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Joseph HILL 1667-1729
Biographical Note
Born at Salisbury; after being educated at several dissenting academies in London and elsewhere, he was ordained a presbyterian minister in 1694. He became minister to the congregation at Swallow Street, Westminster until 1699, when he moved to Rotterdam to be minister to the English Presbyterian Church there; in 1718 he returned to London where he was attached to a congregation near Cheapside.
Books
In his will, Hill left his books, with all the rest of his residuary estate, to his wife Martha. His library was auctioned in London, beginning 4 March 1730.
Sources
- Will of Joseph Hill, The National Archives PROB 11/628/345.
- Alston, R. C., Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800, St Philip, 2010.
- A catalogue of the library of the late ... Mr. Joseph Hill, [London, 1730], ESTC t45764.
- Wykes, David L. "Hill, Joseph (1667–1729), Presbyterian minister." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.