Hills - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: NEED HELP: Frank Levi HILLS of MO

metslife12 — 2012-05-24 15:53:48Z

Iam josephine marie hills 9th child by Leo belger she was the 2nd daugher of frank & lillie hills I live in DES MOINES ,IA

Re: HILLS FAMILY - TASMANIA & VICTORIA

1_dean572 — 2012-05-20 20:17:09Z

Hallo, are you still looking for family history details ?
I would be very interested in helping out,if it is relevant to
you research.

Best regards from Dean

Re: Hills family of Mexico New York

JohnHills65 — 2012-05-17 14:13:42Z

Sharon- Actually I have quite a lot more, listed on the MyFamily.com Hills site. I had thought you were a member.

These folks are actually distant relatives of mine. Elijah% in your line was the older brother to my line's yet another Samuel Hills. Elijah was #187 in The Hills Family In America. His brother Samuel #188 is my direct ancestor. Both were born in Lebanon, Connecticut and show in Barbour's Vital Records.

The last mention of your folks in Hills Family In America #424 for Consider whose birth in Connecticut was known but not of any descendants.

There are obvious issues with records in New York at early dates. We do know that the family came to New York following destruction of New London, Connecticut in 1781 when the port and surrounding areas were destroyed by the British lead by Benedict Arnold. The first Samuel Hills, his sons Samuel and Phillip founded Goshen, Conn in 1726.

The story about the military scout I believe applies to Eliab (Elijah)'s father Consider rather than to Elijah. There's a descendant of Consider who still has his tomohawk and a rolling pin that came down.

There was an uncle who was the first Quartermaster in Oneida County for the local militia. My ancestor Samuel came to Canajoharie, Montgomery County NY in 1784 with proceeds from Connecticut for destruction of the family homestead. Another brother - another Consider Hills- settled in Brookfield, Madison County NY. There were a few more in close by Vermont areas

Early settlement in that area of New York often had to do with Bounty Awards arising out of service in the American Revolution.

Re: Hills family of Mexico New York

SharonSusanka — 2012-05-12 16:26:38Z

You sure have allot. I never sent for Eugene's probate info and I see my great grandfather was not listed in your info but I did send for Abigail's and my great grandfather had passed on before her but his wife Jennie was in Abigail's probate. I haven't done anything on this in a long time and am not sure what it even said. I will search for what I have and get back with you.
Thanks John (funny, my brothers name is John Hills too)

Re: Hills family of Mexico New York

JohnHills65 — 2012-05-12 15:31:50Z

Forgot to add in the earlier reply, Eugene lost his father at age 15. S0 he had a person experience as an orphan.

Re: Hills family of Mexico New York

JohnHills65 — 2012-05-12 15:27:16Z

Sharon- You probably have most of this.

Eugene N. Hills8, Eliab (Elijah)7, Consider6, Eliah5, Samuel4, Samuel3, ?John2, William1. He was born Jan 29, 1821 in Mexico, Oswego County, NY son of Eliab (Elijah) Hills and Lucy; and died December 13, 1876. He married Abigail Savage daughter of Gibson Savage and granddaughter of Joel Savage one of the pioneers of Oswego County. There were no children for Eugene and Abigail (Savage) Hills.

He left a prosperous farm. His will was subject to a probate brought by Abigail Hills in Oswego County. His will lists the following as heirs and next of kin:

Naomi Fuller of Columbia County, NY
Jerusha Johnson of Champion, Jefferson County, NY
Thomas Hills of Loughboro, Canada
Lucien Hills of Lagoda, Wisconsin
Mary N. Burnham of Parish, Ny
William H Hills and Caroline Harris of Chaumont, NY
Bryon Hills and Frank K Hills of Attas. Mich
Jerusha Bates of Cleveland, Ohio
Henry N Stevens of Watertown, NY
Howard Stevens of Pulaski. NY

I have information that Eugene probably had the following brothers and sisters: Thomas, Lucien Henry, Lucy and Maria There are stories of Eliab (also known as Elijah) was a military scout in Western NY. He was taken captive at one point and ran a gauntlet and survived along with one other of the scouting party.

Of the siblings and relatives. I have considerable information on Lucien Henry Hills of Lagoda and Byron Hills of Attas.

The Hills site has pictures of Lucien Henry's homestead and family. Various of these folks appear in census, homestead, county histories and the like.

