William Hilton, Jr. was born in May 1708. He was the son of soldier-turned-innkeeper William Hilton and his second wife, Anna Van Berkhoven.

He married Margaret Jones at the Albany Dutch church in October 1736. By 1747, their five children were baptized there and he someimes served as a baptism sponsor. In 1768, the name of William Hilton, Jr. appeared on a list of subscribers at St. Peter's Anglican church.

He was a carpenter who set up his home in the first ward. He served as constable in 1733; high constable in 1734; and firemaster in 1740. He worked for local people and was re-imbursed on several occasions by the city government. Beginning in 1742, his name appeared on lists of qualified freeholders. First ward assessments showed that his holdings were modest.

After the 1760s, the name of William Hilton, Jr. dropped from Albany rolls.

Sources: The life of William Hilton, Jr. has not yet been assigned a CAP biography number because we cannot completely isolate information on several namesakes. This profile is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources.