William Hilton Jr. (1756 - 1846)

Born 11 May 1756 in Wiscasset, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (McKenney) Hilton — married 2 Mar 1782 in Wiscasset, Wiscasset, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1846 at age 90 in Solon, Somerset, Maine, United States

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Biography

Private William Hilton Jr. served with 8th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

William Hilton Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A056459.

William Hilton Jr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-181909
Rank: Private

William Hilton Jr. was born on 11 May 1756 in Wiscasset, Massachusetts (District of Maine), son of William Hilton Sr. (~1729–~1790) and Hephzibah (Boynton) Hilton (1731–1767).^[1][2][3][4]

His siblings were:

1. Ebenezer Hilton (1753–1839)
2. John Hilton Sr. (1756–1835)
3. Samuel Hilton (1761– )
4. Joseph Hilton (1763– )
5. Anna (Hilton) Metcalf (1767– )

On 2 March 1782 William married Catharine Mckenney Hamilton (1764-1916)^[5] in Wiscasset.^[6] They had 15 children.

William died on 14 July 1846 in Solon, Somerset, Maine, United States, aged about 90. On memorial page:^[7]
Revolutionary War Soldier
"Enlisted at Pownalborough, Maine, and was second lieutenant, Capt. John Decker, Jr's. company, first Lincoln company, regiment of Massachusetts militia. Commissioned July 1, 1776. Also second lieutenant, Col. Samuel McCobb's regiment. Lived at Wiscasset and North Anson. Was a brother of William, Ebenezer and Samuel Hilton, all Revolutionary soldiers. A headstone has been placed at the grave of Lieut. Hilton by Ruth Heald Cragin Chapter."^[8]

Research Notes

Wiscasset, Maine, was first settled by Europeans in 1660. The community was abandoned during the French and Indian Wars, and the King Philip's War in 1675 and then resettled around 1730. In 1760, it was incorporated as Pownalborough after Colonial Governor Thomas Pownall. In 1802, it resumed its original Abenaki name, Wiscasset, which means "coming out from the harbor but you don't see where."

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVD-F4X : 2 March 2021), Hepsebath in entry for John Hilton, 11 May 1756; citing Pownalborough, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ Birth: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SC-VLV : 14 January 2020), Hepsebath in entry for William Hilton, 1759.
3. ↑ Birth: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVD-4PC : 2 March 2021), Hepsebath in entry for William Hilton, Aug 1759; citing Pownalborough, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ Christening: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4QB-FLL : 14 January 2020), Hepsebath in entry for William Hilton, .
5. ↑ FamilySearch Person: LHFM-HLC Catharine Mckenney Hamilton
6. ↑ Marriage: "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4XF-Q6B : 14 January 2020), William Hilton, 1782.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #92325299
8. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Vol 36 January-june, 1910.

• FamilySearch Person: LH9W-GBL
• Massachusetts. 1896-1908. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War : A Compilation from the Archives. Boston: Wright and Potter Print. Co. State Printers Volume 7, Page 927.