The History of Martha's Vineyard by Dr. Charles Banks:
Volume III Family Genealogies:  pp. 471 - 482

THE TILTON FAMILY

Compiled by Dr. Charles Banks, c. 1925.
Transcribed by Karen Eddy, 1999.
Prepared for the web by C. Baer, 1999.

 

1. SAMUEL TILTON, (William1), of whom a biographical sketch has been given in Vol. II, Annals of C., pp. 39-40, is the ancestor of all of the name on the Island, although John Tilton (500) a descendant of the New Jersey family of the name came to C. abt. the middle of the 18th century and m. JANE TILTON (85) by whom he had eleven children. No additional facts have been found concerning the pioneer or his ancestry. As he came to the Vineyard with Isaac Chase, a Quaker, and was related to him by marriage, and Parson Homes, in his diary states that he was "against swearing", i. e. in taking the legal oath in the name of Deity, it is a strong inference that he was a Quaker, or in accord with their beliefs. The following are the issue of his marriage:

8. HANNAH, b. 15 Sept. 1663; m. NATHANIEL WING
9. WILLIAM, b. 11 Nov.1668.
10. JOHN, b. 23 Oct.1670.
11. MARY, b. 1677.
12. JOSIAH, b. (1680).
13. RACHEL, b. (1685). [She m. Jonathan Lambert (10).]

 

 

9. WILLIAM T1LTON, (Samuel,2 Williaml), b. 11 Nov. 1668; res. C, yeoman; m. ABIAH MATHEW (50), who was b. abt. 1673 and pre-deceased him. He d. June 1750 and his will 11 Apr. 1745 was pro. 11 Aug. 1750.

20. JANE, b. 2 Aug. 1697; m. WILLIAM HUNT (41) 2 June 1718. [She is buried at Abel's Hill.]
21. SAMUEL, b. 18 Feb. 1700; d. 23 Feb.1721-2.
22. SARAH, b. 26 Apr. 1701; d. 1742, unm.
23. BERIAH, b.13 Oct. 1703.

 

 

10. JOHN TILTON, (Samuel,2 William'), b. 23 Oct. 1670; res. C., yeoman; m. SARAH MAYHEW (51), who was b. abt. 1677 and pre-deceased him. He d.1759 and his will 6 Mch. 1759 was pro. 5 June 1759. They had the following named children:

30. CYRANO, b.10 Dec. 1700.
31. THOMAS, b. 4 Dec.1702.
32. JOHN, b. 24 Mch. 1705-6.
33. JOSEPH, b.13 Dec. 1710.
34. SARAH, b. 25 Aug.1717; m. (1) BENJAMIN MAYHEW (134); (2) THEOPHILUS
MAYHEW (121)
; (3) NATHAN SKIFFE (90).
35. SAMUEL, b.17 Jan. 1723.

 

 

12. JOSIAH TILTON, (Samuel,2 Williaml), b. abt. 1680; res. c., yeoman; m. BATHSHEBA MAYHEW (53), who was b. abt. 1681 and survived her husband,who d. 1752. His willll Feb. 1750 was pro. 30 June 1752. They had the following named children:

40. SALATHIEL, b.4 May 1706.
41. ABIAH, b.27 Oct. 1809; m. TIMOTHY MAYHEW (141) 14 Jan. 1730-1.
42. URIAH, b.15 Nov. 1713.
43. JOSIAH, b. I8 Aug.1719.
44. BATHSHEBA, b. 22 June 1721; m.STEPHEN SKIFF (70) 26 Aug. 1742.

 

 

23. BERIAH TILTON, (William,3 Samuel, Williaml), b. 13 Oct. 1703; res. C., clothier; m. MARY MAYHEW (76) 12 Dec. 1728, who was b. 31 Mch. 1714 and d. 16 Sept. 1778. Me served in the Alarm List 1757 and d. 10 July 1779. His will 8 June 1779 was pro. 3 Aug. 1779. They had the following issue:

50. WILLIAM, b. 13 Jume 1736.

 

 

30. CYRANO TILTON, (John,3 Samuel,2 Williaml), b. 10 Dec. 1700; res. C., farmer; m. REMEMBER TOBEY 12 Jan. 1730-1 (dau. of Jonathan Tobey of Sandwich), who was b. 16 Aug. 1703 and d. 11 Nov. 1788. He served in the Alarm List 1757 and d. 24 Feb. 1791. They had the following named children:

60. ISAAC, b.17 July 1733.
61. NATHAN, b.9 May 1736.
62. HANNAH, b. 1739; m. TIMOTHY LAMBERT (40).
63. ABIGAlL, b. 1743; m. REUBEN TILTON (71) 28 Jan. 1762.

