Notes for: Susannah Tillou

Based on the following proof written up by Ann Messecar, I think it is more than evident that Susannah's maiden name was Tillou/Tillon. And we see who her family was by the following as well.

From: Ann Messecar [annmess28 at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2022
Subject: Re: Susanna Bridon, wife of Francis Bridon, Jr.

The probability of Francis Bridon Jr's wife being a Tillon/Tillou is very high, based on her 1724 will which leaves items to her NIECE Judith (Tillou) Chadine. Other items are willed to Judith's siblings, John, Peter, Anne and Elizabeth Tillou/Tillon, known children of Vincent Tillou of NYC. Vincent Tillou's family, the Bodins and the Bridons were all in Rye, East Sussex, England @1694-1699, and perhaps earlier.

According to Francis Bridon Jr's will, written in 1702 in Boston, his wife was named Susannah. (His will was proved much later in 1723.)

In 1725, the 4 Tillon children petitioned for an inventory of the will of their aunt, Susanna Bridon.
[Note from Dave: These four children were John, Peter, Elizabeth and Anne. I assume Judith did not enter into the petition since her more limited inheritance was clear from the will.]

In 1681, Huguenot Pierre Tillon/Tillou, wife Anne and 3 children - Francis, Susanna and John Tillon fled St. Nazaire, France and were naturalized in London on 21 March, 1682.

Vincent Tillou's wife also came from St. Nazaire.

Ann

Note: It is interesting John Bodin of Bethune also has a daughter named Judith.

*****End of info from Ann.

In her will, she gives to her "cousin" John Bodine a life interest in some land in Charles Neck on Staten Island. She also gave land to Esther, John's wife, and to their children.

This may be in NY Wills, Book X, p. 5.

Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999

From: LJM39 at aol.com

Jean McCullough

Dave, did I send this to you?

Abstracts of Wills Vol II 1708-1728, pages 304 & 305:

Page 5.--In the name of God, Amen, November 10, 1724, I, SUSANAH BRIDON, of Staten Island, widow, being in good health, I leave to my well-beloved cousin John Bodin, all that certain messuage, or Point of land on Staten Island on the north side of the Fresh Kill in Charles Neck, between the land of said John Bodin and the land of Teunis Griggs (note from Ann Messecar: the Edward Marshall patent, containing 10 acres, with all the salt meadow, house, barn, and other buildings.

Also 175 pounds which he oweth me. All this to him for life, and then it shall come into the hands of my well-beloved cousin Esther Bodin, wife of the said John Bodin, for life, and then come to be equally divided among all the children or that hereafter shall be born of the said Esther Bodin in a lawful marriage, as each of them come to age to have and to hold, etc.

I leave to my niece Judith, wife of John Chadine 50 pounds, and a feather bed and bedstead, and a rug and blanket. I give to Judith Chadine, Elizabeth Tillon and Ann Tillon all my linen, brass and pewter vessels, and other household goods. I leave all the rest to John Tillon, Peter Tillon, Elizabeth Tillon, and Anne Tillon. I make my friend John Casson, executor.

Witnesses, Daniel Low, Engelbart Van Sane, Abraham Cole. Proved, December 5, 1724.

Notes from Dave Bodine: I have updated the will above based on edits from Ann Messecar. So Susannah (Tillou) Bridon has the freedom to do what she wanted with her will. She and Francis had no children. She gives the land they owned to her sister-in-law Esther (Bridon) Bodine and her husband John/Jean Bodine. This made sense since John Bodine was probably living next to or close to her at Charles Neck. As for her Tillou family, she gives to her nephews and nieces who were orphans it seems. They were the children of her brother or half-brother Vincent Tillou. Both he and his wife had died around 1709. Judith Chadine was a Tillou by birth and a sister to the other Tillou family members she mentioned.