============================

Excerpt from
The Hilton Family of Albany, New York, by Lewis Parker Abell, 1936
A typescript filed with the New York State Library

John Burgess Hilton, second son of Robert & Elizabeth (Burgess) Hilton, was born in New Scotland, Albany County, N.Y., May 1st, 1783 and removed about 1805 [[ probably early 1810 ]] to that part of the Niagara later known as Welland County, Ontario, Canada, where he died Sept. 1st, 1832. He married, probably in 1810 or 11 [[ 25 Dec 1809, Albany Co., N.Y. ]], Hannah, b. Dec. 6, 1789, daughter of Andrew and Jane (Davis) Ostrander. The parents of his wife, formerly of Albany, probably came to Canada with a party of "United Empire Loyalists" soon after the revolution, and it appears natural that he should have directed his course toward the same settlements. He served in the War of 1812, on the British side, as claimed by several of his descendants, and left to his eldest son his sword and uniform which were objects of much interest in the home of his grand-daughter, Mrs. R. Josephine (Hilton) Abell, at St. Catharines, Ont., and later remained for a time in possession of the Mizner family and in more recent years after the death of Mr. James B. J. Hilton remained in possession of the Stokes family, reverting there to Leonard M. Hilton by whom the sword was presented on July 3, 1918, to Lewis P. Abell, son of Rachel Josephine (Hilton) Abell, and grandson of James B. J. Hilton.

Children of John Burgess and Hannah (Ostrander) Hilton, all born in Stamford, Welland County, Ontario, except the youngest who was born in Albany, New York, at the time of a visit of his parents, to the homestead in 1830.
(1) JAMES BENSON JOHN HILTON , b. Jan. 12, 1812; d. Nov. 25, 1896.
(2) Robert Hilton , b, May 8, 1813; d. _____?_____ [[ d. 1889 ]]
(3) Andrew Hilton , b, March 5, 1815; d. _____?_____ [[ d. Jan. 17, 1895 ]]
(4) Elizabeth Jane Hilton , b, Nov. 17, 1816; d. Feb. 17, 1910.
(5) Peter S. Hilton , b, Sept. 13, 1818; d. Feb. 25, 1861.
(6) Daniel D. Hilton , b, Feb. 19, 1820; d. Oct. 17, 1911.
(7) Caroline Hilton , b, June 13, 1821; d. in infancy.
(8) Simeon R. Hilton , b, Aug. 21, 1822; d. Jan. 14, 1920 in his 98th yr.
(9) David Hilton , b, April 9, 1825; d. in infancy.
(10) Margaret Hilton , b, June 16, 1828; d. June 4, 1911.
(11) William Henry Harrison , b, Jan. 1, 1830; d. Jan. 6, 1905.

Following Horace Greeley's advice to "go west, young man", during the second half of the 19th century, the descendants of John Burgess Hilton have become separated and scattered...

============================

Marriages of Rev. Harmanus Van Huysen, 1794-1825 : minister of the United Dutch Reformed Congregations of Helderberg (Guilderland), Jerusalem (Feura Bush) and Salem (New Salem), Albany County, New York, from 1794 to 1825

25 December 1809
John Hilton, Son of Robert of Bethlehem, and Hannah Ostrander, Daughter of Andrew of Guilderland.

============================