 

 

31. THOMAS TILTON, (John, 3 Samuel,2 Williaml), b. 4 Dec. 1702; res. C., yeoman; m. JEMIMA MAYHEW (130) 9 Dec. 1725, who was b. 19 June 1707 and d. 15 Sept. 1761. He served in the Alarm List 1757 and d. 4 Apr. 1801. His will 20 Apr. 1795 was pro. 4 May 1802. They had the following named children:

70. PETER, b. 1 July 1733.
71. REUBEN, b. 26 Aug. 1735.
72. RUTH, b. 27 Aug. 1743; m. JOSEPH LOOK (42) 31 Dec. 1767. [She is buried at West Tisbury Village Cemetery.]

 

 

32. JOHN TILTON, (John,3 Samuel,2 Williaml), b. 24 Mch. 1705 - 6; res. C., yeoman; m. SARAH GIBBS 30 Aug. 1738, the dates of whose birth and death are unknown. [For more information on Sarah Gibbs' ancestors, contact Grant Richards.] He served in the Alarm List 1757 and d. 1783. His will 1 Apr. 1783 was pro. 4 Aug. 1783. They had the following named children:

80. CORNELIUS, b. 1738.
81. SILAS, b. (1740).
82. JANE, b. 1 Dec. 1741; m. JOHN TILTON (500).
83. SARAH, b. (1743); d. unm.
84. JOHN, b. 11 June 1746.
85. MARY, b. (1748); m. DANIEL NORTON (455).
86. EUNICE, b. (1750); m. ELIJAH TILTON (106).
87. EBENEZER, b. (1753).

 

 

33. JOSEPH TILTON, (John, 3 Samuel2, Williaml), b. 13 Dec. 1710; res. C., yeoman; m. (l) RUTH MAYHEW (133) 4 NOV. 1736, who was b. 29 July 1714 and d. Oct. 1740 [and is buried at Abel's Hill]; (2) ZILPHA MAYHEW (128) 5 Apr. 1742, who was b. 30 Mch. 1718 and d. 18 Feb. 1809. He served in the Alarm List 1757 and d. 3 Sept. 1796. His Will 15 Nov. 1794 was pro. 15 Nov. 1796. They had the following named children:

92. MATTHEW, b. 13 May 1740.

By Second Wife:

93. DANIEL, b. 2 Mch. 1744; d. 14 June 1770, S. P.
94. REBECCA, b. 9 June 1746; m. STEPHEN TILTON (105) 14 Dec. 1768.
95. RUTH, b. 14 Oct. 1748; d. s. p.
96. OBED, b. 30 Mch. 1750; d. unm.
97. MARTHA, b. 5 Oct. 1751; m. ABNER MAYHEW (319).
98. SUSANNA, b. 5 Mch. 1753; m. (l) PETER TILTON (70); (2) PAINE TILTON (130).
99. LYDIA, b. 5 Oct. 1754; m. JETHRO DUNHAM (510) 10 Apr. 1756. [? sic.]
100. ZILPHA, b. 28 Oct. 1756; d. unm.
101. JOSEPH, b. 20 Nov. 1759.
102. BENJAMIN, b. 30 Mch. 1763; rem. to Ohio.
103. OLIVER, b. 15 Apr. 1765.

 

 

35. SAMUEL TILTON, (John,3 Samuel,2 William'), b. 17 Jan. 1723; res. C., yeoman; m. (1) HANNAH MAYHEW (132), who was b. 14 Oct. 1711 and d. 10 Jan. 1766; (2) MARY ALLEN (93) 16 May 1768, who was b. 6 Dec. 1729 and
surviving him m. (2) ROBERT ALLEN (75). Samuel Tilton d. 3 Apr. 1778 and his est. was divided 4 July 1780. They had the following named children:

105. STEPHEN, b.1748.
106. ELIJAH, b. ( ----- ); m. EUNICE TILTON (86), living 1790.
107. RUHAMAH, b. (-----); unm.

 

 

40. SALATHIEL TILTON, (Josiah,3 Samuel,2 Williaml), b. 4 May 1706; res. C., trader; m. MARY TOBEY 17 Mch. 1741-2 (dau. of Jonathan and Remember Tobey of Sandwich), who was b. 2 Feb. 1715-16 and d. 13 Sept. 1803. He
served in the Alarm List 1757 and d. 1774. His will 16 Feb. 1773 was pro. 9 June 1774. Inventory £566-2-5. They had the following named children:

110. BATHSHEBA, b. Apr.1745; m. JOSIAH ALLEN (191) 4 Nov.1762.
111. MARY, b. (1749); m. JOHN GRAY (101) 17 Feb. 1789. [She is buried at West Tisbury Village Cemetery.]
112. WARD, b. (1752).

