John Hillman, I

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Biography

Family tradition says he was "shanghaied" from a fishing boat in the Thames and brought to America when 16 years old. He was then sold as a servant or apprentice. He came to Martha's Vineyard between 1674 and 1679 and settled in Tisbury. In 1679 he moved to Nantucket, and finally back to Martha's Vineyard, and settled in Chilmark.

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John Hillman (abt. 1651 - aft. 1696)

John Hillman

Born about 1651 in England

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Hannah Cottle — married about 1681 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Father of Richard Hillman, Mehitable (Hillman) Merry, John Hillman, Benjamin Hillman, Samuel Hillman and Jonathan Hillman

Died after 1696 after about age 45 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 14 Nov 2019 | Created 28 May 2016

Sources

Banks, Charles. The History of Martha's Vineyard (G.H. Dean, Boston, 1911), v.3, (1925). Page 195
Hillman,H.W. Ancestral Chronological Record of the Hillman Family (Hillman, Scotia, New York, 1905). Tacoma, WA Public Lib 929.2 H561H).

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