John
Tilson
Born about in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Ephraim Tilson
and Elizabeth (Hoskins) Tilson
Brother of
Edmund Tilson, Mary (Tilson) Dunham, Ephraim Tilson, Lydia (Tilson) Polden, Mercy (Tilson) Washburn, Ann (Tilson) Sampson and Anne Tilson
Husband of
Lydia (Rickard) Tilson
— married
27 Mar 1706 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Died
at about age 45
in Plympton, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
John was the son of Ephraim and Elizabeth Hoskins Tilson; he was born ca 1672 in the Plymouth Colony.[1] He and Lydia Rickard were married at Plymouth on March 27, 1706.[2] They had seven known children together:[3]
- Ezra; m Anna Hamblin
- Isaiah; m Anna Hamblin
- Timothy b Feb 24, 1707
- Mary b Dec 13, 1708
- Lidia b May 9, 1711
- John b Mar 23, 1713
- Jonathan b Sep 29, 1715
- Patience b Jan 18, 1718
Probate
John died intestate and on 2 May 1718, his widow Lydia was granted the letter of administration for his estate. His moveables inventory was taken on 28 March 1718 in Plympton.[4]
In 1718, his real estate was appraised.[5]
John's estate was probated on July 18, 1718.[6]
In 1736, his estate settlement was divided between his children, Timothy Tilson, John Tilson, Jonathan Tilson, Mary Tilson, Lydia Tilson, all of Plimpton, and Patience, wife of Thomas Harlow Jr., of Plymouth.[7]
Sources
- ↑ Tilson, Mercer Vernon. The Tilson Genealogy from Edmund Tilson at Plymouth, N.E. 1638 to 1911. South Hanson, MA: Self-Published, 1911. Page 33.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZN-73YL : 31 October 2019), John Tilson and Lidiah Rickard, 27 Mar 1706; citing Marriage, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009308.
- ↑ Vital Records of Plympton Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1923. Page 213.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-FJJT : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 61 of 485; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-FJ8K : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 89 of 485; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) By Subscripton. Page 20790:4
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-DLHN : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1732-1738 vol 7 > image 140-141 of 242; State Archives, Boston.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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In the sources for John Tilson there are references to the SAR and graves of Revolutionary soldiers. Since John died in 1717 he could not have fought in a war which occurred approximately 60 years after his death.
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Ellen Smith
Tilson-209 and Tilson-119 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same birthdate, same wife.
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