Christopher Tilghman

Male Abt 1600 -


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  • Born  Abt 1600  Selling, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Christopher Tilghman of (1460) b. circa 1600 Selling, Faversham Hundred, Kent County, England and d. James City County, Virginia. m. Ruth Devonshire. Children: Roger b. 1650, Gideon, and John. The time of his arrival in Virginia is listed in Greer's "Early Emigrants to Virginia" and in "Patents of Virginia" as 09 May 1635. In the "Visitation to Kent" it is recorded that Christopher Tilghman came into possession of Rhodes Court formerly owned by Thomas Bealde, and that Christopher, in turn, sold the estate to one Thomas Carter. Rhodes Court is described as being a Manor situated in the southeast extremity of the Parish of Selling, in the borough of Rhodes. Selling was the parish on the south, or opposite side, of the London Road. (1467, Spes Alit Agricolam)

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      SFTW #1467. The time of his arrival in Virginia is listed in Greer's "Early Emigrants to Virginia," and in "Patents of Virginia," as 9 May 1635. In the "Visitation of Kent," it is recorded that Christopher Tilghman came into possession of Rhodes Court, formerly owned by Thomas Bealde, and that Christopher in turn, sold this estate to one Thomas Carter. Rhodes Court is described as being a Manor situated in the southeast extremity of the Parish of Selling, in the Borough of Rhodes. Selling was parish on the south, or opposite side, of the London Road.
    Person ID  I395  My Genealogy
    Last Modified  11 Jun 2012 

    Father  Christopher Tilghman,   b. Bef 1585, Selling, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1619 
    Relationship  Natural 
    Mother  M. Anna Sanders,   b. 1572, Faversham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1619, Selling, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship  Natural 
    Married  Abt 1590 
    Family ID  F205  Group Sheet

    Family  Ruth Devonshire 
    Children 
     1. Gideon Tilghman, Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 May 1720, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Tilghman
     3. Roger Tilghman,   b. Abt 1650, Accomac, Accomack, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1700, Prince George, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F203  Group Sheet