My piece on Descendants of Samuel Hills #188 (The Hills Family In America) has entries for many thousands of relatives of this family. The earliest ancestor is that Samuel Hills who appears as bridegroom in 1694 to Phebe Leonard of Marshfield, Plymouth Colony. Samuel's ancestry is much debated. He is probably not a grandson of William Hills of Hartford, Connecticut. He may be connected to a Hercules Hills who arrived in Scituate, Mass in 1633-1634- probably a great nephew if that. The Mayflower Society lists Hercules as a minister at Boughton Under Blean in Kent, Uk. That entry is probably an error since Hercules's deed of 1660 lists his occupation as carpenter. Scituate records show him as fisherman, soldier and freeman.

We have two other researchers for this family. He does not show in the 1957 work Descendants of Samuel Hills by Winifred Lovering Holman (1957). But she was primarily concerned with a different line.

Hills family of Mexico New York

SharonSusanka — 2012-05-04 16:17:09Z

Looking for relatives of people that lived with Eugene and Abigail(Savage) Hills on their farm in Mexico, New York in the 1800's. They had no children of their own but welcomed many who did not have families of their own. My great grandfather was one of them.

Re: James and Jennie Hills Three Oaks Michigan

SharonSusanka — 2012-05-04 16:01:14Z

the William I mentioned above is actually William Eugene. Most of his life he went by Eugene or Gene.

HILLS John R - Vietnam Wall section 5E

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2012-04-28 12:45:17Z

HILLS John R - Vietnam Wall section 5E

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 227,289 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

looking for Jay Dudley Hills

RickSemlow — 2012-04-25 23:15:52Z

I am looking for ANY information on a chiropractor named Jay Dudley Hills. He was a 1913 (approximatly) graduate from Davenport Chiopractic College in Davenport Iowa.

Re: Joel Hills b 1788 CT genealogy

JohnHills65 — 2012-03-09 21:10:54Z

Send me an email at ktbricks56@gmail.com and I'll send the invite. John

Re: Joel Hills b 1788 CT genealogy

pwe1227 — 2012-03-08 22:52:51Z

Hi John,

I'm a descendeant of Elijah. Joan is my aunt. Can i have the invite also? Thanks,

paul

Info on George Lee who married Eliza Hills 1866 Norton Church, Baldock

bgalli1 — 2012-02-27 23:58:34Z

I'll be visiting Baldock UK in May 2012 and hope to find relatives of George Lee and Eliza Hills [b about 1847]. They were married January, 1866 at Norton Church in Baldock. Both families were from either Baldock or surrounding areas I think. Eliza's father may be Thomas Hills. George and Eliza had a daughter Emma [b. 1871]. They immigrated to the US in 1878 or 1882. Emma married George Brady. Any information would be most welcome and appreciated. Years are approximate.

HILLS FAMILY TREE

rehills80 — 2012-02-23 01:22:56Z

Hello,
I am trying to learn more about the Hills family tree. I have a few names from my father's side, if anyone has any info at all please message me.

Father - Anthony Edward Hills, born April 1947 in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

Grandfather - George Edward Hills, born 25th March 1904 in Siam (now Bangkok), married Margaret Beale, born 16 October 1925 (father was an Irish coffee planter in India, possibly named Sean Beale). George moved to Sri Lanka at some point where my father was born.

Great-grandfather - Herbert Edward Hills, born 22 November 1846 in or around Ramsgate, Kent, UK. He was a railway engineer. Married Mae Hills who was supposedly a Thai Princess (there were a lot at the time!)

Great-great-grandfather - Joseph Edward Hills, born I think around 1800. He was a Butcher / shop owner by trade. He married Sarah Busbridge.

Great-great-great-grandfather - James Edward Hills, also a Butcher / shop owner by trade.

If anyone has any info at all on these people please contact me at ryanhills80@hotmail.com

Re: Hills in Cambridgeshire, England

cheveznorman — 2012-02-10 18:41:52Z

Hey,
Thanks for that. Yep, they're mine. Got the info off the 1911, but not the marriage for Esther....
By all means keep the research, if you find a connection later on, drop us a line.
Take care of yourself,
Andy

Re: Hills in Cambridgeshire, England

rjthomas143 — 2012-02-06 18:55:12Z

NOT MY HILLS FAMILY - BUT BEEN SEARCHING FOR A GLADYS, HILDA & EVELYN HILLS & FOUND THE FOLLOWING WHICH COULD BE YOUR HILLS:-
EVELYN HILLS b. 1899 SNAILWELL, NEWMARKET CAMBRIDGESHIRE D 1988 NEWMARKET CAMBS
GLADYS HILLS b. 1900 SNAILWELL,NEW MARKET, CAMBS.
HILDA MAUD b. 1903 NEWMARKET CAMBS d1980.

