John Tilton (1640 - aft. 1700)

Born 4 Apr 1640 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Terry) Tilton — married 12 May 1674 in Flushing, Long Island, New York

Descendants

Died after 20 Nov 1700 after age 60 in Middletown, Monmouth, Province of East Jersey

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Biography

John was a Friend (Quaker)

John Tilton was the firstborn son of [Tilton-161|John Tilton] and his wife [Pearsall-36|Mary] of Gravesend, Long Island, New York.^[1] He was born at Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 4 June 1640, perhaps only a year after his father John Tilton immigrated from England.^[2]

By 1643, the Tilton family had fled the religious intolerance of Massachusetts to become founders of the town of Gravesend on Long Island, then part of New Netherlands, under the rule of the Dutch. By 1672, the Tiltons were practicing Quakers.^[2]

Until the death of his father, John Tilton Senior, John Tilton at Gravesend styled himself as "Junior"; his name appears frequently in the public records as a witness to deeds and other documents.^[2] When he had removed to New Jersey, he began to style himself "Senior", to distinguish himself from his own son John.

John Tilton married twice: first to Mary Coats on 10d 8m 1670 [10 Oct 1670].^{[3] [4]}There is no issue recorded of this marriage.

He married second Rebecca Terry on 12d 3m 1674 [12 May 1674].^[3] The marriage of John and Rebecca Tilton produced the following children, all born at Gravesend: ^{[5] [2] [4]}

John, b. 14 2d mo. 1675 (14 April); m. 29 July 1703 Margaret Lippencott; d. 1731

Abraham, b. 14 11th mo 1676 (14 Jan); d. before 1700

Samuel, b. 2 d 1st mo 1678 (2 March); m. 5 June 1705 Patience Allen, supposed daughter of Jedediah Allen; d. abt 1745

Sarah, b. 14th 9th mo. 1680 (14 Nov); m. 22 June 1704 Walter Herbert;

Daniel, b. 27 10 m. 1682 27 (Dec); married 12 November 1717 Elizabeth Powell; d. 13 November 1749

Thomas, 20th 10th mo 1684 (20 Dec); m.7 October 1717 Faith Lawrence; d. 4 January 1769

Mary, b. 21st 8th mo. 1686 (21 Oct); m. 1717 James Grover, Jr.;

Hester, b. 17th 2d mo 1689 (17 April); m. 15 October 1719 William Lawrence;

Peter, b. 1690; m. Lydia Bills.

John Tilton Senior had been one of the twelve original founders and patentees of Monmouth County New Jersey, ^{[6] [7]} where he acquired large tracts of land that he passed on to his children in his 1687 Will. ^[2] The younger John Tilton has sometimes been referred to as a Monmouth patentee, but this is misleading. John Tilton Senior did not, however, remove himself to New Jersey, residing the rest of his life at Gravesend.

It was not until several years afterwards, in 1692, that John Tilton his son moved his family to Middletown, Monmouth. During this interval, he sold his substantial property on Long Island, with the largest parcel bringing £295.^[2] In Monmouth, they became regular members of the Shrewsbury Meeting, where their activities are recorded in the records.^[8]

John Tilton's will was written 23 November 1700. ^{[2] [9]}

Bequests:^[9]

To my son John Tillton five shillings

To my son Samuell Tillton eighty-five acres of upland

To my son Samuell Tillton one cow and an iron pot and feather bed

To my daughter Sarah Tillton one cow

To my loving wife Rebeca Tillton after my decease my dwelling house and barn and out housing and orchard and all my farm during her life and after her decease it goes to my son Peter Tillton to him his heirs & in case my son Peter decease before he come to the age of twenty-one years then it goes to my son Daniell Tillton and his heirs, and in case Daniell decease before he comes of age then it goes to my son Thomas Tillton and his heirs, but if my son Peter Tillton live to the age of twenty-one years old then he shall pay unto his two brothers Daniell & Thomas Tillton fifteen pounds to each of them.

And if my son Peter should die before as mentioned then my will is that my son Daniell shall pay thirty pounds when he comes of age to my son Thomas Tillton.

The residue of my personal estate unto my loving wife Rebecca Tillton whom I make sole Executrix.

After the decease of myself and my wife, (all) equally divided amongst my children.

Probate of the Will was 17 Apr 1704 in Middletown, Monmouth Co, New Jersey; no more exact date of John Tilton's death has been recorded.

His wife Rebecca Tilton survived him until 18 December 1715, when she died at Shrewsbury, New Jersey.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ James E. Hazard Index, The Records of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends at Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.; Call Number N 452; Volume 3.1; Page 122; ID 71569
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Tilton, Francis Theodore. History of the Tilton Family in America. Clifton, NJ: 1927, pp. 76-90.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} James E. Hazard Index, The Records of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends at Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.; Call Number N 452; Volume 3.1; Page 4, ID 71567-8
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} William Tilton: His English Origins and some American Descendants. Heritage Press: 2000. p. 63.
5. ↑ "Records of the Society of Friends of the City of New York and Vicinity, From 1640 to 1800." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 3: 187. (1872) Source does not list Peter.
6. ↑ Horner, William. THIS OLD MONMOUTH OF OURS. pp, 176-181. Originally published by Moreau Brothers of Freehold, NJ 1932, Reprinted in 1974.
7. ↑ Salter, Edwin. A History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, pp. 11-27. New Jersey: 1890.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Stillwell, John E. Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: New York and New Jersey, vol 1, p. 268. New York: 1903.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Sillwell, John E. Unrecorded wills and inventories, Monmouth County, New Jersey (NY: J.J. Little, 1936), entry for John Tillton; citing loose records bound together in the Monmouth County Court House.