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    Hill, Richard

    Male - Aft 1586


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    • Name Hill, Richard 
      Gender Male 
      Died Aft 1586 
      Person ID I08400  My Genealogy
      Last Modified 25 May 2015 

      Family Hadley, Margaret,   c. 11 Oct 1540, Withycombe, Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1586  (Age ~ 46 years) 
      Married 13 Nov 1586  Cattistock, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F02548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Notes 
      • Any connection??
        Will of Richard Hill alias Chubworthie of Raddington, Somerset 10 May 1610 PROB 11/115
        Will of Richard Hill, Husbandman of George Nympton, Devon 24 June 1613 PROB 11/121
        Will of Richard Hill, Yeoman of Dymmocke, Gloucestershire 13 June 1627 PROB 11/152
        Will of Sir Richard Hill of Redland, Gloucestershire 12 September 1627 PROB 11/152
        Will of Richard Hill, Gentleman of Gloucester, Gloucestershire 17 May 1625 PROB 11/145

        Any connection??
        Inquisition: taken at the Castle of Gloucester, 13th August, 4 Charles I [1628], before Richard Guy, esq., escheator, after the death of Richard Hill, knight, by the oath of John Clissold, John Heaven, WiIliam Wilkins, Walter Watkins, Henry Nicholson, John Twyninge, John Smith, Thomas Watkins, Edward Cowles, John Smith, William Chewe, Walter Cleeve, Richard Beard and Thomas Wood , who say that Richard Hill on the 1st day of August, 1 Charles I [1625] was seized of the manor of Thridland alias Ridland, alias Rudland in Thridland in the parish of Westbury-on-Trim and Henburye ; 1 meadow or close called Kendallmead ; the mansion or capital messuage of Thridland late in the tenure of Roger Revell, esq., deceased, and afterwards in that of Richard Revel son and heir apparent of the said Roger, and then in that of the said Richard Hill; 1 close of meadow called Culvermead containing 16 acres; 1 other close of meadow called Longmead containing 6 acres ; 1 close of meadow called the Gaston, containing 3 acres; 1 close of meadow called the Upper Hill containing 5 acres ; 1 close of pasture called the Wellhay and Undergrove containing 7 acres ; 1 close of pasture called the Little Brokeridge and the Grotesend containing 7 acres ; 1 close of arable land called the Great Brokeridge containing 14 acres; 1 other close of arable land called the Lower Hill Close, containing 5 acres; 1 close of arable land called the Oxleaze containing 4 acres; 1 wood or grove called the Great Grove, containing 10 acres ; 1 grove or wood called the Lynke, containing 2 acres ; 1 grove called the Little Coppice containing 2 acres ; 1 messuage in Thridland and 1 orchard and 3 gardens thereto belonging, in the tenure of James Brincklowe, gent. ; 1 close of meadow called Broke mead, containing about 4 acres ; close of meadow called Tewkesburie mead, cont. about 6 acres ; i close of meadow or pasture called the Edwardes, cont. about 16 acres ; 2 closes called the Great Lull Leaze and the Little Lull Leaze, cont. 6 acres ; 1 close of arable land called the Twentie Acres, cont. about 20 acres : all which premises last mentioned were sometime in the tenure of the said James Brincklowe and afterwards in that of Thomas Packer, gent., de- ceased ; 1 acre of the common field lying near or in Sherehampton within the parish of Westburie, in the tenure of William Clement ; 1 messuage in Thridland late in the occupation of John Askewe, and sometime in that of Jane Button, widow ; 1 close of pasture called a ground called the Great Wall Croftes, containing about 8 acres ; 1 close of meadow called the Little Wallcroft cont. 2 acres ; 3 acres of meadow in Bishops More ; 1 close of meadow called Gratines, cont. about 4 acres ; 1 close called the Great Slowe, cont. about 3 acres ; 1 close called the Little Slowe cont. about 2 acres in the occupation of the said John Askewe ; 1 cottage then lately built and a garden thereto adjoining in the occupation of Thomas Morgan; 1 cottage and plot of land cont. 1 rood, in the occupation of David Reece : all which said premises are within the said parish of Westburye on Trim and Henburye ; the manor of Well and Tymberscombe in Tym- berscombe alias Imberscombe and elsewhere in co. Somerset ; the capital messuage, tenement or farm, parcel of the said manor, in the tenure of William Ridler, deceased, and afterwards in that of the said Richard Hill ; all those 60 acres of land, meadow and pasture with the said messuage used and enjoyed, in the possession of the said Richard Hill; 1 messuage and 14 acres of land, meadow and pasture, in the tenure of John Coodinge; 1 messuage and about 16 acres of land, meadow and pasture in the tenure of Joan Fenn, widow; 1 messuage and about 16 acres of land, meadow and pasture, late in the tenure of Edward Elles- worthy ; and about 4 acres of wood in the tenure of John Coodinge : all which premises last mentioned are situate in the parish of Timberscombe, and elsewhere in co. Somerset ; 1 messuage and about 80 acres of land, meadow and pasture in the tenure of Silvester Edbrook ; 1 close of pasture there cont. 6 acres, in the tenure of Stoden ; the reversion of all the said premises : which said manor of Well and