THERE WAS A ESTHER NORMAN HILLS b. OCT. 1905 NEWMARKET CAMBRIDGE m TOWNSEND. D. 1970 ESSEX. ENGLAND and 1908
ADA HILLS b. NEWMARKET, CAMBS.. but please take these as reference only and check out yourself. I kept this info for myself for future use.......

Hills in Cambridgeshire, England

cheveznorman — 2012-02-04 21:35:02Z

Recently found out an ancestor of mine married a Hills.
Therefore, I am looking for any descendants of Walter Hills (born 1875, Cambs) and Susannah Norman (born 1871, Sussex). They were married in 1897, registered in Linton, Cambridgeshire. Walter was a signalman at Newmarket, working for G.E.R.
By 1911, they had five daughters, Evelyn, Gladys, Hilda Maude, Esther Norman, and Ada. I haven't found marriages for the daughters yet, but I'm working on it.
If this rings a bell with anyone, I would love to hear from you.
Regards,
Andy

HILLS Beverly - Ohio

Lace_Lynch — 2012-01-03 15:29:04Z

MOUNT VERNON: Beverly Hills, 67, of Mount Vernon, Ohio died Saturday, December 31, 2011 after a short illness.

She was born in Sandusky, Ohio (Erie County) and was raised in Mansfield, Ohio where her parents resided.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Russell and Dorothy (Giedeman) Hills and her sister, Carol (Hills) Beabout of Westerville, Ohio.

She is survived by a sister, Linda Hills of Mansfield; her brother-in-law, Jerry Beabout of Westerville, OH and his three children, Brent (Julia) Beabout of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Bethany Beabout Hills of Carey, NC and Melissa (John) Lidonnice of Canal Winchester, OH.

Beverly enjoyed people and her social activities including her Red Hat gatherings, musical concerts and church activities.

She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and the Jared Mansfield Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Family and friends are welcome to attend a memorial service at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 525 W. Cook Road, Mansfield.
Wappner Funeral Directors is privileged to serve the family of Beverly Hills. Online guest registry at www.wappner.com

Richland
Knox

Re: John Hills, Butcher, Ospringe Street, Faversham 1840's

JohnHills65 — 2011-12-26 15:43:02Z

continuation- for some reason the post got posted before complete.

ST Peter's and Paul Boughton Under Blean - registry

Hercules Hills- father

William 11 June 1615
Anne -- June 1617
Mary 7 March 1619
Joan- 22 April 1621
Frances- 23 March 1623

William Hills

FRances 15 Aur 1619
Archelaus 4 Nov 1621

Marriages
1577 - June - Richard Maxsted & Susan Hills
1584 14 Oct- Michael Hills & Ann Byz (Bix?)
1595 26 January Laurence Brooke & Joan Hills
1601 15th Feb Richard Bennet & Margaret Hills
1604 June Edward Tilson & Marie Hills
1619 Last May William Vicars & Alice Hills

Burials

5 Dec 1585 William Hills
20 July 1587 Elizabeth Hills
6 Aug 1587 Gabriel Hills
29 Feb 1587 William Hills
28 May 1589 Elizabeth Hills, widow
29 May 1592 Ann, daughter of George
27 April 1595 Hercules, householder
27 Oct 1607 Elizabeth, daughter of Michael
7 May 1609 Richard, son of Michael
15 Sept 1618 Anne, wife of Michael Hills
16 FEb 1622 Joan, wife of Michael Hills

I'm looking for connections to the Hercules here. I show Hercules was the son of a Hercules. One of these Hercules appears in Scitucate, Mass in 1634. He was in Rochester, UK when he sold property in Plymouth Colony in 1660. I show a mortgage from 1659 on his Rochester property. He may have been the minister of ST Peter and Paul's in 1645-1650.

I know it is long ago. But we have a fairly solid genealogy starting in 1671 for possible descendants.

