Old Kittery and Her Families- Everett S. Stackpole, pp. 515-6
Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England- Savage, Vol.II, pp.416-7
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- pp. 327-8
Mass. Archives- Vol.10, p.104

3I. SAMUEL (JOHN 1, JOHN 2)

m. 28 Oct. 1680 ELIZABETH (3) WILLIAMS (d. 1737)
d. 28 March 1723 Kittery, Maine

Samuel had a tavern license at Oyster River in 1683. He was listed as being of Kittery in March 1687/8 when he and his father sold the Oyster River porperty to Stephen Jenkins.

The 100 acres of Antipas Maverick were increased by grants from the town and the whole estate was sold by his heirs at different times. Samuel bought two pieces one next to Shapleigh's Creek in Kittery which he willed to his son Samuel and another purchased before 27 Apr. 1686 further north which he willed to his son Benjamin. The upper lot was between the lots of John Morrell and Edward Ayers.(1)

Samuel was a bricklayer in Portsmouth in 1703 then a turner in 1705. There 1 March 1707/8 he made a contract with Nicholas Shapleigh about mills on mill creek. He was listed as being of Kittery in 1713 but, he was in Portsmouth where he owned several lots.

The church in Eliot was organized 22 June 1721 after a fast. Rev. Nathaniel Rogers of Portsmouth made the opening prayer, Rev. John Newmarch preached and Rev. William Shurtlief made the concluding prayer. They then went to the house of Rev. John Rogers and the confession of faith was read and owned by the following persons: John Rogers, Joseph Hammond, Samuel Hill, Nicholas Shapleigh, Stephen Tobey, Daniel Fogg and James Staples. These were the founders of the Congregational Church in Eliot. A list of members written by Rev. John Rogers in 1746 included Samuel Hill Jr., Andrew Brown, Thomas Hanscom, Matthew Libby Sr., Samuel Libby (David's son), David Libby Sr., Benjamin Hill and Solomon Libby.(2)

"In the Name of God Amen The twentie Eight Day of August in the yeare of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & thirteen I Samll Hill Senr of the Town of Kittery in the Province of Maine But at Present In Portsmth In New Hampsheire In New England, yeoman...

Item: I Give & Bequeath unto my Son Samuell Hill: all my Right title Estate & interest: I have In & to the Saw mill: griest mill: & windmill: as also the Dwelling house & Land Lying & adjoying to Shaplyes Creek in the Town of Kittery in the Province of maine excepting one Roome for my wife to Live in if She Desiers it & also to pay to his mother Hill the Sume of fifteen pounds p annum Dureing her widdowhood & if She mary then to cease paying it but if She happen to be a widdow againe then he Shall pay it her againe Dureing her Life or widdowhood the Said Dwelling house Land & milk one the Same above Said to be the Estat of my Said Son Samuell Hills & his heirs... & also on house Lott & warehouse Lott In Portsmth above Said being on plat affixt to this my will & nombred the house five the warehouse Lott fifteen to be as above to him & his heirs... As alsoe I give him my gundalow for his own use for Ever.

Item I give & bequeath to my Son Benja Hill all & Singular my farm that is now in tenure of John Chapman In the Town of Kittery In ye Province of maine togeather with all the Dwelling house Barn out houses & orchards Garden &c belonging to the Same: & all my out Lands in the Town of Kittery to be the Sole use benifit & behoofe of him my Said Son Benja Hill & his heirs... & alsoe a house & ware house Lott in Portsmth affore sd according to a platt affixt to this my will & numbred the house Lott foure & ware house Lott Sixteen to be alsoe to him & his heirs only for Ever only paying his mother Hill five pounds p annum Dureing her widdow hood...

Item I Give & bequeath to my Sonn Joseph Hill all & Singular my Dwelling house In Portsmth affore Said & Alsoe a the wharfe before the dore the Lott & wharfe to be according to a platt affixt to this my will the Dwelling house Lott numbred two & the wharfe or ware house Lott No one and alsoe all my Right of Comons In Said Town of Portsmth as it is Laid out or any hereafter to be Laid out or Divided the said Dwelling house ware house or wharfe wth the Said Comon Land to be to the Sole use benifit & Choose of my Said Son Joseph Hill & his heirs only for Ever only my wife Shall have the use of any Roome in Said House Dureing her life or widdowhood

Item: I give & bequeath unto my Son John Hill all & Singular the part of the Dwelling house & Land where he now Lives in Portsmo togeather with a ware house Lott as will appeare by a Draught affixt to this my will the house Lott numbred Eight & the ware house Lott Seventeen & also one acre of Land for an orchard Laid out to him already in the town of Kittery neare Shaplys creek the Said Land & house Lott & ware house Lott to be to the Sole use benifit & behoof of the Said John hill & his heirs only for Ever

