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About William “The Younger” Hilton
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William "The Younger" Hilton II
Born about 1653 in York, Maine [uncertain]
Son of William Hilton Sr and Frances (Hayward) White
Brother of Elizabeth Hilton [half], William Hilton [half], Mary Hilton [half], John Hilton [half], Magdalene (Hilton) Wiggin, Mainwaring Hilton and Agnes (Hilton) Beal
Husband of Anne (Parsons) Hilton — married 1677 in York, York, Maine
Father of Benjamin Hilton, William Hilton III, Joshua Hilton, John Hilton, Elizabeth (Hilton) Edwards, Mainwaring Hilton, Hannah (Hilton) Shepard, Benjamin Hilton, Patience (Hilton) Day and Dorcas (Hilton) Moor
Died about 1700 in York, York, Maine
Profile last modified 8 Jun 2018 | Created 21 Sep 2010
Biography
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) about William Hilton
Name: William Hilton Birth Date: 1653 Birthplace: Massachusetts Volume: 80 Page Number: 143 Reference: A genealogical dict. of the first settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692. By James Savage. Boston. 1861. (4v.)v.2:423-4 Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 4 Aug 1902, 4545; 5 Jul 1905, 4545; Sources
WILLIAM, 4th & last known child of William Hilton by his 2nd wife, was born about 1653 (age twenty-four December 1677). He married by 1678 Ann _____.
Source: Anderson's Great Migration Begins.
Family links: Parents: William Hilton (1591 - ____) Francis Hilton White (1618 - ____)
John T. Hassam, Some of the Descendants of William Hilton
Married
- Ann Beale Parsons (1646 - ____), daughter of John Parsons. (1)
Children include
- Patience Hilton Day (1692 - 1737)* *Calculated relationship (1)
- Hanna Hilton b 1687. M1- Sergt. John Cole; M2- Mark Shephard (2) Notes
- See article by John T. Hassam, "Some of the Descendants of William Hilton," New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Vol. 31, 1877, Pages 184).
This William Hilton is described as being a mariner. In a deposition by Major JohnDavess and Capt. Charles Frost, dated 30 May 1683, William Hilton is called the son of William Hilton, Senior, who "formerly lived in Yorke abo[ ] on ye Tract of Land, ye lyeth on the South, or South West side of ye River [ ] yorke over against the fishing flakes, & next the Ferry." Noyes, Libby & Davis, in their "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire," indicate that he grew up with his stepfather, William White, without benefit of education. He was sued by Captain Francis Raynes in 1675, with judgment for the defendant. He wasin King Philip's War, in November 1677, and went on a looting expedition to "Cape Porpus." He had a grant of land from the town of York, ME on 25 Aug 1679 and another, which is not dated, "upon the neck of Land on the South Side of York River, between Arthur Bales Land, & major Shapleights, and James Wiggens &William mores Land, & the Land that was formerly mr William Hiltons, providedit be free from any mans propriety or former grant." He was one of the 46 menwho took the oath of allegience to the King on 22 Mar 1680. Another grant of land was made to him on 18 Mar 1695/6. He died between March, 1699, and June, 1700, leaving a widow Ann or Anne. In 1700 she was living on the homestead "between Thos. Trafton's and the Harbor's Mouth," land formerly called Inglesby's Point, later Hilton's Point.
Sources
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSob=c&GSlh=1&GRid...
- 872. Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2001, Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Births [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001.
- 873. OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.
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of York, mariner, was the
son of the William first above named, as appears from the following
deposition : "
The Deposition of Major John Davess aged 70 years, or yr abouts, &
Cap' Charles F[rost] aged 52 years or there abouts, these Deponents respectively
testify, & Say y' "Willia[m] Hilton now rescident in yorke, in
the province of Mayne, was Coinonly known, & [repujted, to bee ye sonn
of William Hilton Senior deceased, & formerly lived in Yorke abo[ ] on
f' Tract of Land, y1 lyeth on the South, or South West side of ye River ] yorke over against the fishing flakes, & next the Ferry, & further
Sayth no[t]
Taken upon oath in Court this 30th of May 1683 : p Edw : Rishw[orth]
Recor."t
He had a grant of land from the town, Aug. 25, 1679, and another,
which bears no date, " upon the neck of Land on the South
Side of York River, between Arthur Bales Land, & major Shap-
leighs, and James Wiggens & William mores Land, & the Land
that was formerly mr William Hiltons, provided it be free from any
mans propriety or former grant. "§ He was one of the forty-six
men who took the oath of allegiance to the King, March 22, 1680.
Another grant of land was made to him, March 18, 1695-6. He
died between March, 1699, and June, 1700
Of the early life of William before he emigrated to New England, but little is known. He was in London at the date of his father's will and may be identical with a William Hilton, a vintner's assistance in Greenwich in 1613, in view of his engaging i the occuaption of taverner in the latter years of his life in Maine and New Hampshire. About 1615 he had returned to Northwich, probably married there (wife's name unknown). Two children were baptized there, the last in 1619; and a further presumption is that he again went to London where in association with his brother Edward, living in the parish of St. Botolph's Billingsgate near London Bridge, he was undoubtedly cognizant of the sailing of the Mayflower and familiar with all the tales of adventure in the New World. He decided to cast his lot with the Pilgrims and when the Plymouth Adventurers made up a passenger list for sailing in the Fortune in the summer of 1621 he decided to go in that party. After arrival he wrote to an unnamed 'loving cousin' in which he asked 'your friendly care to send my wife and children to me' Following his removal from Plymouth to Dover, N.H. about 1624, he remained there for about twenty years, during which time he was Deputy to the General Court and a Commissioner. He removed later to Kittery, residing at the Great Cove on Piscataqua River. He was licensed on June 27, 1648 to keep an ordinary there and also to operate a ferry at that point. It is probable that he married a second wife, Frances (surname unknown), and continued to reside there for the next two years preceding his removal to this town in 1650. There is no record of his purchase of land here or a grant to him from the town, but his home was situated on the opposite shore from Stage Neck and in December 1652, he was appointed to keep the ferry at that place, as stated elsewhere. He was Selectman 1652, 1653, 1654 and Grand Juror 1654, and died the following year or the year after. He must have been a man of education and ability as he was a correspondent of Governor Withrop and is gnerally called 'Mr.' in the records. When a member of the General Court of Massachusetts in 1644, as representative from Dover, he was appointed one of a committee to examine the new law book prepared by Bellingham and advise on same before printing.
