Joakim (Joachim) Hill of Flemington, New Jersey.

Joakim (Joachim) Hill was born on November 25, 1783, in Amwell Township the son of Issac and Mary Hill. He is listed as working in Flemington from 1804 through 1820. It is thought that he served his apprenticeship to Thomas Williams sometime after 1800 and that he most likely took over his Master’s business. It is known that his clock cases were made by one of the following cabinetmakers. They include; Matthew Egerton, John Scudder, John Tapper, and Oliver Parsell. In 1813 he married Martha Baracroft of Kingwood township on September 4, 1813. Together they had seven children. About 1814, they bought a house near Copper Hills, a short distance south of town on the road to Lambertville and New Hope. A small casting shop was located across the street. He did the finish work on his clocks in the dining room of his home. Joakim died in Newark on April 2, 1869, and is buried in the Flemington Presbyterian Church cemetery.