Rev. Pardon Tillinghast, II

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Pardon Tillinghast

• Baptized in 1625 in Streat, Sussex
• Died 29 January 1718 Providence, Rhode Island
• Resting place Tillinghast Burial Ground, Benefit Street, Providence
• Parent(s) Pardon Tillinghast and Sarah Browne
• Spouse(s) (1) Sarah Butterworth (2) Lydia Taber
• children (first wife): Sarah, John, Mary;
• children (second wife): Lydia, Pardon, Philip, Benjamin, Abigail, Joseph, Mercy, Hannah, Elizabeth

Education Sufficient to write and publish a book

• Occupation cooper, merchant, clergyman
• Religion Baptist

Ref: Wikipedia

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From Find A Grave Memorial# 8619844

Note: Sent to me by Donna TILLINGHAST Casey:

"The photo on your main page for Pardon is not Pardon. It has often been seen in publications, etc., but it is has been confirmed not to be Pardon. There has been no heraldry or coat of arms confirmed for the Tillinghast family. Those that have been circulated have been developed by genealogy organizations for decades with no supportive heraldry filed in England."

Note #2: The date, January 19, that is carved in to the stone is not correct. All other historical references state that Rev. Tillinghast died on the 29th. Here is one such reference:

Providence Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891), 276.
TILLINGHAST, Pardon (merchant), (*2-27, *4-104), [died] Jan. 29, 1717-8.

notes

Rev. Pardon Tillinghast1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #176, b. 2 January 1621/22, d. 20 January 1717/18

Rev. Pardon Elisha Tillinghast|b. 2 Jan 1621/22\nd. 20 Jan 1717/18|p176.htm|Pardon Tillinghast||p925.htm|Elizabeth Ticheborne||p927.htm

Father Pardon Tillinghast

Mother Elizabeth Ticheborne

Charts Descendant Chart for John Taber

Reference TABER0003S

Rev. Pardon Tillinghast was born on 2 January 1621/22 in Seven Cliffs, Sussex, England.2 He was born in 1622 in Seven Cliffs, Sussex, England.3 He was the son of Pardon Tillinghast and Elizabeth Ticheborne. Rev. Pardon Elisha Tillinghast married second Lydia Masters Taber, daughter of Philip Taber and Lydia Masters, on 16 April 1664 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; or Apr.1,2,8 Rev. Pardon Elisha Tillinghast died on 20 January 1717/18 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, at age 96.1 He is also reported to have died on 29 January 1717/18 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, at age 96.2

Rev. Pardon Tillinghast is mentioned in The Great Migration Begins under Philip Taber.8 Rev. Pardon Elisha Tillinghast immigrated.3 He is not a descendant of Royalty sufficient proof of alleged royal ancestry is lacking.3
Lydia Masters Taber b. say 1648, d. 29 January 1719/20

   * Lydia Tillinghast b. 18 Apr 1666, d. 30 Jun 1707

* Pardon Tillinghast Jr b. 16 Feb 1667/68, d. 15 Oct 1743
* Phillip Tillinghast b. 1 Oct 1669, d. 14 Mar 1731/32
* Benjamin Tillinghast b. 3 Dec 1671, d. 14 Sep 1726
* Abigail Tillinghast b. 30 Jan 1673/74, d. 1744
* Joseph Tillinghast b. 11 Aug 1677, d. 1 Dec 1763
* Mercy Tillinghast b. Sep 1680, d. bt 1708 - 1774
* Hannah Tillinghast b. 1682, d. 1731
* Elizabeth Tillinghast b. 1685, d. 1750
Last Edited 11 May 2006

Citations

  1. [S9] George L Randall, Thomas, Son of Philip Taber.

2. [S18] Mary K Knudstrup, online www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/n/u/Mary-K-Knudstrup.
3. [S92] Patricia Ann Scherzinger, Colonial American of Royal and Noble Descent.
4. [S100] Frederick Lewis Wels, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonist, 9.
5. [S104] Frederick Lewis Weis, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 25.
6. [S93] Arthur Adams, Living Descendant of Blood Royal, Vol 1, 295.
7. [S107] "Unknown short article title", (37)34/38.
8. [S142] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins.
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       1. [S406] Anna Allen & Albert Hazen Wright, Taber - Tabor Genealogy; Descendants of Joseph and Philip, Sons of Philip Taber, p. 1. 

