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John TILLEY 1571 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 December 1571

Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 11 January 1621

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Robert TILLEY

Mother: Elizabeth _____

Spouse(s): Joan HURST

Children(s): Elizabeth TILLEY

The story of John TILLEY began in 1571 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. John TILLEY married Joan HURST, and had children including Elizabeth TILLEY. John TILLEY passed away in 1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John TILLEY began in 1571 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England.
  • John TILLEY married Joan HURST, and had children including Elizabeth TILLEY.
  • John TILLEY passed away in 1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert TILLEY
1540 – 1612
Birth Location: England
RT
Elizabeth _____
Birth Location: England
E_

Spouses(s)

Joan HURST
1568 – 1621
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
JH

Children(s)

Elizabeth TILLEY
1607 – 1687
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
ET

John TILLEY's Ancestors

Self
John TILLEY
1571 – 1621
Birth Place: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Robert TILLEY
1540 – 1612
England
Elizabeth _____
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John TILLEY's Descendants

1.
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John TILLEY (15 December 1571 – 11 January 1621) m. Joan HURST (13 March 1568 – 1621)
  1. 1. Elizabeth TILLEY (30 Aug 1607 – 21 Dec 1687) m. John HOWLAND (1592 – 23 Feb 1673)
    1. 1. John Howland (24 Apr 1627 – 1 Jan 1704) m. Mary Lee (1630 – 6 May 1693)
      1. 1. Mary Howland (1652 – 3 Aug 1711)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Howland (17 May 1655 – )
      3. 3. Isaac Howland (25 Nov 1659 – 9 Mar 1723)
      4. 4. Hannah Howland (15 May 1661 – Feb 1711)
      5. 5. Mercy Howland (21 Jan 1663 – )
      6. 6. Lydia Howland (9 Jan 1665 – 6 Jul 1717)
      7. 7. Experience Howland (28 Jul 1668 – 1734)
      8. 8. Anne Howland (9 Sep 1670 – 27 Apr 1741)
      9. 9. Shubael Howland (30 Sep 1672 – 31 Aug 1737)
      10. 10. John Howland (31 Dec 1674 – 14 Feb 1738)
    2. 2. Desire Howland (22 May 1627 – 13 Oct 1683) m. John Gorham (28 Jan 1620 – 5 Feb 1676)
      1. 1. Desire Gorham (2 Apr 1644 – 30 Jun 1700)
      2. 2. Temperance Gorham (5 May 1646 – 12 Mar 1715)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Gorham (23 Apr 1648 – 5 Mar 1683)
      4. 4. James Gorham (28 Apr 1650 – 18 Nov 1707)
      5. 5. John Gorham (20 Feb 1652 – 11 Nov 1716)
      6. 6. Joseph Gorham (16 Feb 1653 – 9 Jul 1726)
      7. 7. Jabez Gorham (3 Aug 1656 – 16 Mar 1724)
      8. 8. Mercy Gorham (20 Jan 1658 – 24 Sep 1725)
      9. 9. Lydia Gorham (16 Nov 1661 – 2 Aug 1744)
      10. 10. Hannah Gorham (Nov 28 1663 – 16 Aug 1728)
      11. 11. Shubael Gorham (21 Oct 1667 – 23 Sep 1748)
    3. 3. Hope Howland (30 Aug 1629 – 8 Jan 1683) m. John Chipman (1614 – 7 Apr 1708)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Chipman (24 Jan 1648 – 1712)
      2. 2. Hope Chipman (31 Aug 1652 – 26 Jul 1728)
      3. 3. Lydia Chipman (25 Dec 1654 – 2 Mar 1730)
      4. 4. John Chipman (2 Mar 1656 – 29 May 1657)
      5. 5. Hannah Chipman (14 Jan 1658 – 04 Nov 1696)
      6. 6. Samuel Chipman (15 Apr 1661 – 16 Jun 1723)
      7. 7. Ruth Chipman (31 Dec 1663 – 8 Apr 1698)
      8. 8. Bethia Chipman (1 Jul 1666 – 17 Mar 1703)
      9. 9. Mercy Chipman (06 Feb 1668 – 12 Jun 1724) m. Nathaniel Skiffe ( – 24 Apr 1723)
        1. 1. Ruth Skiffe (1690 – 1737)
        2. 2. Mercy Skiffe (05 Jul 1701 – 24 Apr 1781)
        3. 3. Mercy Skiffe (03 Nov 1701 – )
        4. 4. Samuel Skiff (24 Dec 1703 – )
        5. 5. John Skiff (22 Aug 1705 – )
        6. 6. Joseph Skiff (18 Nov 1707 – 07 Nov 1778)
      10. 10. John Chipman (3 Mar 1670 – 4 Jan 1756)
      11. 11. Desire Chipman (26 Feb 1673/74 – 28 Mar 1705)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Howland (2 Feb 1632 – 26 January 1692) m. Ephraim Hicks (Abt. 1629 – 12 Dec 1649) m. Capt. (John Addison) Dickinson (July 27, 1630 – 5 Mar 1683)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Dickinson (11 Oct 1652 – 1695)
      2. 2. Joseph Dickinson (24 Dec 1654 – )
