Person:John Tillinghast (2)
John Tillinghast
b.9 May 1745 West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
d.13 Sep 1799
Parents and Siblings
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m. 30 Nov 1740
  1. Stukely Tillinghast1741 - Bef 1825
  2. Pardon Tillinghast, Jr.1743 -
  3. John Tillinghast1745 - 1799
  4. Mary Tillinghast1747 -
  5. Samuel Tillinghast1749 - 1823
  6. Thomas Tillinghast1751/52 - 1828
  7. Barbara Tillinghast1755 - 1809
  8. Marcy Tillinghast1759 - 1826
  9. Hannah Tillinghast1761 - 1826
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John Tillinghast1745 - 1799
  • W.  Anna Wightman1750 - Bef 1791
m. 1771
  1. James Tillinghast1772 -
  2. Dorcas Tillinghast1778 - 1861
  3. Pardon Stafford Tillinghast1780 -
  4. Ann ( Nancy) Tillinghast1786 - 1872
  5. Frances Tillinghast1790 -
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Facts and Events
Name John Tillinghast
Gender Male
Birth[1] 9 May 1745 West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage 1771 to Anna Wightman
Death? 13 Sep 1799

John lived on a farm given to him by his father at the time of his marriage. He was found dead seated on a stump in the field where he had been working, evidently having gone there to rest. source: Westcott History by J. Russell Bullock

References
  1. ↑ West Greenwich Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    98.

    TILLINGHAST, John, of Pardon and Hannah, [born] May 9, 1745.

  2.   LAND:
    -21 Feb 1775 Pardon Tillinghast of West Greenwich, yeoman, for love to my son John Tillinghast and Hannah Tillinghast for love to my son John Tillinghast of Exeter, yeoman, 90 acres bounded: dividing line between Exeter and West Greenwich, John Case, highway, heirs of Samuel Albro, Benjamin Weight, with house. Witnesses: Jon Niles, Nichols Johnson. [Exeter Land p. 399]
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