 

 

42. URIAH TILTON, (Josiah, 3 Samuel,2 William1), b. 15 Nov. 1713; res. C., mariner and innholder; m. JEDIDAH MAYHEW (104) 16 Mch. 1737-8, who was b. 18 Apr. 1719 and d. 31 Mch. 1788. He served in the Alarm List 1757 and d. 1 Jan. 1788. His will 10 Oct. 1787 was pro. 18 Jan. 1788. They had the following named children:

120. ELISHA, b. 23 Oct.1738.
121. EZRA, b. 18 May 1741.
122. JONATHAN, b.1 Mch.1744; m. HANNAH TILTON (132) 24 Dec. 1767. Killed by lightning 22 Feb. 1768.
123. URIAH, b. 11 Feb. 1747; d.23 Aug.1778.
124. ZEPHANIAH, b. 2 Nov.1749; d.14 Feb. 1752.
125. DAVID, b. 5 May 1752.
126. JEDIDAH, b. 24 Mch. 1755; m. TIMOTHY BUTLER (114) 21 Dec.1780.
127. MERCY b. 5 Sept.1757; d.27 May 1768.
128. JERUSHA, b. 27 Nov.1759: m. SILAS COTTLE (95) 27 Nov.1777.
129. BETHIA, b. 13 July 1762; m. JOHN TILTON (84) 11 Mch. 1787.

 

 

43. JOSIAH TILTON, (Josiah,3 Samuel,2 Willlaml), b. 18 Aug. 1719; res. C., gentleman; m. ELIZABETH MAYHEW (190) 23 Feb. 1743, who was b. 27 Nov. 1725 and d. 17 Apr. 1803. He served in the Alarm List 1757 and was Associate Justice of Court of Common Pleas; he d. 30 Mch. 1790. They had the following named children:

130. PAINE, b. 30 Sept. 1745.
131. HANNAH, b. 23 Dec. 1748; d. y.
132. HANNAH, b. (1750) ; m. (1) JONATHAN TILTON (122) 24 Dec. 1767; (2) ABNER HATHAWAY
133. DINAH. b. (1752): m. JESSE DUNHAM (505) 23 Mch 1769.
134. ABIAH, b. (1755).
135. ELIZABETH, b. 7 Aug. 1758; m. THEOPHILUS MAYHEW (280) 22 Feb. 1776.
136. SALATHIEL, b. 7 Aug. 1758.
137. TEMPERANCE, b. Mch. 1763; m. FREDERICK SMITH (456) 19 Nov.1795. [She died 11 Mar 1859 in Tisbury.]
138. BATHSHEBA, b. (1765); m. MATTHEW SMITH (446).

 

 

50. WILLIAM TILTON, (Beriah,4 William, 3 Samuel,2 Williaml), b. 13 June 1736; res. C., farmer; m. BATHSHEBA MAYHEW (313) 14 Jan. 1762, who was b. 10 Dec. 1737 and d. 15 June 1826. He served in the Alarm List 1757
and d. 12 Sept. 1816. His will 18 July 1816 was pro. 20 Nov. 1816. They had the following named children:

140. BERIAH, b. 7 June 1763.
141. MARY, b. 2 Sept. 1764; m. JOSEPH BASSETT (83) Apr. 1782.
142. WILLIAM, b. 1 Feb. 1767.
143. BATHSHEBA, b. 25 Dec. 1769; m. WILLIAM STEWART (126) 17 Sept. 1789.
144. ABIAH, b. 20 Feb. 1774, d. 24 Sept.1808.
145. HANNAH, b. 29 Oct.1775; d. y.
146. ANNA, b. 30 June 1777; d.1 Oct.1849, Unm.
147. SAMUEL, b. 14 Apr. 1782; m. ABIGAIL DAGGETT [daughter of Silas Daggett (262)] 1 Jan. 1830.
148. HANNAH. 18 Sept. 1783; living 1861, unm.

