"The Indian name of Dover Neck, where Edward Hilton settled in 1623, was Winachahanat or Wecohannet. The river and the place about the falls - where the chief settlement is now is - called Quochecho, or Cochecho. The only settlers there, says Quint, in the spring of the year 1623, " were Edward Hilton, William Hilton, and Thomas Roberts and their families.”

“Elected as Governor in Apr 1640 in Dover, NH.”

“Thomas Roberts is one of the founding fathers of New Hampshire, with Edward Hilton an original settler in Dover in 1623, the first permanent settlement in New Hampshire. He was, with Edward Hilton, a fellow member of the Fishmongers Company of London and was sent to establish a fishing station under the auspices of the Council of New England, the Council which had been granted most of northern New England by King James I. He was elected 'President of the Court,' an office agency for the Bristol Company, the proprietors of Dover. He signed the Dover Combination October 22, 1640 and in March 1640 was chosen Governor, or President, of the County in place of Governor John Underhil, a position he held until Dover (then Northam) came under Massachusetts rule in 1643. He served on the grand jury 1643, 1646 and 1656. In 1661 he was fined by the town of Dover for missing meetings for thirteen days and ordered to forfeit one cow. In 1662 he publicly rebuked his sons, both constables of Dover, for their harsh treatment of the local Quakers (see Jacobsen, p. 21, 22).”

N.H. deeds vol. 3, p. 129a will dated 27 Sep. 1673, proved 30 Jun. 1674, naming his 6 children.