GUIDE TO THE FROST AND HILL FAMILY PAPERS AT THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Abstract: Captain Charles Frost (1630-1697) and Major John Hill (1666-1713) were militia officers responsible for defending Kittery and Saco, Maine under the direction of Massachusetts authorities during King William’s War, 1689-1697. The collection contains military orders, commissions, and correspondence with scattered Frost, Hill and Pepperell family documents and business papers. Collection dates: 1675-1760. Volume: 47 items. Repository: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Call Number: Mss 1055 Copyright ©2010 by New England Historic Genealogical Society. All rights reserved. Reproductions are not to be used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research. Frost and Hill Family Papers Mss 1055 FAMILY HISTORY NOTE Names in bold represent creators of documents in this collection. FROST FAMILY CHARLES2 FROST (Nicholas1) was born in 1632 at Tiverton, England, and he was killed by Indians on 4 July 1697. Charles, at age 44, married on 27 December 1675 to MARY BOLLES. Mary was born 4 January 1641 in York, Maine, and she died 11 November 1704 in Wells, Maine. As a young child, Charles accompanied his family from England to the plantation of Pascataqua River in Maine. His father, Nicholas Frost (1585-1663), acquired two hundred acres in Kittery (incorporated in 1647). Charles Frost was frequently chosen as a representative for Kittery to the general court in Massachusetts. In 1669, the militia of Maine was organized into six companies one of which was commanded by Charles Frost. Frost was one of six councilors appointed to act as judges of the courts. In 1689, he was appointed and commissioned to command the western regiment. Children: i. Mary3 Frost b. 18 October 1676; d 1753; m. 12 December 1694 Capt John Hill ii. Charles Frost b. 17 April 1678 ; d. 17 December 1724; m. (1) 7 February 1698/9 Sarah Wainwright (1682-1714); m (2) 25 November 1714 Jane (Eliot) Pepperrell, widow of Andrew Pepperrell iii. John Frost b. 1 March 1681 Kittery, Maine; d 25 February 1732 New Castle, NH; m. Mary Pepperrell (1685-1766). Mary m (2) 12 August 1745 Rev Dr Benjamin Colman of Boston and she m (3) 6 October 1748 Benjamin Prescott of Danvers. iv. Nicholas Frost b. 17 September 1682; d. before 8 August 1700 v. Sarah Frost b. 17 September 1682 (1666?); d. 16 May 1695; m. (1) 1687 John Shipway; m (2) Hon William Redford vi. Abigail Frost b. 10 May 1685 (1668); m. (1) Joshua Fryer; m (2) 30 December 1714 William Moody vii. Lydia Frost b. 30 November 1686 (1674); d. 13 May 1752; m. 1692 Benjamin Pierce viii. Elizabeth Frost b. 4 July 1688 (1683); d. 21 May 1696 ix. Mehitable Frost b. 4 January 1690 (1670); m. 5 January 1698/9 Thomas Pierce Sources: Parsons, Usher. “Memoir of Charles Frost” New England Historical and Genealogical Register [1849]:249-262 Stackpole, Everett S. Old Kittery and Her Families (Somersworth: New England History Press, 1981): 414-415 2 Frost and Hill Family Papers Mss 1055 FAMILY HISTORY NOTE (continued) HILL FAMILY ROGER2 HILL (Peter1) was born 1635 at Biddeford, Maine, and he died 26 August 1693 at Wells, Maine. Roger married on 1 November 1658 in Saco, Maine, to MARY CROSS. Mary was born in 1640 in Wells, Maine, and she died 24 June 1696 in Wells. Children: i. Sarah3 Hill b. 7 April 1661 Saco, Maine; d. 1726 Arundel, Me.; m. (1) Pendleton Fletcher, he died a prisoner in Canada; m. (2) William Priest. ii. Hannah Hill b. 7 September 1664 Saco, Me.; d. 30 June 1748 Wells, Me.; m. 23 February 1677 Lieut. Joseph Storer (2) iii. John Hill b. 28 May 1666 Saco, Me. (see below) iv. Samuel Hill b. 14 December 1668 Saco, Me.; d. 1745 Saco; he was taken captive by the French and Indians about 1701 and detained some years in Canada with his wife v. Joseph Hill b. 3 April 1670 Saco; d. 12 July 1743 Wells, Me.; m. Sarah Bowles vi. Mary Hill b. 25 June 1672 Wells, Me.; m. 15 November 1694 David Littlefield vii. Benjamin Hill b. 24 February 1674 Saco, Me. viii. Ebenezer Hill b. 14 February 1679; d. 26 March 1758 Biddeford, Me.; m. Abigail Smith; he and his wife settled in Biddeford 1703, they were taken captive by the Indians and detained in Canada for three years, redeemed and returned to Portsmouth then moved back to Biddeford after three years 2. JOHN3 HILL (Roger2, Peter1) was born 28 May 1666 in Saco, Maine, and he died 2 June 1713 in Berwick, Maine. He married MARY FROST. Mary, daughter of Captain Charles Frost (1630-1697) and Mary (Bolles) Frost, was born 18 October 1676 in Kittery, Maine, and she died in 1753. Children: i. Mary4 Hill b. 15 January 1701 Kittery, Me. ii John Hill b. 2 March 1703 Kittery, Me. iii. Elisha Hill b. 3 February 1709 Kittery, Me.; d. 1 June 1764 iv. Eunice Hill b. 1 November 1712 Kittery, Me. v. Sarah