 

 

60. ISAAC TILTON, (Cyrano,4 John,3 Samuel,2 William1), b. 17 July 1733; res. C., yeoman; m. JEMIMA BUTLER (661) 25 Nov. 1790, who was b. 10 Feb. 1757 and d. Mch. 1810. He served in the Alarm List 1757 and d. Dec.
1815. They had the following named children:

150. REMEMBER, b. 16 Sept. 1791; d.21 Feb. 1869, unm.
151. NANCY, b. 4 July 1794; d.16 Feb. 1869, unm.
152. CYRANO, b.10 May 1796; res. Geneva, Ill.

 

 

61. NATHAN TILTON, (Cyrano4, John3, Samuel2, William1), b. 9 May 1736; res. C.; m. RACHEL LAMBERT (42) 3 Mch. 1764, who was b. 20 Mch. 1741 and d. 1825. He served in the Alarm List and d. 30 Oct. 1819. His will 22 Oct. 1818 was pro. 17 Feb. 1820. They had the following named children:

160. RACHEL, b. 2 May 1766.
161. REMEMBER, b. 24 Apr. 1769; m. JONATHAN CROWELL (48) 14 Apr. 1791.
162. BATHSHEBA, b. 2 June 1772.
163. LAVINIA, b. 1 July 1777.
164. NATHAN, b. 5 Dec. 1779; d. 1811, unm. (at sea).
165. MOSES, b. 25 July 1782; d. unm.
166. ABIGAIL, b. 21 Mch. 1785; m. -----NORTON.

 

 

70. PETER TILTON, (Thomas4, John3, Samuel2, William1), b. 1 July 1733; res. C., mariner; m. (1) SARAH FOSTER (55) 11 Jan. 1759, who was b. abt. 1740 and d. abt. 1769; (2) SUSANNA TILTON (98). He served in the Alarm List 1757 and d. 26 Oct. 1772. They had the following named daughter:

170. NANCY, b. 9 Oct. 1759; m. WILMOT MAYHEW (383) 27 Oct. 1785.

 

 

71. REUBEN TILTON, (Thomas4, John3, Samuel2, William1), b. 26 Aug. 1735; res. C., miller;m. ABIGAIL TILTON (63) 28 Jan. 1762, who was b. 1743 and d. 10 July 1801. Her served in the Alarm List 1757, was deacon of the church (1791) and d. before 1810. They had the following named children:

180. JEMIMA, b. 24 July 1764; m. SILAS COTTLE (95) 19 Mch. 1795.
181. THOMAS, b. 24 Oct. 1766; m. FEAR HAWKES 11 May 1805; rem. to Farmington, ME.
182. ASA, b. 1 Dec. 1769; m. SARAH SMITH (163) 19 Mch. 1801. No issue.

 

 

80. CORNELIUS TILTON, (John4-3, Samuel2, William1), b. 1738; res. C., rem. to Winslow, ME. where he d. 1839, aged 101 years. He m. JEDIDAH PEASE (540) 16 Feb. 1780, who was b. 1759 and d. 3 Oct. 1735 [ sic. 1835?] in Oakland, ME. They had five children b. before removal to Maine, but names are not of record. [According to Cindy, he d. 31-Oct-1839 in Winslow and had 5 children: Cornelius, Persis, Elizabeth, Love and Clarissa.]

 

 

81. SILAS TILTON, (John4-3, Samuel2, William1), b. abt. 1740; res. C., cordwainer; rem. to Easton, N.Y. but further details are lacking regarding his marriage and death. They had the following named children:

190. EPHRAIM, b. 9 Jan. 1770; m. MARY MURDOCK.
191. ICHABOD, b. (-----); m. BETSEY NORTON (517).
192. SILAS, b. (-----).
193. PEGGY, b. (-----); m. WILLIAM CHURCHILL.
194. JOANNA, b. (-----); m. -----CLIFFORD.
195. REBECCA, b. (-----); m. JOSEPH LUCE.
196. DEBORAH, b. (-----); m. JABEZ WHELDON.
197. WARREN, b. (-----); m. DELILAH TILTON (322).

