TILLEY, John

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• Name	TILLEY, John
  Birth	15 Dec 1571	Henlow, Bedfordshire, England   [1]
  Christening	19 Dec 1571	Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Apr 1621	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
  Burial	10 Apr 1621	Coles Hill Burial Ground, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America
  WAC	1 Mar 1895  [1]
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  Father	TILLEY, Robert ,   b. May 1540, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England Henlow, Bedfordshire, Englandd. 31 Dec 1612, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England (Age 72 years)
  Mother	ELBOURNE, Elizabeth ,   b. 1544, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England Henlow, Bedfordshire, Englandd. 27 Mar 1614, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1574	Henlow, Bedfordshire, England   [1]
  Notes	MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Leyden, England. MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Abt 1570 ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 27 Apr 2000, LANGE.
  Family ID	F15109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	HURST, Joan Rogers ,   b. 13 Mar 1568, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England Henlow, Bedfordshire, Englandd. 11 Jan 1621, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1596	Rocky Neck, Gloucestershire, Essex, Massachusetts   [2]
  Notes	MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Bedfordshire, England. ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 21 Mar 2000, SLAKE.
  Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
  1. TILLEY, Rose ,   b. 23 Oct 1597, Henlow, Benford, England Henlow, Benford, Englandd. 1598, Henlow, Bedford, England (Age 0 years)   2. TILLEY, John Jr. ,   b. 26 Aug 1599, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England Henlow, Bedfordshire, Englandd. Oct 1636, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States (Age 37 years)   3. TILLEY, Robert ,   b. 25 Nov 1604, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England Henlow, Bedfordshire, Englandd. 21 Dec 1687, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England (Age 83 years) + 4. TILLEY, Elizabeth ,   b. 30 Aug 1607, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England Henlow, Bedfordshire, Englandd. 31 Dec 1687, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States (Age 80 years)
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  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 2	VELDE, Bridget Van Der ,   b. 1573, England England
  Marriage	Abt 1602	England   [1]
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  There is a town in France which bears this name. I. John TILLEY was the sixteenth signer of the Mayflower Compact. With him on that memorable voyage was his wife, and a young daughter by a former marriage. Besides, a brother Edmund and wife, also with a young daughter, Ann Tilley[1], were among those chosen in Leyden to leave with the first group and come to the "wild, New England shore." Mourt, in Relations of Plymouth[2], says: Edward Tilley came with his wife Ann and two children that were cousins, Henry Samson and Humility Cooper. He was probably older brother of John Tilley who brought over his wife and daughter Elizabeth. All of both families died in the first mortality except Henry Samson and Elizabeth Tilley, the former of whom married Ann Plummer and had nine children; the latter married John Howland, and had ten children. John Tilley I find in the Leyden Mss. records: "This February 1615 John Tilley, silk worker of Leyden, married Bridget Van der Velde," which may be the hint of the man's occupation and affiliation. Bradford does not give his wife's Christian name. It should be added that some genealogists do not believe that this Leyden record refers to the John Tilley who came in the Mayflower. The Society of Mayflower Descendants does not give credence to the statement that it was Bridget (Van der Velde) Tilley who came over, or that Elizabeth Tilley was the daughter of Governor Carver's daughter. The tradition that Elizabeth was a descendant of the governor prevails among various branches of the Howland family descendants. This view was so commonly held that in 1836, when a stone was erected in Plymouth, in honor of John and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland, a statement to that effect was inscribed thereon. An old Bible, printed in 1588, which in 1888 came into the possession of Mr. Charles M. Taintor, of Manchester, Connecticut, carries on its page, the entry: "John Howland married Katharain Tilley granddarter of John Carver Governor apointed Anno Domini 1620 of Plymouth now called New Plymouth." Many other inscriptions show that the book was used almost as a diary. A facsimile of the marriage entry referred. to, may be seen on page 149 of Connecticut Magazine for March, 1899. Governor Bradford in the journal which was so miraculously restored to the commonwealth of Massachusetts upon being discovered in London after a lapse of a century or more, makes