Thomas Hill

1762 - 1853  (91 years)

• Name	Thomas Hill
  Birth	1 Jan 1762	Pomfret, Windham, CT
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	5 May 1777	Pomfret, Windham, CT ; Enlisted with company of Chift, discharged 5 May 1789, enlisted with Jonathan Hill
  Military Service	15 Jul 1779	Stony Point, NY ; Received injuries during the Battle of Stony Point
  Census	20 Aug 1850	Riga, NY ; age 88, born CT, living with daughter and son-in-law
  Death	17 Jan 1853	Riga, NY
  Burial		Riga Cemetery, Riga, NY
  Person ID	I116	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Isaac Hill,   b. 7 Aug 1721, Pomfret, Windham, CT d. 1777, Pomfret, Windham, CT (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Ruth Squire,   b. 25 Mar 1723, Woodstock, Windham, CT d. 27 Dec 1808, Windsor, Berkshire, MA (Age 85 years)
  Census	1790	Windsor, Berkshire, MA ; Isaac Hill 1M>=16 (Isaac[69]), 1F (Ruth[67])
  Histories		Source Documentation for two generations of Isaac Hill
  Family ID	F200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Williams,   b. 1 May 1762, Pomfret, Windham, CT d. 31 Aug 1834, Riga, NY (Age 72 years)  [1]
  Marriage	30 May 1783	Pomfret, Windham, CT
  Census	1790	Windsor, Berkshire, MA ; Thomas Hill, 1M>=16 (Thomas[28]) , 2M<16 (Stephen[6], Thomas[newborn]), 3F (Polly[5], Lucy[2], Mary[28])
  Census	1800	Windsor, Berkshire, MA ; 3M<10 (Rufus[9], Robert[3], Erastus[1]), 2M10-15 (Thomas[10], ???), 2M16-25 (Stephen[26], ???), 1M26-44 (Thomas[38]), 2F10-15 (Polly[15], Lucy[12]), 1F26-44 (Mary[38])
  Census	1810	Riga, Genesee, NY ; 1M<10 (George[9]), 1M10-15 (Robert[13]), 2M16-25 (Thomas[20], Rufus[17]), 1M26-44 Stephen[26], 1M>45 (Thomas[48]), 1F>45 (Mary[48])
  Census	1820	Riga, Genesee, NY ; 1M>=45 (Thomas[58]), 1F>=45 (Mary[58])
  Notes	from "Pomfret Vital Records, 1705-1850 ( Barbour Collection) Thomas Hill m. Mary Williams, May 30, 1783
  Children	+ 1. Stephen Hill,   b. 20 Jun 1784, Pomfret, Windham, CT d. 20 Feb 1842, Millville, Orleans, NY (Age 57 years)   2. Polly Hill,   b. Abt 1785, Pomfret, Windham, CT d. 27 Jan 1803, Windsor, Berkshire, MA (Age ~ 18 years) + 3. Lucinda “Lucy” Hill,   b. 24 Mar 1788, Pomfret, Windham, CT d. 12 Jul 1853, Riga, NY (Age 65 years) + 4. Thomas S Hill,   b. 1790, Windsor, Berkshire, MA d. New York   5. Elijah Hill,   b. 22 Aug 1791, Windsor, Berkshire, MA d. 27 Dec 1791, Windsor, Berkshire, MA (Age 0 years) + 6. Rufus Hill,   b. 16 Jun 1793, Windsor, Berkshire, MA d. 6 Jan 1831, Riga, NY (Age 37 years)   7. Betsey Hill,   b. Abt 1795   d. 10 May 1796, Windsor, Berkshire, MA (Age ~ 1 years) + 8. Robert William Hill,   b. 20 Apr 1797, Windsor, Berkshire, MA d. 16 Jan 1856, Rochester, Monroe, NY (Age 58 years)   9. Erastus Hill,   b. 19 Feb 1799, Windsor, Berkshire, MA d. 31 Aug 1803, Windsor, Berkshire, MA (Age 4 years) + 10. George Hill,   b. 25 Mar 1801, Windsor, Berkshire, MA d. 29 May 1867, Portland, Ionia, MI (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F30	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

• Photos

  Thomas Hill Obituary Very old obituary written by his son Rev Robert W Hill

  
  

  Headstones

  Thomas Hill Gravestone Thomas Hill / Died / Jan.17.1853 / AE 91 Y's 17 d's

  
  