Item I give & bequeath to my Daughters mary Welch & hannah More all & Singular to Each of them a house Lott & ware house Lott on the Bank in Portsmo according to a Draught affixt to this my will the said Mary Welches house Lott number tenn & her ware house Lott Number Eleaven the Said Hanna Mores house Lott Number Nine & ware house Lott Number twelve the Said Lots of Land to be to the only use benifit & behoofe of the heirs of theire Bodys only for Ever Each of them and alsoe one acre of Land for an orchard Laid out to them already in the town of Kittery Neare Shaplys creek to be as above to the heirs of theire bodys only for Ever

Item I Give & bequeath to my two maiden Daughters Sarah & Abigall Hill Each of them a house Lott & ware house Lott in Portsmo affore Sd out of my Land according to a Draught annext to this my will Sarah house Lott number Six & her warehouse Lott Number fourteen & abigall house Lott Number Seven her ware house Lott Nombr thirteen to be them & the heirs of theire bodies Each of them for Ever

Item I give & bequeath to my well beloved wife Eliza Hill whome I Likewise with my Son In Law George marshall Constitute make & ordaine my Executrix & Execr of this my Last will & testamt I Say I give to my Said wife all my moveable Estate both within Dorrs and without as alsoe all Debts Dew to me of on kind & of another and alsoe the Use of my farm in the Town of Kittery & all belonging to it untill my Sone to whome it is given Shall be of full age & then he Shall pay his mother five pounds p annum as is Expresed already and alsoe I give her fifteen pounds p annum as above to be paid by my Sonn Samuell Hill out of the mills &c. given him as is already Exprest alsoe She Shall have the use of my Dwelling house in portsmo untill my Son Joseph be of age to receive it to whome I have given it & after he is of age & while his mother Liveth to Let her have any Room in Sd house She Shall Chuse to Live in while her life remaines as alsoe if She hath acasion to Sell & Dispose of one house & ware house Lott on ye Bank & part of my Land according to Draught annext to this my will, the house Lott Number three the ware house Lott number Eighteen in case She has noe ocasion to Sell the Same then they Shall be to use of my Son John hill & his heirs only for Ever

Item I have given my Son in Law George Marshall his Portion already & hath it in his posesion... in Psents of us ye Subscribers Mary ffollett mary Sherburne James Jeffry"(3)

Samuel Hill's will- Page 1 , Page 2, Page 3, Page 4

Old Kittery and Her Families- Everett S. Stackpole, pp.113,114,516-7
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- pp.329
Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England- Savage, Vol.II, pp.419
N.E.H.G.R.- Vol.8, p.122 (Apr. 1853)

4IX. JOSEPH (JOHN 1, JOHN 2, SAMUEL 3)

b. 28 July 1706
m.1. 2 May 1728 Durham, NH, ABIGAIL (4) LIBBY
2. c. Aug. 1739 Amy Johnson (d. after 14 May 1782 Granville, NS)
d. after 14 May 1782 Granville, NS

Joseph was a cordwainer in Kittery. He was listed on tax lists of people who owned land from Great Cove to Sturgeon Creek in 1751 along with his brother Samuel Hill Jr.

Joseph was in Biddeford by 1736 and by 1749 he had swapped his land in Biddeford for land in Scarborough and was still in Scarborough 30 Aug. 1762 when he deeded land to his son Japhet. By 1764 he had moved to Granville, NS where he was granted 500 acres, lot #117, which stretched from the Annapolis River to the Bay of Fundy.(1)

Issue- First six children by Abigail, last six children by Amy

Old Kittery and Her Families- Everett S. Stackpole, p.516
Hutchins Genealogy- p.692

d. 29 Aug. 1667

Peter sailed from Plymouth, England in the ship Huntress with John Winter and landed at Richmond Island 22 March 1632/3. He was a sailor and boat builder in the service of John Winter from 1633 to 1643. On 20 Nov. 1640 he gave a deposition concerning Cleve's departure from Spurwink House:

Old Kittery and Her Families- Everett S. Stackpole, p.527
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- pp.329
History and Genealogy of the Stackpole Family- Everett S. Stackpole, p.94
Genealogical & Family History of the State of Maine- George Thomas Little, p.1744
The Descendants of Peter Hill of York Co., Maine- Usher Parsons, N.E.H.G.R.- Vol.12, p.139 (Apr. 1858)

