James Chilton

Abt 1563 - 1620  (57 years)

• Name	James Chilton
  Birth	Abt 1563	Kentshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Special	Mayflower
  FSID	G1WY-99N
  Death	18 Dec 1620	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
  Person ID	I3306	footsteps | DonCampbell, Mayflower-JC, Smith
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Lyonell Chilton,   b. 1536, Kentshire, England d. 15 Feb 1583, Kentshire, England (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Edith Isabell Furner,   b. Abt 1545, Kentshire, England d. Nov 1589, Kentshire, England (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 May 1557	England
  Family ID	F2690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Furner,   b. 5 Nov 1564, Kentshire, England d. 21 Jan 1621, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	1587	England
  Children	+ 1. Mary Chilton,   b. 30 May 1607, Kentshire, England d. 1 May 1679, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  DEATH: 8 December 1620, onboard the Mayflower then anchored off Provincetown Harbor. James Chilton was born about 1556, probably at Canterbury, Kent, England, the son of Lyonell and Edith Chilton. James married about 1583, and had his first child (Joel) baptized at St. Paul's, Canterbury, Kent, England in August 1584. James, his wife Susanna, and his youngest daughter Mary, all came on the Mayflower in 1620. James, at the age of 64, was the oldest person known to have made the Mayflower's voyage. James died on 8 December 1620 onboard the Mayflower, which was then anchored off Provincetown Harbor--one of six passengers to die in the month of December. His wife also died sometime the first winter, but daughter Mary survived.

  
  

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