Variant spellings of the HILYARD name include: Hillyard, Hilliard, Hiliard, Heliard, Heleard, Hylard, Hilgert.

1773 Thomas HILGERT, an adult, 23 years of age, baptised April 5. Source: Pennsylvania German Church Records, vol. 1, in section titled "Births and Baptisms of First Reformed Church, Lancaster, PA", p. 278. Available at Stevens Museum, Salem, IN.

1776 Thomas HILLYARD found in list titled: "May 19th: According to the census, the male residents of Conestoga in 1776 (aged 16-50) were". Source: Lancaster Diary 1776, compiled by Walter Ayars III, 1976.

1780 HILGERT, Thomas LNCR:MN (Lancaster County, Mannor Township). Source: Pennsylvania in 1780: A Statewide Index of circa 1780 Pennsylvania Taxlists, p. 84, compiled by John and Diane Stemmons, 1978. Available at Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN. This index refers to the following two entries.

1779 HILGERT, Thomas, listed under "Freemen", Mannor Township, Lancaster County, PA, under "Effective Supply Tax of Lancaster 1779". Source: Pennsylvania Archives Third Series, vol. XVII part 2, p. 540. Available at ACPL, Fort Wayne, IN.

1782 Thomas HILLIARD, 4.0.0. Listed under "Freemen" living in Mannor Township of Lancaster County, PA, under "Returns and Valuations". Source: Ibid, p. 747. NOTE: Part one of this work was also consulted, and Thomas was not found in Mannor Township for the years 1771, 1772, or 1773.

1785 HILYARD, Thomas. Source: Microfilm of German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Tax Records. Thomas is found consistently in these records through 1817. His occupation, whenever listed, is joiner. These records are difficult to read, and years are not clearly labeled on the microfilm. Also, there are a wide variety of spellings of the surname.

1786 Thomas and Maria HILGERT, parents of Susanna HILGERT, listed at Susanna’s baptism. Source: The German Church Records of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 1772-1791, vol. 1, by Paul Miller Ruff, p. 112. Available at the ACPL, Fort Wayne, IN.

1790 Thomas HILLYARD, age over 16. Source: Federal Census, German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, p. 34.

1793 Thomas and Maria HILIARD, parents of Elizabeth, in her birth record. Source: Jacobs Lutheran Church and Cemetery, 1793-1885, compiled by Della Reagan Fischer, 1974, p. 29. Available at the Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division, Indianapolis, IN.

1796 Thomas and Maria HILIARD, parents of Juliana, in her birth record. Source: Jacobs Lutheran Church and Cemetery, 1793-1885, compiled by Della Reagan Fischer, 1974, p. 29. Available at the Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division, Indianapolis, IN.

1798 Thomas and Maria HILIARD, parents of David, in his birth record. Source: Jacobs Lutheran Church and Cemetery, 1793-1885, compiled by Della Reagan Fischer, 1974, p. 29. Available at the Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division, Indianapolis, IN.

1800 Thomas HELIARD, age over 45. Source: Federal Census, German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, p. 536.

1801 Thomas and Maria HILIARD, parents of Isaac, in his birth record. Source: Jacobs Lutheran Church and Cemetery, 1793-1885, compiled by Della Reagan Fischer, 1974, p. 29. Available at the Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division, Indianapolis, IN.

1804 Thomas and Maria HILIARD, parents of Samuel, in his birth record. Source: Jacobs Lutheran Church and Cemetery, 1793-1885, compiled by Della Reagan Fischer, 1974, p. 29. Available at the Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division, Indianapolis, IN.

1810 Thomas HILYARD, age over 45. Source: Federal Census, German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, p. 83.

1817 HILYARD, Thomas. This is the last year he is listed. Source: Microfilm of German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Tax Records.

1818 HYLARD, Thomas, heirs. We can assume Thomas died between the taxation in 1817 and this one in 1818. He is not listed in the will index, so we can assume he died intestate. Source: Microfilm of German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Tax Records.

1819 HILLYARD, Thomas, decd. Petition for guardianship of minor son of Thomas, Samuel. Samuel chose his guardian to be Isaac Messmore. Source: Microfilm #0861070, Orphan’s Court, Bk. 1, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.