_Joseph HILDRETH _______+ | (1720 - 1792) m 1741 _Jeffrey HILDRETH ___| | (1767 - 1820) m 1785| | |_Sally _____ ___________ | m 1741 _Jesse HILDRETH _____| | (1796 - 1859) m 1817| | | _Rees BOWEN ____________+ | | | (1737 - 1780) m 1756 | |_Lilly BOWEN ________| | (1766 - 1800) m 1785| | |_Margaret Levisa SMITH _+ | (1741 - 1834) m 1756 | |--Mary Jane HILDRETH | (1831 - 1907) | ________________________ | | | _Thomas TALBOTT _____| | | (.... - 1832) | | | |________________________ | | |_Mary Ann TALBOTT ___| (1800 - 1884) m 1817| | ________________________ | | |_Susan (TALBOTT) ____| (.... - 1832) | |________________________
_____________________ | _Thomas HILDRETH ____| | (1611 - 1657) m 1645| | |_____________________ | _Joseph HILDRETH ____| | (1657 - 1735) m 1678| | | _Barnabas HORTON ____+ | | | (1600 - 1680) m 1621 | |_Hannah HORTON ______| | m 1645 | | |_Anne SMITH _________ | m 1621 | |--Nathan HILDRETH | (1684 - 1746) | _____________________ | | | _John JESSUP ________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Hannah JESSUP ______| m 1678 | | _____________________ | | |_Mary (JESSUP) ______| | |_____________________
_Joseph HILDRETH ____+ | (1657 - 1735) m 1678 _John HILDRETH ______| | (1702 - 1729) m 1719| | |_Hannah JESSUP ______+ | m 1678 _Joseph HILDRETH ____| | (1720 - 1792) m 1741| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Phoebe _____ _______| | m 1719 | | |_____________________ | | |--Phebey HILDRETH | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Sally _____ ________| m 1741 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_Joseph HILDRETH ____+ | (1657 - 1735) m 1678 _John HILDRETH ______| | (1702 - 1729) m 1719| | |_Hannah JESSUP ______+ | m 1678 _Joseph HILDRETH ____| | (1720 - 1792) m 1741| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Phoebe _____ _______| | m 1719 | | |_____________________ | | |--Polly HILDRETH | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Sally _____ ________| m 1741 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
The handwritten will of Jeffrey Hildreth was very difficult to decipher. As a result, the children have been misnamed by various genealogists. Preston was mistakenly identified as the name of the husband of his sister, Eliza. But, in Joseph Hildreth vs Heirs of Jeffrey Hildreth (File #598, Bourbon Co., KY) the children from both marriages of Jeffrey are correctly identified.
Preston is listed in the 1850 census as living in Caldwell Co, KY, with several children.
_John HILDRETH ______+ | (1702 - 1729) m 1719 _Joseph HILDRETH ____| | (1720 - 1792) m 1741| | |_Phoebe _____ _______ | m 1719 _Jeffrey HILDRETH ___| | (1767 - 1820) m 1802| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Sally _____ ________| | m 1741 | | |_____________________ | | |--Preston HILDRETH | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Rachel MCCARTY _____| m 1802 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_John HILDRETH ______+ | (1702 - 1729) m 1719 _Joseph HILDRETH _______| | (1720 - 1792) m 1741 | | |_Phoebe _____ _______ | m 1719 _Jeffrey HILDRETH ___| | (1767 - 1820) m 1785| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Sally _____ ___________| | m 1741 | | |_____________________ | | |--Rees Bowen HILDRETH | | _John BOWEN _________+ | | (1700 - 1761) m 1730 | _Rees BOWEN ____________| | | (1737 - 1780) m 1756 | | | |_Lily MCILHANEY _____+ | | (.... - 1780) m 1730 |_Lilly BOWEN ________| (1766 - 1800) m 1785| | _John SMITH _________ | | (1698 - 1779) m 1719 |_Margaret Levisa SMITH _| (1741 - 1834) m 1756 | |_Margaret CLARK _____ m 1719
_Joseph HILDRETH ____+ | (1657 - 1735) m 1678 _John HILDRETH ______| | (1702 - 1729) m 1719| | |_Hannah JESSUP ______+ | m 1678 _Joseph HILDRETH ____| | (1720 - 1792) m 1741| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Phoebe _____ _______| | m 1719 | | |_____________________ | | |--Ruth HILDRETH | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Sally _____ ________| m 1741 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_Joseph HILDRETH ____+ | (1657 - 1735) m 1678 _John HILDRETH ______| | (1702 - 1729) m 1719| | |_Hannah JESSUP ______+ | m 1678 _Joseph HILDRETH ____| | (1720 - 1792) m 1741| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Phoebe _____ _______| | m 1719 | | |_____________________ | | |--Sarah HILDRETH | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Sally _____ ________| m 1741 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_John HILDRETH ______+ | (1702 - 1729) m 1719 _Joseph HILDRETH ____| | (1720 - 1792) m 1741| | |_Phoebe _____ _______ | m 1719 _Jeffrey HILDRETH ___| | (1767 - 1820) m 1802| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Sally _____ ________| | m 1741 | | |_____________________ | | |--Sophia (or Sally) HILDRETH | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Rachel MCCARTY _____| m 1802 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_Joseph HILDRETH ____+ | (1657 - 1735) m 1678 _John HILDRETH ______| | (1702 - 1729) m 1719| | |_Hannah JESSUP ______+ | m 1678 _Joseph HILDRETH ____| | (1720 - 1792) m 1741| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Phoebe _____ _______| | m 1719 | | |_____________________ | | |--Squire HILDRETH | (1773 - 1815) | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Sally _____ ________| m 1741 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
Ltr dtd 12 July 1982: Susan died of accidental poisoning.
