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William HILLS
1617 - Aft 1651 (~ 34 years)
Has 12 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name William HILLS Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born - Described as second son in his father's will
Baptised 13 Apr 1617 St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England 
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 21 Oct 2019)
Gender Male Died Aft 1651 - After his father wrote his will, probably in 1651
Siblings2 brothers and 3 sisters Half-siblings3 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of Augustine HILLS and Sibyll KNOWLER) Patriarch & Matriarch 
William HILLS, [Children?], b. Est 1520, bur. 29 Feb 1587/88, Ss. Peter and Paul’s Church, Boughton under Blean, Kent, England (Age ~ 68 years) (Great Grandfather) 
Clemys, b. Est 1530, d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandmother)Notes - (Research):Possibly the William HILLS who married Margery NOBLE in St Lawrence in 1642/3.
Margery appears to have been buried in 1686/7 (there were not a lot of Margeries) and she was described then as 'widow'; William was probably therefore the William who was buried in 1668.
But was he this William? The date of the marriage would fit well. However, the names of the children of William and Margery bear far less to those of William's family than might be expected (William, Mary, An, Nicholas, John and Cathren - probably in that order, position of An uncertain as only a burial found).
Margery's father was probably one Nicholas NOBLE, which probably explains that choice, and the others could all be named after siblings of William, although the names are common ones. In a family with several less common, it would be unfortunate if William only used the commoner ones by chance.
However, there is another problem. Not only was William a very common name, so another could have easily moved to St Lawrence, but we know that a William had sons baptised in St Lawrence in 1630 (William) and 1633/4 (Robert). There is no sign of a possible burial of this William in St. Lawrence, unless he were the one who married Margery.
Person ID I29599 All Last Modified 29 Oct 2020
Father Augustine HILLS, b. Abt 1582, bur. 18 Sep 1653, St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England (Age ~ 71 years)
Other Partners: Margery m. 24 May 1625; Sibyll KNOWLER m. 14 Sep 1626Mother Clemys FREIND, bap. 2 Jun 1588, St. Nicholas’ Church, Ash, Kent, England , d. Between 1623 and 1625 (Age ~ 34 years) Married 3 Oct 1611 St. Nicholas’ Church, Ash, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 23 Oct 2019)
Shows "Austen Hilles & Clemys Freinde maryed iiid" - under heading 'October'
It seems a little surprising that Augustine should marry a bride from Ash, about 15 miles from where he grew up. Did he work there before moving on to St. Lawrence? Although nearer to St. Lawrence, Ash is about 8 miles away so unless he did it still seems surprising they should meet / be introduced - unless there was a family link. Clemys was a rare name, althogh several were baptised or married in Ash in the late C16th. Besides Clemys FREIND these included Clemys HYLS, baptised in 1590. Was this a co-incidence, or were both girls given the name Clemys because they were related, and was Clemys HYLS also related to Augustine? (Her father was named George, no obvious link to Augustine but could have been a cousin or even an uncle).
Family ID F11394 Family Group Page | Family Chart