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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
William Hilton 1666
Conrad Hilton
Helton Hylton Hilton International Family Reunion Hylton Castle May 2007
William Hilton c. New York 1686
The first Hilton to be recorded in New York County is William Hilton at Albany Fort in 1686
His family is said to have originated from Leeds in Yorkshire. and born in Hunslet Leeds 25th Sept 1661. A Hilton family is recorded as living on the Upper Headrow in Leeds in the 1660's.
In 1674, two small military units were raised in London specifically to be sent to New York. (Two predecessor companies had captured the colony of New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664.) These were "independent companies," not part of any regiment, and had 100 soldiers each, plus officers. In 1689, two additional companies were raised, which arrived in New York in 1690 or 1691. Their function was to protect the colonists from raids by the French, based in Canada, and their Indian allies.
In 1674, two small military units were raised in London specifically to be sent to New York. (Two predecessor companies had captured the colony of New Amsterdam fron the Dutch in 1664.) These were "independent companies," not part of any regiment, and had 100 soldiers each, plus officers. In 1689, two additional companies were raised, which arrived in New York in 1690 or 1691. Their function was to protect the colonists from raids by the French, based in Canada, and their Indian allies.
William Hilton is shown on the muster of Richard Ingoldsby in 1700
According to "The History of the Town of Orwell, Orwell, NY; he married Sarah Ebb. Of The Ancient County Of Albany they list William Hilton (as we know him) as Willem Hilten, and then next to his name in quotations is the name "Weduwnaer Van Sara Ebb" m. Anna Berkhoven (Barko, Beekhoven)The indicates that this person married Anna Berkhoven. But according The History of the Town of Orwell, Orwell, NY" he married Sarah Ebb.
The Ebb Family are recorded as living in both Kent England and in Virginia prior to this date.
A Ralph Hilton, a descendent of the Hiltons of South Shields and Hylton Castle in North East England, born at South Shields in 1710, and listed as "after of Jamaica" married Mehetabel, second daughter of Daniel Lawrence, of Flusing on Long Island, New York, born 6 Jan 1719, married 27 Dec. 1741.
Their 3rd son William Hilton is termed of the Island of Jamaica, Esquire, born 19th Feb 1749-50
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