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TILLEY, Elizabeth

TILLEY, Elizabeth[1]

Female 1607 - 1687  (80 years)    Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name TILLEY, Elizabeth 
    Birth 30 Aug 1607  Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Burial Dec 1687  Ancient Little Neck Cemetery, East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Elizabeth Tilley Howland (1607-1687) - Find a Grave Memorial
    Elizabeth Tilley Howland (1607-1687) - Find a Grave Memorial
    Death 21 Dec 1687  Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    TILLY, John
              b. Abt Jan 1621, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Father) 
    HURST, Joan  
              d. Abt Jan 1621, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Mother) 
    Person ID P14876  Dutton Ancestry
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2021 

    Father TILLY, John
              b. Abt Jan 1621, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother HURST, Joan  
              d. Abt Jan 1621, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Children
    +1. TILLEY, Elizabeth
              b. 30 Aug 1607, Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 21 Dec 1687, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     
    Family ID F4786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors HOWLAND, John
              b. 16 Jan 1592, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 23 Feb 1672, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [4
    Marriage 17 Nov 1664  Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age at Marriage She : 57 years and 3 months - He : 72 years and 10 months. 
    Children 
    +1. HOUSTON, Joseph
              b. 1776  [Father: Birth]
    Alice
    +2. HOWLAND, Desire
              b. 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 13 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: Birth]
    GORHAM, Capt John  m. 1643
    Married: 1x3. HOWLAND, Lieut John II
              b. 24 Feb 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1702 (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]
    LEE, Mary  m. 26 Oct 1651
    Married: 1x4. HOWLAND, Hope
              b. 30 Aug 1629, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 08 Jan 1683, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Father: Birth]
    CHIPMAN, Elder John  m. 1646
    Married: 2x5. HOWLAND, Elizabeth
              b. 1631, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 26 Jan 1692, Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth]
    HICKS, Ephraim  m. 13 Sep 1649;   DICKINSON, Capt John  m. 10 Jul 1651
    Married: 1x6. HOWLAND, Lydia
              b. 1633, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1711, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]
    BROWN, Lieut James  m. Abt 1654
    Married: 1x7. HOWLAND, Hannah
              b. 1637, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1705, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth]
    Married: 1x8. HOWLAND, Capt Joseph
              b. 1640, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 01 Jan 1704, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)  [Father: Birth]
    SOUTHWORTH, Elizabeth  m. 07 Dec 1664
     9. HOWLAND, Lieut Jabez
              b. 1644, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 21 Feb 1711, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth]
    Married: 1x10. HOWLAND, Ruth
              b. 1646, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Oct 1679, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]
    CUSHMAN, Thomas  m. 17 Nov 1664
     11. HOWLAND, Isaac
              b. 15 Nov 1649, Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 9 Mar 1723, Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]
    Family ID F4707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Aug 1607 - Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Nov 1664 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Dec 1687 - Ancient Little Neck Cemetery, East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Dec 1687 - Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Headstones
    Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland
    Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland
    Inscription:
    “Here ends the pilgrimage of Elizabeth Tilley Howland who died Wednesday 31 December 1687 at home of her daughter Lydia & husband James Brown in Swansea. Elizabeth married Pilgrim John Howland who came with her in the Mayflower December 1620. From them are descended a numerous posterity.”
    In Elizabeth’s will the following inspiring language is used:
    “It is my will and charge to all my
    Children that they walk in the fear
    of the Lord and in Love and Peace
    toward each…

    Documents
    John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley
    John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley
    Massachusetts_US_Town_and_Vital_Records_1620-1988
    Mayflower_Births_and_Deaths_Vol_1_and_2
    Mayflower_Births_and_Deaths_Vol_1_and_2
    John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley
    John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley
    Alabama_US_Surname_Files_Expanded_1702–1981
    Maine_US_Nathan_Hale_Cemetery_Collection_1780-1980
    Maine_US_Nathan_Hale_Cemetery_Collection_1780-1980
    US_Sons_of_the_America_Revolution_Membership_Applications_1889-1970
    US_Sons_of_the_America_Revolution_Membership_Applications_1889-1970
    John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley
    John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley
    Marriage Record
    Pennsylvania_US_Society_of_Mayflower_Descendants_Applications_1911-1929
    Pennsylvania_US_Society_of_Mayflower_Descendants_Applications_1911-1929
    John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley
    John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley
    Death Record
    Colonial Families Of The United States
    Colonial Families Of The United States
    Pg 221
    Colonial Families Of The United States
    Colonial Families Of The United States
    Page 222
    Elizabeth Tilley Howland
    Elizabeth Tilley Howland
    Elizabeth Tilley monument in her honor at Plymouth Rock

  • Sources 
    1. [S84] Ancestry.com.

    2. [S50] Findagrave.com.



    3. [S50] Findagrave.com.
      Created by: Ronald Keyes
      Added: 15 Sep 2007
      Find a Grave Memorial #21561583
      Sponsored by Blaine Barham
      Source citation

    4. [S465] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635.
      Pg. 349

    5. [S465] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635.



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