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Deacon Nathaniel Tilden

Deacon Nathaniel Tilden[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]

Male Abt 1583 - 1641  (~ 58 years)


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  • Name Nathaniel Tilden 
    Prefix Deacon 
    Birth Abt 1583 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 8 Jul 1583  Tenterden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12
    Office 1622  Tenterden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12, 15
    mayor
    Migration May 1635  From Sandwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
    To New England
    aboard Hercules 
    • Role: Family2
    Court 3 Jan 1636/7  [12
    "Nathaniell Tilden, of Scituate, complains against Comfort Starr, of New Towne, in Mattachusets Bay, in a plea upon the case, to the damage of one hundred pounds; in which action the said plaintiff did not personally appear, but sent a declaration; wherefore the action was referred to the ordering and ending of Mr. James Cudworth and Samuell Hinckley, of Scituate; and if they cannot agree, the same then to take a third man unto them, and so to end the same; but if the said Mr. Tilden shall refuse their end and arbitrament, that then he shall pay Mr. Starr, the defendant his charges, and the defendant to be subject to a new action"
    Property 2 Feb 1636/7  [12
    "all my lands upon the third cliff and marsh land thereunto adjoining ... containing by estimation five acres"
    Property 10 Apr 1638  [12
    "all that land which I had of Goodman Byrd lying within the fence at the north end of the third cliff"
    Property 16 May 1638  [12
    "two acres of marsh land"
    Court 4 Sep 1638  [12
    "for denying a land way that formerly Mr. Besbeech & others had used by grant from the town of Scituate"
    Court 25 Oct 1638  [12
    "in an action upon the case, to the damage of [blank]"
    Property 10 Oct 1639  [12
    "all my marsh land in New Harbor Marshes laid out to me and to my use by Edward Foster by the town's appointment ... being nine acres more or less"
    Will 25 May 1641  [3, 12, 24


    • The last Will and Testament of Nathaniell Tilden of Scittuate in New England in America gen Deceased exhibited at the genrall Court of our Sovraigne Lord Charles by the grace of God King of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland Defender of the fayth &c held at New Plym in New England aforesaid the sixt Day of Septembr in the seaventeenth yeare of his said maties now Raigne of England before Willm Bradford gen gov, Edward Winslow Thomas Prence Willm Collyer Miles Standish Tymothy Hatherley John Browne and Edmond ffreeman gent Assistants and testyfyed upon the oathes of Symon Sutton and Thomas Hatch