He had the following children by his first wife:
1. William, bapt, June 22, 1617 at Northwich; m. (1) Sarah Greenleaf about 1640; (2) Mehitable Nowell about 1661. Had issue ten children by both wives.
2. Mary, bapt. May 11, 1619 at Northwich; m. James Wiggins.
3. John, b. (1621); living in Dover 1648
4. Magdalen, b. (1624)
5. Mainwaring, b. (1627); mariner; m. Mary Moulton
(Probably by second wife)
6. William, b. (1642); so named during the life of his elder brother William (Deeds iii, 125)
7. Anne (Agnes), b. (1644); m. Arthur Beal
His widow, Frances, married (2) Richard White of York (q.v.) The genealogy of this family will appear in Volume III.
GEDCOM Note
1 UID F2A60129C4A591428BD72FEA0573DD360482
!Vital records Woolwich Maine, LDS Library Micro film #3241, pt 2; Lincoln Co., Maine Vital records; 1850 census records Lincoln Co., Me. #185, pg 564; Windsor Maine Vital records; The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers, by Charles Banks, LDS Library #974 W2be 1962; William Hilton, Pilgrim by Cook, California Genealogical Society Library, S. F., Calif; Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Libbey and Noyes; Saints and Stangers, Willison; Revolutionary War Records, Maine Genealogical Society: LDS Microfilm # 517,182, SLC FHL, Salt Lake City,Utah; Descendants of William Hilton, NEHGS Register xxiv. 414; The American Genealogist, I pg 81-86; Census records, 1820 Kennebec Co., Maine, 1820 Lincoln Co., Maine, 1840 & 1850 Lincoln Co., Maine.; First Settlers of New Hampshire, NEGHS Reg 2 (1848) pg 37-39; Personal research by Marian Dunn of Portland Maine on Hilton Line, especially (Mary Hilton,b.1723,So. Berwick, York Co., Maine (md.James Savage Jr. abt 1740) 2nd child and 2nd dau. of Ebenezer and Mary Lord Hilton) her ancestor, with much information being obtained from the Portland Maine Historical Society.
William served in King Phillip's war in 1677.
William, the younger, was not born until 1642, and the records in court and deeds bear out the fact the he is the second son of William, the Pilgrim, to be called William. There was, however, some dispute between historians as to whether this William, the younger, born in 1642, fifteen years after Mainwaring (1), was the child of the first mother Mary (Mary Ann) or the second wife Frances. Dates of the new settlement bear out the fact, however, that Wililam, the younger, so called because the older brother was a Captain for his Majesty on the high seas, and who knows what might happen to a man always on the sea, did indeed belong to the first mother Mary ( Mary Ann). He was born in Dover, and is called in court records, William of Dover, or Ensign Hilton. He was undoubtedly the pride of his father and his older brother Captain William and was probably given much privilege and responsibility on the ships in the harbor.
He was however,brought up by the second wife Frances ( Hayward or Howard) she was called Frances of Exeter, and she was born about 1618 and was still living in 1688. She herself, was a widow when she married William, the Pilgrim. After the death of William, the Pilgrim, she married Richard White, and William, the younger, was then raised by his step-father Richard White. Young William was only 14 when his father died.
William is said to have grown up without education. How sad for a young man to loose such a dynamic father who was so instrumental in the establishment of Dover, New Hampshire, also a pioneer of Maine, involved in the Provincial Government, an elected deputy to the General Court, the first legislative body in New England, one of five commissioners in charge of York City affairs and land allottment, a member of the York Council in 1652,53, & 54, his name was preceded by 'Mister', a sign of position in the Province, an intelligent and trusted man, to then find his youngest son brought up without education - this is very sad indeed and certainly does not speak well of those in charge of his upbringing after the death of his father. (However, one must not judge - we weren't there, and we can only suppose what might have happened to bring about this lack of formal education.) Very little more is known about him.
He married Anne Beal, who by 1700 was a widow and living on the homestead. She was living in Boston in 1737, at age 80. The children of William ( the younger) and Anne Beal Hilton were: William, Joshua ( taken to Canada by the Indians), Elizabeth, Mainwaring(2), Hannah, Benjamin, Patience, and Dorcas.
The Younger
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William “The Younger” Hilton's Timeline
| 1653 |
June 28, 1653
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Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1670 |
December 6, 1670
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Dover, Strafford Co., New Hampshire
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| 1676 |
1676
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Dover, Strafford Co., New Hampshire
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| 1677 |
December 24, 1677
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York, York County , Province of Maine, Colonial America
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| 1683 |
October 1683
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Dover, Strafford Co., New Hampshire
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| 1689 |
1689
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York, York, (Maine), Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1691 |
1691
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Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, Colonial America
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| 1692 |
1692
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Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
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| 1698 |
1698
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Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
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