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William Tilson moved from Va. about 1799 and settled near Erwin,
Unicoi Co., Tenn., on the Nolo Chucky River. He was drowned
Sept. 15, 1824, near Erwin, Tenn. His description is given as fair,
with bright red hair.
1056
JOHN TILSON7 (William6, William5, Stephen4, Edmund3, Ephraim2,
Edmond1), son of William and Ruth (Reynolds) Tilson, b.
(???); m. Mary Erwin of Erwin, Tenn. She was b. Dec. 19, 1793;
d. March 26, 1885. He d. Dec. 24, 1855.
CHILDREN:
1062 Ruth Tilson, b. Oct. 27, 1811; m. Ellis Higgins.
1063 Nancy Tilson, b. Sept. 7, 1813; m. H. D. Bishop; (2d) Wm.
Davis.
1064 William S. Tilson, b. Nov. 17, 1815; m. Julia Turner.
1065 Lydia Tilson, b. April 10, 1818; m. Lewis Crane.
1066 Rebecca Tilson, b. July 5, 1820; m. Andrew Hampton.
1067 Elizabeth Tilson, b. Aug. 12, 1823; m. Samuel Higgins.
1068 Samuel E. Tilson, b. Dec. 26, 1825; m. Ann Crane.
1069 John S. Tilson, b. April 24, 1828; m. Litha Arinton.
1070 Thomas E. Tilson, b. April 26, 1830; m. Elizabeth Hensley;
no children.
1071 Joshua E. Tilson, b. Aug. 3, 1832; m. Sarah Slager; (2) Eliza
J. (Runion) Woodward.
1072 Jesse Tilson, b. June 1, 1835; m. Sarah Rice.
1062
RUTH TILSON8 (John7, William6, William5, Stephen4, Edmund3,
Ephraim2, Edmond1), dau. of John and Mary (Erwin) Tilson; b.
Oct. 27, 1811; m. Ellis Higgins of Flag Pond, Unicoi Co., Tenn.
She d. (???).
CHILDREN:
1073 John S. Higgins, b. Dec. 9, 1835; m. Elizabeth Tilson; he d.
Sept. 16, 1892.
1074 Mary E. Higgins, b. (???); m. J. C. Sutherland; she d. (???).
1075 Barbaria J. Higgins, b. (???); m. James Carter.
1076 Lydia M. Higgins, b. (???); unm.
1077 William T. Higgins, b. Dec. 10, 1844; m. Amanda Smith.
1078 Nancy R. Higgins, b. (???); m. James Ballard.
1079 Sarah M. Higgins, b. April 16, 1849; m. B. O. Runion.
1080 Samuel E. Higgins, b. Aug. 20, 1851; m. Vesta Runion.
1063
NANCY TILSON8 (John7, William6, William5, Stephen4, Edmund3,
Ephraim2, Edmond1), dau. of John and Mary (Erwin) Tilson; b.
Sept. 7, 1813; m. Hellens D. Bishop of St. Clair, Va.
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