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• Birth	28 Oct 1703	Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Oct 1783	Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   [2]
  Buried	North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut (Great Plain Cemetery)
  Person ID	I77820	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2003 00:00:00
  Father	David HILLARD, b. 25 Feb 1677/1678, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Mother	Johanna ANDROS, b. 8 Dec 1678
  Family ID	F5071	Group Sheet
  Family	Prudence BROWN, b. 28 Apr 1707, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
  Married	5 Jun 1728	Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   [3, 4]
  Children	> 1. William HILLARD, b. Abt 1731, Stonington, New London, Connecticut > 2. Esther HILLARD, b. EST 1735, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut > 3. Priscilla HILLARD, b. EST 1737, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   4. Phebe HILLARD, b. EST 1740, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut > 5. Henry HILLARD, b. EST 1743, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F4003	Group Sheet

• Notes

  William moved from Little Compton, Newport Co., RI to Stonington where he farmed his father's homestead. He also was active in the real estate business. Following is recorded the sale of the Hillard homestead in Stonington by David Hillard to his son William Hillard. Stonington Land Records. Book 6, page 145. 1743, 17th of December. ". . . in consideration of 900 pounds . . . unto sd William Hillard . . . a certain parcel or tract of land situate and lying in Stonington being ninety five acres more or less, beginning at a wallnut tree standing on the south side of Cousadok hill on the north side of a brook, and from thence running East and by North 80 rods to a black oak tree marked on four sides and from thence upon a straight line to a white oak tree markt on four sides, which tree, being the southeast corner of land laid out to James Dean, and from thence easterly to a black oak tree standing by the side of a rock being the northwest corner tree of Thomas Shaws land, then running southwardly by sd Shaws land to a chestnut tree marked, from thence running southwardly by Magduells land to a burch tree marked on four sides, from thence by Magduels land to a heap of stones, and then westerly by Magduels land to a white oak tree marked on four sides, from thence westardly by Jones land ten rods to a black oak tree marked on four sides, and from thence a straight line to the first bounds mentioned. . . . ." David Hillard Susannah Hillard Following are two deeds where he sold the homestead to William, Jr. ". . . in consideration of the sum of four hundred pounds . . unto the said William Hillard, Junr. . . two certain tracts or parcells of land, with a Dwelling House thereon Standing, Lying in said Stonington aforesaid containing by Estimation About One Hundred and Eighty five acres and be the same more or less, with a Highway Running through the Premises & is Butted and Bounded as follows (viz) The first lot on which the House stands is Bounded as Follows (viz) Beginning at a Black Oak tree the NorthWest corner of said William Williams land thence westerly with the land belonging to the heirs of Robert Coats Deceased to a White Oak tree the northwest corner of the premises standing in the line of Jesse Billings land thence southerly with the said Jesse Billings land on the west till it comes to a heap of stones by the side of a brook thence westerly with said Jesse Billings land and ____ Charles Phelps land on the northeast till it comes to a walnut tree standing in the line of Collins Yorks land thence east 39° south 75 rods to a ____ stone, thence east 9 rods to a birch tree, thence east 27° & 1/2 north 84 rods to a ____ stone thence east 6° south 56 rods to the north bound of the highway in Jeremiah Brownings line, thence northerly with said Brownings land and Wm. Williams land on the east to the bounds first mentioned. The other tract butted and bounded as follows (viz) beginning at a stump being an original bound of sd Wm. Hillard land thence east 7° south 15 and 1/2 rods to a white oak tree, thence east 1° north 38 rods to a heap of stones in Jeremiah Brownings land thence north 11° & 1/2 west & 85 rods to a buttonwood tree, thence north 8¾ east 57 rods to a ____ stone thence west 29° south 133 rods to a ____ stone in the line of Collins Yorks land thence east 39° south 97 rods to the bounds first mentioned . . . . April 17, 1775. . ." William Hillard ". . . fifty acres with a dwelling found thereon . . . of one thousand & fifty pounds . . . Beginning at the highway the north east corner of the premises by a ____ stone standing in the west line of Jeremiah Brownings land thence southerly with said Brownings land on the east to a heap of stones thence westerly with said Brownings land on the south untill it comes to a heap of stones in Collin Yorks east line, northwardly with said Yorks land until it comes to William Hillard, Jr land unto a heap of stones thence eastwardly with said William Hillard Jun land and the highway on the North until it comes to the bounds first mentioned. . . .April 9, 1779 . . ." William Hillard William left no will. From land transactions we learn that he had a son William, but little else can be discovered about his children. I am including the remaining children because I can not find their parentage and it is highly possible that they are daughters of William (Barbour thought it was a possibility also.). He was chosen as guardian by his nephew Isaac, son of Jonathan and Abigail (Wilbore) Hillard. Inscription: "In memory of Mr. William Hillard who died Oct 1783 in ye 80th year of his life. Death is the . . . . ."

• Sources

  [S187] General Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Collection, Connecticut Vital Records, Stonington. [2:27]. [S190] Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Manuscripts - Hilliard (State Library (Hartford) of the Connecticut Genealogical Society.). [S2092] Cyrus H. Brown, Brown Genealogy, Volume II, page 18. [S1065] Abstracts of Vital Records and Membership Records as found in North Stonington Congregational Church 1720-1887. (Connecti, Page 38..