HILL: Descendants of William Hill and His Wife Alethea Carmer 1927A. J. Bleecker Descendants of William Hill (1751 1826) and his wife Alethea Carmer (1767 1828). William Hill was born in Ballycastle, Ireland and his parents were Rev. Robert and Sarah (Stewart). He came to America about 1777 and settled in New York City. He was elected a vestryman of his church and he was a merchant. He later attended the historic old church St. Paul's and was a vestryman there for several years. He wa buried in his vault in St.