Emanuel Hilliard (abt. 1618 - 1657)

Born about 1618 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1657 at about age 39 in At Sea

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Biography

Emanuel Hilliard of Hampton, New Hampshire married Elizabeth Parkhurst, the daughter of George Parkhurst and Phebe Leete of Ipswich, England, where Elizabeth was baptized 18 May 1628.^[1]

Emanuel Hilliard "...was drowned 20 Oct, 1657,”^[2] lost at sea, on passage from Hampton, New Hampshire to Boston.^[3]

Emanuel Hilliard received 10 Oct 1657, from Rev. Timothy Dalton, a deed of gift "unto my loving Kinsman, Eman : Hilliard, of e towne aforesaid, Seaman, 100 acres of meadow & y upland, being part of my farme," etc. Ten days later (20 Oct 1657), Mr. Hilliard was lost at sea. His wife was Elizabeth [Parkhurst, niece of Ruth Dalton], who married, second, Joseph Merry.^[4]

The Wreck of Rivermouth

From History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire:^[5]

“In the autumn of 1657, an event occurred, which brought mourning and sorrow into several families in the town and cast a gloom over the whole community. A vessel sailed from our river, October 20, bound to Boston, having on board four men, two women and two children—eight persons in all—belonging to Hampton. From some cause not now known, the vessel, soon after leaving the harbor, either foundered, or was capsized, and all on board perished. The persons lost were these : Robert Reed, Serg. William Swaine, Emanuel Hilliard, John Philbrick, his wife Ann, and their daughter Sarah, Alice, the wife of Moses Cox, and John Cox their son, and as is supposed, their only child.”

The entry is thus made on the town records :
"The sad hand of God upon eight psons goeing in a vessell by sea from Hampton to boston, who were all swallowed up in the ocean soon after they were out of the Harbour."

Estate

Emmanuel Hilliard, Hampton
Widow Elizabeth, son Benjamin & Timothy, daughter Elizabeth
^[6]

“Inventory of the estate of Emmanuel Hilliard of Hampton, appraised Nov. 19, 1657, by Robert Tuck, John Sanborn, and Henry Dow; affirmed by the widow, Elizabeth Hilliard, amount £177.13.6.”

Children of Emanuel Hilliard and Elizabeth Parkhurst

Emanuel and Phebe had four children:^[3][4]

1. John, born, 2 Mar 1650/1, in Hampton, Rockingham, NH (Hampton, NH VRs Vol. 1 p. 544). Died, 7 Aug 1651, in Hampton (Hampton, NH VRs Vol. 1 p. 557).
2. Benjamin, born 2 Nov 1652, in Hampton (Hampton, NH VRs Vol. 1 p. 544). Died, 13 Jun 1677 Benjamin was killed by "ye barbrous heathen", i.e., Indians.
3. Elizabeth, born 22 Jan 1654/5, in Hampton (Hampton, NH VRs Vol. 1 p. 546). Died, 1746, in Edgartown, Ma. She married (8 children see Martha's Vineyard Hist. Vol. III, pp. 302-3) John Mayhew, son of Thomas Mayhew , Jr. and Jane Paine, 1672, in Tisbury (Martha's Vineyard Hist. Vol. II, Annals of West Tisbury p.75).
4. Timothy, born circa 1656, in Hampton. Died, 17 Aug 1723. He married Apphia Philbrick, 3 Dec 1674, in Hampton (Hampton, NH VRs Vol. 1 p. 76).

Sources

1. ↑ Banks, Charles. The History of Martha's Vineyard (G.H. Dean, Boston, 1911) Vol. 2: Town Annals. Page 58 See also: EBook : The Merry Family
2. ↑ Banks, The History of Martha's Vineyard.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Parkhurst, Peter George. Parkhurst Selected Descendants. 1997.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Dow, Joseph, 1807-1889; Dow, Lucy Ellen, ed. History of the town of Hampton, New Hampshire, from its settlement in 1638 to the autumn of 1892. L.E. Dow. Salem, Mass. 1893. pg. 746
5. ↑ Dow, Joseph, 1807-1889. [from old catalog]; Dow, Lucy Ellen, [from old catalog] ed. History of the town of Hampton, New Hampshire. From its settlement in 1638, to the autumn of 1892. Printed by the Salem press. Salem, Mass. 1893. pg. 57
6. ↑ Documents Relating to Towns in New Hampshire (Rumford Printing Company, 1907) Vol. 31, Page 35-6: Emmanuel Hilliard, widow Elizabeth, son Benjamin & Timothy, daughter Elizabeth.

See also:

• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass.) Vol. 27, Page 365
• New Hampshire Probate Records, 1635-1717, Vol. 1, New Hampshire State Papers Series (1907) (Rumford Printing Co., Concord, NH, 1907) Vol. 31.
• Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire ... 1635-[1771], Volume 31 > New Hampshire. Probate Court Rumford Printing Company, 1907 - New Hampshire Pg 32 > digital copy > https://books.google.com/books?id=9IhQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA32 > Administration on the estate of Samuel Parker granted to Emmanuel Hilliard June 25, 1656.