Thomas Tilden (bef. 1619 - 1704)

Born before 19 Jan 1619 in Tenterden, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bourne) Tilden — married 1653 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony

Husband of Mary (Holmes) Tilden — married 24 Jan 1664 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1704 after age 85 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Thomas Tilden immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Birth

Thomas Tilden was born in January 1618/9 and baptized on 19 January 1618/9 at St. Mildred's, Tenterden, Kent, England. He was the son of Nathaniel Tilden and Lydia Huckstep.^[1][2][3]

Marriages

He married first about 1653 Elizabeth (Bourne) Waterman.^[1] She died in 1663.

He married second January 24, 1664 at Marshfield, Massachusetts, to Mary Holmes.^{[4][5] [6]} Mary was the daughter of William Holmes.^[7]

Death

He reportedly died on 1 February 1704 (this is the date of his will) and was buried in Marshfield, Massachusetts (Plymouth)^{[citation needed]}

Probate

His will is dated 1 February 1704 and proved on 21 May 1705 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Mary, his son-in-law Anthony Sprague, his daughter Mary Sprague, his daughter Lidia Ryder, his daughter Margery, Hannah, Elizabeth, and Experience. His inventory was taken on 27 April 1705.^[8]

Children

Children registered in Marshfield to Thomas Tilden by his first wife Elizabeth (Bourne) (Waterman) Tilden:^[9]

1. Thomas Tilden had a sonne borne the 25 of June 16549(p.4)
2. Thomas Tilden had a sonne was borne the 4 October 1655(p.4)
3. lydia the daughter of Thomas Tilden was borne the 26 of aprill 1658 (p. 5)^[10]

By his second wife Mary (Holmes) Tilden he had:^[11]

1. Mary Tilden, m. Anthony Sprague
2. Thomas Tilden
3. Hannah Tilden; living in 1704
4. Elizabeth Tilden; living in 1704
5. Margery Tilden; living in 1704
6. Experience Tilden, m. Daniel Thomas 26 Apr 1698 in Marshfield
7. Susanna Tilden; bur. 09 Sep 1684 in Marshfield
8. John Tilden; d. 20 Apr 1685 in Marshfield

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Elizabeth French, "Genealogical Research in England," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 65 (1911) 314-33, at 331; images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/newenglandhisto62unkngoog : accessed 29 May 2022).
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NN27-DXF : 30 December 2014), Thomas Tylden, 19 Jan 1618; citing Tenterden, Kent, England, reference Dcb/Bti/237/10; FHL microfilm 1,737,094.
3. ↑ Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874 for Thos Tylden; Tenterden, etc. (Ancestry.com)
4. ↑ Ancestry, "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/177280086:2495 : accessed 29 May 2022), Marshfield Marriages, transcribed in 1879, Page 190, citing Vol. 1, page 3; Ancestry sharing link here.
5. ↑ Vital Records of Marshfield, Mass., to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007), (Vital Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Compiled by Robert M. Sherman and Ruth Wilder Sherman, Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1970.); citing Vol. 1, Page 5. Link for $ubscribers
6. ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, pg. 762
7. ↑ Great Migration 1634-1635, T-Y. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011. Page 45. Link for $ubscribers.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-6SLL : 23 March 2023), Probate records 1702-1710 vol 2 > image 43-44 of 106; State Archives, Boston.
9. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Marshfield v.1. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/14517/4/265072546
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Marshfield V1," database of images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors ([1]: accessed 11 February 2015), p 5, entry for "lydia The daughter of Thomas Tilden"; citing compilation by Robert M Sherman and Ruth Wilder Sherman, Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island, 1970.
11. ↑ Davis, Walter Goodwin, The ancestry of Joseph Neal, 1769-ca.1835, of Litchfield, Maine, (Portland, Maine : 1945, Southworth-Anthonensen Press) pages 62-63.

See also:

• "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Estate Files, 1686-1915," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-91WJ-Y9L?cc=1918549&wc=921F-BZ3%3A208834501%2C211812401 : 20 May 2014), Plymouth > Case no 20731-20807 Tilden, John-Tillson, William > image 430 of 1003; Supreme Judical Court, Boston. Will/Probate file of Thomas Tilden 1705.