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     He was the son of Richard Chilton and Isabell (?). He married unknown (?). He married Isabell (?). He died circa 1582 at St Paul's Parish, Canterbury, Kent.¹
     

A yeoman of considerable property.

     

Mrs. (?) Chilton married James Chilton, son of Lyonell Chilton [Chylton] and unknown (?), before 1587.^2,1

Mrs. (?) Chilton died in January 1620/21 at Plymouth, MA; about a month after the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth. She was one of many who died at that time of "the first infection."^3,1
     It has been suggested that the wife of James Chilton was Susanna Furner, the daughter of James' step-mother by her first husband, Francis Furner. However, there are serious chronological problems with that hypothesis.^2,4,1

Sometime between 1608 when the first Separatists took refuge in Holland, and 1615 when his daughter, Isabella,was married in Leiden, James Chilton took his family to Holland to join the Pilgrim contingent.^5,1

There is mention in the records of St. Peter Parish, Sandwich, Kent, that "[blank] the wife of James Chilton" was excommunicated from the church. This may well have been for holding Separatist views, against the position of the Church of England.¹

     She is the daughter of Lyonell Chilton [Chylton] and unknown (?).

     She is the daughter of Lyonell Chilton [Chylton] and unknown (?).

     She was born circa 1601 at Sandwich, Co. Kent, England.¹ She was the daughter of James Chilton and Mrs. (?) Chilton.² She was baptized on 26 July 1601 at St. Peter's Parish, Sandwich, Kent, England.^1,2 She died.

     She was born circa 1594 at Canterbury, Co. Kent, England.¹ She was the daughter of James Chilton and Mrs. (?) Chilton.² She was baptized on 14 July 1594 at St. Martin's Parish, Canterbury, Co. Kent.^1,2 She died.¹

     She was born circa 1599 at Canterbury, Co. Kent, England.¹ She was the daughter of James Chilton and Mrs. (?) Chilton.² She was baptized on 29 April 1599 at St. Paul Parish, Canterbury, Kent, England.² She married Robert Nelson on 27 August 1622 at Leyden, Holland.¹ She died.

     She was born circa January 1587 at Canterbury, County of Kent, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of James Chilton and Mrs. (?) Chilton.^2,3 She was baptized on 15 January 1586/87 at St. Paul's Parish, Canterbury, Kent, England.²

Isabella Chilton married Roger Chandler on 21 July 1615 at Leiden, Holland; in the Dutch marriage records of Leiden, it states "Rogier Kandelaar, bruidegrom, zaaiwerker, van Colcester in Engelant [married] Ysabel Tgiltron, bruid, van Cantelberch in Engelant."^4,5,6

Isabella Chilton died at her home in, probably, Duxbury, Massachussetts.⁴
     

Isabella Chilton and Roger Chandler moved between 1637 and 1639 at Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachussetts.⁷

     He was born circa 1556 at Canterbury, County of Kent, England, England.^1,2 He was the son of Lyonell Chilton [Chylton] and unknown (?).

James Chilton married Mrs. (?) Chilton before 1587.^3,2

James Chilton died on 8 December 1620 at Cape Cod Bay on board the Mayflower; ; his death date has been given in various sources as 6, 8, or 18 December. The best evidence is from a long-lost note book kept by William Bradford, one of the pilgrim leaders.^2,3
     

He was a tailor, and was listed as a freeman in Canturbury in 1583.

Except for three daughters, Isabel, Ingle, and Mary, none of his other children appear to have lived to maturity.³

James Chilton and his family moved circa 1600 to at Sandwich, County of Kent.³

In Sandwich, he met Moses Fletcher who was destined to be a fellow Mayflower passenger, as well as other Separatists who later went to Holland, and was thus drawn into the Pilgrim movement.³

Sometime between 1608 when the first Separatists took refuge in Holland, and 1615 when his daughter, Isabella,was married in Leiden, James Chilton took his family to Holland to join the Pilgrim contingent.^4,2

