Chilton Latham (abt. 1672 - 1751)

Born about 1672 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, New England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Kingman) Latham — married 6 Dec 1699 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1751 at about age 79 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Chilton Latham, the son of Robert Latham and Susannah Winslow, was named after his mother's grandfather, James Chilton, a passenger on the Mayflower.^[1] Chilton was probably born in Bridgewater circa 1672.^[2] Chilton was the great grandson of Mayflower passenger James Chilton through his mother Susannah Winslow.^[2]

Chilton married Susanna Kingman, the daughter of John Kingman, at Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1699.^[3][2]

Chilton died at Bridgewater in 1751. Susanna, his wife, also died there in 1776, at the age of 97.^[4] Chilton is buried in the Old Graveyard in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, Plot: Section B Grave #243.^[5]

Probate

Chilton died testate and on 7 October 1751, his widow Susannah was granted the administration of his estate.^[6]

Apparently, a will was found, dated 13 June 1748, and proved on 2 March 1752 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Susannah and his children, Charles Latham, James Latham, Robert Latham, Joseph Latham, Susannah Wade, wife of Thomas Wade, and Mary Allen, wife of Jonathan Allen of Bridgewater, and his grandchildren, Nehemiah Latham, Jean Latham. His son Robert was appointed executor of the will.^[7]

His inventory was taken on 8 July 1752 in Bridgewater. It included an enslaved black girl named Dina.^[8]

In 1752, an account of his estate was recorded, included in it was a charge for "gravestones".^[9]

References: ^{[1] [3] [4] [5] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Mitchell, Nahum, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Including an Extensive Family Register, (author, 1897), Page 231.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 15, p. 34-5 #31, "CHILTON LATHAM⁴ (Susanna Winslow², Mary² Chilton, James¹) b. prob. Bridgewater ca. 1672; d. there 6 Aug. 1751 in 80th yr. He m. Bridgewater 6 Dec. 1699 SUSANNA KINGMAN, b. Weymouth 12 April 1679; d. E. Bridgewater 23 June 1776 ae 97yr 2m; dau. of John and Elizabeth (Edson) Kingman."
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Vital Records of Lowell Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849. Volume II Marriages. Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1930. [ ] Page 498.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Vital Records of Lowell Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849. Volume IV Deaths. Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1930. [ ] Page 178.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Capt Chilton Latham on Find A Grave: Memorial #31886581 Retrieved 14 Nov 2017.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-F6PW : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 208 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-F6JB : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 239 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-FXW5 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 286 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-687J : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1751-1755 vol 13 > image 49 of 298; State Archives, Boston.

• Sherman, Robert M, Verle D. Vincent, Robert S. Wakefield, and Lydia D. Finlay. Mayflower families through five generations. Volume fifteen, Family of James Chilton and Family of Richard More : descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997. Print.