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John Tilley 1599–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 August 1599

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

Death Date: October 1636

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: John Tilley

Mother: Joan Hurst

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Tilley

Children(s): Elizabeth Howland

In 1599, John Tilley entered the world in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Tilley And Joan Hurst. John Tilley married Elizabeth Tilley, and had children including Elizabeth Howland. John Tilley passed away in 1636 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1599, John Tilley entered the world in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Tilley And Joan Hurst.
  • John Tilley married Elizabeth Tilley, and had children including Elizabeth Howland.
  • John Tilley passed away in 1636 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Tilley
1571–1620
Birth Location: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
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Joan Hurst
1568–1621
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Tilley
1580–1621
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Howland
1592–1672
Birth Location: England
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John Tilley's Ancestors

Self
John Tilley
1599–1636
Birth Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Tilley
1571–1620
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Joan Hurst
1568–1621
Bedford, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Tilley
1540–1613
,England
Elizabeth
1540–1614
,England
William Hurst
1515–1588
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Rose Marsh
1534–1601
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Tilley
1515–1578
Agnes Tilley
1519–1582
Henry Hurst
1504–1569
Robert Marshe
1500–1573
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tylle
1490–1556

John Tilley's Descendants

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John Tilley (26 August 1599–October 1636) m. Elizabeth Tilley (1580–11 January 1621)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Howland 1592–1672 m. John (Howland) Sr 1584–1672
    1. 1. Lydia Howland 1633–1711 m. James Brown 1623–1710
      1. 1. James Brown 1655–1718 m. Margaret Denison 1657–1741
        1. 1. Mercy (Brown) Carpenter 1699–1751 m. Ichabod Wiswell 1709–1749 m. Jedediah Carpenter 1697–
        2. 2. James Brown 1685–1725
        3. 3. Lydia Brown 1684–1717
        4. 4. Isaac Brown 1702–
        5. 5. Mary Brown 1680–
        6. 6. William Brown 1690–1732
        7. 7. Ann Brown –1747
        8. 8. Dorothy Brown 1694–1734
        9. 9. Margaret Brown 1687–1734
        10. 10. Lydia Brown 1678–1678
        11. 11. Peleg Brown 1688–1717
      2. 2. Dorothy Brown 1666–1727
      3. 3. Jabez Brown 1668–1747
      4. 4. James Brown 1655–1718 m. Margaret Denison 1657–1741
        1. 1. Mercy Brown 1699– m. Ichabod Wiswell 1709–1749
        2. 2. William Brown 1690–1732
        3. 3. James Brown 1685–1725
        4. 4. Dorothy Brown 1694–1734
        5. 5. Ann Brown –1747
        6. 6. Lydia Brown 1684–1717
        7. 7. Margaret Brown 1687–1734
        8. 8. Mary Brown 1680–
        9. 9. Isaac Brown 1702–
        10. 10. Peleg Brown 1688–1717
      5. 5. Nathall Brown 1680–
    2. 2. Hannah Howland 1637–1680 m. Jonathan (Bosworth) Jr 1635–1708
      1. 1. John Bosworth 1671–1719
      2. 2. David Bosworth 1669–1747 m. Mercy Sturtevant 1676–1707
    3. 3. Desire Howland 1627–1683
    4. 4. Jabez Howland 1644–1712 m. Bethiah Thacher –1725
      1. 1. Experience Howland 1687–1708
      2. 2. Josiah Howland 1676–
      3. 3. Judah Howland 1683–1708
      4. 4. Bethiah Howland 1674–
      5. 5. John Howland 1679–1708
      6. 6. Joseph Howland 1692–1737
      7. 7. Samuel Howland 1686–1748
      8. 8. John Howland 1672–1672
      9. 9. Seth Howland 1685–1685
      10. 10. Jabez Howland 1669–1732 m. Patience Stafford 1669–1721
        1. 1. Sarah Howland 1711–
        2. 2. Jabez Howland 1713–1739
        3. 3. Elizabeth Howland 1709–
        4. 4. Patience Howland –1707
        5. 5. Bethiah Howland 1702–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Howland 1707–1707
        7. 7. Thomas Howland 1720–
        8. 8. Mercy Howland 1704–
    5. 5. Ruth Howland 1646–1679 m. Thomas (Cushman) Jr 1637–1726
      1. 1. Desire Kent 1668–1762
      2. 2. Thomas Cushman 1670–1727
      3. 3. Robert Cushman 1664–1757
      4. 4. Samuel Cushman 1687–1766 m. Fear Corser 1687–
        1. 1. Desire Cushman 1710–
        2. 2. Jacob Cushman 1720–1796
        3. 3. Joseph Cushman 1717–1727
        4. 4. Jemima Cushman 1724–1727
        5. 5. Samuel Cushman 1715–
        6. 6. Mercy Cushman 1713–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Howland 1631–1691
    7. 7. Hope Howland 1629–1683 m. John Chipman 1614–1708
      1. 1. John Chipman 1670–1756
      2. 2. Samuel Chipman 1661–1723
    8. 8. John Howland 1627–1702
    9. 9. Isaac Howland 1649–1734
    10. 10. Joseph Howland 1640–1703
    11. 11. Deborah Howland 1628–1666 m. John (Smith) Sr 1618–1692
      1. 1. Deliverance Smith 1667–1729
      2. 2. Eleazer Smith 1654–1733
      3. 3. John Smith 1648–1708
      4. 4. Samuel Smith 1661–1737 m. Hannah Mayhew 1635–
      5. 5. Philip Smith 1650–1713 m. Dorcas Stewart 1650–
      6. 6. Abigail Covell 1662–1749
      7. 7. Deborah Smith 1640–1675 m. Nathaniel Bachelder 1589–1710
        1. 1. Ruth Batcheller 1662–1752
        2. 2. Deborah Batcheller 1657–
        3. 3. Esther Batcheller 1664–1715
        4. 4. Stephen Batcheller 1675–1748
        5. 5. Nathaniel Batcheller 1659–1745
        6. 6. Benjamin Batcheller 1673–1718
        7. 7. Stephen Batcheller 1672–1672
        8. 8. Jane Batcheller 1669–1752
        9. 9. Abigail Batcheller 1667–1736

John Tilley's Timeline

3 Records

1599
26 August 1599
Birth of John Tilley in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
1599
26 Aug 1599
John Tilley was baptized in Henlow, Bedford, England
Henlow, Bedford, England
1636
October 1636
Age 37
Death of John Tilley in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Windsor, Hartford 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
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [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: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1599
    Event Place: Henlow, Bedford, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1636
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Millennium File
    [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] Colonial Families of the USA
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