James CHILTON
James Chilton

James Chilton, son of Lyonell was the oldest passenger on board the Mayflower. He was born bef. 1563 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Around 1600, he moved to Sandwich, England. By 1615 he was in Leyden, Holland with some of his children. On April 28, 1619, James and his daughter Isabella were caught in an anti-Armenian riot and James was hit in the head with a large stone and required the services of the town surgeon, Jacob Hey. On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower left Plymouth, England. On board was James, his wife Susanna, and daughter Mary. Both James and Susanna died before the Mayflower arrived. Mary was orphaned and was assumed to have joined the Myles Standish household. She earned the distinction of being the first female to step ashore at Plymouth. She later married John Winslow who arrived on the ship "Fortune". The claim by John Hunt in The American Genealogist 38:244-245 that his wife was possibly Susanna Furner has been recently disproven on the basis of the discovery of Susanna Furner's baptism record, which indicates she was far too young (only 12) to be married and having children in 1586. The 10 children of James and an unknown wife according to the book "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Volume 15, page 3 are:"

1 Isabella Chilton
2 Jane Chilton (Born on June 8, 1589)
3 Mary Chilton (Born on Nov 23, 1593. Died young.)
4 Joel Chilton (Born on Nov 2, 1593. Died young.)
5 Elizabeth Chilton (Born on Jul 14, 1594)
6 James Chilton (Born on Aug 22, 1596 - Died young)
7 Ingle Chilton (Born on Apr 29, 1599)
8 Christian Chilton (Born on Jul 26, 1601)
9 James Chilton (Born Sep 11, 1603)
10 Mary Chilton (Born on May 31, 1607 in St. Peter, Sandwich, England - Died Bef. May 1, 1679 in Boston, MA) Married John Winslow

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