2I. ROGER (PETER 1)

b.c.1635
m. Nov. 1658 MARY (2) CROSS (d. 24 June 1696 Wells, Maine)
d. 26 Aug. 1693 Wells, Maine

Roger was admitted a freeman 5 July 1653 and also took the oath of allegiance to Massachusetts in 1653. Roger was evidently satisfied with the Massachusetts government as he signed the petition to Cromwell which referred to the complaints presented to the Protector by "some gentlemen of worth" (i.e. Godfrey) for restitution of their right of jurisdiction and asked that they be not heeded, intimating that they are instigated by "professed Royalists whose breathings that way... have been so farre stifled".(1)

Roger was on the jury 27 Oct. 1658 and was constable in 1661. In 1663 William Hilton of Kittery, constable, was presented for "tearing of a special warrant, sent by the secretary from Boston to Kittery for sending a deputy to the general court." "We present the freemen of Saco... R. Hill, for their neglect in not submitting to such, commands as have been required, in the due observing of such orders as by oath as freemen they have been required, in the due observing of such orders as by oath as freemen they have loud themselves unto..."(2)

From the treasurer's account of 1664 "Payd to Roger Hill for a diner 10s."(3) The dinner was perhaps given at the raising of the meeting house. Roger lived in Saco until the war.

"Aprill 12:1667: at a town meetng the inhabitants freeholders act as foloweth:... 6 Ralph Trustrum Thomas Rogers and Roger Hill are Appoynted to bring in the minister's stipend this next yeare 1667."(4)

"At a town meeting 13 March, 1667/8. We the selectman doo confirme unto Roger Hill joyntly with Majer phillips: that his lease which his father Petter Hill had from Mistris Mackworth in Saco River I say it is ratified and confirmed to the said Roger and his ayers forever as atests Robert Booth recorder."(5)

"Aug. 1670. at a towne meeting the inhabitants with the townsmen (forbid) Abram Radner his abideing in this towne. 2 Ralph Trustrum is ordered to give warning to William N( ) not to be an inhabitant. 3. Roger Hill is to give warning to Mr. Cook on the same..."(6)

In 1671 Roger confirmed to John Helson 100 acres sold by his father, reserving what his own house stood on. Roger was the fence viewer in 1674. He was at Salem from June 1676 until July 1680, then at Wells early in 1681 and returned to Saco before 3 Dec. 1681 when he was granted 20 acres. Roger Hill, Francis Backus and Pendleton Fletcher were appointed to see that the chimneys were made with brick (for the parsonage) in July 1685. Roger was a selectman from 1685 until 1687.

In 1687 was the following order of the court: "whereas the townsmen of Saco being summoned to answer for their not keeping a sufficient highway from Scamman's ferry to the town of Cape Porpoise, Roger Hill appearing in behalf of said town, it was ordered that the old foot-path on the western side of Saco River by the King's Highway, to be laid out and fenced at the charge of the town."(7)

From the garrison in Wells 6 May 1690 he wrote to his wife Mary at Saco to have son John bring her and their goods to Wells by water:

"May 6, 1690.

Dear and loving wife,- These are to let you know that we are all well here, blessed by God for it, and all our children remember their duty to you. The Indians have killed Goodman Frost and James Littlefield, and carried away Nathaniel Frost and burnt several houses in Wells. I would have our son John hire a boat and bring you from Saco and some of our things, if he possibly can. I fear it is not safe to come by land. John, be as careful as you can of your mother, for it is very dangerous times. The Lord only knows whether we shall ever see one another any more. Praying for your prosperity

Your loving husband till death.

Roger Hill

Remember my love to son Fletcher and daughter, and all their children, and to all my neighbors in general.

Son Storer and wife remember their duty to you, and love to their brother Fletcher and all cousins, and yourself."(8)

This letter along with other documents pertaining to Roger's son Capt. John, were found in the attic of an old house in South Berwick in the 1920's inside an old trunk tucked under the eaves.

