John Tilley

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name
John Tilley
aka
[John Tillie]
sex
male
access
public
born
date
bapt. 19 Dec 1571
place
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[article-wikipedia-john-tilley]
note
Eldest child of Robert and Elizabeth Tilley.
summary
Mayflower passenger of 1620, of Henlow, Bedfordshire, where he was probably baptized in 1571, a son of Robert and Elizabeth Tilley, and married Joan Hurst in 1596. He was one of the ten men of the exploring party of 6 Dec 1620, with John Howland and Richard Warren, and he and Joan both died in 1620/1. Probably the father of Elizabeth Tilley, wife of John Howland.
died
date
1620/1
place
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-bradford-history-of-plymouth-plantation]
note
"John Tillie and his wife both dyed a litle after they came ashore" (Bradford).
residences
date
1613
place
Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[article-wikipedia-john-tilley]
note
"John Tilley, yeoman," of Wootton, aged 40, gave sworn evidence on 7 Apr 1613.
events
what
Sailed on the Mayflower
date
1620
place
Plymouth, Devon, England
sources
[book-bradford-history-of-plymouth-plantation]
note
The archive does not name the port; Plymouth, England, was the ship's last.
what
Signed Mayflower Compact
date
Nov 1620
place
Provincetown, Massachusetts
sources
[article-wikipedia-john-tilley]
note
He and his brother Edward both signed in Cape Cod Harbor.
what
First Encounter
date
8 Dec 1620
place
Eastham, Massachusetts
sources
[book-mourt-1622-relation]
note
One of the ten men of the exploring shallop attacked at dawn on the shore of Cape Cod.
father
name
Robert Tilley
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[article-wikipedia-john-tilley]
mother
name
Elizabeth Tilley
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[article-wikipedia-john-tilley]
spouses
id
joan-hurst-d1621
married
date
20 Sept 1596
place
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[article-wikipedia-john-tilley]
note
She was the widow of Thomas Rogers.
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-bradford-history-of-plymouth-plantation]

Mayflower passenger, 1620. Of Henlow, Bedfordshire, before the voyage: the will of George Clarke (22 Sept 1607) notes that Thomas Kirke owed him money, and on 7 Apr 1613 "John Tilley, yeoman," of Wootton, Bedfordshire, aged 40, gave sworn evidence (Banks 1929, as summarised by Wikipedia). He and his brother Edward were members of the Leiden Separatist congregation, and both signed the Mayflower Compact (Wikipedia). Caleb Johnson lists five children: Rose (died young), John, a second Rose, Robert and Elizabeth; only Elizabeth sailed with her parents. Wikipedia notes that Robert was apprenticed in Bedfordshire in October 1617, which raises doubt about how long the family lived in Leiden.

He was one of the ten men of the exploring party of 6 Dec 1620 that met the "First Encounter": "Captaine Standish, Maister Carver, William Bradford, Edward Winslowe, John Tilley, Edward Tilley, John Houland, and three of London, Richard Warren, Steeuen Hopkins, and Edward [Doten]" (Mourt's Relation, 1622). John Howland, later his son-in-law, and Richard Warren, both also ancestors, were in the same party.

Bradford: "John Tillie and his wife both dyed a litle after they came ashore; and their daughter Elizabeth maried with John Howland, and hath issue as is before noted." And of his brother: "Edward Tillie and his wife both dyed soon after their arivall."

