Rt. Hon/Col. Arthur* Hill

Notes:

Rt. Hon. Arthur Hill was born circa 1601.2 He was the son of Sir Moyses Hill and Alice MacDonnel.3,2 He married, secondly, Mary Parsons, daughter of Sir William Parsons, 1st Bt..4 He married, firstly, Anne Bolton, daughter of Sir Richard Bolton.4 He died in April 1663.4
He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Royalist Regiment.4 He fought in the English Civil War.4 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.).4 He held the office of Constable of Hillsborough Fort in 1660.4 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).4 He lived at Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.2
He had two other sons by his first wife.4
Child of Rt. Hon. Arthur Hill and Anne Bolton

Lt.-Col. Moyses Hill4 d. 19 Apr 1664

Children of Rt. Hon. Arthur Hill and Mary Parsons

Rt. Hon. William Hill+4 d. bt 7 Jul 1692 - 20 Nov 1693
Penelope Hill+1

Citations

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 191. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
[S382] Sir Bernard Burke, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 54th edition (London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1892), page 434. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Peerage and Baronetage, 53rd ed.
[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1176. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

http://thepeerage.com/p13361.htm#i133601

Arthur* married Anne Bolton about 1620. Anne was born in 1603; died after 1730. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary* Parsons. Mary* (daughter of Sir, 1st Baronet of Bellamont William* Parsons and Elizabeth* Lany) was born in 1606 in Hillsborough, Co Down, Ireland; died in 1651 in Hillsborough, Co Down, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Penelope* Hill was born about 1643; died after 1700.
2. Rt. Hon. William Hill was born about 1650; died between 7 Jul 1692 and 20 Nov 1693.

Notes:

Sir Moyses Hill was an English army officer who served in Ireland and later settled in Ireland. He was the Governor of Olderfleet Castle, Mareschal of Carrickfergus, Provost Mareschal of Ulster and represented Antrim in the English parliament.

Moyses arrived in Ireland in 1573 as part of the Earl of Essex, Walter Devereux's army to subdue or colonize Ulster.[1]

He was appointed the governor of Olderfleet Castle and knighted in 1603. In 1611, he was given possession of the village of Cromlyn (now Hillsborough).[2] The position of Provost Mareschal of the Province of Ulster was created for him in 1617. He was granted 2,000 acres in County Antrim and 40,000 acres in County Down for his services to the Crown.

He died in February 1629/30.
Family[edit source | editbeta]

He married, firstly, Alice MacDonnell, sister of Sorley Boy MacDonnell, daughter of Alexander MacDonnell, Lord of Islay and Kintyre, and Catherine MacDonald. Their children were:
Mary Hill, married Sir James Craige of Carrickfergus.
Penelope Hill, married Arthur Wilmot, son of Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot. d. c Jul 1694[3]
Frances Hill, married Colonel Thomas Coote.
Peter Hill d. 1644

He married, secondly, Anne Grogan:
Arthur Hill d. Apr 1663.[4]
References[edit source | editbeta]
^ "Sir Moyses Hill, The Peerage". Retrieved 19 September 2010.
^ "History of Hillsborough, County Down". Retrieved 19 September 2010.
^ Sidney Lee, ed. (1900). "Wilmot, Charles". Dictionary of National Biography 62. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 61.
^ Armstrong, R. M. "Hill, Arthur". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13269. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
(Wikipedia)

Moyses* married Alice* MacDonnell about 1600. Alice* was born in 1580 in Oxhillsboroug, Surrey, England; died in 1580 in Oxhillsboroug, Surrey, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alice MacDonnel was the daughter of Alexander 'Cathanach' MacIan and Katherine MacDonnell.2 She married Sir Moyses Hill.2
Her married name became Hill.1
Children of Alice MacDonnel and Sir Moyses Hill

Penelope Hill+1 d. c Jul 1694
Peter Hill+3 d. 1644
Rt. Hon. Arthur Hill+3 b. c 1601, d. Apr 1663

Citations

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 350. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 90. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

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