James Hilton (abt. 1731 - bef. 1782)

Born about 1731 in St. Mary's, Maryland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 1782 before about age 51 in Montgomery, Maryland, United States

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Biography

James Hilton performed Patriotic Service in Maryland in the American Revolution.

James Hilton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A209053.

Children's Births

Mar. 8, 1756 - William Cavinet [sic; Cavinough] Hilton, son of James and Moneky Hilton, b. Mar. 8, 1756 at King George's Parish, Prince George's Co MD.

Mar. 7, 1758 - Trueman Hilton, son of James and Moneky Hilton, b. Mar. 7, 1758 at King George's Parish, Prince George's Co MD.

May 23, 1762 - Sarah Hilton, dau. of James and Monakey Hilton, bapt. May 23, 1762 at King George's Parish, Prince George's Co MD.

May 6, 1764 - James Hilton, son of James and Monakey Hilton, bapt. May 6, 1764 at King George's Parish, Prince George's Co MD.

June 25, 1766 - Luke Hilton, son of James and Monakey Hilton, bapt. June 25, 1766 at King George's Parish, Prince George's Co MD.

Brown, Helen W, Prince George's County, Maryland, Indexes of Church Registers, 1686-1885, Vol. 1, Protestant and Episcopal St Paul's and Prince George's Parish, Westminster MD; Family Line Publishers, 1988, p. 31.

Other Records

From the files of Kathy Alvis Patterson

Nov. 1757 - Prince George's Co MD Court. Thomas Athey vs. James Hilton. Assault and Battery. Agreed. [docket item only], Prince George's Co MD Court Records, Liber OO, p. 563.

Mar. 14, 1759 - The Prince George's Co MD will of William Shirley Cavenough, soldier in 44th Regiment, probated Feb. 21, 1763, leaves [unidentified] property to sister Monica Hilton, wife of James Hilton. Executors: Sister Monica and said James. Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol. 12: 1759-1764, p. 181.

Apr. 1760 - The Prince George's Co MD administration account of Luke Marbury shows that Marbury's estate received a payment from James Hilton. Skinner, V. L., Jr., Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1760-1764, p. 7.

May 1768 - The Calvert County, Md. administration account of Nathaniel Clagett shows that Clagett's estate made a payment to James Hilton.

Source: Skinner, V. L., Jr., Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1768-1771, p. 20.

Nov. 1773 - John Hilton and James Hilton witness the Frederick County, Md. will of Thomas Plummer, Sr. Source: Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol. 15, p. 122.

Mar. 1778 - James Hilton, Sr., took the Oath of Allegiance in Frederick Co MD. Also James Jr, John, Truman. Peden, Henry C., Jr., Revolutionary Patriots of Frederick County, Maryland, 1775-1783, p. 178. Source given as S-264, no explanation available.

1778 - James Hilton, Sr., took the Oath of Allegiance in Montgomery Co MD. Peden, Henry C., Jr., Revolutionary Patriots of Montgomery County, Maryland, 1776-1783, p. 160.

1783 - Monica Hilton is in the 1783 Assessment of Linganore and Sugar Loaf Hundreds, Montgomery County, Md., no land. (contents of personal property columns not known)

Source: Index to the 1783 Assessment of Montgomery County, Md. (MSA S1437)

Comment: This record shows that Monica's husband James Hilton, Sr., was deceased by 1783. The only other Hiltons in the Assessment of Linganore and Sugar Loaf Hundreds are Trewman [sic; Trueman] Hilton and William Hilton who are James and Monica's sons.

1790 - Moneca [sic; Monica] Hilton is in the 1790 Census of Montgomery County, Md., as follows: 1-0-1-0-1.

1793 - The 1793 Montgomery County, Md. Tax Lists shows that Monica Hilton owns land and has 2 slaves. Source: Hilton family genealogist Greg Hilton in July 2008 e-mail. Comment: Also in this Tax List is James Hilton [James Hilton, Jr., son James Hilton, Sr. and wife Monica] who is shown with no land and no slaves.

Jan. 1795 - A Montgomery County, Md. deed of manumission frees slaves owned by Monica Hilton whose death triggered this record. The children of James Hilton, Sr., and wife Monica sign the deed. Hilton family genealogist Greg Hilton in July 2008 e-mail.

Queries

From ancestry.com: I am researching the Hilton family that may have originated in St Mary's Co MD. James Hilton Sr may have originated in this county before migrating to Frederick/ Montgomery Counties. James Hilton may have had the following sons: James Hilton Jr (my line), Luke Hilton, Truman Hilton, William Hilton, son in laws Levin Hays, James Talbott (who married Mary Hilton in Frederick County in 1782), and Archibald Cecill. James Hilton Jr married Priscilla Harris around 1785 and may have later married Lucy Burgess Knott (nee Offutt), a widow, in Montgomery County in 1817. from Greg Hilton

Mar. 1796 - Montgomery Co MD. Deeds of Trust. James Hilton of Rowan County, N.C., husband of Verlinder Hilton, daughter of James Hilton deceased gives John Hilton of Montgomery Co MD power of attorney to obtain ten pounds which sum he presents against the said estate (real or personal) from William Hilton and James Hilton of Montgomery Co MD. Hilton family researcher Greg Hilton in July 2008 e-mail.

Comment: This record shows 3 different James Hiltons:

--this James Hilton who is called James Hilton deceased;

--his son James Hilton who is called James Hilton of Montgomery Co MD.;

--the James Hilton called James Hilton of Rowan Co NC is believed to be his nephew, son of brother John Hilton.

CAVENOUGH, WILLIAM SHIRLEY, Prince George's County, soldier In 44th Regiment, 14 Mar, 1759

21 Feb, 1763

To sister Monaca Hilton, wife of James Hilton.

Exs:Sister Monica, and sd. James.

Wit: David Husband, Geo, Lyles, Charity MuckMillian. 31.888

PLUMMER, THOMAS, SENR., Frederick Co. 27 Nov 1773; 20 Feb 1774

To son Thomas Plummer, ex. , all of my estate both real and personal, except the following legacies-

To son and 6 daues. Samuel, Dorcas, Priscilla, Phebe, Mary, Susannah and Ruth Plummer, 5 shillings each.

Wit: Thomas Plummer; John Hilton; James Hilton; George Kirk; Bush Creek. 39. 600

Additional Source

Text: William Neal Hurley, Jr, Our Maryland Heritage, Book Forty-Three: Hilton Families, Hertiage Books, Inc., 1-11.

James was born about 1731-1735. He passed away before 1782.

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