Open questions

  • The family is taken from the standard compiled accounts. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations (the Howland volume) has not been checked.
  1. ---
  2. name: John Tilley
  3. aka: [John Tillie]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. born:
  7. date: bapt. 19 Dec 1571
  8. place: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
  9. basis: compiled
  10. confidence: probable
  11. sources: [article-wikipedia-john-tilley]
  12. note: Eldest child of Robert and Elizabeth Tilley.
  13. summary: >-
  14. Mayflower passenger of 1620, of Henlow, Bedfordshire, where he was probably baptized in 1571, a
  15. son of Robert and Elizabeth Tilley, and married Joan Hurst in 1596. He was one of the ten men of
  16. the exploring party of 6 Dec 1620, with John Howland and Richard Warren, and he and Joan both died
  17. in 1620/1. Probably the father of Elizabeth Tilley, wife of John Howland.
  18. died:
  19. date: 1620/1
  20. place: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
  21. basis: compiled
  22. confidence: probable
  23. sources: [book-bradford-history-of-plymouth-plantation]
  24. note: '"John Tillie and his wife both dyed a litle after they came ashore" (Bradford).'
  25. residences:
  26. - date: "1613"
  27. place: Wootton, Bedfordshire, England
  28. basis: compiled
  29. confidence: probable
  30. sources: [article-wikipedia-john-tilley]
  31. note: "\"John Tilley, yeoman,\" of Wootton, aged 40, gave sworn evidence on 7 Apr 1613."
  32. events:
  33. - what: Sailed on the Mayflower
  34. date: "1620"
  35. place: Plymouth, Devon, England
  36. sources: [book-bradford-history-of-plymouth-plantation]
  37. note: "The archive does not name the port; Plymouth, England, was the ship's last."
  38. - what: Signed Mayflower Compact
  39. date: "Nov 1620"
  40. place: Provincetown, Massachusetts
  41. sources: [article-wikipedia-john-tilley]
  42. note: "He and his brother Edward both signed in Cape Cod Harbor."
  43. - what: First Encounter
  44. date: "8 Dec 1620"
  45. place: Eastham, Massachusetts
  46. sources: [book-mourt-1622-relation]
  47. note: "One of the ten men of the exploring shallop attacked at dawn on the shore of Cape Cod."
  48. father:
  49. name: Robert Tilley
  50. basis: compiled
  51. confidence: probable
  52. sources: [article-wikipedia-john-tilley]
  53. mother:
  54. name: Elizabeth Tilley
  55. basis: compiled
  56. confidence: probable
  57. sources: [article-wikipedia-john-tilley]
  58. spouses:
  59. - id: joan-hurst-d1621
  60. married:
  61. date: 20 Sept 1596
  62. place: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
  63. basis: compiled
  64. confidence: probable
  65. sources: [article-wikipedia-john-tilley]
  66. note: She was the widow of Thomas Rogers.
  67. basis: compiled
  68. confidence: probable
  69. sources: [book-bradford-history-of-plymouth-plantation]
  70. ---
  72. *Mayflower* passenger, 1620. Of Henlow, Bedfordshire, before the voyage: the will of George Clarke
  73. (22 Sept 1607) notes that Thomas Kirke owed him money, and on 7 Apr 1613 "John Tilley, yeoman," of
  74. Wootton, Bedfordshire, aged 40, gave sworn evidence (Banks 1929, as summarised by Wikipedia). He and
  75. his brother Edward were members of the Leiden Separatist congregation, and both signed the Mayflower
  76. Compact (Wikipedia). Caleb Johnson lists five children: Rose (died young), John, a second Rose,
  77. Robert and Elizabeth; only Elizabeth sailed with her parents. Wikipedia notes that Robert was
  78. apprenticed in Bedfordshire in October 1617, which raises doubt about how long the family lived in
  79. Leiden.
  81. He was one of the ten men of the exploring party of 6 Dec 1620 that met the "First Encounter":
  82. "Captaine Standish, Maister Carver, William Bradford, Edward Winslowe, John Tilley, Edward Tilley,
  83. John Houland, and three of London, Richard Warren, Steeuen Hopkins, and Edward [Doten]" (Mourt's
  84. *Relation*, 1622). John Howland, later his son-in-law, and Richard Warren, both also ancestors, were
  85. in the same party.
  87. Bradford: "John Tillie and his wife both dyed a litle after they came ashore; and their daughter
  88. Elizabeth maried with John Howland, and hath issue as is before noted." And of his brother: "Edward
  89. Tillie and his wife both dyed soon after their arivall."
  91. ## Open questions
  93. - The family is taken from the standard compiled accounts. *Mayflower Families Through Five
  94. Generations* (the Howland volume) has not been checked.
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