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William Tilton 1586–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1586

Birth Location: Wolston, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1653

Death Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Robert II

Mother: Elizabeth Focell

Spouse(s): Ursula Pycroft, Susannah Morreal

Children(s): John Sr, William Tilton, Peter Tilton, Thomas Tilton, Abraham Tilton, Samuel Tilton

William Tilton was born in 1586 in Wolston, Warwickshire, England, the child of Robert Tilton Ii And Elizabeth Focell. William Tilton married Susannah Morreal, Ursula Pycroft, and had children including Abraham Tilton, John Tilton Sr, Peter Tilton, Samuel Tilton, Thomas Tilton, William Tilton. William Tilton passed away in 1653 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • William Tilton was born in 1586 in Wolston, Warwickshire, England, the child of Robert Tilton Ii And Elizabeth Focell.
  • William Tilton married Susannah Morreal, Ursula Pycroft, and had children including Abraham Tilton, John Tilton Sr, Peter Tilton, Samuel Tilton, Thomas Tilton, William Tilton.
  • William Tilton passed away in 1653 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Tilton's Ancestors

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William Tilton
1586–1653
Birth Place: Wolston, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Robert Tilton II
1558–1642
Wolston, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Focell
1562–1620
Wolston, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Dorsey) Tilton
1536–1606
Narborough, Leicestershire, , England
unknown Tilton
1536–1606
Wolston, Warwickshire, England
Thomas Focell
1542–1607
Wolston,,Warwickshire,England
Ellen unknown
1545–1608
Great-Grandparents
William Tilton
1488–1578
Alice unknown
1505–1578
John FOCELL
1515–1562
Catharine Fosell
1519–1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Tilton
1450–1542
Agnes Phelps
1480–1540

William Tilton's Descendants

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William Tilton (28 Feb 1586–1653) m. Ursula Pycroft (1586–5 May 1638) m. Susannah Morreal (1604–28 Jan 1655)
  1. 1. John (Tilton) Sr 1613–1688 m. Mary (Goodie) Pearsall 1620–1683
    1. 1. Peter Tilton 1642–1699 m. Rebecca Brazier 1648–1700
      1. 1. Catorn (Catharine) Tilton 1684–1767 m. Hugh Hartshorne 1685–1742
        1. 1. Mary Hartshorne 1716–1796 m. Elias Bailey 1709– m. Abraham Garrison 1682–1754
        2. 2. Robert Hartshorne 1717–1748
        3. 3. Margaret Hartshorne 1718–1745
        4. 4. Sarah Hartshorne 1719–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Hartshorne 1721–
        6. 6. Alice Hartshorne 1724–
      2. 2. Rebecca Tilton 1667–1739
      3. 3. John Tilton 1669–1731
      4. 4. Peter Tilton 1671–1732
      5. 5. Mary Tilton 1675–1678
      6. 6. Thomas Tilton 1676–1677
      7. 7. Esther Tilton 1678–1702
      8. 8. Daniel Tilton 1679–1747
      9. 9. Mary Tilton 1681–
    2. 2. John Tilton 1640–1701
    3. 3. Esther Tilton 1647–
    4. 4. Thomas Tilton 1652–1719
    5. 5. Mary Tilton 1654–
    6. 6. Abigail Tilton 1770–
    7. 7. Sarah Tilton 1644–
  2. 2. William Tilton 1618–1653
  3. 3. Peter Tilton 1620–1696
  4. 4. Thomas Tilton 1631–1657
  5. 5. Abraham Tilton 1638–1728
  6. 6. Samuel Tilton 1640–1731

William Tilton's Timeline

2 Records

1586
28 Feb 1586
Birth of William Tilton in Wolston, Warwickshire, England
Wolston, Warwickshire, England
1653
1653
Age 67
Death of William Tilton in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1586
    Event Place: Wolston, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620-1650
    Event Place: Lynn, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Lynn, Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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