TILLINGHAST, Pardon, clergyman, born in Seven Cliffs, near Beachy Head (now Eastborn), Sussex, England, in 1622; died in Providence, Rhode Island, 19 January, 1718. He was a soldier under Cromwell, and a participant in the battle of Marston Moor. He settled in Providence, Rhode Island, 19 November, 1645, was admitted a resident of the town with a quarter interest of the original proprietors of the Providence purchase, and founded a numerous family, whose members are now found in nearly every state and territory of the United States. He was pastor of the 1st Baptist church in Providence from 1678 till his death, preaching and officiating in that capacity for about forty years without remuneration. At his own expense, in 1700, he built the first meeting-house of this religious society, the oldest in America of its denomination. Mr. Tillinghast in 1711, "for and in consideration of the love and goodwill" he bore the church over which he was then pastor, executed " to them and their successors in the same faith and order" a deed of the meetinghouse and the lot on which it. stood. In the deed of conveyance he describes the faith and order of the church by quoting Hebrews vi., 1, 2, showing it to be the same as that now held by the Six Principle Baptists. In addition to his pastoral duties and his occupation of a merchant, he found time to serve the infant colony many times as member of the house of deputies, and the town of Providence twenty-five years, in various posts of honor and trust.--'His great-grandson, Thomas, jurist, born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, 21 August, 1742; died in East Greenwich, L. I., 26 August, 1821, was 8 member of the legislature from 1772 till 1780, and one of the committee that it appointed in 1777 to estimate the damage done by the British soldiers on the islands of Conanicut and Rhode Island during the war of the Revolution. In 1779 he was elected judge of the court of common pleas for Kent county, and a member of the council of war. In September, 1780, he was chosen associate justice of the supreme court, which post he held by annual elections until 1787, sitting in the famous paper-money case of Trevett vs. Weeden. His firmness and decision in this case, notwithstanding its unpopularity in the state at the time, ought, says a writer, "to cause his name to be inscribed in letters of gold." He was again a judge of the supreme court from 1791 until his resignation in December, 1797, in which year he was elected a member of congress, serving from 13 November, 1797, till 4 March, 1799, and in 1801-'3. Joseph Leonard, lawyer, fifth in descent from Pardon, born in Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1790; died in Providence, Rhode Island, 30 December, 1844, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1811. In 1819 he received the honorary degree of A. M. from Brown, of which he was elected a trustee in 1833. He filled many other public stations, was for many years a member of the general assembly, and was repeatedly elected speaker of the house, where he was the earnest advocate of public instruction and judicial reform. Elected to congress as a Whig, he served from 4 September, 1837, till 3 March, 1843. In congress he was one of the most useful mere-bets, few men equalling him in the extent of his political information. At the age of eighteen he published in the Providence "Gazette." over the signature "Dion," a series of political essays that attracted wide attention; and he also contributed poetry to journals over the signature of " Carroll."

source:

famousamericans.net/pardontillinghast/

Mawney also had this to say, which gives us some clue about the residence of the Capt. Tillinghast involved.

   'When I came on deck I saw Capt. Tillinghast, and some others. We got into the boat and rowed up the river a certain distance and went by land to town, when Capt. Tillinghast, who was then living with me, after taking breakfast, went on the hill to view the smoking ruins of the vessel, which was all in flames soon after we left it." 

The Tillinghasts were a prominent family in Rhode Island and Providence at the time preceding the Revolutionary War. Pardon Tillinghast, the first American of this line, born in Seven Cliffs near Beachy Head, now Eastborn, Sussex, England, in 1622, served in the English army under Cromwell, and fought in the battle of Marston Moor. The Tillinghasts were an example of the American families that had immigrated at the era of the Civil War in England in which the argument was that the King was constrained by an unwritten constitution and could not act in matters of such items as taxation without the consent of the governed.

Pardon later came to New England, and in 1645 settled in Providence, R.I., where he bought a quarter interest in the original Providence purchase. He became a merchant in Providence, and was exceedingly active in public affairs. He built the first substantial wharf in Providence for ships to use, and was successful as a merchant importing and exporting goods. He was widely known as a man of great religious zeal. With his own money he built in 1700, the First Baptist Church at Providence, R.I., the oldest church of this denomination in America, and for over forty years (1678-1718) without any remuneration acted as pastor of that society. For over twenty-five years he held various posts of honor in the town and he also served the colony many times as deputy to the General Court. So to be a Tillinghast in Providence marked the person as a person of status.

For examples, Thomas Tillinghast was a Colonial Deputy (State Representative) from West Greenwich, and Nicholas Tillinghast helped Governor Stephen Hopkins redress grievances to the King against the Stamp Act in 1764.

In 18th century England, status was all-important in governing the population. Hence the pre-Revolutionary War status of the Tillinghast was important to the English in thinking about the importance of those resisting the customs collections. Had the royal commission investigating the Gaspee attack known that it was people of status like the merchants Tillinghasts, Browns, and Greenes, they would have been shocked. To them it was almost unthinkable that men of such family status could be involved. In fact, the simple act of having the English navy crewmen look at these reputable colonial merchants would have been repugnant to English nobility and gentry thinking.

Let us now discuss which Tillinghast it was that was on the raid. We do know that there was a the ship captain Tillinghast that was a ship captain of John Brown, and a prominent ship captain after the Revolution. [Off Soundings] This is probably the Captain Joseph Tillinghast that was on the raid. The John Brown ship captain and investor in many ships is the one most likely to have been the person to be in charge of a longboat in a John Brown matter. References in square[ ] or curly{} brackets] on any page in this website are to books, or other materials, listed in the Joseph Bucklin Society Library Catalog.]

There was only one Capt. Joseph Tillinghast listed in Providence in the pre-revolutionary war period, on the land ownership tax assessments before 1770. He was one of the persons assessed for fire protection in the "compact part of Providence" in 1759. He was assessed 12 pounds. [Cf. Capt. Joseph Bucklin's (born 1720). assessment of 20 pounds.] No Joseph Tillinghast shows up as a property owner in the 1770 tax assessment. But in 1772, three Joseph Tillinghasts show up as being taxed in one way or another in Providence. [Courtesy Wayne G. Tillinghast, see infra.] All three were ship captains.

There is only one Joseph Tillinghast listed in the 1777 Rhode Island Military Census, which shows a man able to bear arms in the age range of 16 to 50 years old. But there are four Joseph Tillinghasts listed in the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Database with dates corresponding to being possibly present in 1772. All four are listed as Captains. All we have to do is determine which was the one of the four that was living in Providence in 1772. The choices are.

      1. TILLINGHAST, JOSEPH E, CAPT 1739c - 18 DEC 1781 (who would have been about 32 years old at the time of the Gaspee raid), buried at the Tillinghast family lot in Providence on Benefit street  at Transit street.

