1764 - 1846

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• Birth	29 Apr 1764	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Feb 1846	Danby, Rutland County, Vermont   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	Danby, Rutland County, Vermont (Four Corners Cemetery)   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I77316	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2005 00:00:00
  Father	John HILLARD, b. 12 Mar 1728/1729, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
  Mother	Elizabeth SMITH, b. 12 Apr 1733, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F33067	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Abigail HILL, b. 1766
  Married	Abt 1788/1789  [1, 4]
  Children	1. Azariah HILLIARD, b. 14 Aug 1790, Danby, Rutland County, Vermont   2. Dimmis HILLIARD, b. 7 Oct 1792, Danby, Rutland County, Vermont   3. Matilda HILLIARD, b. 26 Nov 1794, Danby, Rutland County, Vermont   4. Isaac H. HILLIARD, b. 15 Mar 1797, Danby, Rutland County, Vermont   5. Minorva HILLIARD, b. 1800, Danby, Rutland County, Vermont   6. Melinda HILLIARD, b. 17 May 1803, Danby, Rutland County, Vermont   7. Sarah HILLIARD, b. 1806, Danby, Rutland County, Vermont   8. Ednah S. HILLIARD, b. 14 Aug 1809, Danby, Rutland County, Vermont   9. Elizabeth HILLIARD, b. 1814, Danby, Rutland County, Vermont
  Family ID	F33362	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Silence STORY, b. 1772
  Married	15 Oct 1815	Danby, Rutland County, Vermont   [2]
  Family ID	F33363	Group Sheet

• Notes

  He first settled on the farm now (1869) owned by Titus Lyon. He afterwards lived near where the woolen factory stood, which has since been known as the "Hilliard place." He was a soldier of the Revolution, having served quite young, and drew a pension. He was a patriotic man, and always celebrated the Fourth of July with much enthusiasm, and scarcely ever failed to fire off his gun at sunrise on that day. He was a great ball player, a game to which he was greatly attached. He gained his military title by having been a captain in the militia. As a citizen he was trusty, worthy, and honest; and took an active part in the religious interests of the town. He loved peace, and would make almost any sacrifice to maintain it. Although not rich in this world's goods, he was rich in the regard and esteem tendered by his neighbors. He was a Grand Juror three years between the years 1801 and 1816. He applied for a pension, 1832, from Rutland Co., VT, for services as private, 1779, in Captain Lay's company, Col. William Worthington's regiment of coast guards. The Barbour Manuscript does not give the place or date. Just that he was 83 when he died in 1847.

• Sources

  [S190] Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Manuscripts - Hilliard (State Library (Hartford) of the Connecticut Genealogical Society.). [S1072] State of Vermont, Vermont Vital Records - Microfilm. [S1099] Margaret R. Jenks, Cemetery Records, Danby and Mount Tabor, VT, Page 39.. [S1107] Hon. Horace Wilbur Palmer, Ph.B., LL.B., Palmer Families in America, Volume I, Lt. William Palmer of Yarmouth, Mass. and, page 760-761.