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Hills in Goshen Village of Lebanon, CT

The Hills, Rowleys and Langrells were related since a marriage in 1765 of Consider Hills and Azubah Rowley in Goshen Village in Lebanon Township, CT. Following is an excerpt of Volume 2, of the book "The Golden Rowley Collection":

Azubah (Rowley) Hills, daughter of Daniel Rowley and Bethiah Langrell was born about 1748, CT New London Colchester; baptized 1748 Mar 27, CT New London Lebanon Goshen Congregational Church; married Consider Hills, 1765 Nov 28, CT New London Lebanon, by Joshua West, esquire. Church membership: Goshen Congregational Church, admitted into full communion Oct. 1812. Ever since she was adopted by her grandparents the Langrells in 1759, she resided in Goshen Village of Lebanon Township. Her husband sold land in Colchester in 1772, suggesting they spent some of their early married years there, but the births of all her children are listed in Lebanon Town records through the American Revolution. Her grandfather Joseph Langrell included her in his will written 1777 and executed in 1783.... The family remained in Lebanon for many years; She may have died there between 1812 and 1820.

Residences (on Census Lists):
1790, 1800, 1810 - Connecticut, Windham County, Lebanon

(Sources: Birth: A103, M009; Baptized: A103, M129; Marriage: A102, B113, B196, M009, M103; Other References: A101, A103, A107, A159, B197, M004, M012, M129, M131, M168.)

Husband:

Consider Hills, Sr. was born 1741 Sep 7, CT New London Lebanon, son of Samuel Hills and Hannah Turner (of Lebanon Township, New London County, CT). Church membership: Goshen Congregational Church, admitted into full communion Oct. 1812. At age 21, he was brought before the Lebanon Inferior Court: "Archippus Mackall, Grand Juror, brought a complaint against ... Consider Hills [along with Ephraim Hills and five other men] ... in May 1762 for 'Playing at Cards & of Profane Language at the Dwelling House of Joseph Kellogg.' They were acquitted." (source-Lebanon Town Records, CHS, Box 667.)

Consider inherited his father Samuel's estate in Lebanon, through a will written in 1767, but it was a small estate or had dwindled to 20 acres by the time probate passed in 1792: "I do give and bequeath unto my dutiful and well beloved son Consider Hill all my lands reserving the use and improvement of them for his mother during her natural life as aforesaidm and I also give him all my principal estate that shall be left by his Mother at her decease that she shall not have used or disposed of." The transcriber of this will (John Hills) commented to me that the will was probably part of a larger agreement that Consider take care of his father in old age. Consider may have stayed in Lebanon to manage the estate but it had dwindled or been gifted away almost entirely before probate: "Samuel was 91 when he died. That estate was slim pickings - 2 flannel shirts, a pewter chamberpot. a few bushels of farm goods, wheel barrel, chain and other harness along with 20 acres. Consider was admitted as a communicant at the Goshen Parish Church in 1812, with his wife, and continued to reside in Lebanon through the 1820 census. Apparently he also owned some land in Colchester because he deeded it off to family members: In 1772, from Consider to Darius Hills, probably brother to brother; and in 1820, from Consider to Charles Hills, probably father to son. Consider Hills was listed as "Consider Sr." in the 1790 census, suggesting there was a Consider jr. Two Consider Hills did coexist in Lebanon at once time, since two are listed in the 1800 and 1810 census there. I can easily imagine this to be a son and wondered if Charles was a nickname or middle name for Consider jr. However I cannot substantiate that, and there is already an indication of a relative who may be the "junior": The Latter Day Saint IGI claims there was a Consider Hills, born 25 June 1762 in Lebanon to "Elizab Hills and Naomi."

Residences (on Census Lists):
1790, 1800, 1810, 1820 - Connecticut, Windham County, Lebanon

(Sources: Birth: A102, B115, B196, M009, M103; Marriage: A102, B196, M009, M103; Other References: A036, A103, A108, A153, B178, M129, M131, M168.)

Children:

Hills Vital Records as Listed in Lebanon Township Records

Samuel Hills and wife Hannah Turner were married and had these children as listed in Lebanon Township Vital Records:
(page 147)
"Samuel Hill & Hannah were married
Phebe Hills was born December the 10th 1726
Joseph Hills their son was born __?
Hannah Hills was born ___?
Eliab Hills was born March the 9th A.D. 1728
Samuel Hills was born July the 28th A.D. 1729
Lenurd (or Levina?) Hills was born June the 4th A.D. 1731
Abner Hills was born January 19th 1733
Elijah Hills was born July the 6th 1736
Derius Hills was born August the 28th 1739
Consider Hills was born September the 7th 1741
Phebe Hills died December the 28th 1726
Mrs. Hannah Hills wife if Mr. Samuel Hill died the 17th day of March A.D/ 1777 in ye 78th year of her age."

Their son Consider Hills and wife Azuibah Rowley had these children as listed in Lebanon Township Vital Records:
(page 163)
"Consider Hills and Azubah Rowlee were married together 28th Nov. A.D. 1765 by Joshua West esq.
Bethiah Langrell Hills ye daughter was born Thursday 11 September A.D. 1766
Azubah Hills ye daughter was born Saturday 3d September 1768
Amasa Hills ye son was born Tuesday 4 September 1770
Huldah Hills ye daughter was born Saturday 20 June 1772 "

Sources:
1. Source codes listed come from the book "Golden Rowley Collection." The bibliography will eventually be published.
2. David Waters and Consider Law, Their Ancestors and Some Descendents, by George Leland Law, Volume 1, (Keystone Press: Lincoln, NB, 1927), page 56-63.
3. Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1700-1915, (Goshen Village, New London County, CT), Volume 1, 1700-1915, by Registrar or Vital Statistics, kept by Town Hall of Lebanon, CT, microfilm reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT, page 179.

 

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