Mary married1 (2 Oct 1729, Attleboro MA) Josiah Braman of Newton and Taunton MA.
James was a carpenter and a farmer, residing on the north part of his father's homestead which he
received on 3 Jun 1741, the same date that his brother Daniel received his portion.
James
and Mary were admitted to communion in the First Congregational church in Attleboro in
April of 1742 and resided on their homestead, where all their children were born.1
At the age of 17, Amos went to Norwich CT and learned the trade of stocking guns.
He seems to have learned more than that, because he married Mrs. Mehetable Hunn of Norwich in 1764.
After having three children with her, Amos declared his own independence by 1776 and took
off back home to Attleboro MA. His wife supported herself and their children in her profession, tailoress.
Amos became active with the militia, apparently in Rhode Island,
though it is not clear in which actions he was engaged.
By 1980 he had married for a second time (a discrete curtain will fall over this
second marriage since his first wife lived to the age of 92). It is possible that
they lived for several years in Providence RI before attempting to build a house in
Attleboro. Unfortunately, the house burned before it was finished.
Taking off again, this time with family in tow, he went with his brother Amaziah to Troy NY where,
in 1792, he accidentally drowned in the Hudson river. The whereabouts of his first wife at this
time are not reported.1
Phillis married Joseph Sprague of Smithfield RI in 1739 and moved
with him to Cooperstown NY, where they resided through life.
Three children grew to adulthood, though their opinions of baseball are not known.1
Thankful, Phillis' twin, married Thomas, the son of Samuel and Rebecca (Chadwick) Healy of
Attleboro, and was presumbably thankful to reside away from her inlaws in Pawtucket MA.1
Levi was the handy type. He was a carpenter, farmer and wheelwright, inheriting his father's estate
in Attleboro. He also served for a time in the war of the Revolution, but was content enough to
remain thereafter with his wife, Elizabeth Hunt of Smithfield RI, and their children, five of
whom, out of six, survived to adulthood. Obviously Levi was handy at many things.1
While not a twin herself, Mary bore her husband, Jonathan Jencks Jr., twin girls, Mercy and Olive.
The girls died two years apart at ages 40 and 42. Having done his duty, Jonathan gave up the ghost
and Mary married for the second time Loammi, the son of David and Ruth (Whipple) Day. Mary's mother-in-law
lived to be 81.1
James and Amy's two eldest children were born in Attleboro MA or Cumberland RI.
Joseph was born in Adams MA and all the others in Troy NY. James and his family
moved from Troy to Lysander, Onondaga Co, NY in 1805, but that year he contracted
a fever and died.1
Olivia Jillson married Watts Sherman. Their daughter, Sarah Sherman, married
a young man who worked for her father, Henry B. Gibson, and together they raised
a very successful family in Canandaigua NY.5
Lydia married a Methodist minister, Rev. Reuben Haight, of Troy NY and lived in Cazenovia NY.
They had 11 children, of whom 6 lived and married.1
Joseph was a carpenter. In 1806, he married first Lydia Montague of Caznovia NY (d:1821),
and after her death, Lydia M. Gray of Massachusetts (4 Jul 1827). He married for the third
time Elizabeth S. Austin of Camillus, Onondaga County NY.
With all three wives, Joseph had 15 children, one of whom was killed by lightning and one left home at the age of 20
and was never heard from again.1
Oliver was more restrained than his brother Joseph and settled for two wives (Hutchinson and Sally Sackett).
Oliver limited himself to 8 children, one of whom also left home for Missouri and was not heard from since.
Do we see a pattern here?1
Mariah married Abel Hackley and had 6 children, 3 of whom lived to adulthood.1
Samuel was a hatter, presumably not the mad one. He sensibly married Eliza Jewell, who tried to be the first
baby of the nineteenth century but was 8 days late, arriving 8 Jan 1800. Samuel kept a public
house for the last 20 years of his life while his wife kept having their 11 children.1
Esther proved to be the feminist of the family, marrying first George Graham, a merchant of New York City, and
then the Captain of the steamboat DeWitt Clinton, John C. Dudley.
George looked to be
married to his work since they had only
three children, one of whom lived to adulthood. As for John, he seems to have run out of steam. They had no children.1
Benjamin was a shoemaker who was married to Lydia Kelly for 40 years. Out of four children, two grew to
adulthood. Even if he wasn't as prolific as his brother Joseph, at least he knew where his
children were.1
James2 Jillson 
Mrs. Susannah Alverson
1. James Jilson3
2. Mary Jillson
3. Susannah Jillson
4. Daniel Jillson
James3 Jillson
Mary Day
1. Ales Jillson
2. Olive Jillson
3. Captain Amos Jillson
4. Phillis Jillson
4. Thankful Jillson
5. Levi Jillson
6. Mary Jillson
7. Amaziah Jillson
8. James4 Jillson
9. Elkanah Jillson
James4 Jillson
Amy Whipple
1. Olivia Jillson
2. R.D. (Gillson) Jillson
3. Lydia Jillson
4. Joseph Jillson
5. Oliver W. Jillson
6. Maria Jillson
7. James Jillson
8. Nathaniel Jillson
9. Samuel Haight Jillson
10. Esther Jillson
11. Benjamin Jillson
1 Gillson and Jillson Family
David Jillson, E.L. Freeman & Co., 1876.
2 Vital Records of Attleborough, MA to the End of 1849
Vital records are published by The Essex Institute, Salem MA, 1933.
3 Vital Records of Rehoboth, MA to the End of 1849
Vital records are published by The Essex Institute, Salem MA, 1933.
4 Alan R. Woodcock's Website
5 Family information
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