HILL OF CLAWTON

No baptism has been found for Jacob Hill who married Grace Kingford at North Tamerton in 1719. However, there are many earlier references to Hills in the area. These include the marriage of Simon Hill of Tetcott to Mary Bassett at Launceston in 1683. Simon and Mary appear to have had children baptised at Clawton and North Tamerton, both parishes with which Jacob Hill was later associated.

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JACOB HILL was buried on 11 December 1746 at Clawton, Devon.[1] He married on 5 June 1719 at North Tamerton, GRACE KINGFORD,[2] daughter of Thomas and Mary (Venton) Kingford. Grace was baptised on 15 March 1697/98 at Clawton.[3]

Children of Jacob and Grace (Kingford) Hill:

i MARY HILL, bap 25 Jul 1720, Clawton,[4] bur 9 Jan 1818, Pelynt;[5] m 20 Feb 1770, Boconnoc, WILLIAM GEAKE.[6]

ii ANN HILL, bap 19 Dec 1721, Clawton.[7]

iii THOMAS HILL, bap 29 Aug 1723, Clawton,[8] bur 14 Dec 1724, Clawton.[9]

iv JACOB HILL, bap 12 Feb 1724/25, Clawton,[10] bur 10 Feb 1804, St Giles on the Heath;[11] m 31 Mar 1759, Lifton, MARGARET CHAPMAN.[12]

v JAMES HILL, bap 24 Jan 1726/27, Clawton.[13]

vi CHARITY HILL, bap 13 May 1728, Clawton,[14] bur 21 May 1784, Clawton;[15] m 25 Aug 1754, Clawton, JOHN VEAL[16] (see here).

vii THOMAS HILL of Pelynt, labourer, bap 6 Oct 1730, Clawton;[17] m 7 Apr 1761, Pelynt, MARY VAGUE.[18]

viii GRACE HILL, bap 22 Apr 1733, Clawton,[19] bur 9 Nov 1805, St Mellion.[20]

ix BENJAMIN HILL, bap 20 Sep 1736, Clawton,[21] bur 20 Nov 1737, Clawton.[22]

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[1] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[2] North Tamerton parish registers.

[3] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[4] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[5] Cornwall Burials (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[6] Boconnoc bishop’s transcripts. The will of Grace Hill mentions her sister Mary Geake (Kresen Kernow, AP/H/7186).

[7] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[8] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[9] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[10] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[11] St Giles on the Heath parish registers.

[12] Lifton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[13] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[14] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[15] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[16] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk). The will of Grace Hill mentions some of her Veal relatives (Kresen Kernow, AP/H/7186).

[17] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[18] Pelynt parish register abstracts. The children of Thomas Hill named in the will of his sister Grace Hill (Kresen Kernow, AP/H/7186) seem to support the identification of the Thomas baptised at Clawton in 1730 with the one who married Mary Vague at Pelynt in 1761.

[19] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[20] St Mellion bishop’s transcripts; Kresen Kernow, AP/H/7186.

[21] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).

[22] Clawton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).