Re: John Hills, Butcher, Ospringe Street, Faversham 1840's

JohnHills65 — 2011-12-26 15:31:26Z

Faversham Abbey was the owner of St Peter and Paul's in Boughton, at least until Henry VIII. Both towns are fairly close.

From the parish register at St Peter and Paul's at Boughton-

Baptismal records-

Father- Hercules Hills

Marie 27 July 1580
Austen last of SEptember 1582
William 28 Nov 1585
Gabriel 22 Jan 1587
Hercules 12 April 1589
Frances -- Oct 1595

Michael Hills father

Alice- 20 August 1595
Elizabeth -- August 1597
Michael -- 27 Jan 1599
Ann 7th Nove 1602
Richard 3 May 1608
Ann 6 Feb 1610

Jeffrey Hills Father

Ann 16 April 1607
Thomas 1 April 1609

Hercules Hills father

Re: John Hills, Butcher, Ospringe Street, Faversham 1840's

tardisgirl — 2011-12-21 15:28:31Z

Hi there, many thanks for your reply. I have found some info on him from the parish records in Faversham at the Family History Centre - essentially the birth of his son Albert Hills in the parish birth records.

I am wondering if anyone has any info on the butchers shop that he ran in Ospringe Street in Faversham in the 1840s. From some more research, I think his elder son Henry Hills took over the butcher shop after he died.

Most of my Hills are in Faversham and Margate.

Many Thanks

Re: John Hills, Butcher, Ospringe Street, Faversham 1840's

JohnHills65 — 2011-12-06 15:53:38Z

Have you tried to get someone to do a lookup at the Faverhsam Church registry.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=dat8fmjqv...

I don't know if this source is still available. I do know that Google has made many of the old registers available. You can also go to an LDS History Center and see if the register has been microfilmed.

Am curious as to whether or not there is any connection to either the Hills in Boughton or to the Canterbury Hills.

John Hills, Butcher, Ospringe Street, Faversham 1840's

tardisgirl — 2011-12-04 18:27:33Z

Hi

I'm trying to find out any information about John Hills, Butcher, Ospringe Street, Faversham, born abt 1816, died abt 1850/51.

I believe he was a butcher there from 1840's up until about 1851 when I believe he died but his wife Harriet continued running the butcher shop.

Any info anyone has would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Re: Hills Family from Kent Michigan, originally from Newfane New York

JohnHills65 — 2011-11-30 12:03:01Z

I suppose anything is possible but proof may well be otherwise. Lyman is both a given and a surname. So there may be multiple sources for it.

The first wife of William Hills, the 1632 emigrant who is listed as one of the founders of Hartford, Conn., had a first wife named Phillis Lyman but none of the kids were named Lyman.

Most of the early Hills to America came from a relatively small area of England in Kent or Essex but dna testing says they did not share a common ancestor within historically relevant times. Some came from villages less than 10 miles apart. You can check FamilyTreeDNA.com for the Hill/Hills surname project. That resource may narrow your research to a possible family line.

We know that the surname Hills has more than 30 variations and that people with the surname have come from Russia, Germany, Finland along with the British isles.

Re: Hills Family from Kent Michigan, originally from Newfane New York

cjbarber46 — 2011-11-30 04:46:32Z

It is interesting that my grandfathers brother was named Lyman...maybe cousins??

James Perry Hill

rhill15400 — 2011-11-07 16:30:11Z

Hello,
I am looking for any and all records for James Perry Hill from England.
Thank You
Ray

Hill/Hills Green County Wisconsin

pamelakwiler — 2011-10-18 19:43:33Z

Searching for Charles Hill married Mary E. PHillips, lived Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin. This may be his possible brother/family. Please help.

