Thomas Spilman & Harriet Aitken
Parents of Daniel Spilman
1848 England - 1915 Iowa, USA
THOMAS SPILMAN ANCESTRY 1809-1888
1 Thomas SPILMAN
abt 1565 Harlow, Essex, England
..... + Mary BRIGHT December 28, 1572 Roxford,
Essex, England
......... 2 John SPILMAN November 09, 1589 Manuden,
Harlow, Essex, England - July 24, 1643
............... +Martha
HILLS abt 1596 Clavering, Essex, England (parents: Nicolas & Margaret
Hills) - c1647
.................... 3
Capt. Thomas SPILMAN abt 1615 Essex, England - 1683 Old Walcot
Hall,
South. of Alkborough, Lincolnshire, England.
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.......................... +Mary Unknown c1615 -
Oct. 21, 1666
............................... 4 Thomas SPILMAN July
4, 1648 Hornchurch, Essex, England- 1705
Barrow-Upon-Humber, Lincoln, England
...................................... +Mary GOODHAND
abt 1650 Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England - 1728 Barrow-Upon-Humber,
Lincoln, England (2nd wife)
........................................... 5 Thomas SPILMAN
Mar 19, 1690 Barrow Upon Humber-
July 7,1740 Winterton, England
................................................. +Eleanor THURLEY/FURLEY
June 4, 1699 Roxby cum Risby, Lincs - Apr 26, 1772 (parents William Furley
and Hellen Thompson)
...................................................... 6 John SPILMAN Jan
10, 1741 Walcot, Lincs, England - April 10, 1816 Walcot, England
............................................................+Catherine EPWORTH
1749 Whitton, Lincs, England- Jan 2, 1815 Whitton (John/Catherine [Longbottom]
Epworth)
................................................................. 7 John SPILMAN Nov
1, 1776 Alkborough, Lincoln, England - Dec. 20, 1850 Whitton,
Lincoln, England
.......................................................................+Ann (Nancy) PENROSE Jan
19,
1769 Welton, E Yorkshire - Oct 25,1865 Whitton (John & Sarah
[Burrell] Penrose)
............................................................................
8 Thomas SPILMAN Feb 27, 1809
Whitton, Lincs, England - June 20, 1888 Whitton, Lincs, England
...................................................................................
+Harriet AITKEN
Mar 14, 1820 Walcot, (Alkborough) -
Aug 3, 1899 Whitton, England (Alexander Aitken
& Eleanor Forman)
........................................................................................ 9
Daniel SPILMAN
1848 Whitton, Eng- 1915,
IOWA, USA
..............................................................................................
+Thea ANDERSON
1852 - 1927 (Ole/Thuvi Olson)
THOMAS SPILMAN ANCESTRY 1809-1888
Thomas was the seventh of nine children born to
John Spilman (1741-1816) and Ann (Nancy) Penrose. Thomas would
have lived at the White House in
Whitton, Lincolnshire, England. It is even possible that he may have
been born in this home. His father John was both a farmer and Miller
there. The mill had originally belonged to John's father-in-law John
Epworth 1724-1775.
Research from Tom Smith: 1861 census - Farmer of
211 acres employing 6 men and 4 boys
The
mill was in Mill close, part of Millfield, just to the south west of the
village. It was a four sail tower mill with a circular brick body and wooden
cap, which contained the windshaft. This enabled the cap to move to present
the sails to the wind. When it was demolished the millstones were reportedly
taken and used for the raised beds in the garden at Grove farm.
In addition to milling and farming, Thomas and
Harriet Spilman owned the sloop
"Walcott". It was built when Dan was 6 years old. Dan, no doubt,
traveled on this boat along the Humber River. Tom Smith said that Dan's
father was, "supposed to have sent him to work on a farm on the North side
of the river (maybe with one of his cousins around Goole who were doing well
) but he soon came back as he didn't like some aspect of the job and this is
supposed to be one of the reasons he decided to go and see what the New
World had to offer. If he did not like it over there ...well, he could
always come back....."
In the first letter we have from Daniel Spilman to his brother Tom, he
refers to being in Ferriby - perhaps he worked in North Ferriby during this
time. In this letter, Daniel says to Tom, "When I was at Ferriby you said
you thought I could not earn my meat and clothes and as much pocket money as
I was getting with working. " He goes on to talk about how well he is doing
in Calamus, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin as if to say he is making out much better
than he expected.
According to the Lincolnshire Archives
Office in 2002 the will and probate record of Daniel's father Thomas
Spilman (1809-1888) farmer, windmill and boat owner. Tim Smith wrote:
"When he died in 1888 he left gross personal estate worth 5,103 British
pounds which, because of inflation in the last 114 years would be worth
(amazingly) 325,000 British pounds today which is equal to $510,315 US
dollars. He left to his son Dan Spilman in Clear Lake, Iowa 800 British
pounds which is worth 51,330 British pounds today, equal to $80,598 U.S.
Dollars."
Thomas Spilman married Harriet Aitken on January
13, 1846 in Burton on Stather, England.
Tom and Harriet had ten children.
Will of Thomas Spilman
HARRIET AITKEN ANCESTRY 1820-1899
I. John (Aikine) AITKEN b: Bet. 1580 - 1600 in Blairinbathie (Barnbathie), Fife, Scotland d: Oct 1676 in Beath, Fife, Scotland
(Possible son of Edward Aitken) and Christian DALGLEISH m: Nov 07, 1620 in
Dunfermline, Scotland
II. John AITKEN, 1st Laird (landowner) Thornton b: Abt.
1640 in Beath, Fife, Scotland d: Abt. 1710 in Thornton Cottage, Beath, Fife,
Scotland and Christian KELLOCK b: Abt. May 15, 1643 in Dunfermline, Fife,
Scotland
III. David AITKEN b: Bet. 1661 - 1670 in Of, Beath, Fife, Scotland d: in Of Windie-Edge
and Marion (Sym) SIM b: Bet. 1672 - 1676 in Probably of the Whitehouse Sim
family m: February 12, 1696/97 in Beath, Fife, Scotland.
Aitken paternal DNA
line R1b1c R1b-M343. If direct male line descendent of Alexander Aitken
1705 matches, then this genealogical connect can be completely verified.
1
Alexander AITKEN
1705
Beath, Fife, Scotland
.. +Janet STEENSONE (Steinsone)
Scotland
......... 2 William AITKEN
Jan. 30, 1733/34 Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland - Oct 31, 1818 Midhope, Midlothian, Scotland
............. +Margaret RAMAGE
1748 Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland - 1808 Midlothian, Scotland
.................... 3
Alexander AITKEN Dec 28, 1776 Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland - June 11, 1865 Walcot, Alkborough, Lincs,
England
........................ +Eleanora
Lonsdale
FORMAN 1793 Scotter, Lincolnshire, England - 1871 Alkborough,
Lincolnshire, England
............................... 4
Harriet AITKEN
Mar 14, 1820 Walcot, England - Aug 5, 1899 Whitton, England (connects to the
Spilman tree)
................................... +Thomas SPILMAN Feb 27, 1809 Whitton,
Lincs, England - June 20, 1888 Whitton, England