Reference: HFWEST-1,TGMB.
William Hilton was naturalized; TAVERN KEEPER/FERRY OPER. He WILLIAM CAME ON THE 'FORTUNE' IN 1621 AND STAYED AT PLYMOUTH. THE 'FORTUNE'
LEFT LONDON IN JULY AND ARRIVED 11-NOV-1621 WITH 35 PASSENGERS. 12 WERE
FOLLOWERS OF SEPARATIST ROBERT BROWNE. THE REST WERE CRAFTSMEN AND WILLIAM
CAME AS A VINTNER. HE RETURNED TO ENGLAND IN THE FALL OF 1622. IN 1623 HE
RETURNED WITH HIS BROTHER EDWARD ON THE 'PROVIDENCE' OR 'PROVIDENCE OF
PLYMOUTH' AND SETTLED IN DOVER, NH. THEY WERE SENT BY 'THE COMPANY OF LACONIA'
TO ESTABLISH A FISHING INDUSTRY TO MAKE MONEY FOR THE COMPANY IN ENGLAND. THEY
DIDN'T MAKE ANY MONEY AND THE COLONY STAYED SMALL UNTIL 1633. AT THAT TIME,
THOMAS WIGGINS CAME OVER WITH MANY MORE PEOPLE, AND THE COLONY GREW. BROTHER
EDWARD WAS IN CHARGE OF THE COLONY FROM 1623 TO 1631. THEIR BROTHER RICHARD
MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN WITH THEM. WIFE #1 WAS MARY. MARRIED IN ENGLAND IN 1611,
SHE CAME OVER IN JUN-1623 WITH CHILDREN JOHN AND WILLIAM IN THE 'ANN'. MARY
DIED 1644-1648. WIFE #2 WAS FRANCES (POSS SAMPSON). WILLIAM MISSED THE FIRST
THANKSGIVING BY ONE MONTH, ARRIVING IN NOV WHEN FIRST T. WAS IN OCT 1621.
WILLIAM HAD A HOUSE IN ELIOT, ME IN 1631 AND 'WE HAVE REASON TO THINK THAT
WILLIAM ... WAS THE FIRST SETTLER IN WHAT IS NOW ELIOT; AND THAT HE LIVED A
LITTLE SOUTH OF CAMMOCKS OR SHAPLEIGH'S CREEK.'
WILLIAM CAME ON THE 'FORTUNE' IN 1621 AND STAYED AT PLYMOUTH. THE 'FORTUNE'
LEFT LONDON IN JULY AND ARRIVED 11-NOV-1621 WITH 35 PASSENGERS. 12 WERE
FOLLOWERS OF SEPARATIST ROBERT BROWNE. THE REST WERE CRAFTSMEN AND WILLIAM
CAME AS A VINTNER. HE RETURNED TO ENGLAND IN THE FALL OF 1622. IN 1623 HE
RETURNED WITH HIS BROTHER EDWARD ON THE 'PROVIDENCE' OR 'PROVIDENCE OF
PLYMOUTH' AND SETTLED IN DOVER, NH. THEY WERE SENT BY 'THE COMPANY OF LACONIA'
TO ESTABLISH A FISHING INDUSTRY TO MAKE MONEY FOR THE COMPANY IN ENGLAND. THEY
DIDN'T MAKE ANY MONEY AND THE COLONY STAYED SMALL UNTIL 1633. AT THAT TIME,
THOMAS WIGGINS CAME OVER WITH MANY MORE PEOPLE, AND THE COLONY GREW. BROTHER
EDWARD WAS IN CHARGE OF THE COLONY FROM 1623 TO 1631. THEIR BROTHER RICHARD
MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN WITH THEM. WIFE #1 WAS MARY. MARRIED IN ENGLAND IN 1611,
SHE CAME OVER IN JUN-1623 WITH CHILDREN JOHN AND WILLIAM IN THE 'ANN'. MARY
DIED 1644-1648. WIFE #2 WAS FRANCES (POSS SAMPSON). WILLIAM MISSED THE FIRST
THANKSGIVING BY ONE MONTH, ARRIVING IN NOV WHEN FIRST T. WAS IN OCT 1621.
WILLIAM HAD A HOUSE IN ELIOT, ME IN 1631 AND 'WE HAVE REASON TO THINK THAT
WILLIAM ... WAS THE FIRST SETTLER IN WHAT IS NOW ELIOT; AND THAT HE LIVED A
LITTLE SOUTH OF CAMMOCKS OR SHAPLEIGH'S CREEK.' He was born circa 1585 at
Northwich, Wilton, England. He was the son of
William Hilton and
Ellen Mainwaring. William Hilton married
Mary _____ circa 1616 at
England. William Hilton married
Frances _____ circa 1644. William Hilton died circa 30 June 1656 at
York, Maine, USA.