Hilton (Y-DNA)

Status summary

As of February 28, 2025:

• Recruiting patrilineal (all male-line) descendants of William Hilton for NGS/WGS testing. Folks who believe they are patrilineal (all male line) descendants should Read me First

IMPORTANT: Read me First

Paper trail

First Generation

William Hilton was married twice, first in England about 1616 to an unknown wife. He left his family in England when he emigrated on the Fortune but they came over in 1623 aboard the Anne. He married second by about 1636 Frances ----- who was much younger than he was. By his first wife he had four children: Elizabeth (bp and bur 1616), William (bp 1617), Mary (bp 1619, no further record but likely was living at the time of the 1623 land division in Plymouth) and John (c 1624 unm). By his second wife he had four more children: Magdalene (c 1636), Mainwaring (by 1646), Agnes (c 1647) and William (c 1653).

Second Generation

William Hilton was baptized Northwich 22 Jun 1617

Mainwaring Hilton was born by 1646

William Hilton was born about 1653

DNA Results I-FTA94891

Previous testing

The Hilton DNA Project subgroup I Haplogroup - Family 04 currently has 13 members who are STR matches to each other. One of the individuals claims William Hilton as their patrilineal ancestor and another lists William's brother, Edward Hilton as their ancestor. In addition, three individuals list various Hilton ancestors in England as their MDKPA. FTDNA predicts they fall under I-P37.

NGS/WGS testing

Two individuals (one descending from William Hilton, the other descending from his brother Edward) have Big Y-700 tested and been found to fall under I-FTA94891. further NGS/WGS testing is needed to find haplogroups separating William Hilton from his siblings (and other close relatives).

References and External Resources

• Soule, W. Becket, Passengers of the Fortune (1621)" (Heritage Books 2023) pp. 56-65.
• Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633" (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004) pp. 254-261.

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