John Tilton
- Born: 29 Jun 1778, , Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
- Marriage (1): Miriam Rolfe in 1800 in Genoa Cayuga New York
- Died: 22 Feb 1867 at age 88
 General Notes:
1. Rootsweb.com
married Mariam Rolfe & Patience Rolfe
1 JOHN TILTON, born in Dover, Monmouth Co., N. J.; married Meriam Thomp-
son, born 1744; died 1S43; buried at King Ferry, Cayuga Co., N. Y.
It is a tiadition in this family that John Tilton was a soldier in the Revolutionary
War, and that when the Battle of Monmouth Court House was fought, June 28, 1 778,
Mrs. Tilton was still confined to her bed after the birth ot her son, John, eight days
before, and that all during the battle, hearing the guns and cannon, she was terribly
anxious lest her husband should be brought in killed or wounded.
Issue
1 John Tilton said to have been born 1777
3 Neliemiah Tilton, known as "Miah," died unmarried.
4 Peter Tilton married and had a hamily; died in Monmouth Co., probabh' in
Dover township.
5 Sarah Ann Tilton born May 15, 1788; married Jonathan Johnson.
6 Mary Tilton married Benjamin GifFord
Issue
Betsey Gifford died at Ithaca or Trumansburgh, N. Y.
7 Mercy Tilton married Mr. Howell
Issue
Edward Hov/ell, of Genoa, N. Y., married Edith
2 JOHN TILTON, son of John Tilton, i, said to have been born 1777, and to
have been eight days old when the Battle of Monmouth was fought, v.-Jiich would make
his birth to have been June 20, 1778; removed to Genoa, Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 180S,
where he was a farmer, and died Feb. 22, 1867- married, first Marriam Rolte; and second,
her sister, Patience Rolfe, both said to have been born in New Jersey.
Issue by first wife
8 Jonathan. Tilton born L)ecember 1801, died Feb. 13, i860; married Sophia O.
La Tourette.
9 Peter S. Tilton born 1805; died May 11, 1884; married, first, Rebecca Ann
Lemiiig; second, Jane Leming.
10 Eihvard Tilton born near Northville, now King Ferry, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1812;
died Jan. 12, 1903; married, 1841, Martha Jane Hamilton.
Issue
Silas Edward Tilton, of Colorado
John married Miriam Rolfe, daughter of Moses Rolfe and Jane Abigail Jones, in 1800 in Genoa Cayuga New York. (Miriam Rolfe was born in 1779 in Perth Amboy New Jersey and died before 1843 in Genoa Cayuga New York.)
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