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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 County, Massachusetts, USA

Father:

Mother: Robert TILLEY

Spouse(s): Joan HURST

Children(s): Elizabeth TILLEY

John TILLEY was born in 1571 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Elizabeth Elbourne And Robert Tilley. John TILLEY married Joan Hurst, and had children including Elizabeth Tilley. John TILLEY passed away in 1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John TILLEY was born in 1571 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Elizabeth Elbourne And Robert Tilley.
  • John TILLEY married Joan Hurst, and had children including Elizabeth Tilley.
  • John TILLEY passed away in 1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert TILLEY
1540–1612
Birth Location: England
RT

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
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 1607–1687 m. John (HOWLAND) Sr. 1592–1673
    1. 1. Ruth HOWLAND 1646–1679 m. Thomas (CUSHMAN) Jr 1637–1726
      1. 1. Thomas (CUSHMAN) III 1670–1727 m. Sarah STRONG 1674–1726
        1. 1. Zibiah CUSHMAN 1700–1743 m. Josiah COOKE 1699–1752
      2. 2. Robert Cushman 1665–1757
      3. 3. Desire Cushman 1668–1762
    2. 2. Joseph (Howland) Sr. 1640–1704 m. Elizabeth Southworth 1643–1717
      1. 1. Thomas Howland –1739
      2. 2. James Howland 1669–
      3. 3. Sarah Howland –1703
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Howland) III –1724
      5. 5. Mercy (Howland) II –1721
      6. 6. Nathaniel Howland 1671–1746
      7. 7. Benjamin Howland –1689
      8. 8. Joseph (Howland) Jr. –1689
    3. 3. Hope Howland 1629–1683 m. John Chipman 1614–1708
      1. 1. Hope Chipman 1652–1728
      2. 2. Desire Chipman 1673–1705
      3. 3. Lydia Chipman 1654–1730
      4. 4. John (Chipman) II 1670–1756
      5. 5. Samuel Chipman 1661–1723
      6. 6. Ruth Chipman 1663–1698
      7. 7. Elizabeth Chipman 1648–1712
      8. 8. Hannah Chipman 1658–1696
      9. 9. John (Chipman) I 1656–1657
      10. 10. Bethia Chipman 1666–1703
      11. 11. Mercy Chipman 1668–1724 m. Nathaniel Skiffe –1723
        1. 1. Mercy Skiffe 1701–1781
        2. 2. John Skiff 1705–
        3. 3. Mercy Skiffe 1701–
        4. 4. Ruth Skiffe 1690–1737
        5. 5. Joseph Skiff 1707–1778
        6. 6. Samuel Skiff 1703–
    4. 4. Hannah Howland 1637–1705 m. Jonathan (Bosworth) Jr 1636–1717
      1. 1. David Bosworth 1669–1747
      2. 2. Hannah Bosworth 1663–1723
      3. 3. Mercy Bosworth 1662–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Bosworth 1665–1676
      5. 5. Jonathan (Bosworth) Jr. 1666–1676
      6. 6. John Bosworth 1671–
      7. 7. Jabez Bosworth 1673–
      8. 8. Ichabod Bosworth 1676–
    5. 5. Desire Howland 1627–1683 m. John Gorham 1620–1676
      1. 1. Hannah Gorham 1663–1728
      2. 2. Lydia Gorham 1661–1744
      3. 3. Shubael Gorham 1667–1748
      4. 4. Desire Gorham 1644–1700
      5. 5. James Gorham 1650–1707
      6. 6. Temperance Gorham 1646–1715
      7. 7. Elizabeth Gorham 1648–1683
      8. 8. John Gorham 1652–1716
      9. 9. Joseph Gorham 1653–1726
      10. 10. Jabez Gorham 1656–1724
      11. 11. Mercy Gorham 1658–1725
    6. 6. John (Howland) Jr. 1627–1704 m. Mary Lee 1630–1693
      1. 1. Mary Howland 1652–1711
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Howland) I 1655–
      3. 3. Isaac Howland 1659–1723
      4. 4. Hannah Howland 1661–1711
      5. 5. Mercy Howland 1663–
      6. 6. Lydia Howland 1665–1717
      7. 7. Experience Howland 1668–1734
      8. 8. Anne Howland 1670–1741
      9. 9. Shubael Howland 1672–1737
      10. 10. John (Howland) III 1674–1738
    7. 7. Lt. (Jabez Howland) Sr. 1644–1712 m. Bethia Thacher 1642–1725
      1. 1. Jabez (Howland) Jr. 1669–1732
      2. 2. John (Howland) IV 1673–1673
      3. 3. Bethiah Howland 1674–1676
      4. 4. Josiah Howland 1676–1717
      5. 5. John (Howland) IV 1679–1748
      6. 6. Judah Howland 1683–1683
      7. 7. Seth Howland 1685–1685
      8. 8. Samuel Howland 1686–1748
      9. 9. Experience Howland 1687–1708
      10. 10. Joseph (Howland) III 1692–1737
    8. 8. Isaac (Howland) Sr. 1649–1723 m. Elizabeth Vaughn 1653–1727
      1. 1. Priscilla Howland 1681–1746
      2. 2. Isaac (Howland) Jr. 1678–1724
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Howland) IV 1682–1685
      4. 4. Nathan Howland 1687–
      5. 5. Jael Howland 1688–1754
      6. 6. Susannah Howland 1690–1720
      7. 7. Hannah (Howland) II 1694–1792
      8. 8. Seth Howland 1677–1729
    9. 9. Lydia Howland 1633–1711 m. James (Brown) Sr. 1623–1710
      1. 1. James (Brown) Jr. 1655–1718
      2. 2. Dorothy Brown 1666–1727
      3. 3. Jabez Brown 1667–1747
      4. 4. Joseph Brown 1668–
    10. 10. Elizabeth Howland 1632–1692 m. Ephraim Hicks 1629–1649 m. Capt. (John Addison) Dickinson 1630–1683
      1. 1. Samuel Dickenson 1665–1728
      2. 2. Elizabeth Dickinson 1652–1695
      3. 3. Joseph Dickinson 1654–
      4. 4. Mercy Dickinson 1657–
      5. 5. Jabez Dickinson 1660–
      6. 6. Lydia Dickinson 1662–
      7. 7. Mehitable Dickinson 1667–
      8. 8. Hannah Dickinson 1671–

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] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [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, 1600s-Current
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    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

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

    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 : in commemoration of the 350th anniversary

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1621
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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