Hill b. 6 December 1695 Saco, Me. vi. Abigail Hill b. 15 December 1706 Kittery, Me. Source: New England Historical and Genealogical Register [1858]:139-145 3 Frost and Hill Family Papers Mss 1055 SCOPE AND CONTENT The collection holds 47 items covering the period 1675-1760. Most concern military activities between 1675 and 1705, including orders, correspondence, commissions, etc. passed between the two officers, Charles Frost (1630-1697) and John Hill (1666-1713), and Massachusetts authorities. There are also 13 items dealing with Hill and Frost family affairs, notably a letter from Humphrey Chadburn to John Hill (1703-1772) describing the capture of Isle aux Noix in 1760. Finally, there are two letters to William Pepperell (1696-1759) discussing shipping ventures to Cadiz in 1733 and 1735. ORGANIZATION Sub-group I. Military papers: correspondence, orders, commissions, etc. between Massachusetts authorities and its officers defending Saco and Kittery, Maine, 1675-1705. Sub-group II. Personal and business papers of the Frost family: correspondence, estate inventories, etc., 1681-1758. Sub-group III. Personal papers of the Hill family: correspondence from Maine, Quebec, and Isle aux Noix, 1706-1760. Sub-group IV. Miscellaneous papers: Pepperell correspondence and a Clark vs. Wheelwright suit 4 Frost and Hill Family Papers Mss 1055 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Restrictions: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections material is non- circulating, requires staff retrieval, and is available to NEHGS members (Research level and above) during normal library hours. Provenance: Gift; 1885 February 6; Parsons, Charles W. Processing Information: April 2010; Lindsay A. Mazziotto Preferred Citation: Frost and Hill Family Papers, Mss 1055, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society. 5 Frost and Hill Family Papers Mss 1055 FOLDER LIST Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note the collection name and call number along with the box and folder numbers shown below on a manuscript request form. Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Sub-group I. Military papers Letter, 8 November 1675, by Sergeant Major [1675] [1] p. 1 1 Richard Waldron to Captain Frost and Sergeant Neall regarding garrisoning a house with 10 soldiers (undated copy); Letter, 9 September 1675, by Richard Alexander, Sergeant to the Garrison, to Captain Frost regarding the garrison (undated copy) Letter by Sergeant Major Robert Pike to Captain 1677 April 1 ALS, 1 p. 2 1 Charles Frost regarding supplies for the soldiers 12 Letter by Major General Daniel Denison to 1677 April 1 ALS, 1 p. 3 1 Captain Charles Frost requesting that Captain 12 Frost take command over more soldiers. Letter by Sergeant Major Richard Waldron to 1677 May 1 1 ALS, 1 p. 4 1 Captain Charles Frost requesting Frost to gather six soldiers to continue service in his garrison. Commission promoting Charles Frost to sergeant 1689 August 1 ADS, 1 p. 5 1 major signed by Thomas Danforth, President of 23 Province of [Maine] in New England. Letter by Bartholomew Gedney, Salem, [Mass.], 1690 April 7 1 ALS, [2] 6 1 to Major Charles Frost in regards to bringing 60 p. soldiers to the province of Maine. Note, 9 September 1690, by Richard Alexander, 1690 [1] p. 7 1 Sergeant to the Garrison, from Kittery to Captain September 9 Frost; Undated letter by Sergeant Major Richard Waldron to Captain Frost and Sergeant Neall. Order issued by the Governor & Council, signed 1691 June 4 1 ADS, 1 p. 8 1 by Isaac Addington, Secretary, stating that John Hill will receive 35 soldiers for the enforcing of the garrisons at Wells Letter by Samuel Hill, Rowley, [Mass.], to John 1691 July 10 1 ALS, [2] 9 1 Hill asking if Samuel’s servant James Crocker p. could serve so "young Atwell" could replace Caleb Boynton of Rowley. Letter by Elisha Hutchinson, Portsmouth, [N.H.], 1692 May 12 1 ALS, [2] 10 1 to John Hill ordering Hill to investigate a report of p. destroyed houses on fire in Saco Letter by Major Charles Frost to Lieutenant John 1693 April 2 1 ALS. 11 1 Hill regarding the sighting of an “Indian.” 6 Frost and Hill Family Papers Mss 1055 Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Letter by Bartholomew Gedney, Elisha 1693 April 1 ALS. 12 1 Hutchinson, and John Walley, Boston, [Mass.], to 14 Captain John Hill discussing where soldiers are being sent to and soldiers pay. List of soldiers’ names that were under the [1] p. 13 1 command of John Hill copied from the original document dated 23 February 1693 and 8 November 1693 [verso has an undated copy of a 12 May 1692 letter by Elisha Hutchinson to John Hill requesting that Hill take a group of soldiers to investigate the condition of Saco] Warrant signed by William Phips stating that John 1694 June 22 1 ADS.