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. (1916). || Page 36, 37, 38, 39 The Landing.

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

8. (1841). || PAge 149 exploring party with notes.

9. (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).