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William Tilson 1570–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Warminster, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1640

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Ralph Tilston

Mother: Joyce Turner

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hoskins

Children(s): Henry Tilson, Ephraim Tilson, Edward Tilson

The story of William Tilson began in 1570 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England. William Tilson married Elizabeth Jane Hoskins, and had children including Edward Tilson, Ephraim Tilson, Henry Tilson. William Tilson passed away in 1640 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Tilson began in 1570 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England.
  • William Tilson married Elizabeth Jane Hoskins, and had children including Edward Tilson, Ephraim Tilson, Henry Tilson.
  • William Tilson passed away in 1640 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Tilson's Ancestors

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William Tilson
1570–1640
Birth Place: Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Ralph Tilston
1540–
Cheswardine, Shropshire, England
Joyce Turner
1552–1590
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Ralph Tilston
1506–1553
Newport, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Leighton
1505–1550
Newport, Shropshire, England
Thomas Turner
1530–1608
England
Alice Parker
1532–1633
Of Otley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Tilston
1473–1515
Maude Bostick
1473–1550
William Leighten
1475–1508
Elizabeth Nichols
1476–1506
Margery Cabell
1514–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tilston
1448–1548
Elizabeth Heath
1443–1479
Richard Bostick
1443–1480
Richard Bostick
1460–
Thomas Leighton
1452–1519
Anne Baker
1456–1498

William Tilson's Descendants

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William Tilson (1570–1640) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Hoskins (1575–1638)
  1. 1. Henry Tilson –1660 m. Joane Rounne 1575–
    1. 1. Edmund Tilson 1604–1660 m. Joanne Davenport 1609–1669
      1. 1. Elizabeth Tilson 1640–1688 m. Benajah Dunham 1640–1680 m. Jonas Wood –1696
        1. 1. John Dunham 1663–1663
        2. 2. Hanna Dunham 1666–1667
        3. 3. Elisabeth Dunham 1664–1667
        4. 4. Cornelius Dunham 1670–
        5. 5. Benjamin Dunham 1667–1669
        6. 6. Edmund Dunham –1734 m. Mary Bonham 1661–1742
        7. 7. Hannah Dunham 1680–1779 m. James Martin 1680–1721
      2. 2. Elizabeth Tilson 1634–1682 m. Elijah Dunham 1638–
      3. 3. Joan Tilson 1638–1690
      4. 4. Edmund Tilson 1636–
      5. 5. Edward Tilson 1639–1660
      6. 6. Joseph Tilson 1639–1711
      7. 7. John Tilson 1640–1673
      8. 8. William Tilson 1646– m. Ann Hinde 1648–
      9. 9. Nicholas Tilson 1640–
      10. 10. Robert Tilson 1647– m. Rose Garnet 1649–
      11. 11. Mary Tilson 1629–1678 m. James Cole 1626–1709
      12. 12. Ephraim Tilson 1636–1716 m. Elizabeth Hoskins 1646–1715
  2. 2. Ephraim Tilson 1600–1660
  3. 3. Edward Tilson 1589–1660 m. Elizabeth Waterman 1593–1667

William Tilson's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of William Tilson in Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
1640
1640
Age 70
Death of William Tilson in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Warminster, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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