2. TILLINGHAST, JOSEPH, CAPT 1720c - 14 FEB 1797 EG018 (who would have been about 52 years old at the time of the Gaspee raid), buried in the Tillinghast family lot in East Greenwich.
3. TILLINGHAST, JOSEPH, CAPT 1728c - 6 SEP 1789, buried in Providence's Old North Burial Ground where many Gaspee raiders have been buried.
4. TILLINGHAST, JOSEPH, CAPT 1734 - 14 NOV 1816, buried in Providence's Old North Burial Ground where many Gaspee raiders have been buried. This Joseph was the brother of Thomas Tillinghast (noted above as a Colonial Deputy in the state assembly.) Joseph and Thomas' parents were John Tillinghast (born 1690, died Oct. 21, 1777) and Anne Allin (born July 2, 1699, died March 5, 1739)) This Joseph married Mary Earle, daughter. of John and Mary (Watts) Earle, in 1776. After he became married, he shows up as having an ownership interest in ship registries regarding the ships: Polly, Brig. Reg. 1776 ; Sloop Reg. 1783 ; Polly, Lic 1793 ; Polly and Betsey, Reg. 1794 to Wm E. and Joseph Tillinghast (in this list hereafter as "Wm and Jos"); Argus, Brig Reg. 1804 Wm and Jos; Commerce, Reg. 1796 Wm and Jos; Hunter, Brig. Reg. 1796 Wm.and Jos; Planter, Brig Lic. 1802 Wm. and Jos; Joseph, Schooner Lic. 1815 Heirs of Joseph part owners . [Ship Registers 1941].
Todd Lawrence, Genealogist of the Tillinghast Family Society, tells us the following.

   Capt. Joseph Tillinghast, [# 4 above] born Jan 09, 1735 in East Greenwich (Source = Arnold Vital records of RI), died Nov. 14, 1816 in Providence (Source = Charles Tillinghast Straight genealogy in RI Historical Society library). Rose Tillinghast, in her 1972 "Tillinghast Family" genealogy, lists a lot of information on the ships that this Joseph Captained - she also guessed that he was the Gaspee raider - no concrete proof however."

Gaspee history researcher John Concannon, with a different line of substantial reasoning, also picks the Joseph Tillinghast # 4 above. See http://www.gaspee.org/JosephTillinghast.htm Concannon works on the theory that if Mawney says " Capt. Tillinghast, who was then living with me," Tillinghast must have been unmarried at the time. Liberally paraphrased (not exactly quoted), Concannon says:

   Joseph Tillinghast [# 4 above] born in 1734 in East Greenwich, married a Mary Earle from Providence in 1776. Joseph and Mary  who had a child named William Earle Tillinghast (c1777/8 - 25 APR 1817) who married an Amey Mawney, daughter of Pardon Mawney, John Mawney's brother. Since the Tillinghast-Earle marriage did not take place until 1776, this Joseph Tillinghast would've been free to room  with John Mawney in 1772 at the time of the Gaspee attack.  All are referenced by our old friend Weldon Whipple at www.whipple.org and by his source, Stanley W. Arnold, Jr., "A Mawney Line of Descent," Rhode Island Genealogical Register, v. 11 (1988), p. 206

Wayne G Tillinghast, in his well researched article The Three Captains Joseph Tillinghast of Providence, Rhode Island Roots, June 2004, 30:57-86 has accurately determined which was the Captain Tillinghast was the Gaspee raider, to wit 1734 - 14 NOV 1816, the son of John Tillinghast. Part of what he says is paraphrased below.

In 1772 John Mawney was living in Providence with his widowed mother Amey (Gibbs) Mawney, and although there is no specific entry for June of 1772, the account books of Joseph Tillinghast, son of John Tillinghast, reflect that he occasionally paid rent to Mrs. Amey Mawney. A letter that Joseph, son of John, wrote to his father-in-law, William Earle, a few days after his marriage in 1776, confirmed that he still had some furniture at Mrs. Mawney’s house. Additionally, this Joseph Tillinghast John Mawney were related, being grandson and great-grandson, respectively, of Pardon Tillinghast of East Greenwich.

Joseph was a charter member of the Charitable Baptist Society, an organization formed in 1774 for the purpose of acquiring the land and constructing the new meetinghouse for the First Baptist Church of Providence.

On 19 July 1776, Joseph Tillinghast, Nicholas Brown, William Wall, Richard Salter, Elijah Shepardson, and John B. Hopkins, as owners of the sloop Yankee Ranger, and John Warner, commander, on 19 July 1776, applied for and received a “Letter of Marque,” (essentially a commission as a privateer). Thereafter, On 13 Aug. 1776 Joseph as commander of John Brown’s sloop Polly, and under written orders from John Brown, “burthened about Seventy Tons, … Six Carriage Guns Four Pounders and Swivel Guns, with Twenty Men and fitted with a suitable Quantity of Small Arms, Pistols, Cutlasses, Powder Ball and other Military Stores,” received a Letter of Marque. Thereafter, until 1777, Captain Joseph Tillinghast was at sea as a privateer attacking British ships.