Tymberscombe and other the premises last mentioned were late the inheritance of Conand (Conandi) Prowse, gent. ; the manor of Apleighe, lying near the parishes of Stawleighe, Asbrittle and Kittesford in co. Somerset and in the parish of Clehanger in co. Devon ; 1 messuage, barn and tenement called Bremley, containing about 50 acres of land, meadow and pasture, sometime in the tenure of James Chaplin, solely or with others, and then in that of the said Richard Hill ; 1 messuage in Stawleighe called the Court Place and 50 acres of land, meadow and pasture thereto belonging, some time in the tenure of the said James Chaplin and afterwards in that of the said Richard Hill ; i parcel or divers parcels of land in Stawleighe called the Overland, containing about 30 acres in the occupation of the said Richard Hill ; 1 messuage called Frogghouse ; 1 tenement called Acremans hay and about 30 acres of land, meadow and pasture, in the tenure of Margery Charley, widow, now deceased ; 1 messuage in the parish of Asbrittle called Trickleshayne and about 40 acres of land, meadow and pasture, in the occupation of Nicholas Coleman, deceased ; 1 messuage in Clehanger called Wadehay, and about 50 acres of land, meadow and pasture in the tenure of James Wipple ; 1 messuage and about 30 acres of land, meadow and pasture in the tenure of Slow- cock, widow ; and 1 messuage or tenement or 2 messuages or tenements called Muscombe and Brockcombe, and about 30 acres of land, meadow and pasture, in the tenure of Dorothy Sullye, widow. So seized, the said Richard Hill by indenture dated 1st August, 1 Charles I [1625], made between himself of the one part and Francis Baber of Chewe Magna in co. Somerset, esq., and Edward Baber of Lincoln's Inn in co. Middlesex, esq., son and heir apparent of the said Francis Baber of the other part, in consideration of a marriage heretofore had and solemnized between the said Richard Hill and Elizabeth one of the daughters of the said Francis Baber, and for the sum of £1400 for the marriage portion of the said Elizabeth, and for her competent jointure, and for the love and cordial benelovence and affection which he bore towards her; agreed with the said Francis and Edward Baber that he and his heirs should for ever after be seized of all the said premises, except the said close called Kendall Mead to the use of him the said Richard Hill for his natural life; after his decease to the use of the said Dame Elizabeth his wife for her life ; and after her decease to the use of the right heirs of the said Richard Hill for ever. The said Richard Hill was likewise seized of 3 tenements or cottages and 4 gardens or plots called Pleckes in the parish of St. James the Apostle in the suburbs and county of the city of Bristol ; and of the manor of Imbercombe alias Tymberscombe in co. Somerset. So seized the said Richard Hill by indenture tripartite dated nth May, 3 Charles I [1627], made between himself of the one part, Peter Ellesworthy son of Thomas Ellesworthy, then deceased, and Margaret his wife, sister of the said Richard Hill of the 2nd part, and Nathaniel Holbach of Whitechurch in co. Somerset, esq., of the 3rd part for the establishing of the said premises and for the affection he bore towards Anthony -Hill, gent., 2nd son of John Hill, gent., brother of the said Richard Hill and towards the said Peter Ellesworthy and for the maintenance of the said Anthony Hill and his heirs male, agreed with the 84 Gloucestershire said Nathaniel Holbach and his heirs that he and his heirs should be seized of all the said premises to the use of the said Peter Ellesworthy his kinsman until he (Richard Hill) at his mansion house at Ridland should pay or cause to be paid to the said Peter i2d. And further by the said indenture the said Richard Hill granted to the said Nathaniel Holbach and his heirs all the said premises : to hold to the use of the said Richard Hill and his heirs; for default, to the use of the said Anthony Hill and his heirs male ; and for default, to the use of the right heirs of the said Richard Hill for ever. The said Richard Hill afterwards paid the said sum of i2d. to the said Peter Ellesworthy. The manor of Thridland alias Ridland and all other the premises in Westbury-on-Trym and Henbury, except the said close called Kendall mead are held of Ralph Sadleir as of his manor of Henburye, by fealty only in free and common socage, and are worth per annum, clear, £5. The manor of Well and Tymberscombe is held of George Lutterell, esq., as of his manor of Dunster in co. Somerset by fealty and the yearly rent of 35. and is worth per annum, clear, £3. 65. 8d. The manor of Apleighe is held of the Earl of Bath by fealty and a yearly rent, and is worth per annum, clear, 205. The said close called Kendall mead is held of the said Ralph Sadleir as of his manor of Henbury by fealty in free and common socage, and is worth per annum, clear, 5s. The premises in the suburbs of Bristol are held of the Mayor and Commonalty of the city of Bristol in free burgage, and are worth per annum, clear, 3s. \d. Richard Hill died 29th May, 3 Charles I [1627]; John Hill is his elder brother and next heir, and was then aged 70 years and more. The said Dame Elizabeth still survives. Misc. Chan., Inq. p. m., 4 Charles I, part 25, No. 27.