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• Birth	12 Mar 1728/1729	Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1793	Danby, Rutland County, Vermont   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I79076	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Jonathan HILLARD, b. 8 Nov 1696, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Mother	Abigail WILBOR, b. 1 Apr 1697, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Family ID	F33126	Group Sheet
  Family	Elizabeth SMITH, b. 12 Apr 1733, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
  Married	28 Aug 1753	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   [2, 6]
  Children	> 1. Azariah HILLARD, b. 23 May 1754, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut > 2. Joshua HILLIARD, b. 7 Jan 1757, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut > 3. Daniel HILLIARD, b. 31 Jan 1759, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   4. John HILLIARD, b. 1761, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut > 5. Minor HILLIARD, b. 29 Apr 1764, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut > 6. Ednah HILLIARD, b. 29 Apr 1764, Preston, New London County, Connecticut   7. John HILLIARD, b. 5 Jan 1768, Preston, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F33067	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Norwich, March 21st 1742/3. This may Certife sd John Hylliard minor fourteen years of age son to Jonathan Hylliard Late of Stonington decec'd personally appeared and made Choice of Mr. Ephraim Kingsbury of Norwich to be his Guardian. Jabez Hide, Justice of peace John's parents died when he was fourteen years of age. It appears that John went to Norwich to live with his cousin Joseph but possibly Joseph was not well enough (he died soon after) and recommended Ephraim Kingsbury to be his guardian. Following document is on record: John and Elizabeth resided in New Concord Society (Preston), New London, CT. where he was baptized with his three eldest children, and with his wife owned the Church covenant, 12 SEP 1762. John, at an early date, settled in Manchester, Bennington Co., VT. About the year 1790 he came to Danby. In reference [3:109] it is given that he died 24 JAN 1731/1732. That is the death of Ambrose. The Barbour Collection has John dying Stonington, 24 JAN 1731/2. This date was actually the date that the next son, Ambrose, died. This has been very confusing to persons doing genealogy on the descendants of John and Elizabeth (Smith) Hillard. Apparently Mr. Barbour kept his information on cards with the birth on the front and the death on the back. The above error came about when the card of John and Ambrose stuck together.

• Sources

  [S1157] Miscellaneous Document, No. 2635. Date 1742. [S207] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Centennial Adminstration, DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edi, Part II, page 1427.. [S187] General Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Collection, Connecticut Vital Records, Stonington. [1:125]. [S187] General Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Collection, Connecticut Vital Records, Stonington. [3:109]. [S190] Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Manuscripts - Hilliard (State Library (Hartford) of the Connecticut Genealogical Society.). [S472] Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, Town of Norwich, Connecticut, Vital Records, 1659-1848 (Hartford: 1, page 323.