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Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley 1599–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 August 1599

Birth Location: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: October 1636

Death Location: Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: William Rev

Mother: Alice Devenish

Spouse(s): Alice Frost, Edith Garland

Children(s): Elizabeth Mirick, Edmund Tilley

In 1599, Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley entered the world in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Tilley Rev And Alice Devenish. Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley married Alice Blower Frost, Edith Eady Garland, and had children including Edmund Tilley, Elizabeth Tilley Mirick. Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley passed away in 1636 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1599, Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley entered the world in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Tilley Rev And Alice Devenish.
  • Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley married Alice Blower Frost, Edith Eady Garland, and had children including Edmund Tilley, Elizabeth Tilley Mirick.
  • Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley passed away in 1636 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rev
1563–1634
Birth Location: Devonshire, England
WR
Alice Devenish
1576–1642
Birth Location: –
AD

Spouses(s)

Alice Frost
1594–1649
Birth Location: Stanstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
AF
Edith Garland
1603–1652
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
EG

Children(s)

Elizabeth Mirick
1632–1684
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
EM
Edmund Tilley
1635–1685
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
ET

Captain Tilley's Ancestors

Self
Captain Tilley
1599–1636
Birth Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Tilley Rev
1563–1634
Devonshire, England
Alice Devenish
1576–1642
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Tilley's Descendants

1.
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Captain (John Mayflower Signer) Tilley (26 August 1599–October 1636) m. Alice (Blower) Frost (1 December 1594–1649) m. Edith (Eady) Garland (1603–Jul 1652)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (TILLEY) Mirick 1632–1684 m. Thomas (Merrick Mirrick Mirick) Mirack 1620–1704
    1. 1. Thomas (Merrick\Mirick) Jr. 1663–1743 m. Hannah Dumbleton 1670–1737
      1. 1. Mirriam Merrick\Mirick 1697–1728 m. Joseph (Wright) Jr 1690–1774
        1. 1. Hannah Wright 1724–1780 m. Joseph Sikes 1715–1802
  2. 2. Edmund Tilley 1635–1685

Captain Tilley's Timeline

9 Records

1599
26 August 1599
Birth of Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1599
26 Aug 1599
Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley was baptized in Henlow,Bedford,England
Henlow,Bedford,England
1627
28 Jun 1627
Age 28
Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley was married in East Pennard, Somerset, England
East Pennard, Somerset, England
1630
24 May 1630
Age 31
Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley was married in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Broadwindsor, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1630
24 May 1630
Age 31
Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley was married in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1633
1633
Age 34
Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley resided here in Dorchester
Dorchester
1636
1636
Age 37
Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley was married in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1636
1636
Age 37
Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley was married in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1636
October 1636
Age 37
Death of Captain John Mayflower Signer Tilley in Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 August 1599
    Event Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Maine, U.S., Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1599
    Event Place: Henlow,Bedford,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1627
    Event Place: East Pennard, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 May 1630
    Event Place: Broadwindsor, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 May 1630
    Event Place: Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1620; Page Number: 1822

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1624
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Dorchester
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cape Ann, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1636
    Event Place: Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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