The Charitable Baptist Society records in Providence as of The July 1777 note that he was “at Smithfield,” and indeed his Bible records reflect that his oldest son William Earle Tillinghast was born at Smithfield 5 Sept. 1777. Several Providence residents, fearing an attack from the enemy, left Providence during the British occupation of Newport. Commodore Esek Hopkins reported to the Continental Marine Committee on 8 Apr. 1777 that he was seriously concerned with the safety of the Rhode Island coast, and particularly Providence, because of the reluctance of the militia to tolerate the high price of goods and the low wages, and “the princable men that have maid fortens by Priviteren have bought estates back in the Cuntrey & have and are now moving away which must leave the town in a Defencless Condition.”[ ]

We conclude that Concannon, Rose Tillinghast and Wayne Tillinghast are right in picking the Gaspee raider longboat captain. So we list this Tillinghast, Joseph, Capt 1734 -1816 as the Gaspee raider.

  1. [S406] Anna Allen & Albert Hazen Wright, Taber - Tabor Genealogy; Descendants of Joseph and Philip, Sons of Philip Taber, p. 1. 

1622c: Pardon Tillinghast was born.
"New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; p. 743; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985 (974.0 NEa/Marriage SCGS)
1622c: Pardon Tillinghast, was at Seven Cliffs, Sussex county, England.
1645c: He emigrated to America locating in Providence.
1645, January 19: "The 19th of the 11th month (January), 1645. We whose names are hereafter subscribed, having obtained a free grant of twenty-vide acres of land, a-piece, with right of commoning to the said proportion of land, thankfully accept of the same, and do hereby promise to yield active and passive obedience to the authority of the King and Parliament of the State of England, established in this Colony according to our Charter, and all such wholesome laws and orders, that are, or shall be made by the major consent of this town of Providence, as also, not to claim any right to the purchase of the said plantation, nor any privilege or vote in town affairs until we shall be received as freemen of the said town of Province.
Signed by Pardon Tillinghast, Thomas Clement, and many others
True copy, as recorded in the old town book, partly burnt, fol. 33.)
Nicholas Tillinghast, Town Clerk. Providence, May 19,1755.
"The Descendants of Pardon Tillinghast" II:160-1 from "Genealogies of Rhode Island Families" Indexed by Robert and Catherine Barnes; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1983 (974.5 RI/Genealogies SCGS)
1647, November 19: The first of record in Providence when he was granted twenty-five acres. Valuable as were the services rendered by the ancestor in those early days, who served as deputy, merchant, and pastor, his greatest gift was the quality of his descendants, who in each generation have been eminent in business, public and professional life.
The life history of Rev. Pardon Tillinghast enriches many chapters of the early history of Providence, but despite his service to the State and city as an official, it is his connection with the First Baptist Church which stands out as his greatest work. He served that church as pastor for many years, but would never accept any remuneration from the congregation for his services.
"History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" by Thomas William Bickwell; pp. 289-91; The American Historical Society, Inc.; New York, New York; 1920 (974.5 B583 LAPL)
1663c: Pardon Tillinghast moved from Providence to Newport, and was there in 1663.
"The Descendants of Pardon Tillinghast" II:160-1 from "Genealogies of Rhode Island Families" Indexed by Robert and Catherine Barnes; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1983 (974.5 RI/Genealogies SCGS)
1666, September 28: "Know all men by these presents that Henry Reddocke of patuxit in Warwick of Road Island and Providence Plantations having bargained and sold unto Pardon Tillinghast of Prouidence and Colloney aforesaid for sattisfatction in hand allredy received all my right title and Interest of common belonging unto mee in the Towne of Prouidence in the Colony aforesaid being a five and Twenty acre purchaser together with all my right tittle and intrest in all the Deuitions of the out purchises that are or shall be made more over by these presents I, the said Henry Reddocke, have sould and made over from me my heires Executors administrators or assignes Euer peaceabely Enicy without Lett or mollestation be me or any under me and for performance of the premises I have heare unto sett my hand and seale this 28th day of September 1666
Henry Riddocke, Nathaniell Coles, Mabell Riddocke and Thomas Warde, scr
"The Early Records of the Town of Providence, Rhode Island" I:20; Snow and Farnham, City Printers; Providence, Rhode Island; 1892 (HeritageQuest)
1667, May 24: "Know all men by Theese presents that I, John Steere of Providence, have bargained sold and made over unto Pardon Tillinghast of Providence Aforesaide my Dwelling house in Prouidence together with the land and fencing about it lying neere to Thomas Oiney, Junior on the other, side the river and also my fine acre lot lying by it bounded on. Each side by the Towne hy way and by Thomas Olneys land and the Spruce Swamp on the West and North west upon the Consideration of a full and valuab(e)ll Sattisfaction resiuved Doe Ecknowledge the said house lands and fence to be in the posestion and for the use of the said Pardon Tillinghast his heires Executors Administrators or Asignes Quietly and peaceabely to jnioy Euen for Euer Without, any let or molestation from me the said John Steere my heires Executors or asignes and to the trew and fathfull per performance of the premises I haue heareunto set my hand and Scale this 24 Day of May in the yeare 1667 in the presence of Phillip Taber, James Clarke
