James Chilton

Abt 1556 - 1620  (64 years)

• Name	James Chilton  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1556  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Note	There were 102 passengers that embarked on the Mayflower, including three pregnant women. The Mayflower left Plymouth, England on 6 September 1620, and sighted land on 9 November 1620. Landfall was made on 11 November 1620. While the Mayflower was at sea, Elizabeth Hopkins gave birth to the son they named Oceanus. Three days before land was sighted, a young boy named William Butten died. While the Mayflower was in Provincetown Harbor and the Pilgrims were looking for a place to settle, Susanna White gave birth to a son who they named Peregrine (the name means "one who journeys to foreign lands"). The third pregnant woman, Mary Allerton, gave birth to a stillborn son on board the Mayflower, just as the first houses were being built at Plymouth. BORN: About 1556 (he stated he was 63 in a 28 April 1619 Leyden document), probably Canterbury, Kent, England, son of Lyonell Chilton and his second wife (her name is unknown). DIED: 8 December 1620, on board the Mayflower MARRIED: probably about 1586 based on baptism of first known child. Her name is currently unknown. The claim by John Hunt in The American Genealogist 38:244-245 that his wife was possibly Susanna Furner has been recently disproven on the basis of the discovery of Susanna Furner's baptism record, which indicates she was far too young (only 12) to be married and having children in 1586. See Michael Paulick, "The 1609-1610 Excommunications of Mrs. Chilton and Moyses Fletcher--Mayflower Pilgrims" in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 153 (October 1999) for further information on this. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Note	BORN: About 1556 (he stated he was 63 in a 28 April 1619 Leyden document), probably Canterbury, Kent, England, son of Lyonell Chilton and his second wife (her name is unknown). DIED: 8 December 1620, on board the Mayflower MARRIED: probably about 1586 based on baptism of first known child. Her name is currently unknown. The claim by John Hunt in The American Genealogist 38:244-245 that his wife was possibly Susanna Furner has been recently disproven on the basis of the discovery of Susanna Furner's baptism record, which indicates she was far too young (only 12) to be married and having children in 1586. See Michael Paulick, "The 1609-1610 Excommunications of Mrs. Chilton and Moyses Fletcher--Mayflower Pilgrims" in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 153 (October 1999) for further information on this.
  Note	per MAYFLOWER INCREASINGS by Susan Roser Mayflower passenger! probably born in Canterbury, Kent, England married possibly Susanna Furner
  Reference	83QR-6X
  Name	James Chilson  [3]
  Burial	Abt 1620	Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America   [1]
  Death	8 Dec 1620	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America   [4]
  Person ID	I331	HHTT | Dad's Side
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Lyonell Chilton,   b. Abt 1530, Of St. Paul'S, Canterbury, Kent, England d. 15 Feb 1583, Canterbury, Kent, England (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Edith Isabell,   b. Abt 1533
  Marriage	20 Sep 1580  [1]
  Family ID	F4087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susanna,   c. Abt 1564, Of Canterbury, Kent, England d. Jan 1620/21, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, -USA (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1587	Canterbury, Kent, England   [1]
  Children	> 1. Mary Chilton,   b. Bef 31 May 1607, Dover, Sandwich, Kent, England d. Bef 1 May 1679, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America (Age < 71 years) > 2. Isabella Chilton,   c. 15 Jan 1586, Canterbury, England   3. Jane Chilton,   c. 8 Jun 1589, Canterbury, England   4. Mary Chilton,   c. Canterbury, England bur. 23 Nov 1593, Canterbury, England   5. Joel Chilton,   c. Canterbury, England bur. 2 Nov 1593, Canterbury, England   6. Elizabeth Chilton,   c. 14 Jul 1594, Canterbury, England   7. James Chilton,   c. 22 Aug 1596, Canterbury, England > 8. Ingle Chilton,   c. 29 Apr 1599, Canterbury, England   9. Christian Chilton,   c. 26 Jul 1601, Sandwich, England   10. James Chilton,   c. 11 Sep 1603, Sandwich, England
  Family ID	F3405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family 2
  Marriage	Bef 1587	England   [5]
  Family ID	F9262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

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• Sources

  [S118] Lorinda Stover Steadman 'Lori' (Reliability: 1). [S98] Caleb Johnson (Reliability: 1). [S86] Genealogical Dictionary of NE (Reliability: 1). V1, p.379 [S13] Margaret Eloise Heath, . (Reliability: 2). References: Mayflower Descendant 2:66-70. VR Bridgewater, E. Bridgewater, Leicester. Bridgewater by Mitchell p. 341. Leicester History pp.249, 412-3. Washburn Descendants pp. 54, 56b-57. Hingham History 2:385. Hancock NH History p. 965. Plymouth County LR 35:86 (Joseph Washburn) [S13] Margaret Eloise Heath, . (Reliability: 0). References: Mayflower Descendant 2:66-70. VR Bridgewater, E. Bridgewater, Leicester. Bridgewater by Mitchell p. 341. Leicester History pp.249, 412-3. Washburn Descendants pp. 54, 56b-57. Hingham History 2:385. Hancock NH History p. 965. Plymouth County LR 35:86 (Joseph Washburn)