      In the Name of God Amen the five and twentyeth Day of May Anno Dni 1641 I Nathaniell Tilden of Scittuate of New England wthin America gen being sick and weake of body but of good and prfect remembrance (thanks be given to God therefore) Do make ordaine and appoynt this my last will and testament in manner and forme as followeth. And first I will and bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God my creator and maker, and to Jesus Christ my redeemer by whose death and merits onely I hope to obtaine everlasting salvation, and my body to be conveyed unto the earth from whence it was taken, at the place where it shall please God to put an end unto my Dayes. And as concerneing my worldly goods and estate wherewth it hath pleased God to blesse me I will give and bequeath in manner and forme as followeth. And first I will give & bequeath unto Lidea my welbeloved wyfe all her weareing apparell both linnen and wollen, also one bed furnished wch shee shall please to take also the greate trunck, also I give unto my said wyfe three paire of sheetes and two paire of pillowcoates wch shee shall please to take, one long table cloth one square table cloth one dosen of middle napkins and half a dosen of other napkins two long towells twelve peeces of pewter wch shee shall please to choose, and of wodden vessells so many as shee shall thinke to be convenient for her use also three silver Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories.
      spoones & two of my best cusheons, also I give unto my said wyfe one peece of white fusteon wch shee shall please to take, also my two cloakes, also tenn bushells of Corne, five of English and five of Indian, also my will is that shee shall have the whole prfitt of my whitefaced cow and the calves and prfitt wch shall come of her During the tyme of her naturall life, to be mayntained and kept for her by mine Executor hereafter menconed. Also my will is that my said wyfe shall have and enjoy the prfitts of one house and the lands thereunto belonging wherein one Richard Lambert now Dwelleth being in the prish of Tenterden in Kent in old England During the terme of her naturall life, after the Decease of the said Richard Lambert
      Item my mynd and will is that my two yeongest children I idea & Steeven shalbe mayntayned both for meate drink apparell & lodging by myne Executor hereafter mentioned yet so as my aforesaid wyfe shall have the education and Disposeing of them All the residue of my goods my will and mynd is shalbe Disposed of in manner and forme as followeth. And first I will and bequeath unto my sonn Joseph A Double portion (vizt) asmuch more as my other sonnes, that is asmuch as both my other sonnes Thomas and Steeven equally to be devided out of my lands and goods Itm my will is that my yeongest daughter Lidea Lydea shall have half asmuch as one of my yeonger sonnes Thomas and Steeven
      Item I will unto my Daughter Judet one Cow
      ItemI will and bequeath unto Mary my Daughter the wyfe of Thomas Lapham tenn shillings of lawfull money of England also to Sara my Daughter the wyfe of Georg Sutton tenn shillings of lawfull money of England, to be payd to either of them wthin one yeare next after my Decease by mine Executor
      Item I will & appoynt that my two servants Edward Ginkins and Edward Tarte shall serve up the remaynder of their tyme of service wch by covenant is Due unto me wth my sonn Joseph Itm my mynd and will is that my sonn Joseph shall prvide for his two brothers Thomas and Steeven for either of them half so much stock as his owne, and for his yeongest sister Lidea one quarter asmuch as his owne, and that this their stock shalbe kept upon the lands given unto them as is before specyfyed untill such tyme as the said lands shalbe sould or hyred out.
      Item I will and appoynt my wel beloved sonn Joseph to be sole and whole Executor unto this my last will and testament In witnes whereof I thabove named Nathaniell Tilden have hereunto set my hand and seale Dated the Day and yeare first above written.
      Sealed and Delivred as the last Will & Nathaniell Tilden
      testament of me Nathaniell Tilden (his seale)
      in the prsence of
      Symon Sutton his mark
      Thomas Hatch.

      My mynd and will is that my welbeloved sonne Joseph Tilden shall have full power and authorytie to sell my house wth all the buildings thereunto belonging and also all my lands scituate and being in Scittuate & Tenterden all wch lands I give him power to sell or to dispose of at his pleasure, whom I make my whole and sole Executor of this my last will and testament In witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale Dated the five and twentieth Day of May 1641
      Sealed and Delivred as the last will & Nathaniell Tilden
      testament of me Nathaniell Tilden (his seale)
      in the prsence of
      Symon Sutton his marke
      Thomas Hatch.
    Death Between 25 May 1641 and 31 Jul 1641  Scituate, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8, 12
    Inventory 31 Jul 1641  [3, 12, 25

    • An Inventorie of the goods and chattells of Nathaniell Tilden late of Scittuate in New England in America gen Deceased made & prized the xxxith Day of July 1641 by us whose names are hereunder written

      li s d
      Inprimis in the Hall one table one forme & chaires 00 . 12 . 00
      It one booke of martirs one great bible Calvins in-
      stucons wilson on the romans 3 of mr Downams 3
      of Dotr Prestons Dod upon the Comaundnts Sibbs 05 . 00 . 00
      upon the covenant 3 of Doctr Stortons mr Dikes
      works & thirty other bookes
      It 1 muskett 1 sword & birding peece 01 . 00 . 00
      It in the Inner roome 1 bed furnished 23 . 00 . 00
      It 3 pair of sheets two pair of pillowcoats 1 duzn & half
      of napkins two table cloaths two towells 03 . 00 . 00
      It 1 peece of fusteon 00 . 14 . 00
      It xii peecs of pewter 00 . 12 . 00
      It iii silver spoones 00 . 15 . 00
      It two cloakes 02 . 00 . 00
      It 1 truncke 00 . 06 . 08
      It in the hall chamber 1 bed furnished 03 . 00 . 00
      It three chests 00 . 14 . 00
      It in the Inner chamber one flock bed furnished 01 . 10 . 00
      It three chests 00 . 06 . 00
      It 1 smale paire of brand Irons 00 . 02 . 06
      It i old case of bottells 00 . 03 . 00
      It 2 old flock beds two boulsters three Bankets & a pillow 02 . 00 . 00
      It in the servants chambers two beds furnished 02 . 00 . 00
      It ix paire of sheets 02 . 10 . 00
      It vi paire of pillow coats 00 . 15 . 00
      It vii table cloathes 00 . 16 . 00
      It iii duzzen & three napkins 01 . 00 . 00
      It v Towells 00 . 10 . 00
      It iiii old table cloths & other old linnen 00 . 02 . 00
      It x silver spoones 0* . 00 . 00
      It six prcells of fusteon 03 . 18 . 00
      It the rest of his weareing apparell 05 . 10 . 00
      It a pillion & a pillion cloth 00 . 09 . 00
      It six cusheons 03 . 10 . 00
      It the rest of the pewter 05 . 00 . 00
      It the bras 00 . 14 . 00
      It the irons belonging to the chimney 00 . 14 . 00
      It iii iron potts 00 . 10 . 00
      It ii frying pars & a driping pan 00 . 10 . 00
      It scales and weights 00 . 12 . 00
      It i grindle stone 00 . 14 . 00
      It i one Jacke 00 . 14 . 00
      It brewing vessells & milk vessells & beere vessells
      kneading troughs & other tubbs 05 . 00 . 00
      It certaine spruce boards 01 . 10 . 02
      It other smale things necessary about the house 00 . 10 . 00
      It all the Iron things and workeing tools belonging to husbandry 03 . 10 . 00
      It the Cart & all things belonging to yt & a set of harrow 03 . 06 . 08
      tynes
      It two oxen two bulls two steeres i yeareling one Cow 50 . 00 . 00
      and a calfe
      It ii hoggs and foure piggs 07 . 00 . 00
      It foules about the house 00 . 13 . 00
      It tenn stocks & swarmes of bees 10 . 00 . 00
      It fishing netts 01 . 00 . 00
      It pouder & shott 01 . 06 . 04
      It Indean corn in the house about 37 busahells half of
      3 bushells of sumer wheate i bushell and a half of 07 . 00 . 00
      peas & about one bushell & half of mault
      It xiiii acrees of Corne on the ground 30 . 00 . 00
      It in Debts hopefull & Desprate 27 . 00 . 00

      Prized as abovesd by us

      Willm Vassall Thomas Chambers Willm Hatch

      * This is either 02 or 03.
    Burial Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Cemetery:
    Men of Kent Cemetery
    Person ID I9618  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 25 Dec 2019 

    Father Thomas Tilden,   b. Aft 1541   bur. 6 Jun 1617, Wye, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Mother Alice Biggs   bur. 13 May 1593, Tenterden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 10 Mar 1576/7  Tenterden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [26
    Family ID F5458  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Huckstep   d. Aft 1670  [9, 12, 13, 14, 27, 28
    Marriage 13 Oct 1606  Bethersden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8, 9, 12, 29, 30, 31
    Children 
     1. Thomas Tilden   bur. 19 Jan 1618/9, Tenterden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Tilden   d. Aft 28 Mar 1690
     3. Joseph Tilden   bur. 15 Mar 1611/2, Tenterden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Sarah Tilden,   b. 1613   d. 20 Mar 1677, Perquimans, North Carolina, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     5. Deacon Joseph Tilden,   b. 1615   d. 3 Jan 1670 (Age 55 years)
     6. Stephen Tilden   bur. 21 Oct 1619, Tenterden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Thomas Tilden
    +8. Judith Tilden,   b. 1620   d. Aft 1663 (Age > 44 years)
     9. Winifred Tilden   bur. 14 Sep 1627, Tenterden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Lydia Tilden   bur. 15 Sep 1624, Tenterden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +11. Lydia Tilden,   b. 1625
     12. Stephen Tilden   d. 22 Aug 1711, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3721  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 8 Jul 1583 - Tenterden, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Oct 1606 - Bethersden, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - mayor - 1622 - Tenterden, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration - To New England,aboard Hercules  - May 1635 - Sandwich, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 25 May 1641 and 31 Jul 1641 - Scituate, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Cemetery:
    Men of Kent Cemetery - - Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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  • Coats of Arms
    Tilden Coat of Arms
    Tilden Coat of Arms

  • Sources 
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