 

 

84. JOHN TILTON, (John4-3, Samuel2, William1), b. 11 June 1746; res. C., mariner; rem. to Easton, N.Y. (1788) and d. 13 June 1816 in Cambridge, N.Y. He m. BETHIA TILTON (129) 11 Mch. 1787, who was b. 13 July 1762. They had the following named children:

200. JEDIDAH, b. 6 Sept. 1788.
201. ABIGAIL, b. 18 Mch. 1790.
202. THOMAS C., b. 2 Mch. 1793.
203. JOHN, b. 13 Dec. 1795.
204. BETSEY N., b. 18 Sept. 1797.
205. MARY, b. (1799).
206. DAVID, b. 24 July 1801.
207. MARY, b. 29 May 1803.

 

 

87. EBENEZER TILTON, (John4-3, Samuel2, William1), b. abt. 1753; res. C., rem. to Easton, N.Y. and later to Cambridge, same State (1790), where descendants reside. He m. HEPSIBAH PARKER of Falmouth, Mass. 6 Jan. 1785. It is prob. he had a second wife. They had the following named children:

210. POLLY, b. 27 Sept. 1785; m. GAMALIEL SMITH.
211. JOHN, b. 15 Jan. 1787; m. PAMELIA PETTIS.
212. PATIENCE, b. 10 Aug. 1788; m. JAMES WALKER.
213. EUNICE, b. 10 Dec. 1789; m. WILLIAM McLEAN.
214. WILLIAM, b. 27 Apr. 1791; M. PRUDENCE WARNER.
215. SARAH, b. 15 Oct. 1805; m. BENJAMIN KETCHUM.
216. EBENEZER, b. 19 Aug. 1808; d. unm.

 

 

92. MATTHEW TILTON, (Joseph4, John3, Samuel2, William1), b. 13 May 1740; res. C., yeoman; m. (1) Sarah DUNHAM (185) 20 July 1768, who was b. 26 Feb. 1753 and d. 3 July 1805; (2) Mrs. MARY (MAYHEW) (574) DUNHAM 1 Apr. 1806. They had the following named children:

220. DANIEL, b. 6 Feb. 1772.
221. OLIVIA, b. 10 Oct. 1777; m. WILLIAM BASSETT (243) 16 Nov. 1794.
222. MATTHEW, b. 13 Aug. 1779; d. 7 Feb. 1805.
223. ZELINDA, b. 24 Dec. 1782; m. FREDERICK MAYHEW (643) 10 Apr. 1802. [For more information about the descedants of this family, contact Evelyn (Howard) Ferguson.]
224. SARAH, b. 14 May 1785; m. MAYHEW COTTLE.
225. HEBRON, b. 24 Aug. 1787; m. PRUDENCE TILTON (234).
226. CORNELIUS, b. 25 Mch. 1789; m. ALMIRA FLANDERS (51).
227. LUCINDA, b. 23 Feb. 1791; m. EPHRAIM POOLE.
228. PARNELL, b. 18 Feb. 1794; m. (1) FRANCIS W. TILTON (296); (2) EPHRAIM BRIGGS.
229. SAMUEL, b. 18 Aug. 1796; m. REBECCA TILTON (235). [He died 25 Jun 1858.]

 

 

101. JOSEPH TILTON, (Joseph4, John3, Samuel2, William1), b. 20 Nov. 1759; res. C., rem. to Ohio abt. 1812; m. DIDAMIA DAVIS 25 Dec. 1788 (dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth Davis of Rochester, Mass.), who was b. 2
Oct. 1764. They had the following named children:

230. JOSEPH [W.], b. (-----); m. MARY [D.] LUND. [Joanne Eaton <nana2ten@arn.net> writes:
"Joseph W. Tilton was b. 1797 on Martha's Vineyard. He died 24 August 1870. He is buried in the Tilton Cemetery in Noble County, Ohio. He was married to Mary D. Lund (b. about 1809) in NH on 30 March 1828 in Marietta, OH (Washington Co.) Mary died 2 March 1887. They had 11 children of which Samuel Newton was the 7th.
Samuel Newton Tilton was born 27 December 1841 in Crooked Tree (now Olive), Noble County , OH. He died 16 August 1908 (or Aug. 30). He is buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Bunceton, MO - Cooper County. He married Martha Ann Davis (b 30 January 1843) on 14 June 1866 in Noble Co. Ohio. She died 14 June 1924 in Tipton MO. which is Moniteau County. She was the daughter of William Pankhurst Davis (Perry) and Hannah Logan. Martha was buried beside Samuel Newton Tilton as was their daughter, Ida May.
Ida May Tilton was born 14 March 1867 in Noble Co. Ohio. She married 2 May 1888 to Joseph Obanion Nelson b. 6 August 1867. He was born in Denton County TX. She died 28 April 1889 after giving birth to Newton Tilton Nelson the day before. Joseph died 30 April 1947. He married (2) Alice Catherine Kelly on 22 April 1889. (Joseph's family lived in Denton Co. for only about 4 years then returned to Missouri, but they were there long enough to have him. His dad was in the Confederate Army and Ida's was in the Union Army. How's that for family differences!)"]

