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Stephen Tilson 1717–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 April 1717

Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1763

Death Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edmund Tilson

Mother: Deborah Caswell

Spouse(s): Jannet Murdock, Mercy Holmes

Children(s): Stephen Sr, William Tilson, John Tilson, Ichabod Tilson, Janet Tilson

In 1717, Stephen Tilson entered the world in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA, born to Edmund Tilson And Deborah Caswell. Stephen Tilson married Jannet Murdock, Mercy Holmes, and had children including Ichabod Tilson, Janet Tilson, John Tilson, Stephen Tillson Sr, William Tilson. Stephen Tilson passed away in 1763 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1717, Stephen Tilson entered the world in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA, born to Edmund Tilson And Deborah Caswell.
  • Stephen Tilson married Jannet Murdock, Mercy Holmes, and had children including Ichabod Tilson, Janet Tilson, John Tilson, Stephen Tillson Sr, William Tilson.
  • Stephen Tilson passed away in 1763 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Tilson
1667–1762
Birth Location: Plymouth
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Deborah Caswell
1675–1726
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, MA
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Spouses(s)

Jannet Murdock
1711–1756
Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Holmes
1725–
Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Stephen Sr
1747–1814
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States of America
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William Tilson
1741–1825
Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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John Tilson
1742–1820
Birth Location: Plympton, Mass
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Ichabod Tilson
1750–1822
Birth Location: Plympton, Mass
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Janet Tilson
1753–1758
Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Stephen Tilson's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Tilson
1717–1763
Birth Place: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Edmund Tilson
1667–1762
Plymouth
Deborah Caswell
1675–1726
Taunton, Bristol, MA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stephen Tilson's Descendants

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Stephen Tilson (6 April 1717–1763) m. Jannet Murdock (10 December 1711–16 September 1756) m. Mercy Holmes (13 Nov 1725–)
  1. 1. Stephen (Tillson) Sr 1747–1814 m. Hopestill Shaw 1744–1814
    1. 1. Stephen Tilson 1773–1827 m. Azuba Noyes 1785–1869
      1. 1. Lucinda Tilson 1814–1845
        1. 1. Peter (Marshall) Chilson 1843–1890 m. Martha (A) Poole 1842–1920
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Dow) Tillson 1820–1886
      3. 3. Alonzo Tillson 1807–1893
      4. 4. Harvey Tillson 1802–1862
      5. 5. Lewis Tillson 1805–1836
      6. 6. Philo Tillson 1810–1882
      7. 7. Isaac (Noyes) Tilson 1812–1890
      8. 8. Caroline Tillson 1819–1842
      9. 9. Florinda Tillson 1816–1891
    2. 2. Caleb Tilson 1780–1846
    3. 3. Cephas Tilson 1775–1849 m. Elizabeth (E) Converse 1781–1822 m. Lydia (Maria) Niles 1818–1846
      1. 1. Azuba Tilson 1799–1886 m. Rufus Platt 1798–1864
        1. 1. Mortimer (Renton) Platt 1836–1911
        2. 2. Nathan (H.) Platt 1834–1902
        3. 3. Sara (Lavinia) Jewett 1840–1910
      2. 2. Stephen Tilson 1801–1876 m. Phebe (Maria) Tillson 1801–1870
        1. 1. Ansel Tillson 1831–1841
        2. 2. Lewis (L) Tillson –1839
        3. 3. Mary (L) Jackson 1832–1905
      3. 3. Sarah Tilson 1805–1877
      4. 4. Levina Tilson 1807–1890
      5. 5. Alvin (Hyde) Tilson 1809–1886
      6. 6. Mortimer (Renton) Tillson 1812–1881 m. Sarah (Ann) Sanford 1824–1892
        1. 1. George (M) Tillson 1860–1946
        2. 2. William (Henry) Tillson 1867–1951
        3. 3. Sarah (Evalyn) Tillson 1854–1902
        4. 4. Pembroke (Sobieski) Tillson 1843–
        5. 5. Ella (Elizabeth) Tillson 1848–1936
      7. 7. Cephas (Strong) Tillson 1818–1907
      8. 8. Henry (Harrison) Tillson 1841–1864
      9. 9. Analiza Tillson 1845–1880
      10. 10. Betsey Tillson 1803–1867 m. Levi Clarke 1799–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Clarke 1826–1880
    4. 4. Elizabeth Tilson 1769–1849 m. Isaac Green 1757–1814
      1. 1. Susanna Green 1785–1841
      2. 2. Sally Green 1789–1856
      3. 3. Hannah Green 1791–1869
      4. 4. Betsey Green 1794–1884
      5. 5. Polly Green 1797–1833
      6. 6. Nabby Green 1799–1811
      7. 7. Nancy Green 1802–1846
      8. 8. Katy Green 1804–1858
      9. 9. Naomie Green 1806–1861
      10. 10. Lucy Green 1808–1869
      11. 11. Isaac (T) Green 1810–1813
      12. 12. Erastus Green 1813–
    5. 5. George Tilson 1782–1865
    6. 6. Hannah Tilson 1785–1859
    7. 7. Jonah (Cephas) Tilson 1771–1837 m. Ruth Lammond 1778–1849
      1. 1. Loring Tilson 1808–1889
      2. 2. George Tilson 1810–1853
    8. 8. Moses Tilson 1778–1845 m. Mary Young 1786–1869
      1. 1. Nancy (Edith) Tilson 1810–1903
      2. 2. Hopestill Tilson 1805–1892
      3. 3. Polly Tilson 1803–1882
      4. 4. Asa Tilson 1808–1881
      5. 5. Elizabeth Tilson 1812–1880
      6. 6. Julia (M) Tilson 1827–1868
      7. 7. Nancy Tilson 1810–1879
    9. 9. Thomas Tilson 1788–1844
    10. 10. Ichabod Tillson 1788–
  2. 2. William Tilson 1741–1825
  3. 3. John Tilson 1742–1820 m. Ruth Tillson 1736–1820
    1. 1. Joseph Tilson 1777–1849
    2. 2. Mercy McFarlin 1772–1837
    3. 3. Bethuel Tillson 1783–1823
    4. 4. Deborah Tilson 1773–1776
    5. 5. Hannah Tilson 1780–1782
  4. 4. Ichabod Tilson 1750–1822
  5. 5. Janet Tilson 1753–1758

Stephen Tilson's Timeline

3 Records

1717
6 April 1717
Birth of Stephen Tilson in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA
1758
2 December 1758
Age 41
Stephen Tilson was married in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1763
1763
Age 46
Death of Stephen Tilson in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 April 1717
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 December 1758
    Event Place: Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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