An American Family History

John Kilham was born in England. His parents were Austin and Alice Kilham. He came to New England with his parents and settled in Wenham.

According to Preston, he married Alice Pickworth who was the daughter of John and Ann Pickworth of Salem. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register says he married Hannah Pickworth.

John's children were Hannah Kilham (April, 29 1660), Samuel Kilham (August 1, 1662), Anne Kilham Masters (April, 1673), Benjamin Kilham (February 3, 1674) and Abigail Kilham Masters.

John [Kilham] second son of Austin and Alice Killam, born in England, m. Alice Pickworth, lived at Wenham, Mass., where the birth of his children is recorded as follows:

" Hannah, daughter of John Kellnm, borne 29 April, 1660."
"Samuel3, sonn of John Killim, borne 1 August, 1662."
"Anne, daughter of John Killam, borne the 4(1) mo. 1673."
"Benjamin3, son of John Killim, borne 3 February, 1674."

John Kilham (Austin2 Henry1) married Hannah Pickworth, daughter of John and Ann Pickworth of Salem, Beverly and Manchester.

There were probably other children than those here named. Excepting Abigail, they are here given in the order as recorded at Wenham.
Children:
i. Harriet,b. April 29, 1660.
ii. Samuel, b. Aug. 1, 1662; m. Deborah
iii. Abigail. This dau. is not on record, but circumstances show that her birth occurred between 1662 and 1673. She m. Abram Masters, at Manchester, May 18, 1691. They lived at Wenham several years, as shown by the baptismal record of a number of their children.
iv. Ann, b. Mar. 4, 1673; m. Samuel Masters, at Manchester, Dec. 25, 1698. Ann and Abigail m. the Masters brothers (sons of Nathaniel and Ruth (Pickworth) Masters), their cousins. Ann and Samuel Masters also resided at Wenham.
v. Benjamin, b. Feb. 3, 1674.

The Descendants of Moses and Sarah Kilham Porter by John S. Lawerence

John Pickworth. The date of his birth is unknown. He was at Salem, Mass. in 1637. He went to Plymouth Colony temporarily in 1631, and married there. The similarity of family names is presumptive evidence that his wife was Ann, daughter of Edmund Chandler. His will is on record and was probated in November, 1663. He lived at Salem and Beverley, Mass., and was one of the proprietors of Jeffreys Creek, now Manchester, Mass.