On April 30th, 1619, while walking through the streets of Leyden with his daughter, Ingle, he was unexpectedly struck on the head by a heavy rock thrown by a group of boys who were demonstrating against a group of Armenians meeting nearby and mistook him for one of that group. He was injured severely enough that he was taken to the town surgeon, Jacob Hey, for treatment. It has been thought that the incident was one of the reasons that the Pilgrims felt themselves less welcome in Holland, and contributed to the decision to undertake the voyage tor New England.^5,6

On 6 September 1620, after a delay resulting from an unsuccesful first departure and return to port caused by the breakdown of the Speedwell, the second ship in the pilgrim's fleet, the Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England, sailing alone in "a prosperous wind." James Chilton was the oldest passenger with the possible exception of Elder William Brewster.⁷

James Chilton was one of 41 men aboard the Mayflower who signed the Mayflower Compact.^6,8

     He was born circa 1596 at Canterbury, Co. Kent, England.¹ He was the son of James Chilton and Mrs. (?) Chilton.² He was baptized on 22 August 1596 at St. Martin Parish, Canterbury, Kent, England.² He died.¹ He died before 11 September 1603.²

     He was born circa 1603 at Sandwich, Co. Kent, England.¹ He was the son of James Chilton and Mrs. (?) Chilton.² He was baptized on 11 September 1603 at St. Peter's Parish, Sandwich, Kent, England.^1,2

     She is the daughter of James Chilton and Mrs. (?) Chilton.²

     He was born at Canterbury, Co. Kent, England.¹ He was the son of James Chilton and Mrs. (?) Chilton.² He died circa November 1593 at Canterbury, Co. Kent, England.¹ He was buried on 2 November 1593 at St. Martin's Parish, Canterbury, Co. Kent.²

     He is the son of Lyonell Chilton [Chylton] and unknown (?).

     She is the daughter of Lyonell Chilton [Chylton] and unknown (?).

     She was born circa May 1607 at Sandwich, Co. Kent, England.¹ She was the daughter of James Chilton and Mrs. (?) Chilton.² She was baptized on 30 May 1607 at St. Peter Parish, Sandwich, Kent, England.² She married John Winslow, son of Edward Winslow and Magdalen Ollyver, between 1623 and 1627 at Plymouth, MA.³ She died before 1 May 1679 at Boston, MA.
     

There is a long-standing tradition, most likely true, that she was the first Mayflower passenger to step onto Plymouth Rock. Also, she was the only female Mayflower passenger to leave a will.^2,3

     She was born at Canterbury, Co. Kent, England.² She was the daughter of James Chilton and Mrs. (?) Chilton.¹ She died in November 1593 at St. Martin's Parish, Canterbury, Co. Kent.² She was buried on 23 November 1593 at St. Martin's Parish, Canterbury, Co. Kent.¹

     He married Isabell (?). He died circa 1549 at St Paul's Parish, Canterbury, Kent.²

     

Roland Chism married Elizabeth Turner, daughter of Samuel Turner Sr. and Abigail Haines, on 31 July 1821 at Clark Co., Kentucky.¹

     He married M. Thompson.

     She was born circa 1854. She was the daughter of Josiah Chorn and M. Thompson. She married Rice Pendleton T. Scobee, son of Robert Scobee and Lucy Ann Pendleton, on 13 March 1868. She died in 1919 at Clark Co., KY.

     He is the son of Frederick William of Schleswig and Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel. He married Louise of Hesse-Cassel.

     He married Eleanor Rathbun, daughter of Charles Brown Rathbun and Sarah Dolly Carr, in 1832 at Conquest, New York.¹

     He married Alice Ann Rathbun, daughter of Charles Brown Rathbun and Sarah Dolly Carr.¹
     Stephen W. Christian and Alice Ann Rathbun resided in 1850 at Noble, Branch Co., Michigan.¹

     She is the daughter of William Christianson and Mary Millar.

     He is the son of William Christianson and Mary Millar.

     He married Mary Millar, daughter of James Allan Millar and Katherine Meiklejohn, at Campbell River, B.C..

     She is the daughter of Gary Cecil Church and Greta Hall.

     He married Connie Marie Tiller, daughter of Glenn Christopher Tiller and Faye Hunt, on 27 August 1955.¹

     He is the son of Gary Cecil Church and Greta Hall.