Thomas Hill

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1547.

Place of Death: unknown.

Thomas made his will 10 May 1547 and it was proved 30 January 1547/8. He requested in his will to be buried in Chaddesley Corbett, but his burial does not appear in the register there.

Relationships

Father: unknown.

Mother: unknown.

Brother: Henry Hill.

Thomas mentions his brother Henry in his will.

Brother: Humphrey Hill (died 1553).

Thomas mentions his brother Humphrey in his will. Humphrey was of Stone, and married Alice Manning 16 October 1546 in Hartlebury. He left a will in which he asked to be buried in Chaddesley Corbett (as did his brother Thomas).

Spouse: unknown.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

John Hill (buried 28 September 1568 in Hartlebury, Worcester) married Margery Hanbury 7 September 1561 in Hartlebury, Worcestershire.

William Hill

Margaret Hill

two other daughters

Evidence

Thomas’s will:

In the name of god amen the yere of our lorde god 1547 and the fyrst yere of the Reigne of Edward the vj by the grace of god kynge of England France and Ireland defender of the feythe & of the Church of England and also of Ireland in erthe the sup[re]me head and the x day of maij I Thomas Hill of the paryshe of Stone sycke in body but p[er]fett of reme[m]brance make this my testament & last will in maner & forme folowinge, fyrst I bequeth my soule unto almyghtie god and my body to be buryed in the churche yeard of Chaddesley Itm I bequeth to the high altar of Stone iiijd. Itm to the mendinge of the wey at Stanke… ijd Itm to my iij dowghters two kyne and a heyfer, And to my fyve children xx shypp.. Itm to my two sones ten ship and to John my sone a bed and all that doth p[er]teyne to husbandreye, Itm to Willm my sone a blacke stere Itm to Margaret my dowghter all that do longe to a bed Itm to my three dowthers ij pewter dysshes a pece, Itm to Richard Thorene a dowblet a paire of hosen & a payre of showes, Itm to Elizabeth Hill an Ewe and a lambe, All the residue of my goods my dettes paide & I brought home to be devided amonge them all at the discrecon of my executors, And I do make my executors Henry Hill and Humfrey Hyll my brethren to fulfill this my last will And I do gyve to them for theire paynes takinge iijs iiijd apece. These beringe wytnes John Dalytle Richard Thorne the yere and day above wrytten.

[Proved 30 January 1547/8]

References

Will of Thomas Hill of Stone. Proved 1547 in the Worcester Consistory Court. Digital images on FamilySearch.org accessed 31 July 2018.