When Mary Hill was born about 1697, in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Hill, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Hollins, was 25. She married Thomas Mosley on 7 February 1726. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 7 October 1750, in Kingsley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 54, and was buried in Kingsley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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