_Joseph HILDRETH _______+ | (1720 - 1792) m 1741 _Jeffrey HILDRETH ___| | (1767 - 1820) m 1785| | |_Sally _____ ___________ | m 1741 _Jesse HILDRETH _____| | (1796 - 1859) m 1817| | | _Rees BOWEN ____________+ | | | (1737 - 1780) m 1756 | |_Lilly BOWEN ________| | (1766 - 1800) m 1785| | |_Margaret Levisa SMITH _+ | (1741 - 1834) m 1756 | |--Susan HILDRETH | (1819 - ....) | ________________________ | | | _Thomas TALBOTT _____| | | (.... - 1832) | | | |________________________ | | |_Mary Ann TALBOTT ___| (1800 - 1884) m 1817| | ________________________ | | |_Susan (TALBOTT) ____| (.... - 1832) | |________________________
[12337] There are a lot of unknowns in regard to the life of Thomas Hildreth...such as his actual birthdate and when he emigrated to America. Early Hildreth Association publications were probably in error in regard to the name of at least one son....Peter Hildreth. Jonathan is being substituted for Peter but more research of the Southampton records is necessary. Jane Hildreth Kelley, in her article about Thomas Hildreth (Hildreth Highlights, Vol. XXVI, No. 3, April 2003) seems to have a good start at sorting out the various Hildreth families.
[15207] It would help to have the marriage record for Hannah Horton and Thomas Hildreth and appropriate records need to be searched. According to the speculation of Jane Hildreth Kelley in her recent article for Hildreth Highlights (Apr. 2003), the four children of Thomas and Hannah would have been born between 1643 and 1658. If the baptismal record for Hannah is correct, she would have been only 14 when the first child was born. My speculation would be that Hannah married at about age 16 (circa 1645) and had four children by Hildreth by 1657.
Hannah married Jonas Bower that same year and had at least two sons by him. Jonas died ca 1670/71 and by 1680 Hannah was named in her father's will as his eldest daughter, Hannah Trevale. Several sources show the spelling of his name as "Trevally".
Many of the early researchers did not have Hannah's last name and I believe they were speculating that her marriage to Trevale was her first, rather than her third marriage.
Thomas Hildreth died a young man of approximately 46 years of age in 1657, leaving behind his widow, Hannah, and three small children. (Other references indicate four children).
Hannah ( --) (Hildreth) Bower was almost certainly Hannah (Horton) (Hildreth) (Bower) Trevally. The will of Barnabas Horton of Southold, dated 10 May 1680 .... mentions eldest daughter "Hannah Trevale." The inventory of Thomas Trevally was taken 13 Jan. 1687 but the court record does not give the first name of the widow......mentions Thomas Trevally as having been a successor to and in right of Jonah Bower, deceased...
