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]
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....
↑ 1.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.7 William Heslet Jones", "William Tilton: His English Origins and Some American Descendants", Source Unknown, Publication: Heritage Books (CD) I
↑ 2.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.7 Francis Theodore Tilton, "History of the Tilton Family in America", Source Unknown, Publication: November 12, 1928, Francis Theodore Tilton; Reprinted by Higginson Book Company
↑ Ruth Nichipon, "Vital Statistics from the town record of Hampton Falls, NH through 1899", Source Unknown, Publication: 1976, Hampton Falls Free Library
↑ Dick Marston, "Lane Library Database", Source Unknown, Lane Library Database Publication: 2000
↑ "Early Settler of Essex and Old Norfolk", Source Unknown, Publication: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1854, Volume 8
"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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