Hezekiah Tilney

Abt 1705 - Bef 1754  (< 49 years)

• Name	Hezekiah Tilney
  Birth	Abt 1705	Northampton County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will - Witnessed	26 Nov 1733	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	It was on this date that Thomas Marshall, Hezekiah Tilney and Richard Jacob witnessed the will of Luke Johnson.
  Appraiser	13 Jul 1736	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	It was on this date that William Smith, Holloway Bunting, Isaac Smith and Hezakiah Tilney were named to appraise the estate of Levin Smith.
  Will - Fathers	14 May 1737	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as son Hezekiah and given my 150 acre plantation whereon he now dwells on the south side of Mud?y Branch, all my shoemaker's tools and my Negro man Sharp in the will of John Tilney.
  Will - Father-in-law	26 Jul 1737	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as son-in-law Hezekiah Tilney in the will of Jacob Stringer, wife Elisha. He also named a daughter Betty Harmanson Tilney.
  Land inherited	1738	tract N49, NE of Eastville, Northampton Co, Virginia   [5]
  	Jacob Stringer, wife Elishe, left land in this tract to his daughter Betty Harmanson Tilney the wife of Hezekiah. The Tilneys moved to Worcester County, MD, without a local sale of this property, which they may have sold by a General Court deed as a William White was the next owner or record.
  Land bought	1743	tract N49, Eastville, Northampton Co, Virginia   [6]
  	It was in this year that Digby Seymour and wife Rose sold 168 acres of this tract to Hezekiah Tilney and he and his wife sold the north 84 acres to William Firkettle and 3 years later the south 84 acres to Griffin Stith.
  Will - Witnessed	27 Jan 1745	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	It was on this date that Joachim Michael, Hezekiah Tilney, Southy Satchell and Nicholas Campbell witness the will of Robert Nottingham, wife Elisha.
  Land bought	8 Mar 1745	tract Benefield, Worcester Co, Maryland   [8]
  	It was on this date that George Hope of Accomack County, VA and wife Arabella Hope sold 300 acres of this tract to Hezekiah Tilney of Northampton County, VA.
  Will - Mother-in-law	15 Mar 1744/45	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [9]
  	He was shown as son-in-law Hezekiah Tilney in the will of Elishe Nottingham, widow. She also named a daughter Elizabeth Harmanson Tilney.
  Land bought	16 May 1748	tract South Benefit, Worcester Co, Maryland   [10]
  	It was on this date that John Hampton sold part of this tract to Hezekiah Tilney.
  Land bought	16 Dec 1748	tract Benefield, Worcester Co, Maryland   [8]
  	It was on this date that William Hope and wife Abigail of Accomack County, VA sold 250 acres of this tract to Hezekiah Tilney of Worcester County, MD.
  Land sold	8 Nov 1749	tract South Benefit, Worcester Co, Maryland   [10]
  	It was on this date that Hezekiah Tilney sold 500 acres of this tract to Thomas Purnell.
  Land bought	8 Nov 1750	tract Basing Stoke, Worcester Co, Maryland   [11]
  	It was on this date that Nathaniel Fosque of Accomack County, VA sold to Hezekiah Tilney of Worcester County, MD.
  Land bought	10 Aug 1751	tract Simpleton, Worcester Co, Maryland   [12]
  	It was on this date that John Outten and wife Atlanta Outten sold 374 aces of this tract to Hezekiah Tilney, except 100 acres that John Outten the elder devised to son Abraham Outten.
  Land sold	12 Nov 1753	tract Basing Stoke, Worcester Co, Maryland   [11]
  	It was on this date that Hezekiah Tilney with wife Betty Harmonson Tilney sold 200 aces of this tract to William Bishop Sr. for release of dower right by Wililam Bishop and Sabrough Bishop his wife to all lands that formerly belonged to Thomas Outten dec'd former husband of Sabrough.
  Will	13 Jan 1754	Worcester Co, Maryland   [13]
  	To wife Betty Harmonson Tilney use of dwelling house and plantation until death or remarriage then to son Jonathan; and use of 374 acres of land called Simpleton until death or remarriage and then divided between Jonathan and daughter Elishe Tilney. To son Stringer 374 acres being part of Simpleton. To son Jonathan plantation where I now live with 550 acres called Bennerfield Together. To daughter Elishe Tilney. To Stringer, Jonathan & Elishe remaining estate. Extrs: Betty and Stringer Tilney.
