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William de Hilton 1208
William Hilton 1367
Sir William Hylton 1457
Sir Thomas Hilton 1558
William Hilton
1585
Anthony Hilton 1623
Edward Hilton 1628
William Hilton 1666
Conrad Hilton
Helton Hylton Hilton International Family Reunion Hylton Castle May 2007
1454 - John Hilton, Citizen and Grocer, 14 Feb. 1454, desires burial in St. Martin's church, Ludgate, near the body of Alianor
William Hilton, Citizen and Merchant-Taylor of London, 5 Oct. 9 Henry VIII. at this time Taylor to our Lord the King, to be buried in St. Mary's Wolnoth. To the Craft and
Mystery of Merchant-TaylorS 2001. ; to my wife's daughter iool. at age or marriage ; to my wife joane; to my bastard son Thomas llullon, 4ol. ; to my cozen John Mawsley iol. of the 401. which my brother John Hilton, of Northampton, oweth me; Sir Williarn Hilton, Clerk, Overseer. 22 Ayloffe.
Alexander Hilton, Citizen and Merchant-Taylor, 31 July, 1527, to be buried at St. Mary's Hill, Bishopsgate;street ; my goods to Anne my wife, and my children ; to brother Thomas Hilton 61. 13s. 4d. ; mentions debts remaining in Spain that were sometime Richard FitzWilliarn's.
(Richard,son of William)
(A Mistress Hilton is also recorded as seamstress to Queen Elizabeth I, Henry VIII's daughter)
1593 - Johne Hilton chr. 15 Dec. 1593 Saint Ann Brockfriars, London
1590 - Jane Hilton 22 Jul. 1590 Saint Ann Brockfriars, London
1598-1602 - 5 records 1598-1602 at ST. Helens, Bishopgate, London, including
Thomas, John, Edward and Alice, then no records of Hiltons until 1814.
-6 Records lised in the IGI in Holy Trinity
1642-1657 - 10 records at St. Andrews, London including Wm Anthony, and Richard
One of the most interesting charters of the Barons of Hylton Castle is that of Sir William Hilton, Knight made on the 2nd of December 1526. It outlines the size of the Hylton estate at that time, and he leaves "in tail male" i.e. in order of inheritance, the manors he held and outlines who should inherit them.
It was made at the time King Henry VIII was splitting with Katherine of Aragon and the start of his affair with Anne Boleyn i.e. his split with the Pope, and prior to the dissolution of the monasteries.
As Baron of the Bishoprick of Durham, Sir William Hilton was responsible for protecting the church and the monasteries and probably did not know what would happen. He conveyed the manors to other trusted knights and nobles of Durham with instructions of what should happen to his estates if anything happened to him. It was another ten years before the northern rebellion took place against the dissolution of the monasteries when Thomas Hilton, his son was involved.
In Sir William Hilton's charter of 1526, he conveyed the manors of;
Hilton - where Hylton Castle stands
Ford - other side of the river from Hylton
Usworth - now in Washington
Folanceby - ?
Grindon - Now part of Sunderland
Barmston - now part of Washington
Biddick - now part of Washington
All these manors were along the river Wear in Durham
Carnaby
Wharram Percy
Both manors in Co Ebor (Yorkshire)
Aldstone (Alston?)
Kyrkhaughe (Kirkhaugh)
Elryngton (Elrington)
All three manors in Northumberland
After his own immediate family he mentions;
Roger, son of George Hilton, late of Wylome, Co York
William Hilton, Brother of Roger;
John Hilton, Citizen and Merchant-Taylor of London
Adam Hilton of Parke in Lancashire, Esq.
Thomas Hilton, Citizen and Skinner (Pelliparius) of London,
"- with the remainder, failing these, and all the unlooked for issue of their loins, to his own right heirs forever."
We know that a William Hilton, Citizen and Merchant Taylor was the bona fide Body Taylor (Tailor) to King Henry VIII (and therefore very close to what was going on!?!)
AAlexander Hilton of London was body
tailor to King Henry VIII - He left £200 to the Craft and Mystery of
Merchant-Taylors
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