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Revolutionary Characters of New Haven: The Subject of Addresses and Papers Delivered Before the General David Humphreys Branch, No; 1 Connecticut Society Sons of the American Revolution (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
Excerpt from Revolutionary Characters of New Haven: The Subject of Addresses and Papers Delivered Before the General David Humphreys Branch, No; 1 Connecticut Society Sons of the American Revolution James Hillhouse was descended from an ancient and noble family in the North of Ireland, near Londonderry, where their estates 250 years ago were large and important and various members of the family were distinguished by having received degrees from the famous University of Glasglow in Scotland. The Hillhouse name appears among the signatures of an address to William and Mary, and one of the family was Mayor of Londonderry. The original American Hillhouse, Reverend James, came to this country and settled in New Hampshire in 1719; afterwards at Montville (meaning Hillhouse) between New London and Norwich. Cotton Mather refers to him as, "The hopeful young minister lately arrived in America." His son, James Abraham, the foster father of the subject of our sketch, graduated from Yale in 1749, and became a distinguished lawyer in New Haven. He built and resided in the large and stately old mansion, now known as Grove Hall. Having no children, and his brother William (the father of our James) having many sons, James was adopted by his Uncle, and at the age of seven was installed in the old big but childless home, corner of Whitney Avenue and Grove Street, where he resided the greater part of his life. He inherited his Uncle's or foster father's fortune and the Aunt's property. The combined real estate he thus acquired covers a large section beyond Grove Street towards Whitneyville, including Prospect Hill, an extensive part of which is now owned by Yale University. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst re
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