It is said that he was a soldier of the Revolution, and participated in the battles of Bunker Hill and Bennington. He supposedly served as a drummer in Capt. Joshua Hayward's company, Col. David Gilman's regiment, New Hampshire militia. They resided in Preston, New London Co., CT, then Cornish. After his settlement in Cornish, he helped organize the Cornish Baptist Church in 1789, and was one of its first deacons. On 3 JUL 1792, the church expressed their approbation that "Deacon Hilliard improve his gift in public." He soon after became as popular as a Baptist preacher, but after some years his religious views changed and he became a Universalist, and as such was settled as pastor in Shrewsbury and Wallingford, VT, and finally at Clarendon, VT, where he died. His remains were brought to Cornish and buried besides those of his wife, Phoebe, in a lot, that in 1910 was an open pasture belonging to Freeman A, Johnson.

Samuel 'Hillard' also owned the covenant on 5 DEC 1779.

1. 2. Sarah HILLIARD   b. 16 Nov 1768, Preston, New London County, Connecticut; d. 5 Jul 1798, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
2. 3. Amos Avery HILLIARD   b. 7 Jul 1770, Preston, New London County, Connecticut; d. 24 Apr 1856, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
3. 4. Benjamin HILLIARD   b. 19 Mar 1773, Preston, New London County, Connecticut; d. 4 Jul 1858, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
4. 5. Mary HILLIARD   b. 10 Dec 1776, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; d. 7 May 1822, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
5. 6. Phoebe HILLIARD   b. 17 Sep 1780, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
6. 7. Samuel HILLIARD   b. 6 Apr 1784, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
7. 8. Joseph HILLIARD   b. 1 May 1787, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; d. 1 Jul 1870, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
8. 9. Esther Burgess HILLIARD   b. 18 Jan 1788, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

1. 10. Caroline HILLIARD   b. 26 Sep 1801, New Hampshire; d. 19 Oct 1881, Hartland, Niagara County, New York.
2. 11. Pashur Lathrop HILLIARD   b. 8 Sep 1803, Vermont; d. 1879.
3. 12. Lois HILLIARD   b. 11 Jul 1806, Vermont; d. 1888, Hartland, Niagara County, New York.
4. 13. Harry HILLIARD   b. 19 Dec 1807, Vermont.
5. 14. Jerome Bonaparte HILLIARD   b. 22 Jun 1810, Londonderry, Windham County, Vermont; d. Bef 1880, Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont (probably).
6. 15. Pamelia HILLARD   b. 17 Sep 1813, Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont; d. 13 Nov 1883, Caledonia, Shiawasse County, Michigan; bur. Corunna, Shiawassee County, Michigan (Corunna Cemetery).

Amos spent his boyhood and youth on his father's farm. On reaching his majority he purchased a tract of timber land and at once began the work of clearing and getting the land into a state of cultivation. At first he made his home in a log house, but long after erected frame buildings, and still later on built the brick house in which he lived up to the time of his death, which occurred in his eighty-sixth year.

Benjamin lived a few years in Claremont, but most of his life was spent in Cornish. The last years of his life, he and his wife lived with their son, David H. He was an excellant carpenter and erected many buildings in Cornish and elsewhere. Of a very social nature and said to have been fond of telling stories.

Joseph was a prosperous farmer and lived in the south part of the town. He was a zealot supporter of the Baptist Church.

John and Caroline removed from VT to the Holland Purchase, NY, where John died æ 45 and Caroline aged 81. John bought 70 acres in Niagara Co., 27 JUN 1827, from David Maxwell and Hannah his wife. Administration on his estate was granted 2 OCT 1833, to his wife Caroline, with David Waterman and Franklin Butterfield as bondsman. Petition for settlement of estate made 20 JUL 1846 by Caroline Orth, the administratrix.

He was a good singer.

Age 38, born New Hampshire. Painter

Age 50.

Age 60, born Vermont.

Age 47, born Vermont.

Age 57, born New Hampshire.

Age 36, born New Hampshire.