  Histories

  Thomas Hill Rev War Pension File

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Hill was the first Supervisor of Riga, still survies at the age of 89 years ; Rev. Robert Hill is his son; another son, George Hill, resides in Wisconsin ; Mrs. Emerson, of Riga, is his daughter. Joseph Emerson still survives ; Erastus, Joseph, and George Emerson, of Riga, are his sons ; an only daughter became the wife of John Reed, of Sweden. From Religous Recorder (Syracuse, NY) History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, and Morris' Reserve: Embracing the Counties of Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Yates, Steuben, Most of Wayne and Allegany, and Parts of Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming. To which is Added, a Supplement Or Extension of the Pioneer ... By Orsamus Turner, published in 1851. From Died, in Riga, on the 17th inst., Thomas Hill aged 91 years. In this event the editor of this paper has lost an affectionate and faithful father. He was born in Pomfret, Ct., and enlisted as a soldier in the Revolutionary army at the age of fifteen. In 1806 he removed to Riga, and was the first supervisor of that town. There he also united with the church of Christ, and from thence, we trust, he has taken to the Church triumphant ?Gen. Evivgelist. From History of Monroe County, New York Jesse Church, Joseph Emerson with his three sons, Erastus, Joseph, and George, and one daughter who became the wife of John Reed, the first supervisor of Sweden. Also, in the same year, Clark Hall, Thomas Hill, the first supervisor, Rev Robert Hill, George Hill, and a sister, Mrs. Emerson, settled in town. From Landmarks of Monroe County In 1807 still more families settled in Riga, and among them may be recalled the names of Enos Moore and his sons, Ephraim and Samuel, Joseph Thompson, George Richmond, Benajah Holbrook, Charles and Eber Orcutt, Thomas Bingham and his three sons, Joseph, Justin and William, and also his daughter who became Mrs. Pratt. There were also James Knowles and his sons James, William and Paul; Joseph Emerson and three stalwart sons, Erastus, Joseph and George, Jesse Church, Clark Hall, Rev Robert Hill, Thomas and George Hill, and their sister, Mrs. Emerson. from "Records from the Congregational Church, Riga Corners, Riga, Monroe Co., NY", copied 1939 by Myrte Rice Haynes Irondequoit Chapter, N.S.D.A.R., Rochester, N.Y. (monroe county genweb) INITIAL MEMBERS Thomas Hill Stephen Hill SOON AFTER JOINED Thones Hill Jr MEMBERSHIP RECORDS Hill, Anna, ad. Oct. 1815, later, Anna Bristol. Hill, Mary, ad. Oct. 1815. Hill, Frederick L. ad. May 1, 1831, dis. to Byron, Apr. 3, 1830. Hill, Menson [Munson] ad. Apr. 28, 1831, dis. Mar. 10, 1838. Hill, Mrs. Sarah, letter from Holland Patent, Sep. 1, 1843. Hill, Ribert [Robert], ad. Jul. 7, 1816. (In the Ministery.) Hill, Rufus, ad. Oct. 1815, died Dec. 6, 1831, æ 37. Hill, Anna, wife. Hill, Thomas, ad. May 4, 1817, died Jan. 18, 1853, member 36 yrs. (Thomas Hill was 91 yrs., 17 days at death. Cem. recd.) Hill, Mary, wife, of Capt. Thos., ad. Oct. 1815, died Aug. 30, 1834, æ 72 BAPTISMS Hill, Robert, adult, Jul. 7, 1816. Hill, Rufus, and wife Anna, Oct. 28, 1815. Hill, Rufus Munson, son of Rufus & Anna, Apr. 7, 1816. Hill, Fred Lyman, son of Rufus & Anna, May 3, 1818. Hill, Rufus Munson, son of Rufus & Anna, Jan. 20, 1822. Hill, ---- ----, of Rufus & Anna, Dec. 18, 1825. Hill, Egbert Grandin, son of Rufus & Anna, Jul. 15, 1828. DEATHS Hill, Rufus, died Jan. 7, 1831, æ 37. Hill, ----, child or Rufus, died Jul. 1821. from Windsor, Berkshire County, MA Vitals Records to the year 1850 (Berkshire Co Genweb) BIRTHS Erastus, s. Thomas, Feb. 19, 1799. George, s. Thomas, Mar. 25, 1801. Robert Williams, s. Thomas, Apr. 20, 1797. DEATHS Betsey, May 10, 1790 [sic], a. 1 "wanting tow Days." ch. Thomas, May 10, 1796, C.R. Elijah, Dec. 27, 1791, a. 4 m. 5 d. Erastus, s. Thomas, Aug. 31, 1803, a. 4, C.R. Polly, eldest d. Tho[ma]s, Jan. 27, 1803, in 18th y., C.R. Ruth, wid., Dec. 27, 1808, in 86th y. [Dec. 28, C.R.] _______, May 19, 1799, a. 2 d., C.R. _______, ch. Tho[ma]s, Mar. 27, 1803, a. 2 w., C.R.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Wynkoop, Richard, Schuremans of New Jersey, (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1902), 69.