Samuel Hillman performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.
Samuel Hillman is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A056300.
American Revolutionary War Patriot
Through Samuel Hillman, descendants are eligible for the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). Samuel served in the Chilmark, MA militia in 1757. Further, our ancestor's services in assisting in the establishment of American Independence is as follows:
"When in the fall of 1776 the Massachusetts General Court sought to supply the demand for men for the general army by reducing the strength of the Sea Coast Defense Establishment, the Island of Martha's Vineyard was left with only one company of twenty-five men. Among the petitions of further protection sent to the General Court from said Island was one dated Chilmark, January 27, 1777, signed by 35 of the inhabitants of the town - the signature of Samuel Hillman headed the list. Among the expression of Patriotism the petition bears the following: "Your petitioners with many other inhabitants of the Island are fully satisfied that the present war is on the American side, just and necessary, and are ready to exert themselves to the utmost in every suitable way in support of the American Cause".
Sources
Petition of Citizens of Martha's Vineyard in support of the American Revolution. see DAR records.
Charles E. Banks, History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, in Three Volumes (Boston: George H. Dean, 1911)
Application and Acceptance by DAR.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
~0.39%Kevin Williams :
23andMe, GEDmatch KJ6154241[compare], yourDNAportal KEVaf4f1313
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KJ6154241[compare], yourDNAportal KEVaf4f1313, Ancestry member waynew172
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KJ6154241[compare], yourDNAportal KEVaf4f1313, Ancestry member waynew172, FTDNA kit #MK79140