"Memorandum of an agreement made and agreed upon and betwene Capt John Hill administrator to the Estate of his father Roger Hill late of Saco in the County of Yorke Deced Samll Hill Joseph Hill Ebenezer Hill Joseph Storer William Priest and David Littlefield being the Husbands of the three Daughters of the sd Deced as ffolloweth, viz. The sd John Hill is to have a double Portion of all ye Estate of the sd Roger Hill and the others to have ye remainder Equally divided amongst them ye Rest of the Children Excepting Ebenezer who is to have all the lands formerly belonging to his father Roger Hill aforesd lying and being in ye Township of Saco in the County aforesd Containing two Hundred acres be it more or less with all ye priviledges and apurtinences thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to have and to hold unto him the sd Ebenezer Hill his Heirs Execr Administr and assignes forever

In Witness whereof the parties Above Mentioned have hereunto Set their hands and Seals this 7th day of octobr Anno Dom. 1702

Signed Sealed & delivered           John Hill
In prsence of us           Joseph Hill
Jos Hamond Junr           Samll Hill
Charles ffrost           Joseph Storer
                          David Littlefield"(9)

Issue-

Old Kittery and Her Families- Everett S. Stackpole, p.527
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- pp.329
Genealogical & Family History of the State of Maine- George Thomas Little, p.1744
Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England- Savage, Vol.II, pp.419
History of Biddeford & Saco- Folsom, pp.86, 101, 137-9, 141-2

3I. EBENEZER (PETER 1, ROGER 2)

b.14 Feb. 1679/0 Salem, MA
m. 30 March 1702/3 Biddeford, ME, ABIAH (2) SNELL (d. 10 Nov. 1750)
d. 1758

Ebenezer was a corporal at Fort Mary in 1699 which had been built on Fort Hill in Biddeford Hill. Old Fort Mary featured in John Greenleaf Whittier's poem Mary Garvin: The evening gun had sounded from gray Fort Mary's walls;
Through the forest, like a wild beast, roared and plunged the Saco's falls.

To read the rest of the saga of Mary Garvin go to: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mary-garvin/

He was taxed at Kittery in 1701 and then moved to his father's land at Winter Harbor where he lived near the head of Ferry Lane on the western side of the river. It was stated that "Mr. Ebenezer Hills garrisson is upon the road and is a guard to the western side of the ferry."(1)

On Aug. 10th 1703: "several Indians in Saco, who professed to be friendly, and were frequently in the houses of the inhabitants, called at Mr. Hill's in the usual manner one morning and partook of some food which was offered them. They left the house but, soon after returned and finding Mr. Hill gone told his wife they must make her prisoner. They proceeded to plunder such articles as they could carry away and destroyed others. When Mr. Hill returned he found his wife secured having her arms bound and the savages employed in emptying a featherbed. He gave himself into their hands for he dared not resist and the Indians decamped with their prisoners."(2) They were taken to Canada where they remained three years. He wrote to his brother John at Berwick from Quebec March 1704/5 expressing great discontent in Canada adding: "Cousin Pendleton Fletcher of Saco (his sister's son at Saco), Mary Sayer, brother Joseph's daughter, and Mary Storer of Wells with our other friends and neighbors here, are all well, and myself, wife and child are well, and send kind love to you all, begging your prayers that God would direct, protect and keep us, and in due time deliver us.

Your loving brother and sister, Ebenezer and Abiah Hill."(3)

Their oldest son Ebenezer was born in Canada and was later called the "Frenchman" after their return.

Loving brother and sister- My kind love with my wifes hoping these few lines will find you in good health, as they leave us at this time, blessed by God for it. This is to give you to understand that we are not likely to come home until next summer, when there will be a general exchange of prisoners, and the reason of my not coming home this fall is because our government sent no prisoners home for those which this governor sent by Livingston, for which there was a great deal of reason to have done, and in the mean time we remain sufferers, whereas, if the governor at Boston had sent them, I should hve come home with my family and a great many others. Nay, in so much that if the governor of Massachusetts had but sent one man for me, this governor would have let me and my family home with me. But I desire to wait, as Job did, for my appointed time is not come. I pray give my respects to Major Hammond and wife, cousin Pearce, Charles Frost, John Frost and their wives and to Mr. Whittemore. Brother and sister Hill (Ebenezer and Abiah) desire to be remembered to you both and all friends desiring your prayer, and of all Gods people.

Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- pp.329
History and Genealogy of the Stackpole Family- Everett S. Stackpole, p.94
History of Biddeford & Saco- Folsom, pp.205,226
New England Captives Carried to Canada- Emma Lewis Coleman

4I. EBENEZER (PETER 1, ROGER 2, EBENEEZER 3)

b. between 1703 and 1706, Quebec
m. JOANNA (3) WINGATE (b. 6 Jan. 1711 Dover Neck, NH)

Ebenezer received an alotment of town lands in 1728. Each lot was 30 acres, cost �4 and the recipient must live in the town for five years. He was listed on the muster roll dated Biddeford 7 April 1757 as an ensign.(1)

History and Genealogy of the Stackpole Family- Everett S. Stackpole, p.94
History of Biddeford & Saco- Folsom

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