John Steere
Enroled the thirtyeth Day of January in the yeare 1667 ~ me Shadrach Manton, Towne Clarke.
"The Early Records of the Town of Providence, Rhode Island" I:19; Snow and Farnham, City Printers; Providence, Rhode Island; 1892 (HeritageQuest)
1670, September 6: Mr. Steere, with the consent of Hannah his wife, sold an estate, consisting of twenty acres of land and five acres of meadow adjoining, on the cast side of the West River, bequeathed to him by Wickenden, to the Reverend Pardon Tillinghast.
"Steere Genealogy" a record of the descendants of John Steere" by James Pierce Root; pp. 31-50; the Riverside Press; Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1890 (HeritageQuest)
1672, October: The following persons were named to represent Providence, Rhode Island at the General Assembly: William Harris, Samuel Reife; PARDON TILLINGHAST and Thomas Borden.
"History of Providence County, Rhode Island" p. 331; W. W. Preston and Company; 1891 (HeritageQuest)
1676, October 5: The Reverend Pardon Tillinghast disposed of the land purchased from Mr. Steere to William Hawkins. Tillinghast was the worthy and much honored pastor of the First Baptist Church in Providence. A memorial of the original owner still remains in Wickenden Street.
"Steere Genealogy" a record of the descendants of John Steere" by James Pierce Root; pp. 31-50; the Riverside Press; Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1890 (HeritageQuest)
1677, November 19: He had returned to Providence, when he signed a protest against Roger Williams, G. Dieter, and A. Fenner's opposing William Harris before the commissioners, with fifteen others.
1681c: He was an elder of the old Baptist church.
"The Descendants of Pardon Tillinghast" II:160-1 from "Genealogies of Rhode Island Families" Indexed by Robert and Catherine Barnes; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1983 (974.5 RI/Genealogies SCGS)
1680, October: The following were named to represent Providence, Rhode Island at the General Assembly: John Thornton, PARDON TILLINGHAST; James Mathewson and Edward Smith.
"History of Providence County, Rhode Island" p. 332; W. W. Preston and Company; 1891 (HeritageQuest)
1690: May: The following persons were named to represent Providence, Rhode Island at the General Assembly: Stephen Arnold; PARDON TILLINGHAST; John Dexter and Gideon Crawford.
"History of Providence County, Rhode Island" p. 332; W. W. Preston and Company; 1891 (HeritageQuest)
1700c: He built a church at the northwest corner of North Main and Smith streets, at his own expense.
"History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" by Thomas William Bickwell; pp. 289-91; The American Historical Society, Inc.; New York, New York; 1920 (974.5 B583 LAPL)
1709, June 30: "To Benjamin Barton, Thomas Fry. James Carder, John Spencer, Benjamin Green, PARDON TILLINGHAST, John Waterman, Thomas Nichols, John Wickes. John Nichols, Malachi Rhodes, James Green and Simon Smith, of East Greenwich, for £1100, about 85.000 acres; bounded North by Warwick south line, West by colony . line, East by East Greenwich and Fones' purchase and south, to begin at the southwest corner of Fones purchase and thence west a line parallel with the Warwick south line to the colony line (E.G. 2.76.)
"The Early History of Narragansett: with an appendix of original documents . . . " by Elisha R. Potter; Marshall, Brown and Company; Providence, Rhode Island; 1935 (HeritageQuest)
1711c: He deeded his meeting-house, the lot on which it stood being given him.
1711, April 14: He gave a deed of it to the church, and limited it to those of the same faith, and expressly explains it by Hebrews, 6th chapter, 1st and 2d verses (Proprietors' Records, I:27-8).
"The Descendants of Pardon Tillinghast" II:160-1 from "Genealogies of Rhode Island Families" Indexed by Robert and Catherine Barnes; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1983 (974.5 RI/Genealogies SCGS)
* He had the commercial spirit highly developed, as well as the religious, and at one time was the leading merchant of the town.
"History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" by Thomas William Bickwell; pp. 289-91; The American Historical Society, Inc.; New York, New York; 1920 (974.5 B583 LAPL)
1715, December 15: The Last Will and Testament of Pardon Tillinghast was dated. He bequeaths "my life and spirit into the hands of the Fountain of Life and Father of Spirits from whom I have received it".
"Certain Comeovers" by Henry Howland Crapo; I:300-303; E. Anthony and Sons; New Bedford, Massachusetts, Incorporated, Printers; 1912 (HeritageQuest)
1717, January 29: He died, having almost attained the honors of a centenarian, being ninety-six years of age. [Beth Hurd, RIGENWEB]
"History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" by Thomas William Bickwell; pp. 289-91; The American Historical Society, Inc.; New York, New York; 1920 (974.5 B583 LAPL)
1718, February 11: The Will of Pardon Tillinghast was proved and his inventory, taken by grandfather James Brown and Samuel Winsor, both elders of the Baptist Church in Providence, left his widow executrix.
"The Descendants of Pardon Tillinghast" II:160-1 from "Genealogies of Rhode Island Families" Indexed by Robert and Catherine Barnes; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1983 (974.5 RI/Genealogies SCGS)
Additional Resources:
1) "List of Members of the First Baptist Church in Providence, Rhode Island: with biographical sketches of the pastors" M. M. Brown, publisher; Providence, Rhode Island; 1832 (HeritageQuest)
Marriage 1 Sarah (a) Butterworth b: 1623 in Saconet Plantation, Rhode Island Colony and Plymouth Colony

