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Family and Education
bap. 1 Dec. 1605, 1st s. of William Hill of Poundisford, Pitminster, Som. and Jane, da. of John Yonge of Colyton, Devon.Colyton par. reg.; Som. RO, DD/X/VNL/1, p. 36; Vis. Som. 1623 (Harl. Soc. xi), 51; Vis. Som. 1672 (Harl. Soc. n.s. xi), 112-13. educ. St John’s, Camb. 1622;Al. Cant. I. Temple 1625.I. Temple database. m. (1) Mary (d. 1638), da. of Giles Grene*, 1s. 1da. d.v.p.; (2) 1641, Abigail (d. 1658), da. of Brampton Gurdon† of Assington, Suff. 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. d.v.p.; (3) aft. 1661, Abigail, da. and coh. of Thomas Barnes of Aldborough Hatch, Essex and wid. of John Lockey of Holmes Hill, Herts. and Josias Berners*, s.p.Som. RO, DD/X/VNL/1, p. 37; Vis. Som. 1672, 113. suc. fa. 1642.Som. RO, DD/X/VNL/1, p. 36. d. 21 Apr. 1667.E. Foss, The Judges of Eng. (1848-64), vi. 444.
Offices Held

Legal: called, I. Temple 10 Feb. 1633; bencher, 6 June 1649.I. Temple database; CITR ii. 204, 288. Sjt.-at-law, June 1655, 16 June 1659.Som. RO, DD/X/VNL/1, p. 109; Baker, Serjeants at Law, 190, 402, 442, 518; CJ vii. 687b. Assize judge, var. circs. July 1655-July 1659.C181/6, pp. 113, 369; Add. 46500, ff. 59–73, 78–91; CSP Dom. 1656–7, pp. 81, 99; CJ vii. 687b, 748a. Bar. exch. 15 June 1657-May 1659.Som. RO, DD/X/VNL/1, p. 108; Bucks. RO, D 192/16/2; Sainty, Judges, 125. Judge, Upper Bench, 19 Jan.-May 1660.Bucks. RO, D 192/16/5; Sainty, Judges, 33.

Civic: recorder, Bridport by 1640; Taunton by 1646-bef. 1655.Som. Assize Orders ed. Cockburn, 10. Steward, ct. of burgesses, Westminster 1648.CUL, MS Gg.I.9, f. 71.

Central: member, cttee. of navy and customs, 19 Aug. 1642;CJ ii. 728a. cttee. for advance of money, 2 May 1643.CJ iii. 67b. Commr. preservation of books, 20 Nov. 1643.A. and O. Member, cttee. for compounding, 24 Sept. 1644,CJ iii. 638b. 8 Feb. 1647; cttee. for plundered ministers, 19 Apr. 1645.CJ iv. 116b. Commr. abuses in heraldry, 19 Mar. 1646; exclusion from sacrament, 5 June 1646, 29 Aug. 1648; high ct. of justice, 6 Jan. 1649.A. and O. Member, cttee. regulating universities, 19 Sept. 1650.CJ vi. 469b. Commr. security of protector, England and Wales 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

Local: commr. assessment, Som. 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; Dorset 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 10 Dec. 1652; sequestration, Som. 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; commr. for Som. 1 July 1644;A. and O. sewers, Nov. 1645-aft. Sept. 1659.C181/5, ff. 263, 268; C181/6, pp. 74, 394. J.p. Westminster 2 Mar. 1648-bef. Oct. 1653;C231/6, p. 109; C193/13/4, f. 128v. Mdx. by Feb. 1650 – bef.Oct. 1653; Som. by Feb. 1650-bef. Oct. 1660.C193/13/3, ff. 41v, 54v; C193/13/4, f. 61; QS Recs. Som. Commonwealth, p. xxi. Commr. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Western circ. by Feb. 1654-June 1659;C181/6, pp. 9, 307. Home. circ. 4 July 1655 – 23 June 1656, 3 Feb.-16 June 1657;C181/6, pp. 124, 218. Midland circ. 23 June 1656 – 3 Feb. 1657, 16 June 1657–28 June 1658;C181/6, pp. 168, 282. London 4 Aug. 1657–19 May 1659;C181/6, pp. 253, 352. Oxf. circ. 28 June 1658–10 July 1660;C181/6, pp. 302, 374. ejecting scandalous ministers, Som. 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. gaol delivery, Newgate gaol 4 Aug. 1657–19 May 1659.C181/6, pp. 253, 352.

Religious: elder, Taunton, Bridgwater and Dunster classis, Som. 1647.Shaw, Hist. Eng. Church, ii. 421.

Parlimentarian
HILL, Roger II (1605-67), of Poundisford, Pitminster, Som.
: of Poundisford, Som., Pitminster.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

HILL, Roger II (1605-67), of Poundisford, Pitminster, Som.

Will
6 Mar. 1665, pr. 26 Apr. 1667, sentence 22 Nov. 1667.PROB11/323/570; PROB11323/639.
Estates
he and Sir William Lytton* granted lands in Wilts. by 2nd earl of Salisbury (William Cecil*), 1642;CCC 2772. bought lease on former episcopal lands at Pitminster from the widow of Sir William Portman*, 1651.Bucks. RO, D 193/1/22.
Oxford 1644
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