Sergeant Richard Hildreth, Jr. the origins of Richard Hildreth of Chelmsford, MA are unknown. See the Publication of the Hildreth Family Association (1915) for a discussion of the search for evidence. There are no records of Richard Hildreth prior to his immigration to the Americas. https://archive.org/details/publication00hild/page/20/mode/2up Unless someone can come forward with evidence for the current connection on Geni I will go ahead and sever the connection.