Thomas Tilden (1743 - 1793)

Born 18 Sep 1743 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Hatch) Tilden — married 19 Jul 1766 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 12 Jul 1793 at age 49 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1743 in Scituate, the son of John and Sybil Tilden.^[1]

He married Abigail Hatch 4 Dec 1766.^[2]

He passed away in 1793. He is buried in Union Cemetery in Scituate.^[3]

Probate

The will of Thomas Tilden of Scituate, yeoman was dated 5 June 1793 and proved on 2 September 1793 in Plymouth. He mentioned his wife Abigail, and his children, Thomas, Joseph, Abigail, Deborah, wife of Joseph Bailey, Mary, Lydia, Patience, Sibell, John (executor), and Amos.^[4]

His inventory was taken on 15 November 1793 in Scituate.^[5]

In 1797, an account of his estate by John Tilden was recorded which included the sale of real estate, debts paid, gravestones, and administration fees.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4LS-VZL : 10 November 2020), Thomas Tildon, 18 Sep 1743; citing Birth, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009271.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-MB32 : 24 November 2022), Thomas Tilden and Abigail Hatchbath, 1766.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142889482/thomas-tilden: accessed 29 March 2023), memorial page for Thomas Tilden (unknown–21 Jul 1793), Find A Grave: Memorial #142889482, citing Union Cemetery, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-73ML : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1791-1808 vol 32-33 > image 460-461 of 539; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-VWVG : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1793-1804 vol 34-35 > image 334 of 545; State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-XZCN : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1796-1802 vol 36-37 > image 55 of 636; State Archives, Boston.

• New England Historic Genealogical Society at the Charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Vol. I - Births, p. 359.
• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. SAR Membership #29466.