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Hill, of Hawkestone, Shropshire (GB Baronet, 1727)

Creation: let.pat. 20 Jan 1726/7

Family name: Hill later Clegg-Hill

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Arms:

Ermine a Fess Sable charged with a Castle triple towered Argent

Crests:

A Tower Argent issuant from the battlements a Wreath of Laurel all proper

Motto:

Advancez (Forward)

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Rowland Hill, of Hawkestone, co. Shropshire (bapt. 1 Jun 1623), mar. Margaret Whitehall, dau. of Richard Whitehall, and had issue:

1. Rowland Hill (bapt. 21 Feb 1654; d. unm.)

2. Rev Rt Hon Sir Richard Hill, of Hawkestone Park, co, Shropshire, Tern Hall, co. Shrewsbury, and Shenstone Hall, co. Stafford, known as "the Great Hill", diplomatist, pubic servant and statesman (bapt. 23 Mar 1655; d. 11 Jun 1727)

3. John Hill, of Wem, apothecary, and later of Lighteach, co. Shropshire (bapt. 23 Mar 1656; bur. 5 Mar 1712/3 at Hodnet, co. Shropshire), mar. 12 Feb 1699 Sarah Stubbs, dau. of John Stubbs, of Shaw, Kingsley, co. Stafford, and had issue:

1a. Sir Rowland Hill, 1st Bt.

4. Robert Hill (bapt. 2 Feb 1660; ? d. bef. 1727)

5. Thomas Hill (bapt. 16 Apr 1661; ? d. bef. 1727)

6. Humphrey Hill (bapt. 26 Mar 1663; ? d. bef. 1727)

7. Edward Hill (bapt. 18 Sep 1666; ? d. bef. 1727)

1. Elizabeth Hill (bapt. 22 Jun 1657), mar. Samuel Barbour, and had issue:

1a. Samuel Barbour later Hill, of Shenstone Park, co. Stafford (bapt. 17 Jan 1692)

2. Margaret Hill (bapt. 22 Jun 1657), mar. Thomas Harwood, of Shrewsbury, draper, and later of Tern, co. Shropshire, and had issue:

1a. John Harwood (bapt. 14 Nov 1691; dvp. young)

2a. Thomas Harwood later Hill, of Tern, co. Shropshire (bapt. 12 Nov 1693; d. June 1782), mar. (1) ..... ....., and (2) Susan Maria Noel (d. 14 Feb 1760), 1st dau. and cohrss. of William Noel MP, a Judge of the Common Pleas (by his wife and cousin Elizabeth Trollope, 3rd dau. of Sir Thomas Trollope, 3rd Bt., of Casewick, co. Lincoln), 2nd son of Sir Sir John Noel, 4th Bt., of Kirkby Mallory, co. Leicester, and had issue by his second wife:

1b. Noel Hill MP, later 1st Baron Berwick

2b. Samuel Hill

1b. Mary Hill (dsp.), mar. Sir Brian Broughton-Delves, 5th Bt., of Broughton, co. Stafford, Aystrop, co. Lincoln, and Doddington, co. Chester

2b. Susanna Hill

3b. Rev Rowland Harwood later Hill, Rector of Forsett, co. Norfolk (bapt. 31 May 1698)

1b. Anne Harwood (bapt. 1 Dec 1689)

3. Ann Hill (bapt. 19 Aug 1658; ? d. bef. 1727)

4. Sarah Hill (bapt. 8 Dec 1664; ? d. bef. 1727)

Sir Rowland Hill, 1st Bt.

bapt.

28 Sep 1705

mar. (1)

2 Jun 1732 Jane Broughton (b. 26 Oct 1714; bur. 22 Dec 1773 at Hodnet, co. Shropshire), 1st and only surv. dau. of Sir Brian Broughton, 3rd Bt., of Broughton, co. Stafford, and Aystrop, co. Lincoln, by his wife Elizabeth Delves, only dau. of Sir Thomas Delves, 4th Bt., of Doddington, co. Chester

children by first wife

1. Sir Richard Hill, 2nd Bt.

2. Sir John Hill, 3rd Bt.

3. Rev Rowland Hill, a celebrated preacher (b. 12 Aug 1744; dsp. 11 Apr 1833), mar. 27 May 1773 Mary Tudway (d. 17 Aug 1830), sister of Clement Tudway, Member of Parliament for Wells

4. Rev Robert Hill (b. 17 May 1746; d. 1 Feb 1831), mar. 13 Aug 1772 Mary Wilbraham (d. Apr 1824), dau. and sole hrss. of John Wilbraham, and had issue

5. Rev Bryan Hill (b. 29 Feb 1756; d. 14 Apr 1831)

1. Elizabeth Hill (dsp. 13 Feb 1828), mar. 7 Jun 1762 Clement Tudway, Member of Parliament for Wells 1761-1815 (b. 8 Oct 1734; d. 7 Jun 1815), 1st son of Charles Tudway by his wife Hannah .....

mar. (2)

