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Jethro Tilton (abt. 1684 - abt. 1754)

Capt. Jethro Tilton
Born about in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshiremap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 4 Nov 1712 in Falls Parish, Hampton, Rockingham (Norfolk, MA), NHmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 70 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshiremap
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Contents

Biography

Birth

Birth:
Date: ABOUT 1684
Place: Hampton, Rockingham (Norfolk, MA), NH[1][2]

Death

Death:
Date: ABOUT 1754[1][2]

Residence

Residence:
Place: Hampton Falls, Rockingham, NH[1][2]

Will

Will:
Date: 27 MAY 1754[1][2]
Note: According to William Halset Jones: Will Probated.

Occupation

Occupation: Blakcksmith[1][2]
Occupation: Selectman (Hampton Falls)
Date: 1724[1]
Note: According to William Haslet Jones:
Signed a petition for a tavern in Hampton Falls 28 February 1732/3. Captain in Militia 1740.

Note

Note: Marden, Barbara B., "Descendants of William Tilton of Lynn, Massachusetts through the line of his son, Daniel Tilton," (The Essex Genealogist, Aug 1987), pg. 139. Jones, William Haslet, "William Tilton: His English Origins and Some American Descendants," (1995), at pg. 62, gives the date of marriage as 4 Nov 1712. Marden cites VR NH as her source.
Note: Under date of August 6, 1740, mention is amde of Captain Jethro Tilton and eighty-five men of Colonel Sherburne's Regiment.[2]

Marriage

Husband: Jethro Tilton
Wife: Mary Smith
Child: John Tilton
Marriage:
Date: 4 NOV 1712
Place: Falls Parish, Hampton, Rockingham (Norfolk, MA), NH[3][1]
Marriage:
Date: 4 NOV 1712[2]
Marriage:
Date: 2 NOV 1712[4]
Husband: Daniel Tilton
Wife: Mehitabel Sanborn
Child: Jethro Tilton
Marriage:
Date: 23 DEC 1669
Place: Hampton, Rockingham (Norfolk, MA), NH[2]
Marriage:
Date: 23 DEC 1669[5][1]

Jethro Tilton owned at least one slave, a woman named Venis. In his will that was written on March 26, 1751 and proved on May 27, 1754, Jethro states: [6] [text spelling has been updated]

  • I give to my said wife all my house hold goods and movables within doors of all sorts and kinds whatsoever and my Negro woman named Venis and all to be at her disposal....

Slaves

  • Venis, his "Negro woman" bequeathed to his wife

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 William Heslet Jones", "William Tilton: His English Origins and Some American Descendants", Source Unknown, Publication: Heritage Books (CD) I
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Francis Theodore Tilton, "History of the Tilton Family in America", Source Unknown, Publication: November 12, 1928, Francis Theodore Tilton; Reprinted by Higginson Book Company
  3. Ruth Nichipon, "Vital Statistics from the town record of Hampton Falls, NH through 1899", Source Unknown, Publication: 1976, Hampton Falls Free Library
  4. Dick Marston, "Lane Library Database", Source Unknown, Lane Library Database Publication: 2000
  5. "Early Settler of Essex and Old Norfolk", Source Unknown, Publication: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1854, Volume 8
  6. Probate records of the province of New Hampshire Vol 4, 1750-1753 State papers series vol. 34 Page 108

See Also;

  • "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900", Ancestry.com, Author: Yates Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Yates- This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.




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Tilton-1117 and Tilton-317 appear to represent the same person because: same dates and places, same spouse

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