On the famous voyage of the Mayflower
in 1620 there were only 102 Pilgrims aboard. Of those Richard Warren and
Francis Cooke were both to have descendants whose heirs married into the
Tillison family.
The Tillison history remains a grey
area to some extent because there are family differences over the spelling
of the name. Some people use Tillison, Tilleson, Tillson, Tilson
and other variations. There also is a real and separate family
of Tillotsons who have been mixed in with the Tillison’s causing confusion.
The Tillotson’s come from Yorkshire. The earliest Tillotsons came
to America on the Mary & John in 1630. They settled at Dorcester,
MA.
The first Tilson [sic] to America
was probably Edmund Tilson and his wife Joan, both born in Lincolnshire,
England where they married. They settled with all the early
arrivals in Plymouth, MA. Their son Ephraim, born ca. 1637, wed Elizabeth
Hoskins, daughter of William Hoskins and Ann Hinds. They had seven
children.
Their son John Tilson, born 1672,
wed Lydia Rickard, born 12 December 1679. Lydia was the daughter
of John Rickard and Mary Cooke. Now John Rickard had four wives.
The exact dates for the demise of his wives were not well recorded.
However, several sources said Mary Cooke died 28 August 1712 which would
make her Lydia’s mother as John and Mary Cooke wed on 1676. Her grave
in Section F, #3 of Burial Hill at Plymouth is described as of “reddish
slate encased in rough hewn granite.” There are several designs.
There is an inscription panel in a “framed square.” It is from this
stone that her death date was presumably taken.
The date of Mary Cooke’s birth varies,
but her parents were John Cooke and Sarah Warren in the opinion of most.
Here is the Mayflower connection. John Cooke’s father was Pilgrim
Francis Cooke. John came to America on the Mayflower with his father.
John was been born in Leyden, Holland. His mother and sisters came
to America on the Ship Anne. Sarah Warren was the daughter of Pilgrim Richard
Warren. Sarah Warren was born 1614 in England and came to America
with her mother and three sisters on the Ship Anne in 1623 also.
John Tilson and Lydia’s namesake
son John, born 23 March 1713, married Ann Hamblin on 25 November 1737.
Their son Isaiah, born 5 October 1744, wed Phoebe Crocker on 17 February
1766. This couple removed to Carver, MA still in Plymouth County.
They had eleven children. Isaiah died 30 May 1822 at Carver.
Isaiah, born 22 November 1773, was
named for his father. In 1829 he wed Hannah Doten. They had
six children all born at Carver. The oldest son was Calvin Tilson
[sic], born 23 May 1821. He lived some years at Carver, but was enumerated
in the 1840 Middleborough, MA census. On 22 June 1842 he wed Jane
E. Franklin.
Before 1850 he removed to Parish,
Oswego Co., NY where he lived with Nathan Franklin and his wife Sarah.
Calvin worked as a farm hand on Nathan’s farm. Calvin in the 1850
Parish census was listed as 27, a possible error, and born in NY, a definite
error. His name was spelled as Tillotson [sic]. Jane, age 26,
with daughters, Sarah A., age 5, and Florence A, age 1, all of whom were
described as being born in New York, lived in the household.
Nathan Franklin, born 6 January 1763
at Quaker Hill, NY served in the Revolutionary War in the New York Line.
He enlisted at Pittstown, NY. After the war he lived at Schoharie,
Johnstown, Pompey, Camillus and Lysander before coming to Parish.
On 24 September 1832 he applied for a Revolutionary War pension which was
granted. He married three times. On 28 April 1818 at Camillus,
NY he wed Sally, widow of William Sterrit/Staritt. In the 1850 census
she was called Sarah, born in Pennsylvania. Nathan began living in
Parish ca. 1826. Nathan and Sarah were the parents of Jane E. who
wed Calvin C. Tillison.
By the 1870 Parish census Calvin,
age 49, a farmer, resided with Jane E., age 46, his wife and a daughter
Ellen J., age 12. Mother and daughter were both born in New York.
Next door their neighbor was Thomas Nutting, a veteran of the War of 1812.
