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• Birth	18 Aug 1765	Tolland County, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Nov 1830	Colebrook, Coos County, New Hampshire   [1]
  Person ID	I77846	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Minor HILLARD, b. 12 Mar 1740/1741, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
  Mother	Miriam BARNES, b. 27 Feb 1727
  Family ID	F28577	Group Sheet
  Married	1787	East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut   [1]
  Family ID	F33740	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Joseph in early life was a saddle-tree maker in Tolland; but after coming to Warehouse Point, in East Windsor, he built, in connection with his father-in-law, Capt. Chamberlain, a vessel called a "coaster, " and loaded it with merchandise for Charleston, SC, James Chamberlain, Jr., going as the supercargo. Joseph Hilliard was a tall and well proportioned man, favoring his mother physically, who was an unusually tall woman, and that the family came to Connecticutt from the region of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Coventry, CT Deed, Book 8 Page 446: Joseph Hillard to William Willson, 30 MAR 1793. To all People to whom these Present shall come Greting. Know ye that I Joseph Hillard of Coventry in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut for the Consideration of the Sum of Ninty Pounds Lawfull money Received to my full satisfaction of William Willson of sd Coventry in the County and State aforesd Do Give Grant bargain sell and Confirm unto the said William Willson his Heirs and assigns forever one certain Tract of parcel of Land being and lying in the Township of Coventry containing about Thirty Acres Butted and Bounded as follows West on a highway beginning at the Northwest corner of Ephraim Kingsbury land thence runs in the of Ephraim Andrew Kingsburys land about one Hundred & fifteen rods to a white oak Bush with stones about it thence runs North in the line of my own land thirty one Rods to a stake & Stones by Jesse Cook wall Thence runs by said Cook & my own land about one Hundred & fifteen rods to the highway thence Thirty two rods in the line at the ds highway to the first mentioned Bounds together with a mantion House and barn standing thereon To have and to Hold the above granted and bargained Premises with the appurtenances thereof unto him the sd William Willson his Heirs and assigns forever to this & their own proper use & behoof and also I the said Joseph Hillard do for myself and Heirs Executor and Administrators covenant with the said William Willson his Heirs and assigns that at and untill the Ensealing of these presents I am well seized of the Premises as a good indefeasible Estate in fee simple and have Good Right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written and that the same is free of all Incumbrances whatsoever and furthermore the said Joseph Hillard Do by these Presents bind myself and Heirs forever to warrent and Defend the above Granted and bargained Premises to him the said William Willson his Heirs and assigns against all Claims and Demands whatsoever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 30th Day of March AD 1793 Joseph Hillard L.S. Signed Sealed and Delivered In Presents of Ephraim Kingsbury, Rust Willson. Coventry, CT Deed, Book 8 Page 562-3: Joseph Hillard to William Wilson, 17 APR 1794. Know all men by these Presents that I Joseph Hillard of Tolland in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut for the consideration of Fifty Eight Pounds Seven teene Shillings L Money paid to me in hand by William Wilson of Coventry in the County of Tolland aforesd Do by these Presents Sell & convey unto the aforesd William Wilson his heirs & assigns Two certain Lots of Land Lying in Coventry aforesd bounded & described as follows (viz) the first lot beginning at the North Corner of the sd Wilsons Land lately purchased of me thence runing East by Sd Wilson land about Eighty rods to land belongs to Jesse Cook thence nearly North about Twenty rods by sd Cook lands thence nearly West about Sixty five Rods by sd Cooks land to lands belonging to Amos Avery thence nearly Soiuth about Twelve Rods by the highway to the first mentioned bounds the whole containing Nine Acres & one Quarter of Ground - Also one other certain piece of Timber land bounded & described as follows viz beginning at a Whike Oak Bush with Stones about it as the Southeast corner of Sd Wilson land thence nearly East by Andrew Kingsbury land about Seventeen & half Rods to Land belonging to Eliphet Carpenter thence nearly North by sd Carpenter Land to Jesse Cooks land about Thirty & half rods thence nearly West about Seven & half rods by sd Cooks land thence nearly South about Thirty & half Rods by the aforesd Wilson land to the first mentioned bounds containing about One and half Acres of Ground -- also one certain _____ standing on the aforesd Wilson land the Property of me the Subscriber: To ye see the Nest page. To have and to hold the above granted & bargained Premises with the Appurtinces thereof unto him the sd Wilson his Heirs & assigns forever to his and their own proper Use and behoof. And also I the sd Joseph Hillard do for my Self any heirs & Executors & Administrators Covenant with the Sd Wm. Wilson his Heirs and Assigns that at and untill the Ensealing of these presents I am well seized of the premises as a good indefeasible Estate in Fee Simple and have good Right to bargain & Sell the same in manner & form as is Written & that the same is free of all Incumbrances Whatsoever & further more I the said Joseph Hillard do by these presents bind myself Heirs & Assigns forever to Warrant and Defend the above Granted & bargained Premises to him the sd Wilm Wilson his Heirs and Assigns against all Claims and Demands whatsoever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal this 17th Day of April AD 1794. Joseph Hillard Signed Sealed & Delivered In presence of Edward Dimock, Samuel Whitlebey The Barbour Manuscript has no date or place.

• Sources

  [S1133] Horace Gillette Cleveland, Genealogy of Benjamin Cleveland, a great-grandson of Moses Cleveland, of Woburn, Mass. and a n, Appendix, page 200-204. [S190] Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Manuscripts - Hilliard (State Library (Hartford) of the Connecticut Genealogical Society.).