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Notes: Phillis Lyman Hills migrated from England to New England with her famil y in 1631. The date of birth shown is the date of her baptism at High O nger, Essex, Kent, England. She is listed as one of the founding member s of the First Church in Roxbury in the book "History of the First Chur ch in Roxbury, MA, 1630-1904," Walter Eliot Thwing, and also as having m arried William Hills. Phillis became deaf as a result of illness prior to her death; her e xact date of death is unknown, although she died prior to late 1648 whe n William married a second time. Rev. Eliot wrote the following about P hillis: "Phillis Lyman the daughter of Richard Lyman, she came to the L and with her father ano 1631. God wrought upon her heart in this Land, s he grew deaf; with disease increasing was a great affliction to her, sh e was married to Willia Hills & lived with him at Hartford on Conectico t."