Edward
Tilghman
Born in Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Tilghman
and Elizabeth (Chew) Tilghman
Brother of
Anna Maria (Tilghman) Chew [half], Elizabeth Tilghman, Anna Marie (Tilghman) Smith, Matthew Tilghman [half], Mary Tilghman [half] and Susannah (Tilghman) Jones [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Chew) Tilghman
— married
25 May 1774 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
Edward Tilghman III and Benjamin Tilghman
Died
at age 64
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jan 2019
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Biography
Edward was born in 1750. He passed away in 1815. He graduated from what is now the University of Pennsylvania in 1767 and received his legal training at the Middle Temple in London.
Sources
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 January 2019), memorial page for Edward Tilghman (11 Feb 1750–1 Jan 1815), Find A Grave Memorial no. 11324740, citing Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by DeLoss McKnight III (contributor 46605619) .
Will of Edward Tilghman
Name: Edward Tilghman Residence: Philadelphia Description: Decedent Date: 19 Nov 1814 Prove Date: 6 Nov 1815 Title: Counsellor-at-Law BookPage: 6:157
Remarks: Edward Tilghman. Phila. Counsellor at Law. Nov. 19, 1814. Nov. 6, 1815. 6.157.
To wife Elizabeth Tilghman, all my household furniture, etc., both in town and at Providence. Monies due from me as Guardian to Abigail Graham.
To son Benjamin. To son Edward. After death of wife, my silver tankard to son Edward, then to his eldest son, and if he has no son, then to my grandson Edward Tilghman.
To daughter Elizabeth, lands in Green County, and my son Benjamin, lands now or lately in Centre County.
To daughter Anna Mary, share in Bank of U.S., in name of Dr. Kuhn, and money secured on my Maryland estate.
Execs: Wife Elizabeth, son Benjamin Tilghman. Wife to be Guardian to daughter Mary, and after her death, my son-in-law William Cooke, Jr.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward:
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~0.78%
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