John Kilham, of Jeffrey's Creek

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John Kilham

Also Known As: "John Killam"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dennington, Suffolk, England
Death: before November 1663
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Son of Austin Kilham, of Dennington & Wenham and Alice Kilham
Husband of Hannah Killam
Father of Hannah Kilham; Samuel Kilham; Abigail Alley; Abigail Masters; Anne Kilham and 4 others
Brother of Daniel Kilham; Elizabeth Hutton; Ruth McKinney; Lot Kilham and Sarah Fiske
Half brother of Daniel Kilham

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About John Kilham, of Jeffrey's Creek

From The Descendants of Moses and Sarah Kilham Porter by John S. Lawerence

John Pickworth. The date of his birth is unknown. He was at Salem, Mass. in 1637. He went to Plymouth Colony temporarily in 1631, and married there. The similarity of family names is presumptive evidence that his wife was Ann, daughter of Edmund Chandler.

  • >From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1902: He married Hannah Pickworth, daughter of John and Ann Pickworth of Salem, Beverly and Manchester.

His will is on record and was probated in November, 1663. He lived at Salem and Beverley, Mass., and was one of the proprietors of Jeffreys Creek, now Manchester, Mass.

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John Kilham was born in England. His parents were Austin and Alice Kilham. He came to New England with his parents and settled in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts.

According to Preston, he married Alice Pickworth who was the daughter of John and Ann Pickworth of Salem. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register says he married Hannah Pickworth.

John's children included: Hannah Kilham (April, 29 1660), Samuel Kilham (August 1, 1662, married Deborah Dorn), Abigail Kilham Masters (1666, married Abraham Masters). Anne Kilham Masters (April, 1673, married Samuel Masters), and Benjamin Kilham (February 3, 1674).

Ann and Abigail married their cousins; sons of Nathaniel Masters and Ruth Pickworth.

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John Kilham, of Jeffrey's Creek's Timeline

1627
1627
Dennington, Suffolk, England
1649
June 20, 1649
Age 22
Topsfield, Essex, Ma
1660
April 29, 1660
Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1662
August 1, 1662
Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1663
November 1663
Age 36
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
1663
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
1670
1670
Wenham, Essex County, MA, British Colonial America
1673
April 1673
1674
February 3, 1674