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John Tilley 1571 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1571

Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1621

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Robert Tilley

Mother: Elizabeth Ellborne

Spouse(s): Joan Hurst

Children(s): Robert Tilley, Rose Tilley, John Tilley, Elizabeth Tilley,

The story of John Tilley 'Mayflower Compact 16th Signer' began in 1571 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. John Tilley 'Mayflower Compact 16th Signer' married Joan Hurst, and had children including Robert Tilley, Rose Tilley, John Tilley, Elizabeth Tilley,. John Tilley 'Mayflower Compact 16th Signer' passed away in 1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Tilley 'Mayflower Compact 16th Signer' began in 1571 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England.
  • John Tilley 'Mayflower Compact 16th Signer' married Joan Hurst, and had children including Robert Tilley, Rose Tilley, John Tilley, Elizabeth Tilley,.
  • John Tilley 'Mayflower Compact 16th Signer' passed away in 1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Tilley
1540 – 1612
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Ellborne
1544 – 1614
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Hurst
1568 – 1621
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Robert Tilley
1587 – 1593
Birth Location: England
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Rose Tilley
1597 – 1602
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
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John Tilley
1599 – 1636
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Tilley,
1607 – 1687
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
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John Tilley's Ancestors

Self
John Tilley
1571 – 1621
Birth Place: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Robert Tilley
1540 – 1612
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth (Farr Wellborne or) Ellborne
1544 – 1614
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Tilley
1490 – 1556
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Tylle
1490 – 1556
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
William Ellborne
1515 – 1588
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Rose (Marshe) Fisher
1534 – 1601
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Tilley,
1465 – 1520
Lady Smallacombe\Dowlife\Rylin
1469 – 1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Tilley
1443 – 1465
Adelaide Henlow
1445 – 1520
Lloyd Rylin
1449 – 1465

