Brief Life History of Amy
When Amy Tilton was born about 1790, her father, John Tilton Sr, was 35 and her mother, Mariah "Mary" Sutphen, was 24. She married John Jameson about 1812, in New Jersey, United States.
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- John Tilton in the Ohio, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998
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Name Meaning
English (Berkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Tilton in Leicestershire, named with the Old English personal name Tila, Tilla + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.
History: William Tilton came to Lynn, MA, in or before 1637. Many of his descendants were master mariners, living on Martha's Vineyard. James Tilton of DE (1745–1822) was a physician who became US surgeon general.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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