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John Tillotson 1704–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1704

Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax Par, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 December 1766

Death Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA

Father: Joshua Tillotson

Mother: Martha Stansfield

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Murray

Children(s): Elizabeth Tillotson

The story of John Tillotson began in 1704 in Sowerby, Halifax Par, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. John Tillotson married Elizabeth Ann Murray, and had children including Elizabeth Tillotson. John Tillotson passed away in 1766 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Tillotson began in 1704 in Sowerby, Halifax Par, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • John Tillotson married Elizabeth Ann Murray, and had children including Elizabeth Tillotson.
  • John Tillotson passed away in 1766 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Tillotson
1676–1747
Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Martha Stansfield
1671–1739
Birth Location: Heptonstall,West,Yorkshire,England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Murray
1707–1740
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Tillotson
1724–1798
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
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John Tillotson's Ancestors

Self
John Tillotson
1704–1766
Birth Place: Sowerby, Halifax Par, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Joshua Tillotson
1676–1747
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Martha (Jane) Stansfield
1671–1739
Heptonstall,West,Yorkshire,England
Grandparents
Israel Tillotson
1630–1694
Old Haugh End,Sowerby Halifax,Yorkshire,England
Mary Maud
1635–1701
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
James Stansfield
1636–1730
Bowood, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Hurst
1655–1705
Chester, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Tillotson
1593–1682
Mary Dobson
1600–1667
Samuel Maud
1610–
Esther Ward
1612–1656
Josias Stansfeld
1619–1702
Martha Swayne
1618–1684
George Hurst
1643–1700
Mary (ENGLAND)
1642–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Tillotson
1559–1609
Eleanor Nutter
1563–1600
Thomas Dobson
1575–1600
Mary Hunter
1577–1633
Catherine Ward
1589–1627
George Hurst
1602–1660
Ellen Wells
1602–1650

John Tillotson's Descendants

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John Tillotson (1704–10 December 1766) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Murray (31 Aug 1707–1740)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Tillotson 1724–1798 m. John (Chetwood) (Chetwode) 1718–1798
    1. 1. John (William) Chitwood 1750–1831
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Chitwood 1768–1850
        1. 1. Mary (Nancy) Farley 1793–1861 m. Pyrrhus McGinnis 1791–1873

John Tillotson's Timeline

2 Records

1704
1704
Birth of John Tillotson in Sowerby, Halifax Par, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sowerby, Halifax Par, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1766
10 December 1766
Age 62
Death of John Tillotson in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax Par, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 December 1766
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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