   * Married: 1654 in Newport Settlement, Rhode Island Colony and Providence Plantations

* Note:
1654c: Pardon Tillinghast married (1st) Sarah Butterworth at Newport Settlement, Rhode Island Colony and Providence Plantations. Children born at Providence: 1) Sarah; born September 17, 1654 and 2) John; born July 1, 1657. Children born at Newport, Rhode Island: 3) Mary; born August 1659.
Additional Resources:
1) "Certain Comeovers" by Henry Howland Crapo; I:300-303; E. Anthony and Sons; New Bedford, Massachusetts, Incorporated, Printers; 1912 (HeritageQuest)
2) "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; p. 743; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985 (974.0 NEa/Marriage SCGS)
Marriage 2 Lydia (b) Taber , Twin b: 8 NOV 1640 in Yarmouth Settlement, Plymouth Colony

   * Married: 16 APR 1664 in Providence Settlement, Rhode Island Colony

* Note:
1664, April 16: Pardon Elisha Tillinghast married (2nd) Lydia Taber at Providence Settlement, Rhode Island Colony. Children, born at Providence: 1) Lydia; born April 18, 1666; 2) Pardon, Jr.; born February 17, 1667; married 1729c, Margaret Greene; 3) Philip; born October 1, 1669; married May 3, 1692, Martha Holmes; 4) Benjamin (see below); 5) Abigail; born March, 1673; 6) Joseph; born August 11, 1677; 7) Mercy; born 1680c; 8) Hannah; born 1682c and 9) Elizabeth; born 1685c.
"Certain Comeovers" by Henry Howland Crapo; I:300-303; E. Anthony and Sons; New Bedford, Massachusetts, Incorporated, Printers; 1912 (HeritageQuest)
Additional Resources:
1) "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; p. 743; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985 (974.0 NEa/Marriage SCGS)
2) "The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1633" by Robert Charles Anderson; New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; 1995 (974.A549 LAPL) (F7.G74 1995 CSL)
3) "The Descendants of Pardon Tillinghast" from "Genealogies of Rhode Island Families" by Robert and Catherine Barnes; II:160-1; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1983 (974.5 RI/Genealogies SCGS)
Children

  1. Has Children Benjamin Tillinghast b: 3 FEB 1671/72 in Newport Settlement, Rhode Island Colony

2. Has Children Abigail Tillinghast b: 20 JAN 1673/74 in Providence Settlement, Rhode Island Colony
Descendancy fro Edward I )Longshanks) King of England:

Born 17 June 1239

Died 7 July 1307

Eldest son of Henry III

In 1254 he married Eleanore of Castile (died in 1290) d/o King Ferdinand III of Spain.

They had: Thomas De Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk and Alice De Halles of Sir Roger De Halles (1301-1338).

John 4th Baron Seagrave and Margaret Plantagenet, Duchess of Norfolk.

John, 4th Baron Mowbray - Elizabeth Seagrave, heir.

John 5th baron De Welles and Eleanore Mowbray

Edo De Welles and Maude De Greystock, d/o Ralph, 5th Baron de Greystock

Sir Lionel de Welles, 6th baron de Welles, K.G. (Knoght of the Garter) and Cecilia (or Joan), d/o Robert Waterton of Methley.

Thomas, Lord Hoo, K.G, Chancelor to France and Eleanore De Welles

Sir Roger De Copley (15th in descent from King Athelred II) and Anna de Hoo, da. and co-heir.

William Lusher, Lord of Rodsell Manor and Ann Copley.

George Lusher, Gentleman and Alice unknown.

Sir Richard Leachford, Knight, of Shellwood Manor in Leigh, surrey County & Ann Lusher.

Rev. Benjamin Browne, Vicar of Ifiel County, Sussex and Sarah Leachford

Sarah Browne and Pardon Tillinghast (yoeman and cooper of Streat, Sussex County (1600-1653) - (1601 -1665).

1. ID: I28107
2. Name: Pardon Tillinghast
3. Sex: M
4. Birth: 16 MAR 1621/22 in Beachey Head, Sussex Co., , England
5. Death: 29 JAN 1717/18 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island

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   4 possible matches found on Ancestry.com	Ancestry.com

Father: Pardon Tillinghast b: ABT 1593 in Streat, Sussex Co., England

Mother: Sarah Browne b: ABT 1600 in Ifield, Sussex Co., England

Marriage 1 ?...? Butterworth b: ABT 1634

Children

  1. Has No Children Sarah Tillinghast b: 17 NOV 1654

2. Has No Children John Tillinghast b: SEP 1657 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island
3. Has No Children Mary Tillinghast b: OCT 1661 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island
Marriage 2 Lydia Taber b: 1642 in Massachusetts

   * Married: 16 APR 1664 in prob. Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island

Children

  1. Has No Children Lydia Tillinghast b: 18 APR 1666 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island

2. Has No Children Pardon Tillinghast b: 16 FEB 1667/68 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island
3. Has No Children Philip Tillinghast b: OCT 1669 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island
4. Has No Children Benjamin Tillinghast b: 3 FEB 1671/72 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island
5. Has No Children Abigail Tillinghast b: MAR 1673/74 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island
6. Has Children Joseph Tillinghast b: 11 AUG 1677 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island
7. Has No Children Mercy Tillinghast b: 1680 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island
8. Has No Children Hannah Tillinghast b: ABT 1682 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island
9. Has No Children Elizabeth Tillinghast b: ABT 1684 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island

Copied from book published in 1927."Genealogy - Mildred Campbell Whitaker Gillinghast" pg. 48:

Pardon Tillinghast (1) was born at Beachy Head (another book said Seven Cliffs)on the coast of sussex in 1622. He was a Baptist minister in america, but always refused to accept any salary. He built and equipt the first meeting house in Providence, R.I., and persented it to the society. He died in Jan. 29, 1718, at age 96 in Providence. He was a soldier in Cromwell's Army. His first wife was a Butterworth, his second wife was Lydia, daughter of Phipip and Lydia (Masters Taber) Children by first wife were Sarah, John, Mary. Second wife: Phillip, Benjamin, Abigail, Joseph, Mercy, Hannah, Elizabeth, Lydia and Pardon. He was a prominent merchant of his day, and a very useful citizen, being Deputy six years and overseer of the Poor, a member of the Town Council, etc. In 1681 he became pastor of the Baptist Church