John Tilley's Descendants

1.
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John Tilley (19 Dec 1571 – 10 Apr 1621) m. Joan Hurst (13 March 1568 – 11 Jan 1621)
  1. 1. Robert Tilley (1587 – 1593)
  2. 2. Rose Tilley (23 Oct 1597 – 28 Feb 1602)
  3. 3. John Tilley (26 Aug 1599 – Oct 1636) m. Edith (Eady) Garland (1603 – Bef. Jul 1652)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Tilley (1632 – 21 Aug 1684)
    2. 2. Edmund Tilley (1635 – 1685)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Tilley, (30 Aug 1607 – 21 Dec 1687) m. John (Howland) Sr, (16 Jan 1601 – 23 February 1672) m. Jeremy Bellamy (1595 – 1680)
    1. 1. Desire Howland (13 Oct 1623 – 13 Oct 1683)
    2. 2. Lt (John) Howland (24 Apr 1627 – 1 Jan 1704) m. Mary Lee (1632 – 6 May 1693)
      1. 1. Mary Allyn (1652 – 3 August 1711)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bursley (17 May 1655 – after 30 Jan 1695)
      3. 3. Isaac Howland (25 Nov 1659 – 26 Dec 1724)
      4. 4. Hannah Crocker (15 May 1661 – 11 February 1710)
      5. 5. Mercy Howland (1663 – )
      6. 6. Lydia Howland (9 Jan 1665 – 6 July 1717)
      7. 7. Experience Bearse (28 July 1668 – 1734)
    3. 3. Lt (Joseph) Howland (24 April 1627 – 1 Jan 1704) m. Elizabeth Southworth (1645 – Mar 1717)
      1. 1. Thomas Howland (02 Dec 1665 – 2 Dec 1739)
      2. 2. Mercy Howland (1669 – 1721)
      3. 3. James Howland (29 Dec 1669 – 1 Aug 1713)
      4. 4. Nathaniel Howland (1671 – 29 Dec 1746) m. Abigail Churchill (18 Feb 1678 – 1726) m. Martha Cole (1672 – 11 August 1718)
        1. 1. Southworth Howland (1726 – )
        2. 2. Joseph Howland (8 May 1699 – 13 Jul 1766)
        3. 3. Mary Howland (15 Feb 1702 – 13 Feb 1729)
        4. 4. Capt (Nathaniel) Howland (9 Jun 1705 – 13 Jul 1766) m. Abigail Burt (28 Mar 1718 – 22 Jul 1766)
        5. 5. John Howland (1712 – )
      5. 5. Joseph Howland (8 Jul 1689 – 8 Jul 1689)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Howland ( – 15 Feb 1724)
      7. 7. Benjamin Howland ( – 7 Sep 1689)
      8. 8. Isaac Howland
    4. 4. Abigail Howland (Apr 1629 – 7 Apr 1692) m. Col. (John) Young (16 November 1624 – 28 Jan 1691)
      1. 1. George Young (1640 – 1673)
      2. 2. Sarah Young (1642 – 1674)
      3. 3. John Young (16 Nov 1649 – 10 Jun 1697)
      4. 4. Joseph Young (12 Nov 1651 – 11 February 1652)
      5. 5. David Young (17 Apr 1662 – 12 July 1745)
    5. 5. Hope Howland (30 Aug 1629 – 8 Jan 1683)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Howland, (Feb 1633 – 26 Jan 1692) m. Ephraim Hicks (1625 – 12 DEC 1649) m. Capt (John) Dickenson, (28 Jul 1602 – 30 Dec 1683)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Dickinson (11 October 1652 – 5 Feb 1695)
      2. 2. Joseph Dickinson (24 Oct 1654 – 1721) m. Rose Townsend (1648 – 29 January 1724)
        1. 1. Joseph (Dickinson,) II (1676 – 16 Apr 1736) m. Hannah Carpenter (1694 – 27 July 1793)
        2. 2. Hannah (Dickinson) (Burgess) (1680 – 28 Nov 1752)
        3. 3. Henry Dickinson (1682 – 31 March 1733)
      3. 3. Sarah Dickinson (1657 – 11 February 1732)
      4. 4. Mercy Dickinson (23 Apr 1657 – 27 Sep 1723)
      5. 5. Jabez Dickinson (29 Sep 1660 – 1720) m. Bethia Thatcher (Abt. 1645 – 19 Dec 1725)
        1. 1. Joseph (Howland) Dickerson (14 Oct 1692 – 16 Aug 1737)
      6. 6. Lydia Dickinson (5 October 1662 – 1703) m. Ephraim Carpenter
      7. 7. Samuel Dickenson (26 Jan 1665 – 12 Sep 1728) m. Lydia Powell (About 1669 – 7 Sep 1704)
        1. 1. Mary (Freelove) Dickenson (29 Dec 1674 – Jul 1726)
        2. 2. John Dickinson (1689 – Apr 1748)
        3. 3. PHOEBE Dickenson (1699 – 1777)
        4. 4. Rhody Dickenson (1678 – 28 Nov 1702)
      8. 8. Charles Dickinson (1666 – 14 Sep 1740) m. Phillipa Greene (7 Oct 1658 – 3 Mar 1690)
        1. 1. Charles Dickenson (1693 – 1713)
        2. 2. Richard Dickinson (1695 – 2 April 1749) m. Mary Goldsmith (1695 – 18 Jan 1763)
        3. 3. John Dickinson (1699 – 1736)
        4. 4. Samuel Dickinson (Abt. 1702 – 27 Jun 1750) m. Mary Cole (1705 – 6 Dec 1753)