John FITCH, b. ABT 1814, Youngstown,OH by pam wiler of 2325

Cerro Gordo County Iowa Genealogy
Biographies: Hill-Hutchins
"1883 History of Iowa Franklin & Cerro Gordo Counties
Compiled & Contributed by Susan Steveson

Henry Hill Henry Hill came to Iowa in 1876,
bought land in Bath township, improved
and settled upon it, and which is still his
home. In 1855 he was married, in Wisconsin,
to Juliana Decker, of Erie Co.,
N. Y., who died ten months after her
marriage, and in 1857 he married her sister,
Abigail Decker, who has borne him
two children—Frank W. and Cora J.
Mr. Hill was born Feb. 9, 1835, in Lycoming
Co., Penn., and is the son of Daniel
and Margaret (Shoner) Hill, who started
from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin in a
one-horse conveyance. The father died on
the way, in Ohio, when Henry was seven
years of age. The family went on and
joined his brother and two sisters in
Wisconsin, where Henry lived till he was
married. He bought land and settled in
Green Co., Wis., in 1859, sold out, removed
to Allamakee Co., Iowa, and bought land
and settled in Jefferson township.
In August, 1862, he enlisted in the
27th Iowa Infantry, company A, and went
to Minnesota to fight the Indians. In the
fall he went south. He served with his
regiment until the war closed and was
mustered out, Aug. 8, 1865. He was in
the battles of the Red River expedition,
Fort De Russey, Pleasant Hill, Yellow
Bayou, Tupelo, Old Town Creek and Fort
Blakely. On his return from the war he
resumed farming in Allamakee county,
remaining there until 1876 when he came
to this county

Query from Sherry -winegardner 51 - HILLS

rjthomas143 — 2011-10-17 08:56:04Z

I have read all the queries on this site and it would be lovely to tie all us Hills into one Family - but not yet!!!! Charles,sale@gravestonephotos.co has volunteers who help his site with photos and he has photo of Headstone for James b.1808. Robert & Margaret Robson Hills children were: 1868 Sarah Jane 1869 James Robson 1870 Elizabeth 1872 Margaret Hannah 1877 Esther Annie 1879 George Henry 1881 Richard Robert 1884 Mabel M. - I too am in middle of finding their families - boys not too bad but girls change name when married and our 1911 Census does not give names of members of family as yet - Robert 1777 I have born in Barmburgh, Northumberland - but his grandson Roberts biography says it was Scotland - so more investigation there to go further back - Keep in touch - all the best Carol

Query from Sherry -winegardner 51 - HILLS

1_rjthomas — 2011-10-17 08:15:22Z

Hi Sherry - Looks like we are on the same wave length!!! James Hills b. 28th Sep 1808 at Yarm, Yorkshire d. Oct 1878 buried at St. Marys, Long Newton, Durham. m Sarah Wilkinson b. 1814 - on 3lst May 1834, Croft, Yorkshire she died aged 27 buried May 20th 1814- then James married Mary Short b. 1816 - 1880 - m 1859. -Children 1835 Feb George James (yours) - 1836 Elizabeth 1839 Robert (my Great)24 Oct Cockerton, Durham d. 1898 Stokesly, N.Riding, m Margaret Robson b.1844 d.1913 they had 8 children and 1840 Thomas who I think d. 1846/48 still searching him. Searching Joseph Lincoln this end but as he was born USA you may have more luck - All the best, Carol

Re: Invitation to Hills Myfamily.com site

winegardner51 — 2011-10-16 04:55:23Z

I would like to join the Hills Myfamily.com site and request a password. My maiden name is Hills and I was born in Morgan County Illinois. My Grandfather was George Leonard Hills, GGrandfather, Joseph Lincoln Hills and GGGrandfather, George James Hills born 1835. I believe George's parents were James Hills and Sarah Wilkinson from England but haven't found any information on them. Would appreciate any help you can give me on this.

Thank you very much.
Sherry

Re: Hills in Maidstone - today

greg246h — 2011-10-09 05:13:39Z

Hi Meg,

Yes, I had your email address but somehow I've never got around to using it. After I chased things up in NZ I had other concerns for a while.

Happy to share resources. ATM I'm working on a general shakeout of Hills in Maidstone running back from the 1841 Census. By eliminating the impossibles I'm hoping to get a better grip on who was who back then. At present I think I've finally identified "our" John Hills (probably the one Baptised 12 Feb 1692) and his parents Joseph (probably the one Baptised 28 Mar 1665) and Alicia, and through that his grandparents, John and Jane.

Hills family Portslade by Sea, Sussex, UK

AnnBarker99 — 2011-09-09 11:50:02Z

Looking for info on Harry Henry Hills b c1888 Portslade Sussex. Married Amy Jane Gale and had five children, Harry, Will, Louisa, Les and Charlie. The parents went Canada, after putting the children into a home.

