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Edward Hilton 1596 – 1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1596

Birth Location: Northwich, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 19 May 1669

Death Location: Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Father: William Hilton

Mother: Ellen Mainwaring

Spouse(s): Catherine Shapleigh

Children(s): Mary Hilton

The story of Edward Hilton began in 1596 in Northwich, Cheshire, England. Edward Hilton married Catherine Shapleigh, and had children including Mary Hilton. Edward Hilton passed away in 1669 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Hilton began in 1596 in Northwich, Cheshire, England.
  • Edward Hilton married Catherine Shapleigh, and had children including Mary Hilton.
  • Edward Hilton passed away in 1669 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hilton
1555 – 1605
Birth Location: Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
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Ellen Mainwaring
1562 – 1606
Birth Location: Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Shapleigh
1599 – 1676
Birth Location: Kingsweare Castle, Bixham County, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Mary Hilton
1635 – 1695
Birth Location: England
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Edward Hilton's Ancestors

Self
Edward Hilton
1596 – 1669
Birth Place: Northwich, Cheshire, England
Parents
William (Mark Roger) Hilton
1555 – 1605
Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Ellen Mainwaring
1562 – 1606
Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William Hilton
1516 – 1562
Sunderland, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Margaret Metcalfe
1520 – 1566
Nappa, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England
John Mainwaring
1525 – 1590
Northwick, Cheshire, England
Jane (Diana) Wright
1525 – 1600
Calveley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wright
Mary Becket
1500 – 1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Hilton's Descendants

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Edward Hilton (5 Jun 1596 – 19 May 1669) m. Catherine Shapleigh (2 Apr 1599 – 29 May 1676)
  1. 1. Mary Hilton (1635 – 1695) m. John Scriven (27 Oct 1623 – 2 Oct 1675)
    1. 1. John Scribner (1657 – 31 May 1738) m. Elizabeth Cloyes (1665 – 2 March 1735)
      1. 1. Susannah Scribner (1708 – 1763) m. John Mudgett (17 Dec 1700 – 28 May 1746)
        1. 1. Susanna Mudgett (5 Mar 1737 – 4 Jan 1811) m. Gilman Lougee (3 February 1729 – 28 Jun 1811)

Edward Hilton's Timeline

2 Records

1596
5 Jun 1596
Birth of Edward Hilton in Northwich, Cheshire, England
Northwich, Cheshire, England
1669
19 May 1669
Age 73
Death of Edward Hilton in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Northwich, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1669
    Event Place: Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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