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William Hilton[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

Male 1591 - 1656  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name William Hilton 
    Birth BY Abt 1591  Northwich, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    • Gray says about 1585.
    Gender Male 
    Migration Abt Sep 1621  From London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37
    To Cape Cod
    aboard Fortune 
    • The ship arrived on 9 Nov 1621.
    • Role: Passenger
    Property 1623  Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Event:
    division of land
    • received one acre as a passenger on the Fortune and his wife and two children received three acres as passengers on the Anne.
    Founded 1624  Dover Plantation, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [38
    Event Bef Mar 1639  [11
    a participant in the exploratory expedition up the Merrimack
    Freeman 19 May 1642  Newbury, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11
    Office 7 Mar 1643/4, 29 May 1644 and 14 May 1645  Dover, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    deputy to Massachusetts Bay General Court
    Property 1645  Oyster River, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [39, 40
    his house and land
    Darby Field
    • Role: Witness
    Removed to 1648  Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Court 15 Mar 1649/50  [11
    Parties Involved:
    Elder Hatevil Nutter, defendant
    • Hanscom and Mendam were still being sued on 11 March 1651/2.
    Court 15 Oct 1650  [11
    slander
    Parties Involved:
    Frances Howard, defendant
    Office 1652  York, Yorkshire, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    alderman
    Court 11 Mar 1651/2  [11
    "Jeremy Shieres reviled Mr. William Hilton when Hilton was foreman of the jury, and Shieres was fined £2"
    Parties Involved:
    Jeremiah Sheares
    • Role: Jury Foreman
    Office From 1653 to 1654  York, Yorkshire, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    selectman
    Court 30 Jun 1653  [11
    for cutting and carrying away his timber
    Death Between Jun 1655 and 30 Jun 1656  York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 41
    Administration 30 Jun 1656  [11
    Richard White, administrator
    Occupation tavern keeper and ferryman  [7, 11, 23]
    Person ID I2326  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2019 

    Father William Hilton,   b. Abt 1535, Lancaster, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1605, Northwich, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Ellen Mainwaring   d. Mar 1606, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1569  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [38
    Family ID F424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ann ________   d. BY Abt 1648  [23, 42
    Marriage Bef 1616  [2, 11
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Hilton   bur. 1 Aug 1616, Northwich, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Capt. William Hilton   d. 7 Sep 1675, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Mary Hilton
     4. John Hilton,   b. BY Abt 1624, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2075  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

    Family 2 Frances Howard,   b. 1618  [43
    Marriage BY Abt 1642  [11, 43, 44
    Children 
    +1. Magdalene Hilton,   b. SAY 1636, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Mainwaring Hilton,   b. BY 1646, Dover Plantation, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1671, York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 25 years)
    +3. Agnes Hilton,   b. SAY 1647, Dover, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1715 (Age ~ 68 years)
    +4. Ens. William Hilton,   b. Abt 1653, Dover, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Mar 1699 and Jun 1700, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 46 years)
    Family ID F413  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - BY Abt 1591 - Northwich, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration - To Cape Cod,aboard Fortune  - Abt Sep 1621 - London, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - Event:
    division of land - 1623 - Plymouth, British America
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFounded - 1624 - Dover Plantation, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFreeman - 19 May 1642 - Newbury, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - deputy to Massachusetts Bay General Court - 7 Mar 1643/4, 29 May 1644 and 14 May 1645 - Dover, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - his house and land,Darby Field - 1645 - Oyster River, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRemoved to - 1648 - Kittery, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - alderman - 1652 - York, Yorkshire, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - selectman - From 1653 to 1654 - York, Yorkshire, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between Jun 1655 and 30 Jun 1656 - York, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 

    • Pilgrim. He came from London, England, to Plymouth, MA, in the ship "Fortune" on 11 Nov 1621. His wife and two children followed on the ship "Anne" in July or August 1623. There was granted to him "one acre lying to the sea, eastward", and to his wife and children "three acres butting against the swampe and reed ponds". Prior to 1627, he removed from Plymouth and settled on the Piscataqua River near Dover. He was Deputy to the General
      Court at Boston in 1644.

  • Sources 
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    2.  2.  [S80] Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, 134, 00224.

    3.  3.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 334, 00218.

    4.  4.  [S103] The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 98, 00539.

    5.  5.  [S783] History of York, ME, 2:56, 00779.

    6.  6.  [S783] History of York, ME, 2:47, 00779.

    7.  7.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 142:111, 00390.

    8.  8.  [S1409] Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, 1620-1650, 14, 00159.

    9.  9.  [S1410] Hotten, xxviii, 00299.

    10.  10.  [S576] TGMSP, Edward Hilton, 00516.

    11.  11.  [S576] TGMSP, William Hilton, 00516.

    12.  12.  [S50] Penobscot Pioneers, Volume 1, 72, 00417.

    13.  13.  [S347] William Brewster, 6, 00626.

    14.  14.  [S396] Brewster Genealogy, Vol. 1, 11, 00078.

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    20.  20.  [S576] TGMSP, Stephen Deane, 00516.

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    22.  22.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 18:364, 00390.

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    25.  25.  [S985] TCN, 31:202, 00937.

    26.  26.  [S1137] Planters of the Commonwealth, 50, 00988.

    27.  27.  [S1388] Packrat Productions, ships/fortune.htm, 00144.

    28.  28.  [S576] TGMSP, William Bassett, 00516.

    29.  29.  [S576] TGMSP, John Winslow, 00516.

    30.  30.  [S1402] Mayflower, 125, 00401.

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    34.  34.  [S576] TGMSP, Thomas Morton, 00516.

    35.  35.  [S576] TGMSP, Thomas Prence, 00516.

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    37.  37.  [S1446] John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., 1633, 52, 01170.

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    41.  41.  [S46] The Hilton Family, 11, 00520.

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