John Tilley - Baptized 19 Dec 1571 in Helow, Bedford, England. He was the son of Robert and Elizabeth (___) Tilley. He died the first winter in the new world between January and March 1620/21 in Plymouth. Both he and his brother Edward signed the Mayflower Compact. There are few records of John Tilley’s life in England. His name appears in the will of George Clarke of Henlow, dated September 22, 1607 which notes that Thomas Kirke, then residing with Tilley, owed money to him. There is little information about the lives of John Tilley and his wife Joan. John Tilley was documented as a member of the Leiden (Holland) Separatists Congregation as well as his brother Edward. John and Joan Tilley were buried in Coles Hill Burial Ground in Plymouth, most likely in unmarked graves as with so many who died in that first winter. Their names, along with many others who died that winter, are memorialized on the Pilgrim Memorial Tomb on Coles Hill as “John Tilley and his wife.
Joan Hurst, wife of John Tilley.
John Tilley married Joan (Hurst) Rogers, widow of Thomas Rogers (no relation to the Mayflower passenger of that name) on September 20, 1596 at Henlow in Bedfordshire. Joan Hurst was the younger daughter of William Hurst, and was baptized on March 13, 1567/8 at Henlow making her a little older than John. Joan came to the marriage with a daughter Joan, born of her marriage to Thomas Rogers, whom she married on June 18, 1593. Joan was baptized May 26, 1594, and Rogers seems to have died shortly afterwards.[1][2] Child of Joan (Hurst) and Thomas Rogers
- Joan Rogers was baptized on May 26, 1594. There is no further record and she may have died young, likely sometime after her mother’s 1596 marriage to John Tilley.[2]
They had five children baptized in the parish of Henlow between 1597 and 1607. Of their children, only Elizabeth, baptized August 30, 1607, and who accompanied them on the Mayflower, is a known survivor of all their children. The fate of the others is unknown.[10]
- Rose Tilley (1) was baptized on October 23, 1597 and may have died young. No further record.
- John Tilley was baptized on August 26, 1599 and may have died young. No further record.
- Rose Tilley (2) was baptized on February 28, 1601/2 and may have died young. No further record.
- Robert Tilley was baptized on November 25, 1604 and may have died young. No further record.
- Elizabeth Tilley was baptized on August 30, 1607 and died in Swansea on December 22, 1687. She married John Howland in Plymouth Colony about 1624 and had ten children.
Elizabeth Tilley, daughter of John and Joan (Hurst) Tilley.
Her birth and death are noted above. She married another passenger of the Mayflower.
Until Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation was discovered in 1856, it was presumed that John Howland's wife, formerly Elizabeth Tilley,
was the adopted daughter of the Carvers. (Her parents, uncle and aunt
who came to the New World died of sickness during the first winter.)
This mistake was even recorded on a gravestone that was erected for
Howland on Burial Hill, in 1836. However, the Bradford journal revealed that she was, in fact, the daughter of John Tilley and his wife, Joan (Hurst). Elizabeth Tilley Howland was born in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England, where she was baptized in August, 1607. She and her parents were passengers on the Mayflower.
John Tilley and his wife Joan both died the first winter as did his
brother Edward Tilley and wife Ann. This left Elizabeth an orphan and so she was taken in by the Carver Family. The Carvers died about a year later, and part of their estate was inherited by their servant, John Howland, and Elizabeth became his ward. In 1623/24, she married John Howland. At that time she was about 16 years of age while he was about 30.
The Jabez Howland House in Plymouth, Massachusetts, built c. 1667 and photographed in 1921. Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland lived there for five years
John Howland - Born in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England between 1592/3-1599. [1]
He died at Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, February 23, 1672/3 and
"with honour interred" on Burial Hill , Rocky Nook (in Plymouth Colony),
Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was a passenger on the Mayflower, 1620. He was the son of Henry and Margaret ______ Howland.
He was an indentured servant and the executive assistant and personal secretary to Governor John Carver, and accompanied the Separatists and other passengers when they left England to settle in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He signed the Mayflower Compact and helped found Plymouth Colony. He fell overboard but was rescued by the sailors. "At about mid-voyage the ship entered equinoctical gales and under
instructions of the ship's master, Governor Carver directed that no one
without official authority would go on deck. The ship was in danger and
Howland, carrying some emergency message from the governor to the ship's
master, was washed overboard." He signed the first written constitution for a representative
government 'of the people, by the people, for the people'. After the
passengers came ashore John Howland became assistant to the governor
over the new independent state created under the compact. The act of
Governor Carver in making a treaty with the great Indian Sachem
Massosoit was an exercise of sovereign power and John Howland was the
assistant." Source: A brief genealogical and biographical record of
Charles Roscoe Howland, brothers, and forebears of Roscoe Howland, p.
14.
