Thomas Hilborn

Biography

Thomas Hillborn, ancestor of the Bucks county family bearin g this name, was an English Friend, who came to Newtown fro m Shrewsbury, N. J., in the spring of 1702. The year previo us he had purchased 750 acres adjoining Makefield, includin g twenty-five acres in the Newtown townstead. August 20, 17 02, he purchased 130 acres additional, making in all, per C utler's resurvey, 980 acres.

On December 12, 1688, Thomas H illborn married, at her mother's house, Shrewsbury, Elizabe th Hutton, at an appointed meeting of Friends.

Twelve child ren were born of this marriage, the first six at Shrewsbury , the rest at Newtown, viz:

1. Samuel, born 8 mo. 20, 1689
2. Rob ert, born 5 mo. 31, 1692
3. Mary, born 10 mo. 7, 1694
4. Elizabeth, born 1st mo. 2, 1697-98
5. Katharine, born 1st mo. 30, 169 9
6. Deborah, born 3 mo, 25, 1701, died 1703
7. Thomas, born 170 3
8. John, born 1705, married 3 mo. 1730
9. Joseph, born 1708, di ed 1731, unmarried
10. Amos, born 1710, died 1710
11. Rachel, bor n 1711
12. Hannah, born 1714, died 1714.*]

[Thomas Hillborn die d at Newtown, 1723, leaving a will dated 1719, his wife sur viving him several years. Her will, dated 1728, now in poss ession of one of her descendants at Omaha, Nebraska, does n ot seem to have been probated. Elizabeth Hillborn, widow o f Thomas, had purchased of Richard Sunly, a farm in Wrights town, and by the above will, she devised it to her son, Jos eph, subject to his maintenance of her aged mother Elizabet h Hutton, but she subsequently sold the farm. Thomas Hillbo rn, Sr., in his lifetime, conveyed 229 acres to his grandso n, Samuel Hillborn (son of Samuel, deceased) 6 mo. 7, 1717 , which Samuel conveyed to Thomas, 1739, Thomas to his so n Robert, 1779, and Robert to his son Amos, by will, 1793 . On October 22, 1717, Thomas Hillborn, Sr., conveyed 250 a cres to his son Robert, and Robert dying 1720, devised it t o his son Thomas, who, in 1741, having removed to Burlingto n, N. J., sold the whole tract to Peter Taylor. The balanc e of the tract was devised to his son Thomas and to the wid ow Elizabeth, and they conveyed the same, separately, to Jo hn Hillborn, 1726 and 1737, respectively.*

The History Of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Chapter Xv, Newt own, 1703.

• Event: Travel 1702
• Note: Newtown from Shrewsbury, N. J., in the spring of 1702.
• Religion: Quaker
• Event: Misc.
• Note: Thomas Hilborn [also Hillborn, Hilbourn, Hilbourne]. Baptiz ed Dec. 17, 1655 at St. Mary's Church, North Petherton, Som erset County, England. Died April 30, 1723, in Newtown, Buc ks County, Penn. Son of Robert and Mary (Hayes) Hilborn. Im migrated to Newport, R.I. in 1670 as indentured servant o f Christopher Holder, a Quaker minister. His indenture wa s for four years and was signed March 25, 1670 at Bristol , England. Among Quakers whipped in Boston at some time bef ore 1677. In Shrewsbury, N.J., by Aug. 18, 1687 when he acq uired land from John Tucker of Deale. On March 22, 1687/8 h e received patent to 100 acres of land. Bought other land i n New Jersey in 1690s. Appointed by governor of East and We st Jersey as one of three guardians of his father-in-law o n Feb. 15, 1692/3. Moved to Bucks County, Penn., about 1702.
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• Change Date: 18 Jun 2009 at 00:07
• Note: Thomas Hilborn 1655-1723 m 1688 Elizabeth Hooten 1673-af. 1732
• He was born in North Petherton, Somerset, England; baptise d Dec. 17. He became a Quaker. He emigrated 1670 to Provide nce RI. In 1675 moved to Shrewsbury NJ and in 1703 to Newto wn PA where he died. Thomas married the granddaughter of th e first convert to Quakerism, Elizabeth Hooton 1600-1672. H is wife's parents were Samuel Hooton 1633-af 1692 m 1670 El izabeth Smedley.
• 1688 Dec. 12 John Tucker and Ruth Tucker were witnesses a t the marriage of Thomas Hillborn and Elizabeth Hutton/Monmouth County, NJ
• Mary Hillborn, eldest daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth, mar ried Amos Watson;
• Elizabeth married Abraham Darlington, Che ster county;
• Katharine Hillborn was unmarried, 1728;
• Debora h, born 1701, died, 1703;
• Thomas, born 1703, married 1726 ,
• Ann Ashton, daughter of Thomas and Deborah Baines Ashton , had sons Robert and Samuel;
• Robert died at Newtown, 1793 , leaving sons, Amos, Thomas, Robert and John; daughters, R achel Beans, Elizabeth Saylor, Fanny and Mercy. Of these, T homas, who married Rachel Hayhurst, was the father of Isaa c Hillborn, Philadelphia;
• John Hillborn born 1705, marrie d 3 mo. 1730, Rachel Strickland, and removed to Philadelphi a and died there, 1747, leaving five children, Amos, Miles , Joseph, Elizabeth and Frances.*

References

• The History Of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Chapter Xv, Newt own, 1703.
• “ Will abstracts in Bucks, Chester, Montgomery & Philadelphia counties” F-I