Pardon Tillinghast (2) in direct line, was born Feb. 16, 1666, died Oct. 15, 1743. Married Mary Keech who died Feb 7, 1726. Children were John born 1690, Thomas and James born November 24, 1816. Their father, according to the daughter Cora Warren Hendricks, was a cobbler. They liven in or near the mountains in New York. The mother died when they were quite small and the father remarried. Thomas was "bound out" to a farmer. I believe because family tradition was that Thomas was often hungry. At this place and while the owners were away, Thomas would take milk from the container and then replace it with water so the missing milk would not be discovered. The daughter says Thomas ran away from the people he was bound to and worked on the Erie Canal. He settled in Stephenson County, Illinois in 1838. Later he came to Kansas in 1874 - Jewell County, Sinclair Township. Mary born 1694, Joseph born 1706 and Phillip born 1710.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Family
• 3 References
• 4 See also

Biography

In 1625 Tillinghast was baptized in Streat Parish Church, Streat, East Sussex, England[1]. He may have been born in Seven Cliffs, near Beachy Head (now Eastbourne), Sussex, England.[2] It is believed that he served as a soldier under Oliver Cromwell and participated in the battle of Marston Moor. Tillinghast settled in Providence, Rhode Island and on November 19, 1645 was admitted a resident and allotted a share as a proprietor. He served as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Providence without remuneration from 1678 until his death in 1717. He was the author of Water-Baptism Plainly Proved by Scripture to Be a Gospel Precept (Boston, 1689). In 1700 at his own expense, Tillinghast built the first meeting-house of the First Baptist Church, the oldest Baptist congregation in America. In 1711 Tillinghast deeded the building to the church and described the church as adhering to Six Principle Baptist principles. Tillinghast worked as a merchant and served as a member of the house of deputies (representatives), and in various official posts within the town of Providence. Tillinghast died in Providence, Rhode Island, 19 January, 1718. [3]

Family

Rev. Tillinghast was married twice and he was an ancestor of most persons in the United States with his surname. A little before 1654 he married a Miss Butterworth, whose given name may have been Sarah. They had 3 children. On 16 April 1664 he married Lydia Tabor, and they had 9 children. [4]

His granddaughter Mary Tillinghast married Richard Ward, colonial governor of Rhode Island. Their son Samuel Ward was a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was an ancestor of Julia Ward Howe.

Nicholas Brown, Jr., for whom Brown University was named, was a great great grandson.

The name Pardon was Rev. Tillinghast's paternal grandmother's (Alice Pardon) maiden name.

References

  1. ^ East Sussex Record Office, Lewes, East Sussex, England image of original baptism record. Ref: ESRO PAR 01 01 01B

  2. ^ It was supposed for a time that his mother was Elizabeth Tichborne, a descendant of King Edward III, but the mother's maiden name actually was Sarah Browne. 'Tillinghast Family', by Rose O'Brien Tillinghast (1972), p. 6.

  3. ^ John Avery Tillinghast, A little journey to the home of Elder Pardon Tillinghast (Standard Print., 1908)[1]

  4. ^ 'The Tillinghasts in America: The First Four Generations' by Wayne G. Tillinghast (2006), Rhode Island Genealogical Society.

See also

   * First Baptist Church in America

Source: Downloaded May 2011 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_Tillinghast

• From the Wikipedia, "Pardon Tillinghast," posted at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_Tillinghast: "Pardon Tillinghast (1625–1718) was an early settler of Providence, Rhode Island, a public official there, and a pastor of the Baptist Church of Providence. A cooper by profession, he immigrated to New England about 1645, and became a successful merchant. Later in life he became a clergyman, serving without compensation for nearly four decades. He died in 1718 aged about 96, and was buried in a family cemetery on Benefit Street in Providence that remains extant. Among his thousands of descendants are many of great prominence, including Continental Congress delegate Samuel Ward; Julia Ward Howe who wrote the Battle Hymn of the Republic; and Stephen Arnold Douglas who was involved in a series of famed debates with Abraham Lincoln in 1858, prior to a Senate race, and later lost to him in the 1860 presidential election."
• From the WikiTree, "Pardon Elisha Tillinghast II (abt. 1625-abt. 1718": "He was the author of Water-Baptism Plainly Proved by Scripture to Be a Gospel Precept (Boston, 1689). At his own expense, he built the first meeting house of the First Baptist Church in 1700. In 1711 he deeded the building to the church and described the church as adhering to Six Principle Baptist principles. The importance of this gift becomes appreciable considering that for 50 years the only places of meeting were in many of the groves surrounding Providence. The building was erected on the corner of what is now North Main and Smith streets. Tillinghast worked as a merchant and served as a member of the house of deputies (representatives), and in various official posts within the town of Providence."

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GEDCOM Note

<u><b>Pardon Elisha Tillinghast </b></u> 2 January 1625 – 20 January 1718 • MQ7Q-P6N

<b>Sex</b> Male
<b>Birth</b> 2 January 1625
Seven Cliffs, Sussex, England
<b>Christening</b> 3 January 1623
Streat, Sussex, England
<b>Death</b> 20 January 1718
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
<b>Burial</b> Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

<b>Occupation</b> Successful Merchant
New England, United States

Cooper, Shopkeeper
New England

<b>Custom Fact</b> Built the first wharf in Providence

<u><b>Family Members
</u>Spouse</b> Sarah Butterworth 1633-1661 • LK8M-GL5 ​
<b>Marriage:</b> 1654
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

