Tuthill, John Jr

1658 - 1754  (96 years)

• Name	Tuthill, John
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	14 Feb 1658	Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Name	Chalker John Tuthill
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  _FSFTID	KN78-FTX
  _UID	250CCEBB91E64B2896A0249AB9AF18627A38
  Death	21 Nov 1754	Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Person ID	I517	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Tuthill, John,   b. 16 Jul 1635, Tharston, Norfolk, England d. 12 Oct 1717, Oysterponds, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 82 years)
  Mother	King, Deliverance,   b. 31 Aug 1641, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 24 Jan 1688, Orient, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	17 Feb 1657	Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wells, Mehitable,   b. 26 Aug 1666, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 26 Aug 1742, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1685	New York Colony, British Colonial America
  Children	1. Tuthill, John,   b. 29 Jun 1683, Oysterponds, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 29 Jun 1743, Oysterponds, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 60 years)   2. Tuthill, Mary,   b. 1687, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States d. 4 Mar 1780, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States (Age 93 years)   3. Tuthill, Joshua,   b. Apr 1690, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 2 Jun 1782, Cutchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 92 years)   4. Tuthill, Jason,   b. 1692, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 1712, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States (Age 20 years)   5. Tuthill, James Marvin,   b. 1692, Oysterponds, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 12 Dec 1772, Highland Mills, Orange, New York, United States (Age 80 years)   6. Tuthill, Dorothy,   b. Abt 1694, Orient, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 7 Feb 1774, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 80 years)   7. Tuthill, Daniel,   b. 25 Jan 1694, Oysterponds, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 19 Oct 1785, Aquebogue, Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 91 years)   8. Tuthill, Abigail,   b. 1696, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States d. 1760, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States (Age 64 years)   9. Tuthill, Freegift,   b. 8 Aug 1698, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 1765, Orange, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 66 years)   10. Tuthill, Jemima,   b. 1703, Oysterponds, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 1750, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Feb 1658 - Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States Death - 21 Nov 1754 - Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John served in the Colonial Assembly of New York in 1692 and was Justice of the Peace from 1690 to 1740. He was called "Chalker John" because he was an extraordinary natural mathematician, always using chalk to solve every problem. Hildreth Genealogy by Allen D Sheneman It is said his school education was small, but his judgment, as an adviser and calculator, was large and much thought of. His skill, or genius, in solving the most intricate questions in arithmetic was assuredly, as we are informed, very extraordinary. Although not a man of letters, he was held in high esteem for his prudence and sterling sagacity. A piece of chalk was generally his pen and pencil; the most difficult questions in figures he would answer readily with a piece of chalk; his slate or paper was a piece of board or on the rail fence. For this mode of his doing business in this line of accounts, he was proverbially known for the last fifty years of his useful life, and after his death for fifty years more, his name was respectfully mentioned as Chalker John.” It is now one hundred years since his death, at which time he was ninety-six years, nine months and twelve days old. In many old deeds and conveyances may now be seen the signature of John Tuthill, the man who made so good a use of chalk. It is probable he held the office of Justice of the Peace, since the title of Esquire ” was often given him. Of his family, we know but little-who was his wife, or of what family. Only two of his children, a son and daughter, we know anything of, viz :-John, who w:is John Tuthill, the fourth in succession, and daughter Dorothy. Dorothy was married to Joseph Brown, Estp Two of Joseph’s sons names were, first, Joseph Brown, Jr., who married Mehitable, the daughter of Jeremiah Vail, Jr., by whom he had eighteen children. Himself and his wife have set down to the table to eat with sixteen of their children with them at the time.

  
  

• Reference

  Charles Banks. "Tuthill, John Jr". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com/getperson.php?personID=I517&tree=banksray (accessed April 20, 2026).