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Daniel HILL, Jr, was born 2 November 1763 in Menotomy (Arlington) MA to Daniel HILL and his wife, Lydia LOCKE (sister to Elizabeth LOCKE, wife of Jason Russell). He married in Mason to Elizabeth RUSSELL, daughter of Jason RUSSELL and his wife, Elizabeth LOCKE.
Their children, believed to have all been born in Mason, were:
1. Daniel HILL III
2. (infant who died at age 2)
3. Lewis HILL (see below)
4. Elizabeth HILL
5. Nathaniel HILL
6. Benjamin Russell HILL
7. David HILL
8. Lydia HILL

Daniel moved to Mason around 1793 when he first appears in the Mason Tax Rolls. He was a farmer. Daniel served in the Revolutionary War and was in the payroll of Capt. Isaac Gage and stationed for three months in 1781 near West Point in New York. And before that he served in 1780 in Rhode Island. In 1832 he was listed as an invalid and received a pension of $20.44 per year. He died in Mason on 10 Nov 1841. His wife, Elizabeth, born 2 July 1769, died in Mason, on the 12th of July 1827. Both of them are buried in Mason. See their tombstones on the Mason Cemetery Photo Page.

Daniel is not related to Rev. Ebenezer Hill but comes from this HILL line:
Daniel5, Daniel4, Nathaniel3, Jacob2, Abraham1.
The line is recorded in the History of Cambridge, MA by
L. Paige.
Submitted by R. Owings
Sources: Hill: History of Mason, NH; Mason Town Records; Paige: History of Cambridge, MA; Cutter: History of Arlington, MA., Revolutionary War Pension Papers.
Corrections and additions gladly accepted.

Lewis HILL (son of Daniel HILL, Jr. and Elizabeth RUSSELL above) was born: 16 Feb 1798 prob. in Mason, NH [1] He married: Lydia RUSSELL some time before 1827, maybe in Mason. Lydia was the dau. of John RUSSELL, JR. (1770-1844) and Lydia BLOOD (1768-1819) She was born 8 Aug. 1796 in Mason, NH [1] and baptized 13 Sept. 1795, Mason, NH [2] Lewis was found in the Mason Tax Rolls in 1822 and 1834. Place of death is unknown at this time.
Their Children:
1. John Russell HILL
...... Born: 6 Jun 1827 Mason, NH [3]
...... Died: 1 Nov. 1899 Hancock, Hillsborough Co., NH at age 72 yrs [4]
...... Married: Mary Ann Whitney on 11 Dec 1850 [3]
...... Their children Almon, James Lewis and Edward Augustus
2. Elizabeth HILL born: 16 July 1829 [5]
3. Electy HILL born: 14 Jan 1836 [5]

SOURCES:
[1] Town Records of Mason, NH ... vol.#1758-1831, pg. 717
[2] Book of Records Belonging to the Church of Christ in Mason, NH began Oct. 13, 1772, located at the New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH, 285.8778G M412r 1772-50
[3] The History of Hancock, New Hampshire, 1764-1889 by Hayward, William W.
[4] NH VRS
[5] research by Robert Wiley, prob. from NH VRs
Information on Lewis HILL submitted by R. Owings. Corrections and additions gladly accepted.