On 29 May 1877 Jane E. Tillison
wrote her will. It was received for probate on 28 May 1878 in the
Oswego County Surrogate Court. The text of this will was the following:
“In the name of God Amen –
I, Jane E. Tillison, wife of Calvin
C. Tillison of Parish, Oswego County. My bring of sound mind and
memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life,
do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my last will
and testament, that is to say:
“First, after all my lawful debts
are paid and discharged, I give and bequeath unto my said husband Calvin
C. Tillison all the use & benefits, rents, issues & profits of
all my property both real and personal during his natural life time &
at his death my said property, both real & personal shall go to &
be divided between & among my three children, to wit: Sarah A. Redington,
wife of John Redington; Florence A. Barless, widow of Milnor J. Barless
& Ellen J. Fahey, wife of Luke Fahey as follows – I hereby give (at
my said husband’s death) fifty dollars apiece to each of my daughters,
Sarah A. Redington & Florence A. Barless & the remainder of my
property both real & personal I give to my three daughters, Sarah A.
& Florence A. & Ellen J. to be equally divided among them.
They … share & share like.
“Likewise I make, constitute and
appoint Harmon D. Nutting of Parish, Oswego County, New York to be Executor
of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former will by
me made.
“In witness whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 29th day of May in the year
of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and seventy-seven.
“Jane E. Tillison”
The will certainly suggests that
Jane inherited from her parents more than most women of her day usually
possessed.
Daughter Florence, born 3 May 1848,
had wed Milnor J. Barless and they had one child, Ida M. Barless.
They resided in Rose Valley, NY. After the death of Mr. Barless Florence
returned to Parish. On 29 January 1878 she wed Charles Wightman.
They had three children: Mary Melissa Wightman, born 4 January 1880; Clara
A. Wightman, born 10 March 1881; and Fred Millicent Wightman, born 31 August
1882. On 4 June 1886 Florence died and was buried at Pleasant Lawn
Cemetery, Parish. Her husband Charles died later on 24 April 1896
at the Soldiers Home at Bath, NY.
The youngest daughter Ellen J. wed
Luke A. Fahey. She died before 1880 apparently without issue as Irish
born Luke was recorded alone in the 1880 Camden, NY census as a widower.
Calvin also lived in Camden in 1880.
He worked as a domestic servant on the farm of John and Mary Dalon. Calvin
was then age 51. Calvin spent some years in Camden until at least
1892.
Daughter Sarah A. Tillison wed John
Redington, born in Canada of an Irish mother and an American father.
In the 1880 census Sarah was called Adell. She was age 39.
They had three children: William, age 16; Ruth, age 12; and Charlie,
age 9. They lived on a farm in Parish. Sarah, John and William
were all buried in the Pleasant Lawn Cemetery, Parish. There were
markers in the cemetery for John’s Civil War service. John served
as a private in Co. D, 24th Vols and Co. E NY Vol Cav. The stone
said, “1837-1929”. Sarah’s stone read, “1845-1910”. William’s
marker said, “1863-1914.”
Son Charles wed Florence E. MacCallum.
In 1920 they lived in Syracuse at 609 Portland Street. Charles was
age 49, a carpenter. Florence was age 40 with two children:
Harmon C. Redington, age 17, an auto mechanic, and Edward T. Redington,
age 13. Florence was the daughter of John L. MacCallum and Louisa
Smith of Texas, NY. Florence was born 4 September 1879 in Parish
and she was also the mother of three older children not still at home in
1920. They were LeRoy Redington, Charles Redington, born 22 November
1902; and Claude T. Redington, born 22 July 1907. LeRoy died in August
1910 according to his stone in Pleasant Lawn Cemetery, Parish.
By 1930 Charles Redington at age
59 was a roomer at 315 S. Geddes in Syracuse. He worked as a doorman.
He stated that both his parents had been born in the Irish Free State which
was in total error. Charles died 3 May 1955 and was buried in the
Pleasant Lawn Cemetery, Parish.
In 1935 the Syracuse City Directory
had the widow Florence living at 319-7th N. St. with her son Claude T.
