Early Life
Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman was born on December 25, 1744. He was born at "Fausley," the plantation owned by his father, James Tilghman, located on Fausley Creek, a branch of the St. Michaels River, in Talbot County, Maryand, U.S.A a few miles from the town of Easton. Tench’s great grandfather was Richard Tilghman, a British Navy surgeon who was born in the County of Kent, England. In 1661, he moved his family to Talbot County, Maryland, settling in an area along the Third Haven River. Within a short time, Richard moved to the "Hermitage," located on the Chester River, then in Kent County, but today in Queen Anne's County. Richard’s son, James Tilghman, was a distinguished gentleman lawyer, who is recognized as an important Maryland figure in his time.
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