231. BENJAMIN, b. (-----).
232. DAVIS, b. (-----); m. POLLY HUGHES.
233. DIDAMIA, b. (-----); m. SHUBAEL SMITH (179).
234. PRUDENCE, b. (-----); m. HEBRON TILTON (225).
235. REBECCA, b. Oct. 1793; m. SAMUEL TILTON (229).

 

 

103. OLIVER TILTON, (Joseph4, John3, Samuel2, William1), b. 15 Apr. 1765; res. C., m. EUNICE TILTON (518) 23 Jan. 1791, who was b. 11 Dec. 1771 and was living as his widow in 1850. He d. 29 July 1845 and his will 28 June 1842 was pro. 24 Oct. 1845. They had the following named children:

250. ALBERT, b. 5 Dec. 1791; d. 21 Jan. 1814.
251. PAMELIA, b. 3 Jan. 1795; living 1850, unm.
252. JOHN, b. 19 Aug. 1796; m. MARY WEST (331).
253. MERIBEH, b. 12 Apr. 1798; m. ALVIN FLANDERS (50) 1 Sept. 1821.
254. JULIANA, b. 8 Aug. 1800; m. ANSON TILTON.

 

 

105. STEPHEN TILTON, (Samuel4, John3, Samuel2, William1), b. 1748; res. C., yeoman; m. REBECCA TILTON (94) 14 Dec. 1768, who was b. 9 June 1746 and d. 23 Oct. 1829. He d. 9 May 1813. They had the following named children:

260. HANNAH, b. 4 Apr. 1770; m. JOHN FLANDERS (40) 23 Dec. 1792.
261. DANIEL, b. 4 Oct. 1771; d. 3 May 1839.
262. SAMUEL, b. 18 Apr. 1773; d.y.

 

 

110. WARD TILTON, (Salathiel4, Josiah3, Samuel2, William1), b. abt. 1752; res. C., master mariner and farmer; rem. to Livermore, ME, where he was living in 1820. He m. ELIZABETH CHASE (222) 3 Nov. 1784. They had the following named children:

270. TRISTRAM, b. 19 Nov. 1788; m. REBECCA CHASE (334) 31 Dec. 1818.
271. WARD, b. (-----); m. ANNA ROBINSON (122). [Did he die Jan. 1857?]
272. GILBERT.
273. ELIZA.

 

 

120. ELISHA TILTON, (Uriah4, Josiah3, Samuel2, William1), b. 23 Oct. 1738; res. C., later of T. and d. 15 Sept. 1776. He m. ABIGAIL NORTON (491) 21 May 1761, who was b. 1740 and d. 15 Mch. 1812. He served in Alarm List in 1757. They had the following named children:

280. FRANCIS, b. 18 Dec. 1761; d. at sea 15 Sept. 1785.
281. ELISHA, b. 23 Sept. 1763; d. 20 Aug. 1781. Killed in Revolution while a prisoner on the "Jersey."
282. KETURAH, b. 1766; m. JONATHAN LUCE (883) 26 Dec. 1790.
283. ABIGAIL, b. (1768); m. CLIFFORD DUNHAM (255).
284. JONATHAN, b. 10 June 1770; d. 29 May 1838, unm.
285. ELIAKIM, b. 14 June 1773; d. 15 June 1796 (West Indies).
286. JEDIDAH, b. 23 Dec. 1776; m. THOMAS SMITH (134) 25 May 1809.

 

 

121. EZRA TILTON, (Uriah4, Josiah3, Samuel2, William1), b. 18 May 1741; res. C., farmer; m. (1) ELIZABETH BASSETT (80) 28 Oct. 1765, who was b. 16 May 1736 and d. 10 Aug. 1776; (2) MARY WEEKS (125) 20 June 1779.
They had the following named children:

290. TRYPHENA, b. 9 Nov. 1766.
291. LUCY, b. 25 Feb. 1768; m. REUBEN HATCH 3 Dec. 1789.
292. MERCY, b. 27 May 1770; m. THURSTON WHITE.
293. ELIZABETH, b. 26 July 1776.

By Second Wife:

294. LOVE, b. 26 July 1780.
295. ELISHA, b. 23 Oct. 1782; m. RUTH CLIFFORD (90) 22 Sept. 1804.
296. FRANCIS WEST, b. 9 Sept. 1785; m. PARNELL TILTON (228).
297. POLLY, b. 24 Sept. 1793; m. JOSIAH TILTON (343).
298. CATHERINE, b. 28 Aug. 1802; m. GILBERT MAYHEW (502).

 

 

125. DAVID TILTON, (Uriah,4 Josiah,3 Samuel,2 Williams), b. 5 May 1752; res. C., said to have rem. to New Bedford, but his death 14 Sept. 1796 is recorded in C. He m. MARY TILTON (--) 2 July 1775, but dates of death of both are unknown. They had the following named children:

320. DAVID, b.3 Mch. 1776; m. (1) MARTHA SKIFF (181) ; (2) JEDIDAH ROBINSON (121). Had issue Elizabeth Skiff, b. 24 Jan. 1801.
321. MARY, b. (1777).
322. DELILAH, h. (1778); m. WARREN TILTON (197).

 

 

130. PAINE TILTON, (Josiah,4 3 Samuel,2 Williaml), b. 30 Sept. 1745; res. C., yeoman; m. Mrs. SUSANNA (Tilton) (98) TILTON 17 Dec. 1772 (wid. of Peter Tilton (70) ) who was b. 5 Mch. 1752 and d. July 1818. Date of his death is unknown. He served in Sea Coast Defence 1776. They had issue as follows:

330. MAYHEW, b. (1775); d. in War of 1812.
331. PAINE, b. (----- ); m. PERSIS MAYHEW (651).
332. JAMES, b. (----- ); m.----- HATHAWAY; res. New Bedford, Mass.
333. SUSAN, b. (----- ); m. JOHN BROWN.
334. ZIPPORAH, b. (1788); living 1850, unm.
335. SIDNEY, b.16 Jan. 1791; m. VINCENT TABOR.
336. DINAH, b. (----- ); m. ELEAZEB DUNHAM. 337. OLIVE, b. (----- ).

 

 

136. SALATHIEL TILTON, (Josiah, 4 3 Samuel,2 William1), b. 7 Aug. 1758; res. C., farmer; rem. to Goshen, Mass. 1790, where he d. 30 Mch. 1842. He m. EUNICE WEEKS (126) 18 Nov. 1781, who was b. abt. 1760 and d. 1818.
They had the following named children:

340. EUNICE, b. (1783); m. ERASTUS GLEASON.
341. BENJAMIN, b. (1787) ; m. (1) CLEMINA WARNER; (2) MARY CLARK.
342. ELECTA, b. (1791); m. ELI JUDD.
343. JOSIAH, b. 18 Mch. 1793; m. POLLY TILTON (297).
344. WILLIAM, b. 1794; m. (1) AURELIA CONVERSE; (2) POLLY CATHCART.
345. STEPHEN WEST, b. (1796); m. NANCY AMES.
346. ELIZABETH, h. (1799); m. NELSON WING.
347. CYNTHIA, b. (1802) ; m. SAMUEL LUCE.

 

 

140. BERIAH TILTON, (William,5 Beriah,4 William,3 Samuel,2 William1), b. 7 June 1763; res. C., farmer; m. LYDIA BUTLER (146) abt. 1781, who was b. 1 July 1761 and d. Nov. 1840. He d. 25 Apr. 1843. They had issue as follows:

349. FRANCIS B., b. 26 Aug. 1782; d. 8 June 1839; S P.
350. HEPSIBAH N., b. 2 July 1784; died 5 Dee. 1855 Unm.
351. JOSIAH, b. 16 July 1786; m. (1) MARY B. NORTON (380) 24 Nov. 1814; (2) HANNAH FLANDERS (52) 21 Oct. 1829.
352. BENJAMIN, b. 28 Mch. 1788; m. SUSAN HILLMAN (400) 24 Oct. 1822. [Donna Griffiths <djgriff@dockernet.com> writes that Benjamin S. Tilton and Susan Hillman had a son, whaler Capt. Owen Hillman Tilton. Owen m. Eliza R. Cottle, and they had a son Ernest R. Tilton, who owned the Tilton Hardware Store in Vineyard Haven until the Depression. He m. Catherine Frasier.]
353. MARY B., b. 27 Sept. 1790; m. (1) TRISTRAM NORTON 25 Nov. 1813; (2) SILAS HILLMAN 29 Oct. 1835.
354. MARTHA B., b. 18 Mch. 1792; m. JEREMIAH MAYHEW 4 Dec. 1817.
355. BERIAH, b. 5 Sept. 1794; m. JULIANA HANCOCK 13 Sept. 1817. [He died 27 Dec 1873.]
356. NANCY N., b. 9 Aug. 1796; m. JIREH HILLMAN (501).
357. WARREN M., b. 9 Nov. 1798; d. 5 Oct. 1879 unm.
358. CORDELIA, b. 8 Apr. 1802; d. 5 Feb. 1882, unm.
359. CHARLOTTE, b. 8 June 1804; m. OWEN HILLMAN (403) 16 June 1828.

 

 

142. WILLIAM TILTON, (William,5 Beriah,4 William,3 Samuel,2 William1), b. 1 Feb. 1767; res. C., farmer; m. MARGARET STEWART (126) abt. 1787, who was b. 10 July 1766 and d. 1 Nov. 1849. He d. 13 May 1856. They had
the following named children:

360. SOPHIA, b. 12 Feb. 1788; m. MATTHEW VINCENT (85) 21 Dec. 1809.
361. WILLIAM, b. 28 Oct. 1790; m. MARY STEWART 18 Sept. 1817.
362. (Son), b. 5 Apr. 1793.
363. MARGARET, b. 12 Apr. 1794; m. BARTLETT NORTON (1084).
364. THERESA, b. 28 Apr. 1797; unm
365. RUHAMA, b. 22 Sept. 1799, unm.
366. FANNY, b. 23 Aug. 1802; m. NORTON BASSETT (231) 10 Apr. 1823.
367. DEBORAH M., b. 25 Aug. 1807; m. NATHAN BASSETT (230) 8 Nov. 1827.

 

 

220. DANIEL TILTON, (Matthew5, Joseph,4 John, 3 Samuel,2 Williams), b. 6 Feb. 1772; res. C., mariner; m. LAVINIA ALLEN (249) 11 Oct. 1793, who was b. 6 Apr. 1774 and d. 1864. He d. 7 Mch. 1818 and his will 28 Feb.1818 was pro. 11 Apr. 1818. They had the following named children:

400. ALLEN, b. 4 Dec.1793 ; m. MARY E. McCOLLUM.
401. ZADOC, b.11 May 1797, unm
402. ZENO, b.1799; d. 1817, at sea.
403. PATIENCE NYE, b, 25 July 1802; m. (1) RICHARD HOLLEY; (2) TUNIS CONTANT 5 Sept. 1837.
404. SARAH, b. 4 June 1809; m. JOHN D. ROTCH (60) 28 Oct. 1828.

 

 

500. JOHN TILTON, son of Daniel Tilton of Middletown, N. J. came to C. abt. 1762, prob. a widower and remained abt. 20 years when he emigrated to Vassalboro, Me. (1784) and d. there. His first wife was MARTHA YOUNG, who was b. 21 Nov. 1727 and d. 1761. He m. (2) JANE TILTON (82) abt. 1762, who was b. 1 Dec. 1741. They had the following named children:

510. MARTHA, b. 3 Mch. 1761; m. SOLOMON LUCE (415).
511. KATHERINE, b. 3 Mch. 1761; m. VINAL SKIFF (115) 11 NOV. 1779.

By Second Wife:

512. MERIBEH, b. 13 July 1763; m. JONATHAN BURGESS 27 Jarl. 1785.
513. ZADOC, b. 3 Dec. 1764; lost at sea.
514. SARAH, b. 3 Feb. 1766; m. JAMES CROSBY (55).
515. HANNAH, b. 14 Sept. 1767; m. JOSEPH JACKSON.
516. GIBBS, b. 1 Dec. 1768; m. HULDAH CHASE 26 Apr. 1797.
517. POLLY, b. 8 Jan. 1770; m. CLAYTON YOUNG.
518. EUNICE, b. 1l Dec. 1771; m. OLIVER TILTON (103).
519. JANE, b. 8 NOV. 1773; m. ASA WING.
520. PRUDENCE, b. 4 Jan. 1775; m. SAMUEL STANTON.
521. BETSEY, b. 9 June 1776; m. (1) WINTER PETTES; (2) EPHRAIM BURDETT.
522. PAMELA, b. 27 May 1780; d. 18 May 1794.



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