_Joseph HILDRETH _______+ | (1720 - 1792) m 1741 _Jeffrey HILDRETH ___| | (1767 - 1820) m 1785| | |_Sally _____ ___________ | m 1741 _Jesse HILDRETH _____| | (1796 - 1859) m 1817| | | _Rees BOWEN ____________+ | | | (1737 - 1780) m 1756 | |_Lilly BOWEN ________| | (1766 - 1800) m 1785| | |_Margaret Levisa SMITH _+ | (1741 - 1834) m 1756 | |--Thomas HILDRETH | (1818 - 1886) | ________________________ | | | _Thomas TALBOTT _____| | | (.... - 1832) | | | |________________________ | | |_Mary Ann TALBOTT ___| (1800 - 1884) m 1817| | ________________________ | | |_Susan (TALBOTT) ____| (.... - 1832) | |________________________
[10646] It is possible that William Hildreth has been incorrectly identified as the son of Jeffrey Hildreth. He was not mentioned in the will of Jeffrey, he used the spelling "Heldreth" and remained in Virginia when the rest of the family moved to Kentucky. William's wife seems to have been of German descent, while the other Hildreth family members intermarried with English or Scotch-Irish families.
_John HILDRETH ______+ | (1702 - 1729) m 1719 _Joseph HILDRETH _______| | (1720 - 1792) m 1741 | | |_Phoebe _____ _______ | m 1719 _Jeffrey HILDRETH ___| | (1767 - 1820) m 1785| | | _____________________ | | | | |_Sally _____ ___________| | m 1741 | | |_____________________ | | |--William HILDRETH\HELDRETH | (1786 - 1850) | _John BOWEN _________+ | | (1700 - 1761) m 1730 | _Rees BOWEN ____________| | | (1737 - 1780) m 1756 | | | |_Lily MCILHANEY _____+ | | (.... - 1780) m 1730 |_Lilly BOWEN ________| (1766 - 1800) m 1785| | _John SMITH _________ | | (1698 - 1779) m 1719 |_Margaret Levisa SMITH _| (1741 - 1834) m 1756 | |_Margaret CLARK _____ m 1719
_____________________ | _David H. HILL ______| | (1787 - 1820) | | |_____________________ | _Simon HILL _________| | (1819 - 1892) m 1839| | | _Simeon VAN HORN ____ | | | | |_Margaret VAN HORN __| | (1795 - 1820) | | |_Sarah DANHAM _______ | | |--Adam Whitfield HILL | (1846 - 1924) | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Elsey MAINE ________| m 1839 | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
__ | __| | | | |__ | _William HILL _______| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Beatrice HILL | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Alice DE BUNBURY ___| | | __ | | |__| | |__
_____________________ | ______________________________| | | | |_____________________ | ______ HILL ___________| | | | | _____________________ | | | | |______________________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Charles A. HILL | (1889 - ....) | _Orlando R. ECKERT __ | | (1808 - 1860) m 1831 | _Charles Albert ECKERT _______| | | (1831 - 1923) m 1857 | | | |_Jane MARCEL ________+ | | (1798 - ....) m 1831 |_Orien Frances ECKERT _| (1864 - 1893) | | _____________________ | | |_Frances Sommerville WETHERS _| (1834 - 1920) m 1857 | |_____________________
_David H. HILL ______ | (1787 - 1820) _Simon HILL _________| | (1819 - 1892) m 1839| | |_Margaret VAN HORN __+ | (1795 - 1820) _Adam Whitfield HILL ____| | (1846 - 1924) m 1869 | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Elsey MAINE ________| | m 1839 | | |_____________________ | | |--George Maine HILL | (1884 - 1976) | _____________________ | | | _Jacob D. MAINE _____| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Hannah Blackford MAINE _| (1850 - 1886) m 1869 | | _____________________ | | |_Elizabeth K. EMERY _| | |_____________________
_____________________ | ______________________________| | | | |_____________________ | ______ HILL ___________| | | | | _____________________ | | | | |______________________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Lillie A. HILL | (1883 - ....) | _Orlando R. ECKERT __ | | (1808 - 1860) m 1831 | _Charles Albert ECKERT _______| | | (1831 - 1923) m 1857 | | | |_Jane MARCEL ________+ | | (1798 - ....) m 1831 |_Orien Frances ECKERT _| (1864 - 1893) | | _____________________ | | |_Frances Sommerville WETHERS _| (1834 - 1920) m 1857 | |_____________________
_____________________ | _____________________| | | | |_____________________ | _John Upton HILL ____| | (1825 - ....) m 1853| | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Lizzie Maria HILL | | _Paul URAN __________+ | | (.... - 1855) m 1798 | _Samuel URAN ________| | | (1799 - 1880) m 1822| | | |_Mary WELCH _________ | | m 1798 |_Maria Jane URAN ____| (1826 - 1887) m 1853| | _____________________ | | |_Abigail WOORSTER ___| (1805 - 1859) m 1822| |_____________________