Edward Doty - Born about 1606 presumably in England, died 23 Aug 1655 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He came over on the Mayflower as an apprentice (servant) to Stephen Hopkins who was making his 2nd trip to the New World, having served for 10 years under Captain John Smith of the Jamestown Colony. Edward was known as a "contentious man", often getting himself in trouble with the law. On 18 Jun 1621, Edward fought a dual (with sword and dagger) with Edward Leister, another of Stephen Hopskins' indentured servants, which would become known as the colony's first (and only) duel. I read somehwere where the dual was fought over a girl! The duel ended with one being wounded in the hand and one in the thigh. Their punishment was to be tied head and feet together for twenty-four hours without meat or drink. But soon their master Stephen Hopkins, apparently taking pity on their "great pains", made a "humble request, upon promise of a better carriage" and they were released by the governor.
Edward Doty later became a wealthy land owner with servants himself, but his argumentative nature and display of temper caused him to be in the Plymouth court many times over the years. Doty was one of the Mayflower passengers that have left an extensive record of his personality. He had a quick temper that often was out of control and had many business dealings that in some cases bordered on the fraudulent. Other troublemakers were often removed from Plymouth (i.e. Isaac Allerton was forced out) but Doty lived there throughout the rest of his life.
He married Faith Clarke on January 9, 1635. Faith was the daughter of Thurston (Tristram) and Faith Clarke, arriving on the ship "Francis" in 1634.
Digory or Degory Priest - Born about 1579, died about the end of 1620 shortly after signing the Mayflower Compact (November 1620). He was a hatmaker from London. He was credited with being of the Leiden Contigent. He married Sarah Allerton on 16 November 1611 in Leiden, Holland. She was the widow of John Vincent and sister of Mayflower passenger Isaac Allergon. They had two daughters, Marah and Sarah. Degory Priest came alone of the Mayflower, with his family remaining in Leiden. He intended to send for his wife Sarah and daughters Marah and Sarah once the colony was established. After his early death, Sarah married 13 Nov 1621 in Leiden, Godbert Godbertson, whose name, per Banks, was also written as Cuthbert Cuthbertson. He was a hat-maker from Leiden, as was Priest, and had been in communion with the Pilgrims before their emigration. He had previously been married to Elizabeth Kendall in 1617, who presumably was deceased by the time of his second marriage. They came to Plymouth on the ship Anne in 1623 with their son and her two daughters. Both Sarah and her second husband Godbert Godbertson died in 1633 in the epidemic that was rampant at that time. Their burial places are unknown.
Edward Doty - Born about 1606 presumably in England, died 23 Aug 1655 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He came over on the Mayflower as an apprentice (servant) to Stephen Hopkins who was making his 2nd trip to the New World, having served for 10 years under Captain John Smith of the Jamestown Colony. Edward was known as a "contentious man", often getting himself in trouble with the law. On 18 Jun 1621, Edward fought a dual (with sword and dagger) with Edward Leister, another of Stephen Hopskins' indentured servants, which would become known as the colony's first (and only) duel. I read somehwere where the dual was fought over a girl! The duel ended with one being wounded in the hand and one in the thigh. Their punishment was to be tied head and feet together for twenty-four hours without meat or drink. But soon their master Stephen Hopkins, apparently taking pity on their "great pains", made a "humble request, upon promise of a better carriage" and they were released by the governor.
Edward Doty later became a wealthy land owner with servants himself, but his argumentative nature and display of temper caused him to be in the Plymouth court many times over the years. Doty was one of the Mayflower passengers that have left an extensive record of his personality. He had a quick temper that often was out of control and had many business dealings that in some cases bordered on the fraudulent. Other troublemakers were often removed from Plymouth (i.e. Isaac Allerton was forced out) but Doty lived there throughout the rest of his life.
He married Faith Clarke on January 9, 1635. Faith was the daughter of Thurston (Tristram) and Faith Clarke, arriving on the ship "Francis" in 1634.
- Faith Clarke was Doty's second wife. He had no known children with his first wife, and she may have died young. Neither her name nor anything more has been found out about this wife.."
Digory or Degory Priest - Born about 1579, died about the end of 1620 shortly after signing the Mayflower Compact (November 1620). He was a hatmaker from London. He was credited with being of the Leiden Contigent. He married Sarah Allerton on 16 November 1611 in Leiden, Holland. She was the widow of John Vincent and sister of Mayflower passenger Isaac Allergon. They had two daughters, Marah and Sarah. Degory Priest came alone of the Mayflower, with his family remaining in Leiden. He intended to send for his wife Sarah and daughters Marah and Sarah once the colony was established. After his early death, Sarah married 13 Nov 1621 in Leiden, Godbert Godbertson, whose name, per Banks, was also written as Cuthbert Cuthbertson. He was a hat-maker from Leiden, as was Priest, and had been in communion with the Pilgrims before their emigration. He had previously been married to Elizabeth Kendall in 1617, who presumably was deceased by the time of his second marriage. They came to Plymouth on the ship Anne in 1623 with their son and her two daughters. Both Sarah and her second husband Godbert Godbertson died in 1633 in the epidemic that was rampant at that time. Their burial places are unknown.
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