William Hilton (bef. 1540 - 1600)

Born before 1540 in Durham, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1600 after age 60 in Hilton, Durham, England

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Biography

William Hilton was born in County Durham, England.

Sir William Hilton of Hilton (bur. 09 Sep 1600 Hilton Chapel),^[1] was the s. & h. of :^[2]

• William Hilton, esq. of Biddick, Durham (b. abt. 1508 - d. abt. 1562), second son of Sir William & Sybil Lumley,^[2]
• and Margaret (b. 1508/16 - d. aft. 04 Jun 1566; bur. Washington), dau. of Sir James Metcalfe of Nappa, Yorkshire.^[2][3]

Dugdale (1899), calls him, "Sir William Hilton." He may have been knighted in 1570 at Carlisle by Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex.

Marriage

According to Cokayne (1929), William married Anne Yorke shortly after 21 February 1558.^[1][4] Flower (1881), shows the couple already had four children by 1564, while Dugdale (1899), states that the marriage occurred in 1556/7. This suggests they were born around c. 1540. But based on the vital dates of Sir William's parents, his birth is probably closer to c. 1520.

m. (shortly aft. 21 Feb 1558) Anne Yorke, dau. of Sir John Yorke,^[5] Sheriff of London and Anne, dau. of Robert Smyth of London.^[1]

children

• 1. Thomas, esq. (b. bef. 1563 - dvp. 1598).^[2][6]

m. Anne Bowes, dau. of Jane Talbot and George Bowes

• 2. Cpt. Henry "Harry". (b. bef. 1564; will dated: 31 May 1630).^[2][7]
• 3. Siraik or Syrach (bp. 20 Nov 1576 - dsp).
• Katherine. (b. bef. 1564).^[2]

m.1 Reginald Whitfield of Whitfield

m.2 Arthur Hallywell, gent.

• Anne. (b. bef. 1564).^[2]

Residence

• Newcastle property seems to be where he lived most of the time.[4]

Events

• 1569: rebellion of earls - provided Queen Elizabeth I with 100 horse.

Death

William was predeceased by his eldest son Thomas, so he was succeeded by his grandson, Henry Hilton, esq. (b after 1583 - d. 30 Mar 1641), who had livery of William's estate on 30 Mar 1607/8.

Adm & Inv'

• 02 Oct 1600: Administration granted to widow, Lady Anne Hilton.
• 07 Oct 1600 Hilton: Estate inventory.^[8]

Notes

• Not the father of Arthur Hilton ... see: William Hilton of Witton, husband of Ellen Mainwaring and father of New England immigrants Edward and William, as well as Arthur.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Cokayne, 1929.[1]

   Cokayne (1929). The Complete Peerage: Husee to Lincolnshire, 7, pp. 32-33. Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday & Howard de Walden, Ed. St. London: Catherine Press. Archive.org.

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Flower, W. (1881). "Hylton," in the Visitation of Yorkshire 1563 and 1564. London: Mitchell & Hughes. Archive.org.
3. ↑ People identifed in the will of Margaret Metcalfe, align with Flower's (1881) pedigree, which includes William's wife, Anne.
4. ↑ see also: "William Hilton and Ann Yorke, 11 Apr 1559," citing Saint Stephen Walbrook And Saint Benet Sherehog, London." England Marriages, 1538–1973. FHL microfilm 375019, 942 B4HA V. 49, 942 B4HA V. 50.[2]
5. ↑ Dugdale, W. (1899). "III. Sir John Yorke, Knt," in Visitation of Yorkshire, II, pp. 280. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co. Archive.org.
6. ↑ Surtees, R. (1809). "Will of Thomas Hilton, esq, 14 Feb 1597," in The history and antiquities of the county palatine of Durham, 1, pp. 104. Durham. Google Books.
7. ↑ Surtees (1809). Pedigree of Hilton in South Shields ... and of Sussex, London, and Leicestershire.[3]
8. ↑ Publications of the Surtees Society

• Hutchinson, W. (1794). "The pedigree of the Hiltons," in The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, 3, pp. xx. S. Hodgson & Robinsons. Google Books. (names children, spouses & grandchildren, etc).
• Metcalfe's Book of Knights, pp.126. PDF
• Visitation of York 1565, Wills and Inventories of the Northern Counties, Part I p 265.