  Death	Bef Jun 1754  [13]
  	It was on this date that his widow petitioned for dower in his estate.
  Probate	13 Jul 1754	Worcester Co, Maryland   [13, 14]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Reference Identifier	N'hamp-Wor
  Record ID	53921
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  + 1. Jonathan Tilney,   b. Abt 1703, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 12 May 1752, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 49 years) ╚═Sarah Marshall,   b. Abt 1724, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1753  (Age 29 years),  m. 22 Jun 1742, Northampton County, Virginia, USA   + 2. Hezekiah Tilney,   b. Abt 1705, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef Jun 1754  (Age < 49 years) ╚═Elizabeth 'Betty' Harmanson (69) Stringer,   b. Abt 1708, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1730, Northampton County, Virginia, USA     3. Susanna Tilney,   b. Abt 1710, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═(--?--) Smith,   b. Abt 1705   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1730   + 4. Sarah Tilney,   b. Abt 1715, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═William Bell,   b. Abt 1722, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Jan 1793, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 71 years),  m. Between 1742 and 1743
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of John Tilney and Mary (--?--))
  + 1. John Tilney, III,   b. 1675, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 11 Feb 1728, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 53 years) ╚═(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1700   d. Bef 1725, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age 24 years),  m. Abt 1720, Northampton County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Tamer Smith,   b. Abt 1704, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1725
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Col. John Tilney, I,   b. 8 Jun 1618, Ispwich, County Suffolk, England d. Bef 28 May 1701, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 82 years)  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth (--?--),   b. Abt 1675   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I53921	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	John Tilney, II,   b. 3 Aug 1652, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 12 Jan 1741/42, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 89 years) Other Partners: ╚═(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1655   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1673    ╚═Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1655, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1675    ╚═Ann (--?--),   b. Abt 1675   d. Yes, date unknown  m. b 28 Feb 1710    ╚═Sarah (of Rich II) Nottingham,   b. Abt 1692, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1730    ╚═Mary (70) Stringer,   b. Abt 1706, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1740
  Mother	Elizabeth (--?--),   b. Abt 1675   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1698
  Family ID	F27182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth 'Betty' Harmanson (69) Stringer,   b. Abt 1708, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1730	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [13]
  Children	+ 1. Stringer (121) Tilney,   b. Abt 1730, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 25 Apr 1785, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 55 years) ╚═ Elizabeth 'Betty' Atkinson, (Atkinson?)  m. Abt 1755   2. Jonathan (120) Tilney,   b. Abt 1732, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Elizabeth 'Betty' Finney  m. Bef 18 Aug 1764   3. Elishe (119) Tilney,   b. Abt 1734, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F16786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 284 (will of Luke Johnson), 497. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 278 (adm of Levin Smith, widow Sarah Smith), 497. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 309 (will of John Tilney), 497. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 298 (will of Jacob Stringer, wife Elisha), 497. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 230 (tract N49), 572. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 270 (tract N49), 572. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 316 (will of Robert Nottingham, wife Elisha), 497. [S2158] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Land Records, 1666-1810, (Printed Privately, 1987), p. 52 (tract Benefield), 2158. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 316 (will of Elishe Nottingham, widow), 497. [S2158] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Land Records, 1666-1810, (Printed Privately, 1987), p. 604 (tract South Benefit), 2158. [S2158] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Land Records, 1666-1810, (Printed Privately, 1987), p. 38 (tract Basing Stoke), 2158. [S2158] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Land Records, 1666-1810, (Printed Privately, 1987), p. 566 (tract Simpleton), 2158. [S887] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 1, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004), p. 88 (Andrews Family), 887. [S2160] Sharon S. Jones, Jones, Worcester Co, MD Wills, 1742-1758, (Family Line Publications, Silver Springs, MD 1986), p. 43 (will of Hezokiah Tilney, wife Betty Harmonson Tilney), 2160.