30  John Tilson, b. in Plymouth, N. E., about 1672; m. Lydia 
       Rickard. 
31  Lydia Tilson, b. in Plymouth, N. E., about 1675; m. John 
       Polland. 
32  Mercy Tilson, b. in Plymouth, N. E., about 1677; m. Josiah 
       Washburn. 
33  Anne Tilson, b. in Plymouth, N. E., about 1680; m. Joseph 
       Sampson. 
          Aged Ephraim Tilson, deceased Oct., 1716. 
                                          Plympton Records. 
There is no record of the births of the above children. The will of John Tilson, 1673, gives his property to his brother Ephraim's oldest son, Edmond. So we may conclude that Ephraim and John were born previous to that date, and Edmund may have been born in 1667.

Plymouth, May, 1665. Ephraim Tilson, for breaking the King's peace in striking Robert Ransom, is fined 00, 03, 04.

1670.  Ephraim Tilson made freeman. 
1674.  Ephraim Tilson, surveyor of highways of Plymouth. 
1676.  Ephraim Tilson, surveyor of highways of Plymouth. 
1680.  Ephraim Tilson, surveyor of highways of Plymouth. 
The Plymouth Colony Records gives sufficient evidence that we may consider the following nearly correct:

Children of William and Ann (Hinde) Hoskins, at Plymouth, N. E. 
Sarah, b. Sept. 16, 1636 (from Ply. Col. Rec.) bound to a family. 
Mary, b. about 1640; m. Edward Cobb, Nov. 28, 1660. 
Rebecca, b. about 1643; m. Richard Briggs of Taunton, Aug. 15, 1662. 
*Elizabeth, b. about 1646; m. Ephraim Tilson, July 7, 1666. 
William, b. Nov. 30, 1649 (Ply. Col. Rec.); m. Sarah Caswell of 
   Taunton, July 3, 1677. 
Samuel, b. Aug. 8, 1654 (Ply. Col. Rec.) 
Ply. Col. Rec., page 98, March 2, 1641. Ann Hinde, "wife of William Hoskins." She was then about 25 years old.

Ply. Col. Rec., March 2, 1679-80. Court orders four pounds to be paid to William Hoskins by the treasurer, being poor, loosing all he had in the late war and being grown old and unable to labor.

Ply. Col. Rec. Letrs granted Oct. 27, 1675, by court at Plymouth, to Mary, widow of Edward Cobb of Taunton, to settle his estate.

To all whom these presents shall come, John Tilson of Plymouth, in New England, in America, husbandman, sendeth greet: Know yea that I, the aforesaid John Tilson, for and in consideration of a sufficient sum of money to mee already payed by Elisha Besbey of Marshfield, in the Collinie of New Plym., aforesaid husbandman, wherewith I doe acknowledge myself sufficiently satisfied, contented and payed and thereof and every part and parcell thereof do exonerate, acquite and discharge the said Elisha Besbey himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever by these presents have