A Maine Family's History - Davis / McDowell

Hilliard

William HILLIARD born circa 1612, early resident of Boston and then Hingham

Spouse: Hester / Esther ?

Children: Mary baptized 7 (4) 1644 married John Farrow, Jr. 8/14/1664; Esther/Hester born 25 (1) 1642 died 6/3/1709 Hingham married Joseph Bates 1/9/1658 [AMR]1657 Pioneers of MA; William baptized Hingham 3/25/1655

Mary HILLIARD born 6/7/1644 Boston MA baptized 6/25/1655 died 9/14/1689 Hingham

Spouse: John FARROW, Jr., carpenter, married 8/14/1664 Hingham died 1715-16; he married (2) 11/16/1691 Francis

Children: Hannah born 12/9/1667 died before 2/10/1709 married Joseph Josselyn 3/17/1687; Mary born 10/25/1665 married Lanix Veverly; Abigail born 1/27/1670 Hingham died 10/5/1745 married Richard Tower circa 1692; John born 12/8/1672 married Persis Holbrook 1696; Esther born 6/28/1675 Hingham married Jeremiah Beale; William born 11/17/1677 died before 2/10/1709 married Patience Tower 1/31/1701; Priscilla born 4/4/1679 married Hezekiah Lincoln 2/21/1711; Remember born 2/3/1682 died 1719 married John Terry 4/3/1705; Sarah born 8/29/1685 m John Studley

History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, Volume 2: Farrow, John2 John1 bt in Hing June 6 1639 m first Aug 14 1664 Mary dau of William Hilliard. She d 14 Sept 1689. Nov 16 1691 he took a second w whose chris name was Frances. John d 27 Jan 1715-16 ahr 76 yrs. In his will of 10 Feb 1708-9 proved 9 Apr 1716 mentions w Frances and seven ch: two namely Hannah and William having d before him. Carpenter, Constable in 1672, Resided in the sec pre Ch all b in Hing by w Mary. i Mary Oct 25 1665 m Lanix Buerly, ii Hannah Dec 9 1667 m March 17 1686-87 Joseph Josselyn and d before 1702, iii Abigail Jan 27 1669 70 m 1 Richard Tower 2 Francis Horswell and 3 John Orcutt 4, iv John Dec 8 1672, v Hester June 28 1675 m Jan 2 1700 1 Jeremiah Beale 5, vi William Nov 17 1677, vii Percilla Apr 4 1680 m Feb 21 1710 11 Hezekiah Lincoln, viii Remember Feb 3 1682 83 m Terry, ix Sarah Aug 29 1685 m pub Nov 2 1717 James Studley of Scit.

Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776 13 Apr 1634 - 14 May 1635 Passengers embarked in the "Elizabeth & Ann", Mr. Roger Cooper, bound from London to New England William Hilliard, carpenter 2, is this connected? See Ships.

Pioneers MA pg 231: HILLIARD, HILLER, HILLYARD, HILLIER, William Boston. Rem to Hingham. Wife Hester; ch Hester/Esther b 25(1)1642 m at Hingham 1/9/1657 Joseph Bate, Mary bapt 7(4)1644 m at H. 8/14/1664 John Farrow Jr, William bapt with the other at Hing 3/25/1655.

Genealogical Dictionary of New England 146: Farrow, JOHN, Hingham, came from Hingham, Eng. 1635, with w. Frances and one ch. Mary, wh. m. 25 Oct. 1649, Samuel Stowell, and 10 Apr. 1689, Joshua Beal; had here John, b. 6 June 1639; Remember, bapt. Aug. 1642, wh. m. 1 Feb. 1660, Henry Ward; Hannah, 9 Apr. 1648, wh. m. 9 June 1674, Nathaniel Folsom; perhaps one other d.; and Nathan, b. 17 Sept. 1654; d. 7 July 1687, not 1678, as Deane has it, at gr. age. His will of 28 Mar. pro. 17 Aug. 1687, ment. w. and all the ch. exc. Hannah, gr.d. Mary, w. of his gr.s. John Garnett, and gr.ch. Frances, and Nathan, of his d. Remember. His wid. d. 28 Jan. after him. JOHN, Hingham, s. of the preced. m. 16 Nov. 1691, sec. w. but m. 14 Aug. 1664, first, Mary Hilliard, perhaps d. of Anthony, had Mary, b. 25 Oct. 1665; Hannah, 8 Dec. 1667; Abigail, 27 Jan. 1670; John, 8 Dec. 1672; Esther, 28 June 1675; William, 17 Nov. 1677; Priscilla, 1679; Remember, 3 Feb. 1682; and Sarah, 29 Aug. 1685; and he d. 27 Jan. 1716. His will of 10 Feb. 1708, pro. 9 Apr. 1716, names w. Frances, and seven of his ch. all exc. Hannah, and William, wh. were d. gr.ch. Mary Josselyn, d. of Hannah, and Patience, d. of William. NATHAN, Hingham, br. of the preced. m. 5 Dec. 1683, Mary Garnett, had Francis, b. 16 Dec. 1684; Christian, 13 Oct. 1686; Jonathan, 20 June 1689; Benjamin, 1692; Nathan, 29 Apr. 1695; and his w. d. 27 Feb. 1710. He had ano. w. 23 Mar. 1711, Joanna, wid. of Thomas Whiton, wh. was d. of Samuel May of Roxbury, and had been wid. of Francis Gardner of H. and d. 18 Oct. 1715. His will of 7 Oct. 1715, pro. 14 Oct. 1718, names w. and all the ch. It is thot. by some, that this is the same with Farrar, but I do not incline to that opin. while owning that often the spel. of the names is interchang.

Who Beget Thee? HILLIARD William Hilliard An early resident of Boston and subsequently of Hingham with wife Esther. He had three children .William, Esther and Mary baptized by the Rev P Hobart at Hingham Feb 25 1655. Esther Hilliard 1642 1709 Daughter of William Born in Boston March 25 1642 Married Jan 9 1658 Joseph Bates. Died June 3 1709 .

Gen Reg of the First Settlers of NE pg 144: HILLIARD, William, Boston 1642.