23 Sep 1776 Mary Powys (widow of Thomas Powys, of Berwick, co. Shropshire; mar. (3) Joseph Foster Barham (d. 20 Jul 1789); d. 17 Jul 1789), dau. and cohrss. of German Pole, of Radbourne, co. Derby

died

7 Aug 17863

created

20 Jan 1726/7 a Baronet of Great Britain, styled "of Hawkestone, Shropshire", with a special remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to three of his cousins (sons of his paternal aunts) viz. (1) Samuel Hill, formerly Barbour, of Shenstone, co. Stafford; (2) Thomas Hill, formerly Harwood, of tern Hall, Salop., and (3) Rowland Hill, formerly Harwood, brother of the last named

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Sheriff of Shropshire 1731-32; Member of Parliament for Lichfield 1734-41

Sir Richard Hill, 2nd Bt.

born

5 Jun 1733

died

28 Nov 1809 (bur. at Hodnet, co. Shropshire)

suc. by

brother

note

Member of Parliament for Shropshire 1780-1808

Sir John Hill, 3rd Bt.

born

21 Jul 1740

mar.

27 Sep 1768 Mary Chambré (d. 8 Mar 1806), dau. and cohrss. of John Chambré, of Petton, co. Shropshire

children

1. Col John Hill, of Hawkstone, co. Shropshire (b. 10 Oct 1769; dvp. 26 Jan 1814), mar. 16 Nov 1795 Elizabeth Rhodes Cornish (d. 16 Dec 1842), dau. of Philip Cornish, of Exeter, co. Devon, surgeon, and had issue:

1a. Sir Rowland Hill, 4th Bt., later 2nd Viscount Hill

2a. Rev John Hill, Curate of Weston-under-Red-Castle, co. Shropshire (b. 11 Mar 1802; d. 15 Jun 1891), mar. 17 Dec 1833 Charlotte Kenyon (b. 4 May 1813; d. 14 Jan 1884), 2nd dau. of Hon Thomas Kenyon, of Pradoe, co. Shropshire, Clerk of the Outlawries in the Court of King's Bench (by his wife Louisa Charlotte Lloyd, dau. of Rev John Robert Lloyd, of Aston Hall), 3rd son of Lloyd [Kenyon], 1st Baron Kenyon, by his wife and cousin Mary Kenyon, 3rd dau. of George Kenyon, of Peel Hall, co. Lancaster, and had issue

3a. Lt Col Richard Frederick Hill JP DL (b. 14 Jan 1804; d. 9 Jan 1890), mar. 3 Apr 1835 Maria Jane Bringhurst (d. 13 Oct 1880), dau. of Lt Col J D Bringhurst, and had issue

4a. Col Philip Hill (b. 12 Jul 1806; dsp. 10 Dec 1861), mar. 19 Dec 1833 Charlotte Catharine Emma Norbury (d. 16 Feb 1877), 1st dau. of John George Norbury

5a. Capt Clement Delves Hill (b. 3 Jan 1808; d. 1883), mar. 26 Jun 1841 Harriet Mytton (b. c. 1819; d. Nov 1885), 1st dau. of John Mytton, and had issue

1a. Rachel Stephens Hill (d. 4 Apr 1875), mar. 19 Sep 1820 Sir Andrew Vincent Corbet, 2nd Bt., and had issue

2a. Mary Emma Hill (d. 31 Jul 1864), mar. 1823 Andrew William Corbet, of Sundorne Castle, co. Shropshire (d. 1856)

2. Rowland Hill, later 1st Viscount Hill

3. Rev Richard Hill (b. 17 Sep 1773; dvp. 3 Sep 1821)

4. Sir Robert Chambré Hill CB, of Prees Hall, co. Shropshire (b. 25 Mar 1778; d. 5 Mar 1860), mar. 5 Feb 1801 Eliza Lumley (d. 7 Jan 1861), dau. of Henry Lumley, and had issue

5. Sir Francis Brian Hill (b. 21 Apr 1779; d. 4 Apr 1842), mar. (1) 22 Apr 1804 Johanna Falbe (d. 31 Oct 1806), dau. of Christian Falbe, of Copenhagen, Denmark, and (2) 6 Oct 1819 Emily Lissey Powys (d, 13 Feb 18410), yst. dau. of Thomas Jelf Powys, and had issue by both wives

6. Maj Gen Clement Delves Hill (b. 6 Dec 1781; d. 20 Jan 1845)

7. Col Sir Thomas Noel Hill KCB (b. 14 Feb 1784; d. 8 Jan 1832), mar. 27 Jul 1821 Hon Anna Maria Shore (d. 25 Feb 1886), 2nd dau. of John [Shore], 1st Baron Teignmouth, by his wife Charlotte Cornish, only dau. of James Cornish, of Teignmouth, co. Devon, and had issue

8. Edward Hill (b. 3 Nov 1786; dvp. 29 Aug 1821)

1. Mary Hill

2. Jane Hill

3. Elizabeth Hill, mar. 20 Nov 1807 Rev Edward Neville

4. Harriet Hill

5. Emma Hill

died

21 May 1824

suc. by

grandson

note

Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury 1784-96 and 1805-06 ; Col commanding North Shropshire Yeomanry

Sir Rowland Hill, 4th Bt. later 2nd Viscount Hill

note

suc. his uncle as 2nd Viscount Hill 10 Dec 1842

The Baronetcy has been held by the Viscounts Hill since 10 Dec 1842.

First written 14 Mar 2012

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