the statement that Governor Carver left no descendants. "Some still cling to the hope that he meant none of the name Bradford was only 18 when he left England, too young to be interested in much of the personal history of those he probably was surrounded by, even if he knew John Carver, scone of James Carver, Lincolnshire, Yoeman. He was fully occupied with his own troubles, repeated imprisonments, which were part of his history incidental to joining the Pilgrims in Holland. Graver matters filled his mind than the parentage of JohnTi11ey’s young daughter. She was in good hands, why heed things that in no way concerned him the mother, probably, not in evidence"[3] John Tilley was under Myles Standish in the "first encounter" with the Indians, at Great Meadow Creek, 8 December 1620[4], three days before the landing of the Pilgrims. But, before springtime came, he and his wife, together with half the brave band were laid away, on the sloping hillside-the heavy and pitiful toll taken by the "first sickness." "In less than a week after the first visit of the women ashore, not all the prowess of Myles Standish, hero of war in Flanders, not all his own unending strength and endurance, could defend his Rose from the blight of illness, nor shield his heart from the sharp stab of sorrow. . . . Others soon followed her, and, having but crossed the threshold, Ann Tilly, Mrs. Martin, little Ellen More, and Mary Chilton's mother, were gone from the colony! Another month and Mary Allerton, John Tilley's wife, Sarah Eaton, and the sister-in-law of Doctor Fuller (Mrs. Edward Fuller) were numbered with them. Meanwhile Susanna White had become a widow, and Elizabeth Tilley an orphan, and soon Priscilla Mullins was added to these girls forlorn state. Alice Rigdale and her husband; Thomas Tinker, his wife, and child, needed not houses nor land in Plymouth. Two of the More boys, and a number of the young men fell victims to the great mortality, and Sarah Priest, left behind in Leyden, was a widow, though nearly a year passed before she knew it. A little later, and Elizabeth Winslow slipped from the gentle hand clasp of Katherine Carver to join her other dear friend, Rose Standish. Thus twelve wives were swept away by this fatal epidemic, some from the Mayflower, and some from the rude homes on the land. . . . "From the time of the first anchoring of the ship, at Cape Cod, of the total of twenty-five women and young girls, thirteen were released from their labors. It is indeed remarkable that even twelve should have survived. Into the hearts of those recovering from their own illness, the spirit of desolation must have entered for a time, as they struggled to their feet again, to grieve for those who were laid to rest under the snow, and to take up the burdens of life once more. Many of the men had gone, too, but few of the children. For the five elder women left, life, even under the circumstances, still was worth while. . . . Humility Cooper, Elizabeth Tilley, Priscilla Mullins, and Mary Chilton were indeed the most truly alone, each one being the sole representative of her family." [5] John Tilley was ancestor of all the descendants of John Howland, John Chipman, John Huckins, and certain others treated of in this book. Of him Annie A. Haxtun wrote: "John Tilley's spirit of adventure has fallen upon one, at least, of his descendants. General A. W. Greeley, the Arctic explorer, watched over by the God of his Pilgrim forefathers, was saved by the naval relief expedition to do good to the country which is his on a claim of more than two centuries."[6] He was also represented in the conventions which framed the Constitution of the United States, by his descendant Nathaniel Gorham, who was several times requested by General Washington to occupy the chair of the presiding office.[7] CHILDREN: Rose Tilley born 23 Oct 1597 in Henlow, Benford, England and died sometime the following year. John, Jr. born 26 Aug 1599 also in Henlow. Married around 1630 to Edith. John died Oct 1636 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut. Robert born 25 Nov 1604 in Henlow. 1 Nov 1632 in St. Paul, Bedfordshire, England married Mary Ann Hawkins. Robert died 21 Dec 1687 in Henlow, England. Elizabeth, our ancestor, born 30 Aug 1607 in Henlow, England; married John HOWLAND 14 Aug 1623 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Elizabeth died 31 Dec 1687 in Saybrook. Elizabeth TILLEY II. Elizabeth TILLEY, born 30 Aug 1607, married 14 August 1623, at Plymouth, Massachusetts, John HOWLAND. For continuation of this family line please click for the HOWLAND biography. SOURCE: The Ancestry & Posterity of Joseph Smith and Emma Hale by Audentia Smith Anderson (1926) came to America on the Mayflower was the 16th signer of the Mayflower Compact "The Mayflower Reader" p. 91 lists burial between 11 Jan & 10 Apr 1621. SOURCE: D.S. FGR of Robert Tilley. Archdeaconry of Bedford: Will of Willyam & Agnes Tylle and Robert Tilley. Henlow PR and BT; CFI; Am Gen., Oct 1976. ~BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized 5 Apr 1996, PROVO. ~ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed 30 May 