Judith Martin Hilton

Judith Martin probably was born about 1710. She is said to have been born in Albany and may have been the daughter of Patrick and Mary Martin. We seek information on her background.

In November 1773, she married Albany native Jacobus Hilton at the Albany Dutch church. By 1755, ten children had been christened in the church where she was a frequent baptism sponsor.

Judith raised her family in a wampum maker's home on the Southside of Albany.

Judith buried her husband in December of 1763. Subsequent assessment rolls from the 1760s and '70s valued her middling first ward holdings. In March 1779, she was identified as the "Widow of Jacob Hilton" and her home was located nearby other Hilton family properties.

Judith Martin Hilton probably died during the 1780s.

Sources: The life of Judith Martin Hilton is CAP biography number 7524. This sketch is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources.