John Tillinghast
1690 - 1777 (87 years)1. John Tillinghast was born 1690; died 21 Oct 1777, West Greenwich, RI. Notes:
John Tillinghast married four times.
John married Anne Greene 8 Apr 1714. Anne (daughter of Thomas Greene, Jr. and Ann Greene) was born 25 Jun 1689, Warwick, RI; died 14 Mar 1718/19, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Pardon "Molasses" Tillinghast was born 3 Jun 1718, East Greenwich, RI; died 30 Aug 1810, West Greenwich, RI.
John married Phebe Greene 23 Jul 1719. Phebe (daughter of Thomas Greene, Jr. and Ann Greene) was born 10 May 1693, Warwick, RI; died 27 May 1730, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. Benjamin Tillinghast was born 20 Sep 1726, East Greenwich, RI; died 18 Jul 1817, West Greenwich, RI.
Generation: 2
2. Pardon "Molasses" Tillinghast (1.John1) was born 3 Jun 1718, East Greenwich, RI; died 30 Aug 1810, West Greenwich, RI. Pardon married Hannah Stafford 30 Nov 1740, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Hannah (daughter of Samuel Stafford and Hannah Bennett) was born 2 May 1721, Warwick, RI; died 30 Nov 1798, West Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. Stukely Tillinghast was born 24 Nov 1741, Warwick, RI; died Between 1818 and 1825.
3. Benjamin Tillinghast (1.John1) was born 20 Sep 1726, East Greenwich, RI; died 18 Jul 1817, West Greenwich, RI. Benjamin married Sarah James 12 Jun 1746, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. Sarah was born Abt 1730; died 27 Sep 1808, West Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. Elizabeth Tillinghast was born 16 Jun 1753, West Greenwich, RI; died 1 Dec 1803, Foster, RI.
Generation: 3
4. Stukely Tillinghast (2.Pardon2, 1.John1) was born 24 Nov 1741, Warwick, RI; died Between 1818 and 1825. Notes:
Stukely's will mentions his wife Honner, five sons, four daughters, and several grandchildren.
According to Wayne G. Tillinghast in his book "The Tillinghasts in America," p. 221, his name was Stutley.Stukely married Honor Hopkins 22 Nov 1762. Honor was born 1745; died 2 Dec 1831. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 6. Amos Tillinghast
- 7. Stephen Tillinghast
- 8. Pardon Tillinghast
- 9. Anna Tillinghast died Abt 1841, Exeter, RI.
- 10. Stukely Tillinghast, Jr.
- 11. Honor Tillinghast
- 12. Mary Tillinghast
- 13. Clarke Tillinghast
- 14. Amy Tillinghast was born Abt 1775; died Bef 9 Jul 1818.
5. Elizabeth Tillinghast (3.Benjamin2, 1.John1) was born 16 Jun 1753, West Greenwich, RI; died 1 Dec 1803, Foster, RI. Elizabeth married Samuel Tillinghast 18 Feb 1773, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI. Samuel was born 28 Aug 1749, West Greenwich, RI; died 6 May 1823, Foster, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 15. Hannah Tillinghast was born 12 Jun 1784, Foster, RI; died 21 Jul 1876; was buried , Tillinghast Lot, Route 102, Foster, RI.
Generation: 4
6. Amos Tillinghast (4.Stukely3, 2.Pardon2, 1.John1) 7. Stephen Tillinghast (4.Stukely3, 2.Pardon2, 1.John1) 8. Pardon Tillinghast (4.Stukely3, 2.Pardon2, 1.John1) 9. Anna Tillinghast (4.Stukely3, 2.Pardon2, 1.John1) died Abt 1841, Exeter, RI. Anna — Mr. Rathbun. [Group Sheet]
10. Stukely Tillinghast, Jr. (4.Stukely3, 2.Pardon2, 1.John1) 11. Honor Tillinghast (4.Stukely3, 2.Pardon2, 1.John1) Honor — Jesse Reynolds. [Group Sheet]
12. Mary Tillinghast (4.Stukely3, 2.Pardon2, 1.John1) Mary — Reynolds Hoxsie. [Group Sheet]
13. Clarke Tillinghast (4.Stukely3, 2.Pardon2, 1.John1) 14. Amy Tillinghast (4.Stukely3, 2.Pardon2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1775; died Bef 9 Jul 1818. Notes:
Amy is mentioned as deceased in the will of her father dated 9 July 1818. The will names her children as: Rodman, Benjamin, Tillinghast, Amy, & Brinton.
Amy married Benjamin Whitford Abt 1795. Benjamin (son of John Whitford, Jr. and Mary Vaughn) was born Abt 1772; died 1825, Charlestown, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Rodman Whitford was born Abt 1796; died 20 Sep 1835; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Fairview Ave., Coventry, RI.
- 17. Benjamin Whitford was born Abt 1798.
- 18. Amos Tillinghast Whitford was born 29 Jul 1799, Exeter, RI; died 27 May 1852; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
- 19. Amey Whitford was born 31 May 1801; died 26 Aug 1858; was buried , Historical Cemetery 111, Amos Whitford Lot, Victory Highway, Exeter, RI.
- 20. Brinton Whitford was born Abt 1805.
- 21. James A. Whitford was born Between 1809 and 1810.
- 22. Nancy Whitford was born Abt 1812.
15. Hannah Tillinghast (5.Elizabeth3, 3.Benjamin2, 1.John1) was born 12 Jun 1784, Foster, RI; died 21 Jul 1876; was buried , Tillinghast Lot, Route 102, Foster, RI. Hannah — Samuel Tillinghast. Samuel was born Abt 1785, RI; died 9 Jun 1854; was buried , Tillinghast Lot, Route 102, Foster, RI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. Cynthia Tillinghast was born 2 Apr 1820, West Greenwich, RI; died 4 Oct 1888, Groton, CT; was buried , Tillinghast Lot, Rt. 102, Foster, RI.