London

Family and Education

bap. 8 Nov. 1590, 3rd s. of Roger Hill† (d.1608) of Poundisford, Pitminster, Som. and Mary, da. of John Hassard, sen., merchant, of Lyme Regis, Dorset; bro. of Roger†.H.W.L. Way, Hist. of Way Fam. 35, 37. m. 1615, Sarah, da. of John Greene, merchant, of Dorchester, wid. of Thomas Davidge, merchant, of Dorchester, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. d.v.p. Vis. Dorset (Harl. Soc. xx), 55; Procs. Dorset Nat. Hist. and Antiq. Field Club, xvi. 68; Add. 46500 (Roger to Abigail Hill, 8 Aug. 1644). d. aft. 25 May 1657. PROB 11/272, f. 31A.

Offices Held

Constable, Dorchester 1618–19, William Whiteway of Dorchester (Dorset Rec. Soc. xii), 23. capital burgess 1621–d., Municipal Recs. of Dorchester ed. C.H. Mayo, 464, 717. alderman 1621–d.; William Whiteway of Dorchester, 42. bailiff 1624 – 25, 1631 – 32, 1642–3; Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 352. treas. W. Dorset 1633–4; Dorset Q. Sess. 1625–38 ed. T. Hearing and S. Bridges (Dorset Rec. Soc. xiv), 235. mayor, Dorchester 1636–7, Hutchins, 354. commr. sequestration 1643, levying money, Dorset 1643, A. and O. i. 112, 229. volunteers, Mdx. 1644, Ibid. 383. execution of ordinances, Dorset 1644, assessment 1644, 1647, Ibid. 460, 544, 964. militia, Mdx. 1644. Ibid. 556.

Gov. co. of freemen, Dorchester 1621 – 22, asst. 1629–30; Municipal Recs. of Dorchester, 386, 395. cttee. Dorchester New Eng. Co. 1624–7. Procs. Dorset Field Club, xiii. 65.

Jt. collector of prize money (parl.) 1644–6. A. and O. i. 392.

Parlimentarian

HILL, John (1590-1657), of Dorchester, Dorset; later of London

Main residences: Dorchester, Dorset; London.

Author

J.P.F.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

HILL, John (1590-1657)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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