Eventually she returned to Oswego County to live at Phoenix, NY to the
end of her life, dying on 26 November 1950 in a nursing home at Hastings,
NY. She was buried in Pleasant Lawn Cemetery, Parish. Her stone
said. “1878-1950”.
Charles Redington, Jr. married. He
died on January 1976 at Syracuse, NY. Little else is known.
Son Claude T. Redington worked as
a chauffeur. In 1935 he resided in Syracuse. In the 1930 census
he was shown at age 23 with wife Dorothy Dierdorf, age 22. She was
the daughter of Joseph and Mamie Dierdorf. The young couple had an
eleven-month old daughter, Gene M. Redington. Later in life Claude
removed to Clearwater, Florida where he died in March 1979. He was
buried in St. Mary Cemetery, DeWitt, NY.
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Biography
of Edward Younglove,
Parish, NY
Samuel Younglove, born in England
during 1605, married on 1 July 1633 Margaret Leggatt. They sailed
to America with son Samuel on the Hopewell in the autumn of 1635.
The couple settled at Ipswich, MA where he was known as a butcher.
They had eight children who left many descendants.
One of their children was John
Younglove who was born ca. 1640 and later married Sarah. He died
on 3 June 1690, while she lived to 17 January 1708/9.
Their son also named Samuel
Younglove, born 10 February 1675/6, wed Abilene Hunter who died on 18 October
1716. Samuel survived to after June 1743.
Another Samuel, born 11 November
1697, married Abigail Smith, born 8 May 1700. He died in June 1750.
She maintained her vigor until 20 December 1782. This line of descent has
been described because it is certain that it leads into New York State.
Samuel and Abigail’s son Jonathan
Younglove wed Mary Hopkins. He was born 14 February 1731/32 in Sheffield,
Berkshire Co., MA and died 31 August 1781.
About 1766 a namesake Jonathan
was born in Great Barrington, Berkshire Co., MA. On 13 June 1794
in Stockbridge, MA he wed Lydia Lynch. The names of all their children
are at present not all known. At first it seemed that another of
their sons, Edward was enumerated in the 1820 Great Barrington census.
But if that Edward could be matched to a man of the same name in New York
state, then Edward’s age in a later census and on his tombstone would put
his birth in ca. 1791/2 before the 1794 wedding. Could Jonathan have
a first wife? The answer remains to be found.
In the 1830 Parish, Oswego
Co., NY census there was an Edward Younglove, his wife, one son and one
daughter. The exact Massachusetts origins of this man have not been
established, but the naming pattern of his descendants point toward the
Younglove’s of Great Barrington.
By 1850 Edward and his growing
family resided in Mexico, NY. The census showed:
Younglove, Edward-58-shoemaker--MA-$200
Younglove, Elmina-47-wife-----------MA
Younglove, Mary Ann-20-daughter—NY
Younglove, William E.-14-son---------NY
Younglove, George R.-11-son---------NY
Younglove, Hiram-10-son-------------NY
Edward’s oldest son shown in the
1830 census died young. A tombstone in the Maple View Cemetery, Mexico,
NY said: James H. Younglove, d. 1831, age 1 year.
Nearby a tombstone in the same cemetery
revealed another birth: Althea E. Younglove, d. 1844, age 6 months.
Son Hiram virtually vanished
from further notice. However, in 1888-1893 he was listed in a local
directory as a resident of Hastings, NY. George could not be traced.
Edward’s low net worth made
him quite poor for the times. Most of the local farmers around him
had valuations of $4,000 upwards. Edward certainly had employment.
There were several local tanneries in operation working with local shoemakers
to provide the leather needed. Shoemakers were a necessity in every
town.
Elmina died in 1854.
In 1863 Edward died. Both parents’ bodies were placed in the Maple
View Cemetery. Edward’s stone said: Edward Younglove d. 1863, age
72. Despite the family’s ongoing poverty, the graves at Maple View
were marked with stones.
Before his father’s death William
married Louisa _____. They resided at Hastings. The 1870 Hastings
census enumeration for the family showed:
Younglove, William
–35-cooper & farmer-NY-$400
Younglove, Louisa-36-wife------------------NY
Younglove, Mira-13-daughter--------------NY
Younglove, Henry-12-son-------------------NY
Younglove, Cora-9-daughter----------------NY
Younglove, Emma –5-daughter-------------NY
Younglove, Oliver-2-son---------------------NY
Younglove, Charles-2 months-son-----------NY
Several of these children seemed to
have died young. No graves were located for them.
