Isaiah Tilden (1751 - 1833)

Born 9 Jul 1751 in Hebron, Connecticut

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Biography

Birth

Isaiah Tilden was born in Hebron, Connecticut on 9 July 1751 to Irene (Phelps) TIlden (1724-1809) and Isaac Tilden (1715-1792).

Migration north to Richmond, Berkshire County, MA

Sometime after 1758 (when Isaiah's youngest sibling was born in Hebron^[1]) Isaiah's family moved north from Hebron, Connecticut to Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts -- where Isaiah probably married and started his family and where Isaiah's father died in 1792.^[2][3] From the dates and locations of marriage or first deliveries of Isaiah's sisters, it seems likely that the family migrated between 1768^[4][5] and 1771.^[6]

Service during the Revolutionary War

Isaiah was among the "Minute-men" coming from Lenox, Massachusetts (6 miles east of RIchond) who responded to the "Lexington alarm" of 19 April 1775 and marched 75 miles to surround the British in Boston.^[7] As a member of the Berkshire County militia, e subsequently helped reinforce the Northern Army of the Continental force. Isaiah received a pension for his service as a private during the Revolutionary War.^[8]

Marriage and children

Isaiah Tilden married Elizabeth ____. Some online genealogical databases state that she was Elizabeth Ellen Daman.^[9] All their chidren were born in Richmond beginning in 1781 so it seems likely that the marriage took place in that town about 1780.

Isaiah and Elizabeth had at least 4 children:

1. Rufus, b. 4 Jan 1781^[10]
2. Elizabeth, b. 11 Jan 1783^[11]
3. Adah, b. 12 May 1786^[12]
4. Sally, b. 24 Jun 1790^[13]

In addition, some online genealogical databases say that Irene Tilden was also born to the couple in Richmond on 23 October 1783.

The 1790 census enumerated a household in Richmond headed by Isaiah Tilden and also including 1 boy under age 16 (Rufus ?) and 5 females.^[14]

Moved to Vermont ?

[Facts and sources ?]

Death

Elizabeth died in Weybridge, Vermont on 2 Mar 1806.^[15]

Moved to New York

[Facts and sources ?]

Death of Isaiah

A Franklin County, New York pension roll recorded that Isaiah died 16 May 1833.^[16]

Probate for his estate was recorded in Franklin County, New York on 2 Sep 1833.^[17] Other than Isaiah, the records noted only the name of son-in-law Jason Pierce.

Research questions

1. What source documents the maiden name of Elizabeth? 2. Did Isaiah and Elizabeth have any more children after moving to Vermont? 3. What Vermont records are there for Isaiah? 4. Did Isaiah remarry after Elizabeth died? 5. When did Isaiah move to New York and what other sources are there from New York?

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9K7-B5FZ?cc=2448940&wc=Q8RL-B2X%3A1589605371 : 12 May 2016), 007619773 > image 309 of 443; Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47373789/isaac-tilden : accessed 28 May 2022), memorial page for Isaac Tilden (30 Sep 1715–9 Jan 1792), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47373789, citing Cone Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kim Frye (contributor 47034099) Photo of the headstone with iInscription: "In Memory of Mr. Isaac Tilden who died Jany 9th 1792 Aged 77 Years.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Richmond Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Published by the New England Genealogical Society. 1913. Page 110 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89C5-ZWY5?i=63), "a. 77".
4. ↑ Judith Tilden married Oliver Buel in Colchester (6 miles south of Hebron) on 15 Dec 1768. "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS56-D3DC-D?cc=2843390 : 15 April 2022), > image 1 of 1; compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
5. ↑ Arine Tilden married Samuel Hackley in Colchester (6 miles south of Hebron) on 8 Nov 1764. Barbour collection (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/505818:1062?tid=&pid=KDML-29D )
6. ↑ William Gaston and Naomi (Tilden) Gaston delivered their first child William in Richmond on 4 September 1772. See Richmond vital records (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/133507:4094)
7. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3F3-Z?i=745&wc=WD6Q-RMV%3A1588792211&cc=2546162)
8. ↑ Revolutionary war pension payment ledger. "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-LS13 : accessed 10 October 2023), Isaiah Tilden, 04 Mar 1831; citing Albany, Albany, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 7; FHL microfilm 1,319,387.
9. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1220800:7836?ssrc=pt&tid=178468330&pid=282528714004)
10. ↑ Birth of son Rufus to Isaiah and Elizabeth Tilden in Richmond, MA on 4 Jan 1781. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSW-XJF : 14 January 2020), Isaiah Tilden in entry for Rufus Tilden, 1781.
11. ↑ Birth of daughter Elizabeth to Isaiah and Elizabeth Tilden in Richmond, MA on 11 Jan 1783. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSW-QV3 : 15 January 2020), Isaiah Tilden in entry for Elisabeth Tilden, 1783.
12. ↑ Birth of daughter Adah to Isaiah and Elizabeth Tilden in Richmond, MA on 12 May 1786. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSW-921 : 14 January 2020), Isiah Tilden in entry for Adah Tilden, 1786.
13. ↑ Birth of daughter Sally to Isaiah and Elizabeth Tilden in Richmond, MA on 24 Jun 1790. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSW-4ZX : 15 January 2020), Isaiah Tilden in entry for Sally Tilden, 1790.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKG-MV8 : Wed Oct 04 10:45:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Isaiah Tilden, 1790.
15. ↑ Death of wife Elizabeth in Weybridge, Vermont on 02 Mar 1806. "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89W-9D8 : 19 February 2021), Isaiah Tilden in entry for Elizabeth Tilden, 1806.
16. ↑ U.S. Pension Roll of 1835. Volume 2. (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60514/images/pensionroll1835ii-003172?pId=38011)
17. ↑ New York Wills and Probate Records. (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8800/images/005116810_00019?pId=2831414)

See also:

• Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Eighteen, Part 2, The Descendants of Richard Warren Through His Children Mary, Anna, and Elizabeth, Published 2011, Page 147