Abraham Hill

1615 - 1670  (55 years)

• Name	Abraham Hill
  Birth	1615	England
  Gender	Male
  Fact	Arrived in Charleston in 1636
  Death	13 Feb 1670	Malden, MA
  Person ID	I2925	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2009

  
  

  Family	Sarah Long,   b. 1617, England
  Marriage	1639
  Children	1. Ruth Hill,   b. 2 Jun 1640 + 2. Isaac Hill,   b. 29 Oct 1641, Charleston, MA d. 13 Feb 1670 (Age 28 years)   3. Abraham Hill,   b. 1 Oct 1643, Charleston, MA   4. Zechary Hill,   b. Abt 1645   5. Sarah Hill,   b. 19 Aug 1647, Charleston, MA   6. Sarah Hill,   b. Oct 1649, Charleston, MA d. Oct 1649, Charleston, MA (Age 0 years)   7. Mary Hill,   b. May 1652, Charleston, MA   8. Jacob Hill,   b. Mar 1657, Charleston, MA d. 12 Dec 1690 (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Hill, the first American ancestor of this branch of the family, was born in 1615, and was an inhabitant of Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1636. He kept a mill for John Coitmore, and was the owner of five lots of land in Charlestown and the neighborhood. He was admitted to the church in 1639, and his wife, Sarah (Long) Hill, daughter of Robert Long, born in England in 1617, was admitted to the church in 1644. Abraham and Sarah Long were married in 1639, and had eight children: I. Ruth, baptized in 1640, married William Augur. 2. Isaac, 1641. 3. Abraham, 1643. 4. Zachary, about 1645. 5. Sarah, 1647. 6. Sarah, born and died in 1649. 7. Mary, 1652. 8. Jacob, see forward. Abraham Hill died February 13, 1669-70, and the inventory of his estate amounted to six hundred and thirty-three pounds. Source: Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Little, Volume 4, pp. 1747-1749 The house of Abraham Hill was on the easterly side of the Great Road, near its junction with the Medford Road, which, at first, was merely the way to the mill. The bridge by which the latter road crossed the Three Mile Brook, the Mill Bridge of 1649, was early known as Hill's Bridge and so remained until recent years. After the death of Abraham Hill, his widow Sarah - herself the daughter of an innkeeper, Robert Long of Charlestown - kept the ordinary until 1679, when she was succeeded by her son Jacob. It has been seen that the early innkeepers were licensed to sell wine and strong drinks. The evils of license were not long in appearing. Drunkenness was of frequent occurrence and many sins which drunkenness might often incite were not unknown. As a remedy the County Court passed the following order: - [October 4, 1659.] "This court doth order yt all ye inkeepers within the limits of this Coun. shall henceforth be prhibited selling of strong water by retaile." Charlestown Births & Burialls recorded in Boston 1632 - 1644 (Transcribed by Coralynn Brown) Ruth the daught of Abraham Hill & Sarah his wife was borne 2 (4) 1640. Isaac the sonne of Abraham Hill & Sarah his wife was borne 29 (8) 1641. Abraham the sonne of Abraham Hill & Sarah his wife was borne 1 (8) 1643.