The family remained in Hastings.
The 1880 census detailed them thusly:
Younglove, William-44-farmer—NY
- Both parents born in MA
Younglove, Louise [sic]-45-wife-NY
Younglove, Henry-21-son--------NY
Younglove, Willie –5-sister [sic]-NY
Younglove, Ettie-9-daughter-----NY
The 5-year old Willie, called a sister,
probably should have been marked daughter.
By the 1920’s the various then separate
households had relocated to Onondaga County towns. William and Louisa’s
oldest son Henry A. Younglove had settled in Clay, NY before 1905.
He married twice. All his children were from his first wife who died
in 1905. She was Francis Fields who was buried at the Liverpool Village
Cemetery, Liverpool, NY. Her stone read: Francis Field Younglove,
1867-1905.
Henry married a second time to a
Katherine/Catharine _____, the daughter of German parents. She stated
in the 1930 census that she had married at age 42 or ca. 1911.
Here is the 1920 Clay enumeration:
Younglove, Henry A.-61-NY-farmer
Younglove, Catharine [sic]-51-NY
wife
Younglove, Howard-17-NY-son
Younglove, Henry-15-NY-son
Younglove, William-83-NY-father
William died before the next census.
His place of burial was not located.
In the 1930 Clay census there were
two Younglove families given. They were living side by side.
Younglove, Henry A.-71-NY
Younglove, Katherine-61-NT-wife
Younglove, Henry E.-25-NY-son-caretaker
Next Door –
Younglove, Howard-27-NY-clerk at
feed store
Younglove, Mariam-25-NY-wife
Younglove, Robert-5-NY-son
Younglove, Richard-2-NY-son
Henry A. died in 1949. Katherine
M. died in 1958. They were both laid to rest in the Liverpool Village
Cemetery under stones which read respectively: Henry A. Younglove 1859-1949
and Katherine M. Younglove 1868-1958.
According to the Social Security
records Howard, son of Henry A., was born 5 September 1902 and died 26
June 1992 at Liverpool. Robert Younglove, son of Howard, was born
13 September 1925 and died 17 January 2000 at Manlius, NY. Another
son of Henry A., Henry E. was born on 23 December 1904 and died in November
1977 at Syracuse, NY. Henry E. married Marie N. _____. Together
they were both buried at Collamer Cemetery, Syracuse. Marie N. died
a year after her husband. The two stones at Collamer read respectively:
Henry E. Younglove 1904-1977 and Marie N. Younglove 1902-1978.
William’s second son, Oliver J. Younglove,
resided at Salina, NY by 1920. He had married Henrietta ______ of German
parents. This family was enumerated thusly:
Younglove, Oliver J.-53--NY-farmer
Younglove, Henrietta-48-NY-wife
Younglove, Oliver M.-16-NY-son
Younglove, Hattie-10-----NY-daughter
It would seem that there was another
child named Harry E. who died young. He was interred at Liverpool
Village Cemetery. His stone said: Harry E. Younglove 1904-1905.
Oliver and Henrietta moved to Liverpool,
NY by the time of the 1930 census there. Their listing showed:
Younglove, Oliver-63-----NY-housepainter
Younglove, Henrietta-58-NY-wife
Younglove, Hattie-21-----NY-office
typist
Oliver died in 1935, while Henrietta
survived to 1958. They were both buried in the Liverpool Village
Cemetery. Their stones read respectively: Oliver Younglove
1867-1935 and Henrietta M. Younglove 1868-1958.
In Onondaga
County at Fabius, NY there lived another line of Youngloves. Fabius
was settled in 1794 by families from Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., MA.
On the 1794 petition to form a County of Onondaga a Samuel Younglove signed
his name. That this Younglove line was related to the Oswego County
family there is no doubt, but the exact level of cousinship is not known.
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of Fabius. Boston: Boston History, 1896.
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