Richard Hill was born in 1774, in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England as the son of Thomas Hill and Elizabeth Hill. He married Rebecca Pizzie on 4 May 1796, in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Olveston, Gloucestershire, England in 1774 and Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841.
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"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."
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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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