TILLINGHAST: Nicholas, Hon, May, 26, 1726, [Hon Nicholas Esq, [on stone beside that of Ruth (d. 1809)] G.R.1]
Vital Records of Taunton, MA to 1850 - Births
TILLINGHAST: Nicholas, Hon, Feb 26, 1797 [Hon Nicholas Esq [on stone beside that of Ruth] G.R.1]
Vital Records of Taunton, MA to 1850 - Deaths
Descended from Pardon Tillinghast of Providence, Nicholas lived his early life in Providence, where he served as Town Clerk (1755-1758). He later became Lieutenant Governor and served as a judge. A follower of Sandemanian religious sect, whose focal belief was obedience to rulers, Nicholas was a tory. Consequently, he was temporarily imprisoned during the Revolutionary War. Eventually he came to Taunton, where he was a merchant, and where he also served as postmaster. His first wife was Joanna Jenckes and his second wife was Ruth Phillips.
(Plain Cemetery, Walking Tour, October 15, 2006, pamphlet booklet, VP691C, Old Colony Historical Society, 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780)
Vital Records of Taunton, MA to 1850 - Births
TILLINGHAST: Nicholas, Hon, Feb 26, 1797 [Hon Nicholas Esq [on stone beside that of Ruth] G.R.1]
Vital Records of Taunton, MA to 1850 - Deaths
Descended from Pardon Tillinghast of Providence, Nicholas lived his early life in Providence, where he served as Town Clerk (1755-1758). He later became Lieutenant Governor and served as a judge. A follower of Sandemanian religious sect, whose focal belief was obedience to rulers, Nicholas was a tory. Consequently, he was temporarily imprisoned during the Revolutionary War. Eventually he came to Taunton, where he was a merchant, and where he also served as postmaster. His first wife was Joanna Jenckes and his second wife was Ruth Phillips.
(Plain Cemetery, Walking Tour, October 15, 2006, pamphlet booklet, VP691C, Old Colony Historical Society, 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780)
TILLINGHAST: Nicholas, Hon, May, 26, 1726, [Hon Nicholas Esq, [on stone beside that of Ruth (d. 1809)] G.R.1]
Vital Records of Taunton, MA to 1850 - Births
TILLINGHAST: Nicholas, Hon, Feb 26, 1797 [Hon Nicholas Esq [on stone beside that of Ruth] G.R.1]
Vital Records of Taunton, MA to 1850 - Deaths
Descended from Pardon Tillinghast of Providence, Nicholas lived his early life in Providence, where he served as Town Clerk (1755-1758). He later became Lieutenant Governor and served as a judge. A follower of Sandemanian religious sect, whose focal belief was obedience to rulers, Nicholas was a tory. Consequently, he was temporarily imprisoned during the Revolutionary War. Eventually he came to Taunton, where he was a merchant, and where he also served as postmaster. His first wife was Joanna Jenckes and his second wife was Ruth Phillips.
(Plain Cemetery, Walking Tour, October 15, 2006, pamphlet booklet, VP691C, Old Colony Historical Society, 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780)
Vital Records of Taunton, MA to 1850 - Births
TILLINGHAST: Nicholas, Hon, Feb 26, 1797 [Hon Nicholas Esq [on stone beside that of Ruth] G.R.1]
Vital Records of Taunton, MA to 1850 - Deaths
Descended from Pardon Tillinghast of Providence, Nicholas lived his early life in Providence, where he served as Town Clerk (1755-1758). He later became Lieutenant Governor and served as a judge. A follower of Sandemanian religious sect, whose focal belief was obedience to rulers, Nicholas was a tory. Consequently, he was temporarily imprisoned during the Revolutionary War. Eventually he came to Taunton, where he was a merchant, and where he also served as postmaster. His first wife was Joanna Jenckes and his second wife was Ruth Phillips.
(Plain Cemetery, Walking Tour, October 15, 2006, pamphlet booklet, VP691C, Old Colony Historical Society, 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780)
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Sacred to the memory of
The Honorable Nicholas Tillinghast Esq.
Natus mai XXVI MDCCXXVI Obit Feb. XXVI MDCCXCVII
[Born May 26 1726, Died Feb 26 1797]
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