from History of Chesterfield
Jonathan Hildreth, brother of Samuel Hildreth (3), of Wm. Hildreth (4), and of Edward Hildreth (5), settled in Wmd. as early as 1751, having rem. to that town (according to family tradition) from Petersham, Mass. He seems to have come to Chfd. about 1763, and settled on the farm now owned and occupied by Watson Wheeler.
He m. 1st, Mary, d. in Wmd. in 1751;
2d, Phebe , d. in Wmd. in 1758 ;
3d, Dinah .
Selectman 1767, '70, '79.
He appears to have d. after 1805.
Ch.:
Jonathan, b. in Wmd., Mar. 14, 1753; m., 1778, Lucy Bingham. Soldier 1777.
Reuben, b. in Putney, Vt., May 4, 1755; m., 1781, Susanna, dau. of John Sanderson (1).
Shilliel R., b. in Wmd., Jan. 10, 1758.
Isaac D., b. in Wmd., Jan. 8, 1760; d. in Chfd. 1766.
Martin (6), b. in Wmd., Aug. 6, 1761
Lotan (7), b. (probably) in Chfd., Mar. 29, 1763.
Phebe, b. Dec. 12, 1765; m., 1784, Abel Fletcher (1).
Edward, b. Sept. 14, 1767.
Adams, b. Oct. 18. 1769; m., 1795, Sally Baldwin.
Dinah, b. July 8, 1771; d. 1772.
Dinah, b. Feb. 24. 1773.
Tola, b. Sept. 1, 1774; d. the same year.
Sarah, b. Feb. 19, 1776.
Luna, b. July 31, 1778: d. 1785.