Re: Hills Family from Kent Michigan, originally from Newfane New York

JohnHills65 — 2011-09-03 00:45:01Z

Well- if you want to look him up. Lyman Hills connected to Lebbeus is #946 in Hills Family In America. I'm not convinced of a connection. There are perhaps another 4 or 5 and a number of Lorens, Lorrins and Lorenzos.

You would probably do better with the land records (homestead stuff) out of Kent County. They are readily available from the National Archives or from a Family History Center.

Lebbeus Hills Jr was the quartermaster in 1784 to Farrel's Regiment in Oneida County, NY. There are holes in his family but his immediate kids were known and did not include a Loan or Loren. There were very few Hills families in Western New York in early days.

We do know that there were additional Hills immigrants after the American Revolution. Hills Family In America is primarily concerned with families traced to William Hills of Hartford Conn (arrived 1632), Joseph Hills of Malden Mass (arrived 1638), Robert Hills of Wye (arrived Boston about the American Revolution) and several thought to be related. My own family traces to a Samuel Hills of Duxbury, Plymouth Colony who show for the first time for his wedding in 1694. Most of these families had groups that went west after the American Revolution. Many were "lost to sight" as the saying went.

If you have a Hills surnamed relative, dna testing might be in order. FamilyTreeDNA has a Hill/Hills project with over 500 test results.

Re: Hills Family from Kent Michigan, originally from Newfane New York

cjbarber46 — 2011-09-02 22:00:30Z

Interesting...I have seen the name Loren on some things and I have noticed that the names in the family seem to have some consistency so he may well be related to the Lyman you mentioned...Thanks for the feedback!!

Re: Hills Family from Kent Michigan, originally from Newfane New York

JohnHills65 — 2011-09-02 19:58:48Z

You have probably seen that Loan has homestead records

8/10/1841
8/10/1841
6/1/1848

There are also land records of
Perry 8/10/1841
Putnam 1841 and 1845

You might get a copy of the land file- often has things like marriage records, the family bible and that sort of thing. http:// www.glorecords.htm

There are land records as well of a Turner Hills in Alpine, Kent County. Turner is a distance cousin to me. His family came to Michigan from Vermont. Far as I know-- no connections to your Loan. Possible I suppose. We do have a Lebbeus Hills who had a son Lyman for what that might be worth.

Re: Hills Family from Kent Michigan, originally from Newfane New York

JohnHills65 — 2011-09-02 19:08:17Z

Loan might be a variation of Loren, Lorrin or Lorenzo-- just a thought.

Re: Hills Family from Kent Michigan, originally from Newfane New York

JohnHills65 — 2011-09-02 18:50:44Z

The only mention I could find of Loan Hills is in the 1830 Federal Census for New York. He shows in Genesee County in Alexander. Genesee County was the original county in 1808 for Niagra (Newfane is in Niagra County) and was itself taken from Ontario County in 1802. New York research requires being able to connect dates to a place.

I found nothing of a Loan in either the 1906 Hills Family in America or the 1908 Supplement. I checked NY and Connecticut census from 1790 to 1840.

He may show as Hill rather than Hills in earlier census which I did not check.

Far as I know the earliest Hills in that area settled in Oneida County in the 1780's. I could not find the name Loan in any of them but the name Lyman does show.

Loan is a very unusual name.

The earliest mention of Hills in Genesee County is in Batavia where a Paul Hills in mentioned in 1802 as an original settler.

Sorry not to have found more.

Re: Hills Family from Kent Michigan, originally from Newfane New York

cjbarber46 — 2011-09-02 02:59:04Z

Loan Hills (1826)was my who was my great grandmother Evaline's father. She married Fred W Barber and had three sons, Loan, Lyman and my Grandfather William.
I know that Eva's mother was Lucy Evangeline Brooks(1839)

Re: Hills Family from Kent Michigan, originally from Newfane New York

JohnHills65 — 2011-09-02 01:20:53Z

How about some names and dates. Newfane, NY dates to 1824 and was settled over the American Revolution. There are a number of Hills groups that settled in the Kent, Michigan area.

Hills Family from Kent Michigan, originally from Newfane New York

cjbarber46 — 2011-09-01 04:07:56Z

ANY INFO ON THIS HILLS GROUP???