1996, PROVO. ~SEALING_PARENTS: Also shown as SealPar 3 Sep 1996, PROVO. Downloaded 24 Jan 2007 TLS www.mayflowerhistory.com Biographical Summary John Tilley was born in 1571 in Henlow, Bedford, England, and married the widowed Joan (Hurst) Rogers on 20 September 1596 in Henlow. He, his wife Joan, and his youngest daughter Elizabeth all came on the Mayflower to Plymouth in 1620. John and his wife both died the first winter at Plymouth, orphaning the 13-year old Elizabeth Tilley in the New World. Elizabeth would later marry to Mayflower passenger John Howland. Baptism: 19 Dec 1571, Henlow, Bedford, England, son of Robert and Elizabeth Tilley Marriage: Joan (Hurst) Rogers, 30 Sep 1596, Henlow, Bedord, England, daughter of William and Rose Hurst and widow of Thomas Rogers (no relation to Thomas Rogers of the Mayflower). Death: sometime the first winter at Plymouth Children: Rose (died young), John, Rose, Robert, and Elizabeth. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Tilley (c.1571 - winter of 1620-21) John Tilley and his family were passengers on the historic 1620 voyage of the Mayflower. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact, and died with his wife in the first Pilgrim winter in the New World. Both he and his brother Edward signed the Mayflower Compact. Mayflower Compact From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Signing the Mayflower Compact 1620, a painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris 1899 The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the male passengers of the Mayflower, consisting of separatist Congregationalists who called themselves "Saints", and adventurers and tradesmen, most of whom were referred to by the Separatists as "Strangers". Later both groups were referred to as Pilgrims or Pilgrim Fathers. The Separatists were fleeing from religious persecution by King James of England. The Mayflower Compact was signed aboard ship on November 11, 1620 by the Pilgrims. They used the Julian Calendar, also known as Old Style dates, which, at that time, was ten days behind the Gregorian Calendar. Signing the covenant were 41 of the ship's 101 passengers,[1][2] while the Mayflower was anchored in what is now Provincetown Harbor within the hook at the northern tip of Cape Cod.[3] Contents [hide] 1Reasons for the Compact 2Text 3Signers 4See also 5References 6External links Reasons for the Compact The Mayflower was originally bound for the Colony of Virginia, financed by the Company of Merchant Adventurers of London. Storms forced them to anchor at the hook of Cape Cod in what is now Massachusetts; it was unwise to continue with provisions running short. This inspired some of the Strangers to proclaim that, since the settlement would not be made in the agreed-upon Virginia territory, they "would use their own liberty; for none had power to command them."[4] To prevent this, the Pilgrims chose to establish a government. The Mayflower Compact was based simultaneously upon a majoritarian model (taking into account that women and children could not vote) and the settlers' allegiance to the king. It was in essence a social contract in which the settlers consented to follow the compact's rules and regulations for the sake of order and survival.[5] The Pilgrims had lived for some years in Leiden, a city in the Dutch Republic. "Just as a spiritual covenant had marked the beginning of their congregation in Leiden, a civil covenant would provide the basis for a secular government in America."[6] In November 1620, the Mayflower anchored at what is now Plymouth, named after the major port city in Devon, England from which she sailed. The settlers named their settlement "New Plimoth" or "Plimouth", the most common spelling used by William Bradford in his journal Of Plimoth Plantation.[7] Text Bradford's transcription of the compact The original document has been lost,[8] but three versions exist from the 17th century: printed in Mourt's Relation (1622),[9][10] which was reprinted in Purchas his Pilgrimes (1625);[11] hand-written by William Bradford in his journal Of Plimoth Plantation (1646);[12] and printed by Bradford's nephew Nathaniel Morton in New-Englands Memorial (1669).[8] The three versions differ slightly in wording and significantly in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.[10] William Bradford wrote the first part of Mourt's Relation, including its version of the compact, so he wrote two of the three versions. The wording of those two versions is indeed quite similar, unlike that of Morton. Bradford's handwritten manuscript is kept in a vault at the State Library of Massachusetts.[13] Modern version In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, defender of the Faith, etc. Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic; for our better ordering, and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the 11th of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, 1620.