<b>Children</b> John Tillinghast 1657-1690 • L8MB-8GG ​
Mary Tillinghast 1659-1711 • LD54-4K4 ​
Lydia Tillinghast 1666-1707 • LHZD-98N ​
Pardon Tillinghast 1668-1743 • LCTX-GFH ​
Phillip Tillinghast 1669-1732 • LVX7-YCJ ​
Benjamin Tillinghast 1671-1726 • LH93-MFW ​
Mercy Tillinghast 1673-1769 • LVJ3-Y44 ​
Abigail Tillinghast 1674-1744 • MSMC-8CQ ​
Joseph Tillinghast 1677-1763 • L8B5-JQ8 ​
Hannah Tillinghast 1682-1731 • M6TL-P5W ​
Elizabeth Tillinghast 1685-1750 • LHQS-FJS ​
Sarah Tillinghast 1654-1742 • LZWQ-XYY ​

<b>Spouse</b> Lydia Taber 1640-1718 • M87T-LM7 ​
<b>Marriage:</b> 16 April 1664
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

<b>Spouse</b> Lydia Taber Tillinghast Deceased • MCLG-17V ​

<b>Spouse</b> Lydia Taber 1602-Deceased • MZ6Z-1W5 ​

<b>Spouse</b> Lydia Tabor 1650-Deceased • 9SFV-C61 ​

<b>Parents</b> Pardon John Tillinghast 1600-1665 • L69Y-JMD ​
Sarah Browne 1600-1653 • MCL3-ZQ6 ​
<b>Marriage:</b> 26 November 1622
Charlwood, Surrey, England

<b>Siblings</b> John Tillinghast 1623-Deceased • L4QN-ZFF ​
Rev. Pardon John Tillinghast II 1622-1718 • 9S8B-RNP ​
Pardon Elisha Tillinghast 1625-1718 • MQ7Q-P6N ​
Sarah Tillinghast 1627-Deceased • L7JN-TZN ​
Benjamin Tillinghast 1629-Deceased • KNWZ-VZ5 ​
Ann Tillinghast 1630-1636 • KLGF-66J ​
Alice Tillinghast 1631-Deceased • KNWZ-V8S ​
Charles Tillinghast 1634-Deceased • KNWZ-VZB ​

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RECORD
of the
DESCENDANTS
of
CHARLES BOWLER
ENGLAND -- 1740 -- AMERICA
who settled in
Newport, Rhode Island
____________________________

Collected and Compiled by
N. P. BOWLER
Assisted by
CORA BOWLER MALONE

page 44

ANCESTRY OF HANNAH (TILLINGHAST) ABORN

Pardon Tillinghast, b. 1622 at Seven Cliffs, Sussex Co., England.
He served in Cromwell's Army. Came to Providence abt, 1646. He was
Deputy 1672-1700. Member of Town Council 1688-1707. April 14,
1711, he deeded his house called Baptist meeting house, "situated
between the Town Street and salt water, together with the lot whereon
said meeting house standeth, to the Church and their successors, for the
Christian love, good will and affection which I bear to the Church of
Christ in said Providence, the which I am in fellowship with, and have
the care of as being elder of said Church."
He d. Jan. 29, 1718. His will, proved Feb. 11, 1718, says: "I
do bequeath my life and spirit into the hands of the Fountain of life and
Father of spirits, from whom I received it, and my body to the
dust from whence it came, in hope of a resurrection to eternal life,"
Inventory, L1,542, 4s, 3d. He was buried in his own lot at the south
end of town. He m. (2nd) April 16, 1664, Lydia, dau. of Philip and
Lydia (Masters) Taber. Their son
Joseph Tillinghast, b. Aug. 11, 1677, in Provedence, m. (2nd) abt.
1721, Mary, dau. of Abraham Paris, of Barbados, mariner, and widow
of -- Hendron, d. Dec. 1, 1763. Their son ( his 12th child)
Daniel Tillinghast, b. June 2, 1732, in Newport, m. Hannah, dau. of
Robert and Amey (Crawford) Gibbs. Their dau.
Hannah Tillinghast, m. Samuel Aborn.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8619844/pardon-tillinghast

From Find a Grave contributor:

Pardon was the son of Pardon and Sarah (Browne) Tillinghast.He was born in England. He Emigrated in 1643 to Providence, Rhode Island in 1643. He officiated as pastor of the First Baptist Church for approximately 10 years and was a member of the founding group for over 60 years. In 1671 he erected, at his own expense, and presented to the church its first meeting house built of brick and mortar. He was a man of considerable means for those days but for labors to the colony and during his long pastorate he refused all compensation for his services. He authored "Water-Baptism Plainly Proved by Scripture to Be a Gospel Precept" (Boston, 1689). Many of his descendents have been among the most illustrious men of New England. He was also a merchant and a cooper. He built the primer wharf in Providence. He married Sarah Butterworth and had 3 children: Sarah, John & Mary, then married Lydia (liddea) Masters Tabor, daughter of Philip Tabor. Together they had 9 children. Their daughter Hannah is our ancestor. He is buried in a family plot. The coat of arms: a crow, arrows and spade w/motto: Be Just and Fear Not, is on the gravestone.Note: Sent to me by Donna TILLINGHAST Casey: "The photo on your main page for Pardon is not Pardon. It has often been seen in publications, etc., but it is has been confirmed not to be Pardon. There has been no heraldry or coat of arms confirmed for the Tillinghast family. Those that have been circulated have been developed by genealogy organizations for decades with no supportive heraldry filed in England."Note #2: The date, January 19, that is carved in to the stone is not correct. All other historical references state that Rev. Tillinghast died on the 29th. Here is one such reference:Providence Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891), 276.TILLINGHAST, Pardon (merchant), (*2-27, *4-104), [died] Jan. 29, 1717-8.