        5. 5. Phillippa Case (1706 – 26 January 1798)
      9. 9. Hannah Dickinson (6 Jan 1671 – 18 Jan 1742)
      10. 10. James Dickenson (28 May 1675 – 1737)
    7. 7. Hannah Howland (1640 – 6 Jul 1681)
    8. 8. Lt (Jabez Howland) Sr, (1644 – 21 Feb 1712) m. Bethiah Thatcher (1645 – 19 Dec 1725)
      1. 1. Jabez Howland (15 Nov 1669 – 17 Oct 1732) m. Patience Stafford (1669 – 23 Oct 1721) m. Mary Carder (11 Sep 1677 – 13 Apr 1761)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Howland (8 May 1700 – 17 Jul 1709)
        2. 2. Bethiah ((Howland)) Bragg (5 Dec 1702 – 1742)
        3. 3. Mercy ((Howland) Tillinghast Pearce) Martindale (27 Jan 1704 – 22 Jun 1734)
        4. 4. Sarah Howland, (30 Apr 1711 – 3 Sep 1798)
        5. 5. Patience Howland (23 Mar 1716 – 2 May 1802)
      2. 2. Bethiah Howland (3 Jun 1674 – 1676)
      3. 3. Josiah Howland (6 Aug 1676 – 8 Feb 1717) m. Yetmercy Shove (7 Nov 1682 – 21 May 1760)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Howland (1710 – )
        2. 2. John Howland (1711 – 11 Jul 1790)
        3. 3. Yetmercy Howland (11 Mar 1712 – 08 Aug 1737)
        4. 4. Joseph Howland (09 Apr 1717 – 11 Jul 1790)
        5. 5. Josiah Howland (9 Apr 1717 – 6 Feb 1747)
      4. 4. Lt (John) Howland (26 Jul 1679 – 14 May 1708) m. Martha (Hannah Wardell) (Wardwell) (Abt. 1682 – 26 Nov 1714)
        1. 1. John Howland (16 Apr 1702 – 27 May 1779)
      5. 5. Judah Howland (7 May 1683 – 1708)
      6. 6. Samuel Howland, (16 May 1686 – 15 May 1748) m. Abigail Cary (1684 – ) m. Rachel Howland (1680 – 1744)
        1. 1. Abigail Howland (18 Oct 1710 – 9 August 1751)
        2. 2. John Howland (27 Sep 1713 – 21 Aug 1786)
        3. 3. Mehitable Howland (1 Feb 1725 – 13 Feb 1764)
      7. 7. Joseph Howland (14 Oct 1692 – 16 Aug 1737) m. Bathsheba Cary (14 Aug 1693 – 16 Aug 1775)
        1. 1. Lydia Howland (6 Nov 1715 – )
        2. 2. Joseph Howland (6 Dec 1717 – Mar 1775) m. Sarah Barker (25 Apr 1725 – 17 Feb 1779)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Howland (14 Feb 1720 – )
    9. 9. Isaac Howland (15 Nov 1649 – 9 Mar 1724) m. Elisabeth Howland (8 Apr 1653 – 29 Oct 1727)
      1. 1. Seth Howland (28 Nov 1677 – 26 Oct 1729)
      2. 2. Isaac Howland (6 Mar 1678 – 26 Feb 1723) m. Elizabeth Vaughn m. Sarah Wood (25 Dec 1687 – 30 Apr 1756)
        1. 1. Priscilla Howland (22 Aug 1681 – 3 Mar 1746)
        2. 2. Isaac Howland (1714 – 13 Oct 1787)
        3. 3. Jeremiah Howland, (1715 – 25 Nov 1789) m. Betty Howland (1726 – 28 November 1788)
        4. 4. Charles Howland (30 Aug 1722 – 20 Sep 1723)
      3. 3. Priscilla Bennet (22 Aug 1681 – 3 Mar 1746)
    10. 10. Elizabeth Bellamy (1619 – 15 Jun 1705) m. Jonathan (Nathaniel) Bosworth (4 Sep 1617 – 3 Jan 1688)
      1. 1. Jonathan Bosworth (1636 – 10 JUN 1717)
      2. 2. Rebecca Bosworth (Feb 1641 – 2 Nov 1704)
      3. 3. Bethiah (Bosworth) (Peck) (1643 – 4 April 1718) m. Israel Peck (4 March 1644 – 2 Sep 1723)
        1. 1. Deliverance (Peck) (May) (21 June 1680 – 9 Dec 1727)
      4. 4. Deliverance Bosworth (4 Aug 1650 – 30 Apr 1675)
      5. 5. Joseph Bosworth (6 Jun 1652 – 1694)
      6. 6. Bathsheba Bosworth (1655 – 17 Sep 1740)

John Tilley's Timeline

4 Records

1571
19 Dec 1571
Birth of John Tilley 'Mayflower Compact 16th Signer' in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
1571
19 Dec 1571
John Tilley 'Mayflower Compact 16th Signer' was baptized in Henlow, Beds, England
Henlow, Beds, England
1621
10 Apr 1621
Age 50
Death of John Tilley 'Mayflower Compact 16th Signer' in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1623
25 March 1623
Age 52
John Tilley 'Mayflower Compact 16th Signer' was married in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1571
    Event Place: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1571
    Event Place: Henlow, Beds, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 March 1623
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1621
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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