Descendants of John & Elizabeth WILTON
First Generation 
1. John WILTON 1 was born in 1774 in , , Gloucestershire, England2 and died in 18333 aged 59.
The parish of Altarnun, where John and Elizabeth were married, is in the Hundred of Lesneweth, in the deanery of Trigg-major and is eight miles west of Launceston. It is surrounded by the parishes of Trewin, Lewanick and Northill on the east, St Cleer and St Neot on the south, Blisland and St Breward on the west, and St Clether and Laneast on the north. The name means Altar [church altar] of St Nonna. The village is to the East of Bodmin Moor situated on a tributary of the River Inney, it is not mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Altarnun Parish is now in the North Cornwall district and part of it lies within Bodmin Moor. Part of the new parish of Bolventor is in the south-west of the older Altarnun parish. The area is mainly moorland but there are areas of farmland to the East and animals graze the moorland areas. The river Lynher rises in this parish.
The parish of Marhamchurch, where the WILTON Children were born, is situated in the deanery of Trigg Major and Hundred of Stratton. It is bounded on the north by Stratton and Launcells, on the east by Bridgerule, on the south by Week St Mary and Poundstock, and on the west by the sea. It was founded as a monastic settlement by St. Morwenna - the 'Church of St Marwen'. This saint could be another one of the children King Broccan or could be St Merwenn, the 10th century abbess of Romsey in Hampshire. The parish is in the north-east corner of Cornwall near the Devon border, which may explain the English-sounding name.
John married Elizabeth HARRY on September 19, 1795 in Altarnun, , Cornwall, England.1 Elizabeth was born about 1773 in , , Gloucestershire, England.2
Children from this marriage were:
+ 2 M i. Willliam WILTON was born on April 22, 1793 in Marhamchurch, Trigg Major & Hundred Of Stratton, Cornwall, England.
+ 3 M ii. Richard WILTON was born on March 6, 1795 in Marhamchurch, Trigg Major & Hundred Of Stratton, Cornwall, England2 and died in 1865 in Launceston, , Cornwall, England3 aged 70.
+ 4 F iii. Elizabeth "Betsy" WILTON was born on June 4, 1799 in Marhamchurch, Trigg Major & Hundred Of Stratton, Cornwall, England,1 died on March 9, 1864 in Orchardville Egermont Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada1 aged 64, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Varney, Grey Co, Ontario.
5 M iv. Thomas WILTON was born on May 24, 1800 in Marhamchurch, Trigg Major & Hundred Of Stratton, Cornwall, England.2
Thomas married Susanna BANBERRY in 1822 in Black Torrington, , Cornwall, England.3 Susanna was born in 1796.3
+ 6 F v. Jane "Jenny" WILTON was born on June 13, 1802 in Marhamchurch, Trigg Major & Hundred Of Stratton, Cornwall, England2 and died on November 27, 1870 in Hanover, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged 68.
7 F vi. Mary Ann WILTON was born on March 12, 1807 in Marhamchurch, Trigg Major & Hundred Of Stratton, Cornwall, England.
Mary married Phillip LEWIS in 1832 in West Putford, , Devon, England.3 Phillip was born about 1800.3
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