Individual Details

John Tilley

(December 15, 1571 - January 11, 1621)

Born in England, sailed on the Mayflower with his wife Joan and daughter Elizabeth. Edward, John's younger brother and wife also sailed. December 6 John and Edward were part of an exploring group sent out to evaluate living conditions and native people. John, Joan, Edward and wife all died within a few months of landing, burial at Cole's Hill -History records no nobler venture for faith and freedom. In weariness, painfulness, hunger and cold they laid the foundations wherein every man should worship in his own way- .

Events

BirthDecember 15, 1571Bedfordshire, England
MarriageSeptember 20, 1596St. Mary's Parish, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England - Joan Hurst
ArrivalNovember, 1620on the Mayflower - Plymouth, British America
CivilDecember 6, 1620Exploring party - Plymouth, British America
DeathJanuary 11, 1621Plymouth, British America
BurialColes Hill Burial Ground, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
OccupationSilkworker

Families

SpouseJoan Hurst (1568 - 1621)
ChildElizabeth Tilley (1607 - 1687)
FatherRobert Tilley (1540 - 1612)
MotherElizabeth Comyngs Elbourne (1540 - 1614)

Notes

Death

Joan and her husband died the first winter in Plymouth leaving daughter Elizabeth an orphan.

Endnotes

1. (1995). || Great Migration Begins, Vol 3, P-W p 1822.

2. (1995). || Volume 1-3 page 1822.

3. (2009). || Volume 85 page 1 a fresh look at parents of Joan Hurst, 2011.

4. Willison, George F. Saints and strangers: being the lives of the Pilgrim fathers and their families, New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, 1945, Page 439 Appendix A image 450 of 524 The Pilgrim Company A. Saints Tilley, John ( -1621).

5. (1995). || Great Migration Begins, Vol 3, P-W p 1822.

6. Burbank, A. S. Guide to Historic Plymouth: Localities And Objects of Interest. Plymouth, Mass.: A. S. Burbank, 1916, Page 36, 37, 38, 39 The Landing.

7. (1995). || Great Migration Begins, Vol 3, P-W p 1822.

8. Young, Alexander. Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth, From 1602-1625: Now First Collected From Original Records And Contemporaneous Printed Documents, And Illustrated With Notes. Boston, C. C. Little and J. Brown, 1841, PAge 149 exploring party with notes.

9. Burbank, A. S. Guide to Historic Plymouth: Localities And Objects of Interest. Plymouth, Mass.: A. S. Burbank, 1916, Page 36, 37, 38, 39 The Landing.

10. (1995). || Great Migration Begins, Vol 3, P-W p 1822.

11. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

12. (1995). || Great Migration Begins, Vol 3, P-W p 1822.

13. Willison, George F. Saints and strangers: being the lives of the Pilgrim fathers and their families, New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, 1945, Page 439 Appendix A image 450 of 524 The Pilgrim Company A. Saints Tilley, John ( -1621).