Edith Chilton

Please see Sue Allan: In Search of Mayflower Pilgrim James Chilton of Canterbury. (Steven Ferry, December 11, 2024.)

Lyonell/Lionel Chilton was a yeoman who owned large amounts of land.

Lyonell Chilton - also known as: Spelling as Lionel - was born about 1526/1531 in St. Paul's, Canterbury, Kent, Eng and died on 15/4 Jan 1582/1583 in Canterbury, Kent, Eng . He was the son of Richard Chilton.

Lyonell married Edith about 1557 in Canterbury, Kent, Eng.

Edith - The information that Lyonell married a second time, to Isabel Furner, suggests that Edith may have died 1957-1959.

Then Lyonell married Isabell Furner in 1559 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Isabell was born about 1545 in St. Paul's Parish Canterbury, Kent, England. She died in St. Paul's Canterbury, Kent, England and was buried in St. Paul's Canterbury, Kent, England.

Isabel - The information that Isabel Furner was Lyonell Chilton's second wife suggests that ...

Lyonell - Our source shows Lyonell's marriage to his first wife Edith as 30 May 1547 or 1557, and shows 5 children., James, John, Alice, Anne and Margaret. b. Abt 1556- Abt 1560. This it pretty close and probably only an approximation. We are assuming that as James is reported to be with the second wife, Isabel, the first four may have been with the first wife, Edith. (ADH Sr.)

Children with Edith

• i. John Chilton was born in 1557/1558 in Canterbury, Kent, Eng.
• ii. Anne Chilton was born about [1559].
• iii. Alice Chilton was born about 1561 in Canterbury, Kent, Eng.
• iv. Margaret Chilton was born in 1560 in Canterbury, Kent, Eng.

Edith was probably the mother of James Chilton, "Mayflower" Passenger

From http://www.coltechpub.com/hartgen/htm/chilton.htm

"The will of Lyonell "Chylton", a yeoman of considerable property residing in St, Paul's Parish, dated 7 Sept. 1582 and proved 13 Feb. 1582/83, named sons John and James Chilton, daughters Alice, Anne and Margaret, wife, Isabell and her children - Thomas Furner and Susannah Furner. To sons James he left two tenements in Canterbury. Isabell was evidently a recent 2nd wife of Lyonell. and not James mother (whose name is unknown)." The Mayflower Quarterly Aug. 1977 pg. 81/82