Download or read book Historical and Genealogical Collections Relating to the Descendants of Rev. James Hillhouse written by Margaret Prouty Hillhouse and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Hillhouse was born in 1687/88 at Free Hall in Ulster, Ireland, the son of John and Rachel Hillhouse. He studied theology at Glasgow University, then returned to Ulster where he was ordained by the Reverend Presytery of Londonderry. He was living at Boston, Massachusetts, by 1720 and accepted a position at New London, Connecticut, in 1722. He married May Fitch, daughter of Captain Daniel and Mary Sherwood Fitch, in 1726. They had four children, 1726-1735. He died in 1740. Descendants lived in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Nebraska, Missouri, and elsewhere.