Re: Hills in Maidstone - today

meghillsrsj — 2011-08-29 10:27:16Z

Hi Greg
one of my relatives has just passed on your message. Not sure if we've been in contact before or not. I'm the great granddaughter of Joseph Edward. Have been researching our Hills families of origin since 1988. I stayed in Maidstone abt 8yrs ago and did extensive research there. Hopefully you were as successful as I was. Pity I didn't get you email before hand & I could have saved you some time. Anyway, if you can to share anything gleaned, feel free to contact me.

Re: Hills name history > James (update)

lfra5847 — 2011-08-09 14:26:46Z

Hi June
Since our last messages in 2004, I have found that my James Hills born 1838, married Elizabeth Cross, father of William James Hills, father of Derek Hills, to me. On the 1881 census, James Ills is living in Cambridge. His parents are Thomas Hills and Mary Grummet. Thomas parents are Thomas Hills and Sarah Pearson. Thomas Hills (married to Mary Grummot) and your James are brothers. I also have heaps on the HIlls line if you wish to compare notes. I can send to you via email. My home email is superjacis@hotmail.com

regards

Lesley in Australia

Re: Hills name history > James

2011-08-09 14:25:25Z

hi lesley, is it possible your james and my james could be the same person.
my james hills was born 1848( app) clifton and christened 24 dec 1848 clifton,beds. he married a mary ann jordan ( b.henlow ) on 14 march 1868 clifton.
james father is thomas hills .b. 1821 langford,beds. and his mother is eliza crossley .m. 20 jan 1844 langford,beds.
at the 1881 census james and mary were living clifton fields,clifton,beds.
thier children were; charles 1869; george 1871; thomas 1873; arthur 1875; annie 1878; albert 1880. you say your james moved to bedford, if this is the same as my james where in bedford did they live? i have been going through the igi on the fhs and the hills are all over beds counties. i think also the 's' has been left off, this makes it harder to find them when they have moved about the counties. i have a long decendants list i am working through, i have 2 contacts from genes connected who have passed on what they have so i have my work cut out. if we connect and i can help in any way just let me know. regards june

Re: Hills name history > James from Clifton & Bedford Town

2011-08-09 14:24:19Z

Hi June

My James Hills lived in Clifton untin 1889 when he moved to Bedford Town. James father was Thomas and his mother was Eliza.

Re: Hills name history

JRioux03 — 2011-08-09 14:22:55Z

I have been searching for the family of Albert Henry Hills born Dec 9, 1911. He married Lavinia L. Bull Aug 25, 1934 in Surrey South Easton. They had two children - a daughter Lynda Lavinia and a son ? Kenneth or David (can't seem to find any info on him) - he was supposed to have gone to an aunt to be raised. Albert H. Hills died and Lavinia remarried a Thomas James Howell (we have been in touch with the Howell family only to find that Lavinia passed away a few years ago.

Would appreciate any info you might have.

janice.rioux@sympatico.ca

Re: Hills Family > Albert Henry b.1911

JRioux03 — 2011-08-09 14:22:08Z

I have been researching the family of Albert Henry Hills born Dec 9, 1911. His parents were Walter Edward Hills and his wife Isabella M. Hills.

Don't know if this is of any use to you.

janice.rioux@sympatico.ca

Re: Invitation to Hills Myfamily.com site

1_rjthomas — 2011-08-09 14:06:36Z

I will leave your in peace John - until I am more used to being on line I cannot get into the Ancestrey link to you I do not know how and I have not received any e-mails - shame- as I would have loved to have joined you in your Hills Myfamily - I wont give up tho.... will continue searching British family and maybe one day join you. Thank you for trying - its old age John and self taught to use laptop - only just stoppped saying "sorry" to lap top everytime it "beeps" me for doing things wrong!!!! Keep up the good work and thank you xx Carol

Re: Invitation to Hills Myfamily.com site

JohnHills65 — 2011-08-08 18:45:59Z

shils1225- Just to let you know. An invitation was sent to you this morning. John

Re: Invitation to Hills Myfamily.com site

shills1225 — 2011-08-08 04:53:16Z

Thank you for the information. My email is shills1225@gmail.com.

Re: Invitation to Hills Myfamily.com site

JohnHills65 — 2011-08-08 04:02:28Z

I've sent three invitations to the HillsMyFamily.com site through the site. I've now sent 2 direct emails to you. One of which includes a temporary user name and password. I'm not sure what else I can do.

Hopefully this works. John