      3. 3. Mercy Dickinson (23 Apr 1657 – )
      4. 4. Jabez Dickinson (29 Sep 1660 – )
      5. 5. Lydia Dickinson (5 Oct 1662 – )
      6. 6. Samuel Dickenson (26 Jan 1665 – 12 Sep 1728)
      7. 7. Mehitable Dickinson (Apr 1667 – )
      8. 8. Hannah Dickinson (6 Mar 1671 – )
    5. 5. Lydia Howland (1633 – 17 Jan 1711) m. James Brown (1623 – 29 Sep 1710)
      1. 1. James Brown (4 May 1655 – 15 Apr 1718)
      2. 2. Dorothy Brown (29 Aug 1666 – 2 Jun 1727)
      3. 3. Jabez Brown (1667 – 7 Jul 1747)
      4. 4. Joseph Brown (9 Jul 1668 – )
    6. 6. Hannah Howland (1637 – 1705) m. Jonathan Bosworth (1636 – Bef. 10 Jun 1717)
      1. 1. Mercy Bosworth (30 May 1662 – )
      2. 2. Hannah Bosworth (5 Nov 1663 – Aft. 31 Jul 1723)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Bosworth (6 Jun 1665 – 31 Jul 1676)
      4. 4. Jonathan Bosworth (24 Dec 1666 – 16 Jul 1676)
      5. 5. David Bosworth (15 Sep 1669 – 12 Jun 1747)
      6. 6. John Bosworth (6 Apr 1671 – )
      7. 7. Jabez Bosworth (14 Feb 1673 – )
      8. 8. Ichabod Bosworth (18 Mar 1676 – )
    7. 7. Joseph Howland (1640 – Jan 1704) m. Elizabeth Southworth (1643 – 1717)
      1. 1. James Howland (29 Dec 1669 – )
      2. 2. Nathaniel Howland (1671 – 29 Dec 1746)
      3. 3. Benjamin Howland ( – 7 Sep 1689)
      4. 4. Mercy Howland ( – 1721)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Howland ( – 15 Feb 1724)
      6. 6. Lydia Howland
      7. 7. Sarah Howland ( – 23 Dec 1703)
      8. 8. Thomas Howland ( – 02 Dec 1739)
      9. 9. Joseph Howland ( – 8 Jul 1689)
    8. 8. Lt. (Jabez) Howland (1644 – 21 Feb 1712) m. Bethia Thacher (1642 – 19 Dec 1725)
      1. 1. Jabez Howland (15 Nov 1669 – 17 Oct 1732)
      2. 2. John Howland (15 Jan 1673 – 16 Jan 1673)
      3. 3. Bethiah Howland (3 Jun 1674 – 1676)
      4. 4. Josiah Howland (6 Aug 1676 – 8 Feb 1717)
      5. 5. John Howland (26 Jul 1679 – 15 May 1748)
      6. 6. Judah Howland (7 May 1683 – Nov 1683)
      7. 7. Seth Howland (5 Jan 1685 – Apr 1685)
      8. 8. Samuel Howland (16 May 1686 – 15 May 1748)
      9. 9. Experience Howland (19 May 1687 – 1708)
      10. 10. Joseph Howland (14 Oct 1692 – 16 Aug 1737)
      11. 11. Elizabeth Howland
    9. 9. Ruth HOWLAND (1646 – 16 Oct 1679) m. Thomas CUSHMAN (16 Sep 1637 – 23 Aug 1726)
      1. 1. Robert Cushman (4 Oct 1665 – 7 Sep 1757)
      2. 2. Desire Cushman (1668 – 8 Feb 1762)
      3. 3. Thomas CUSHMAN (18 May 1670 – 9 Jan 1727) m. Sarah STRONG (24 Sep 1674 – 25 Dec 1726)
        1. 1. Zibiah CUSHMAN (Bet. 1700 - 1708 – 13 Nov 1743) m. Josiah COOKE (14 May 1699 – 18 Sep 1752)
    10. 10. Isaac Howland (15 Nov 1649 – 09 Mar 1723) m. Elizabeth Vaughn (08 Apr 1653 – 29 Oct 1727)
      1. 1. Seth Howland (28 Nov 1677 – 26 Oct 1729)
      2. 2. Isaac Howland (06 Mar 1678/79 – 26 Feb 1724)
      3. 3. Priscilla Howland (22 Aug 1681 – 3 Mar 1746)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Howland (02 Dec 1682 – 01 Apr 1685)
      5. 5. Nathan Howland (17 Jan 1687 – )
      6. 6. Jael Howland (13 Oct 1688 – 09 Nov 1754)
      7. 7. Susannah Howland (14 Oct 1690 – 01 Oct 1720)
      8. 8. Hannah Howland (06 Oct 1694 – 25 Mar 1792)

John TILLEY's Timeline

4 Records

1571
15 December 1571
Birth of John TILLEY in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
1571
19 Dec 1571
John TILLEY was baptized in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
1620
1620-1970
Age 49
John TILLEY resided here in District of Columbia, USA
District of Columbia, USA
1621
11 January 1621
Age 50
Death of John TILLEY in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 December 1571
    Event Place: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1578.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LSM
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1571
    Event Place: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1620-1970
    Event Place: District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: Register of the Society of Mayflower descendants in the District of Columbia, 1970

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1621
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [5] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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