[14] The 'dread sovereign' referred to in the document uses the archaic definition of dread, meaning awe and reverence (for the King). Also, as noted above, the document was signed under the Old Style Julian calendar, since England did not adopt the Gregorian calendar until 1752. The Gregorian date would be November 21. Signers A list of 41 male passengers who signed the document was supplied by Bradford's nephew Nathaniel Morton in his 1669 New England's Memorial. Thomas Prince first numbered the names in his 1736 A Chronological History of New-England in the form of Annals.[1] The original document has been lost, so Morton (1669) is our sole source for the signers. He probably had access to the original document, but he could not have known the actual order in which it was signed simply by inspecting it. Morton's arrangement of names is probably not the arrangement of names on the original document, and the names on the original may not have been arranged in any orderly fashion. Prince's numbers are based solely on Morton (1669), as he himself stated.[8] Morton's list of names was unnumbered and untitled in all editions, although their order changed with successive editions. In his original 1669 edition, the columns were placed on two successive pages (15–16) forming six short columns, three columns of seven names each (headed Carver, Samuel Fuller, and Edward Tilley) on the first page and three columns of seven, seven, and six names each (headed Turner, Priest, and Clarke) on the next page.[8] In the second (1721) and third (1772) editions, the six short columns were joined into three long columns of 14, 14, and 13 names each on a single page (20). The first and fourth short columns were joined into the first long column (headed Carver with Turner halfway down), the second and fifth short columns were joined into the second long column (headed Samuel Fuller with Priest halfway down), and the third and sixth short columns were joined into the third long column (headed Edward Tilley with Clarke halfway down), changing their order. In the fifth (1826) and sixth (1855) editions, the names were also in three long columns of 14, 14, and 13 names each on one page (1826: 38, 1855: 26), but now they were placed in their original 1669 order. The first and second short columns formed the first long column (headed Carver with Samuel Fuller halfway down), the third and fourth short columns formed the second long column (headed Edward Tilley with Turner halfway down), and the fifth and sixth short columns formed the third long column (headed Priest with Clarke halfway down). Both long column orders appear in modern lists of unnumbered signers. Prince numbered the names in their original 1669 Morton order (the same as the 1826/55 Morton order) on successive pages (85–86), two columns of eight names each on one page (headed 1 Carver and 9 Martin) and two columns of 13 and 12 names each on the next page (headed 17 Cooke and 30 Williams). The third (1852) edition placed these numbered names in two columns (the first column headed 1 Carver with 8 Samuel Fuller and 15 Edward Tilley below, and the second column headed 22 Turner with 29 Priest and 36 Clarke below) on a single page (172). He added titles (Mr. or Capt.) to eleven names, names that were given those titles by William Bradford in the list of passengers at the end of his manuscript.[1][12] He attributed the lack of Mr. Bradford to Bradford's modesty. Prince's numbered order of signers is now used to identify ancestors in genealogical charts.[8] The following list of signers is organized into the six short columns of Morton (1669) with the numbers and titles of Prince. The names are given their modern spelling according to Morison (1966).[15] Use the numbers given for the order used by genealogists and half of unnumbered lists (Samuel Fuller will be the eighth name), but merge the half columns vertically into full columns for the order used by the other half of unnumbered lists (John Turner will be the eighth name). Mr. John Carver William Bradford Mr. Edward Winslow Mr. William Brewster Mr. Isaac Allerton Capt. Myles Standish John Alden Mr. Samuel Fuller Mr. Christopher Martin Mr. William Mullins Mr. William White Mr. Richard Warren John Howland Mr. Stephen Hopkins Edward Tilley John Tilley Francis Cooke Thomas Rogers Thomas Tinker John Rigsdale Edward Fuller John Turner Francis Eaton James Chilton John Crackstone John Billington Moses Fletcher John Goodman Degory Priest Thomas Williams Gilbert Winslow Edmund Margeson Peter Browne Richard Britteridge George Soule Richard Clarke Richard Gardiner John Allerton Thomas English Edward Doty Edward Leister

  
  

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  [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index. Mabel de Alencon; Female; Birth: About 1015 Alencon,Bell, , , France; Death: 1082; Baptism: 03 JUL 1993 PROVO; Endowment: 23 NOV 1993 PROVO; Sealing to Parents: 02 MAR 1994 PROVO; William de Alencon / Bildeburge de Beaumont; Father: William de Alencon; Mother: Bildeburge de Beaumont; No source information is available. Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church to request LDS temple ordinances. Search performed using PAF Insight on 30 Sep 2004 [S989] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index(R), downloaded 2 Sep 2009 (Reliability: 3).