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John HILLS
1621 - 1683 (~ 29 years)
Has 12 ancestors and 16 descendants in this family tree.
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Name John HILLS Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born - Described as third son in his father's will, living when he wrote it.
Baptised 21 Jan 1620/21 St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England 
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 1 Nov 2019)
"John Sonne of Augustin Hills bapt the same daye [xxith of Januarie]"
Gender Male Died Between 1651 and 1683 - 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)Person ID I29619 All Last Modified 23 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
Family Tamsen LONG, bap. 13 Jan 1621/22, St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England , bur. 9 Nov 1704, St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England (Age ~ 82 years) Married 28 Jun 1647 St. Mary Bredin Church, Canterbury, Kent, England - From PR entry (data transcribed by Frank Watt Tyler, viewable on FamilySearch)
Shows John Hills married Thomasin Long
The date and the bride being a Thomasin makes it likely to be the marriage of this John. The reason for it being in Canterbury is unclear, maybe Thomasin was from Canterbury. The functions of Bishop, Archdeacons etc. had been suspended and there were no marriage licences at this time so the usual reason for a marriage in Canterbury was not the case.
The will of John and Thomazin's son Gabriel show his home as being in Ramsgate. As a young unmarried man this was almost certainly with his mother and siblings.
Ramsgate was a fishing village; hence it seems probable that his father had been a fisherman or mariner of some sort, and it is likely his brothers were too. Gabriel may not have been the only Hills to lose his life at sea. It may explain why no burial record has been found for his father and some or even all of his brothers.
Children6 children Last Modified 23 Oct 2020 Family ID F11437 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Baptised - 21 Jan 1620/21 - St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England 
Married - 28 Jun 1647 - St. Mary Bredin Church, Canterbury, Kent, England Child - Augustine HILLS - 6 Apr 1648 - St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England Child - Kathren HILLS - 12 Aug 1649 - St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England Child - John HILLS - 18 May 1651 - St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England Child - Hercules HILLS - 3 Jul 1653 - St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England 
Child - George HILLS - 5 Apr 1659 - St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England Child - Gabriel HILLS - 24 Mar 1660/61 - St. Laurence’s Church, St. Lawrence in Thanet, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
