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John Tilley 1599 – 1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1599

Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: Oct 1636

Death Location: killed by Indians, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Tilley

Mother: Joan Hurst

Spouse(s): Edith Garland

Children(s): Elizabeth Tilley, Edmund Tilley

In 1599, John Tilley entered the world in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Tilley and Joan Hurst. In 1633, John Tilley resided in Dorchester. John Tilley married Edith Eady Garland, and had children including Elizabeth Tilley, Edmund Tilley. John Tilley passed away in 1636 in killed by Indians, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1599, John Tilley entered the world in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Tilley and Joan Hurst.
  • In 1633, John Tilley resided in Dorchester.
  • John Tilley married Edith Eady Garland, and had children including Elizabeth Tilley, Edmund Tilley.
  • John Tilley passed away in 1636 in killed by Indians, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Tilley's Ancestors

Self
John Tilley
1599 – 1636
Birth Place: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Tilley
1571 – 1621
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Joan Hurst
1568 – 1621
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Tilley
1540 – 1612
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth (Farr Wellborne or) Ellborne
1544 – 1614
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tilley
1490 – 1556
Margaret Tylle
1490 – 1556
William Ellborne
1515 – 1588
Rose Fisher
1534 – 1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Tilley,
1465 – 1520
Lady Smallacombe\Dowlife\Rylin
1469 – 1520

John Tilley's Descendants

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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)

John Tilley's Timeline

3 Records

1599
26 Aug 1599
Birth of John Tilley in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
1633
1633
Age 34
John Tilley resided here in Dorchester
Dorchester
1636
Oct 1636
Age 37
Death of John Tilley in killed by Indians, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
killed by Indians, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1599
    Event Place: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1624
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Dorchester
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cape Ann, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1636
    Event Place: killed by Indians, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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