Tilley Pearsall Genealogy Database
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William Rand
M, #10701
Family: Isabella Tilley (b. 23 May 1691)
Biography
| Marriage | 4 April 1720 | William Rand and Isabella Tilley were married on 4 April 1720 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, |
| Last Edited | 20 November 2020 |
Grace Tilley
F, #10702, b. 4 November 1692
Parents
| Father | William Tilley, the Ropemaker (b. 1641, d. about 17 November 1717) |
| Mother | Isabel (d. 13 January 1702/03) |
Family: Jonas Clarke
Biography
| Birth | 4 November 1692 | Grace Tilley was born on 4 November 1692. |
| Marriage | 24 November 1715 | Jonas Clarke and she were married on 24 November 1715 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts,1 |
| Last Edited | 20 November 2020 |
Citations
- [S970] Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822 by Annie Haven Thwing (Thwing Collection). Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB530/rd/14226/17439/260139073
Jonas Clarke
M, #10703
Family: Grace Tilley (b. 4 November 1692)
Biography
| Marriage | 24 November 1715 | Jonas Clarke and Grace Tilley were married on 24 November 1715 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts,1 |
| Last Edited | 20 November 2020 |
Citations
- [S970] Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822 by Annie Haven Thwing (Thwing Collection). Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB530/rd/14226/17439/260139073
Abigail Melyen
F, #10704, d. 26 May 1720
Family 1: James Woodmansey
Family 2: William Tilley, the Ropemaker, (b. 1641, d. about 17 November 1717)
Family 3: Judge Samuel Sewall
Biography
| Marriage | 27 January 1703 | William Tilley, the Ropemaker, and Abigail Melyen were married on 27 January 1703 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts,1 |
| Church Affiliation | 3 September 1704 | As of 3 September 1704, Abigail was affiliated with Old South Church, in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Admission. |
| Marriage | 29 October 1719 | Judge Samuel Sewall and she were married on 29 October 1719 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Described by Samuel Sewall in his diary, Vol 3, p. 233.2,3 |
| Death | 26 May 1720 | She died on 26 May 1720 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, As noted in Samuel Sewall's diary. |
| Last Edited | 22 November 2020 |
Citations
- [S985] R. Hammett Tilley, Genealogy of the Tilley Family (Newport, R.I.: John P. Sanborn, Steam Book and Job Printer, 1878), p.6; digital images, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogyoftille1878till/page/n4/mode/1up : accessed
- [S985] Tilley, Genealogy of the Tilley Family, p. 50.
- [S970] Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822 by Annie Haven Thwing (Thwing Collection). Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB530/rd/14226/17439/260139073
Judge Samuel Sewall
M, #10705
Family: Abigail Melyen (d. 26 May 1720)
Biography
| Marriage | 29 October 1719 | Judge Samuel Sewall and Abigail Melyen were married on 29 October 1719 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Described by Samuel Sewall in his diary, Vol 3, p. 233.1,2 |
| Last Edited | 21 November 2020 |
Citations
- [S985] R. Hammett Tilley, Genealogy of the Tilley Family (Newport, R.I.: John P. Sanborn, Steam Book and Job Printer, 1878), p. 50.; digital images, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogyoftille1878till/page/n4/mode/1up : accessed
- [S970] Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822 by Annie Haven Thwing (Thwing Collection). Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB530/rd/14226/17439/260139073
John Tilley
M, #10706, b. 20 December 1694
Parents
| Father | John Tilley (b. about 1665) |
| Mother | Honour (d. June 1722) |
Family:
| Son | Leonard Tilley+ (b. about 1720) |
| Son | Samuel Tilley+ (b. 1731, d. 1815) |
Biography
| Research Note | R. Hammett Tilley lists two lines of Tilley's descending from John, one in Granby, Mass, and one in New Brunswick, Canada. He does not explain why he believes these lines are connected, and Newport Historical Society was not able to find any documentation that supports the connection. RHT left letters there which he received from descendants in those two lines, but none of the letters connect the lines back to John, or back to Ideford, Devonshire. As to the Granby, Massachusetts line, Cynthia Farr Brown has researched and documented this family, and believes that it has a Hilliard background, and changed the surname around 1790. The immigrant of this Hilliard line, Hugh Hilliard, also went by Tilley in some records. I (HK) question whether or not John came to America, even though R. Hammett Tilley seems to have done a great deal of work on this line. | |
| Birth | 20 December 1694 | John Tilley was born on 20 December 1694 in Ideford, Devonshire, England.1 |
| Baptism | 6 January 1694/95 | He was baptized on 6 January 1694/95 in Ideford, Devonshire, England. "Son of John Tilley"2 |
| Immigration | about 1710 | He immigrated about 1710 to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, The opinion that John Tilley was one of the brothers who immigrated from Devon to Boston is based on the genealogy booklet of R. Hammett Tilley. However, John is not mentioned in William the Ropemakers will of 1717. William the Ropemaker only mentions William (who relocated to Newport) and James (who relocated to New London). And there is a marriage listed in the Ideford Parish Register, at the date when John would have been about 26. |
| Last Edited | 13 February 2024 |
Citations
- [S971] MA. BD., Rector of Ideford Rev. H. F. Fulford Williams, "Registers of the Parish of Ideford, Devon, 1598 - 1840", transcribed march-april 1952, Filmed by LDS, Film# 917151, Batch C05120-1. Ideford begins at image 331 of 512., Online at Familysearch.org., p. 38.
- [S971] Rev. H. F. Fulford Williams, "Registers of the Parish of Ideford, Devon, 1598 - 1840", p. 38
Jane Tilley
F, #10707, b. 1689
Parents
| Father | John Tilley (b. about 1665) |
| Mother | Honour (d. June 1722) |
Biography
| Birth | 1689 | Jane Tilley was born in 1689 in Ideford, Devonshire, England. |
| Baptism | 20 August 1689 | She was baptized on 20 August 1689 in Ideford, Devonshire, England.1 |
| Last Edited | 21 November 2020 |
Citations
- [S971] MA. BD., Rector of Ideford Rev. H. F. Fulford Williams, "Registers of the Parish of Ideford, Devon, 1598 - 1840", transcribed march-april 1952, Filmed by LDS, Film# 917151, Batch C05120-1. Ideford begins at image 331 of 512., Online at Familysearch.org., p. 36. Image 377/512.
George Tilley
M, #10708, b. 29 September 1697, d. 12 October 1761
Parents
| Father | John Tilley (b. about 1665) |
| Mother | Honour (d. June 1722) |
Family 1: Elizabeth Galpin (b. 1695, d. 14 December 1736)
| Son | George Tilley (b. 9 February 1728, d. 22 July 1730) |
| Daughter | Mary Tilley (b. about 1731, d. 31 December 1774) |
| Daughter | Martha Tilley (b. 18 September 1732, d. 20 March 1769) |
Family 2: Mary
| Son | James Tilley+ (b. 1750, d. 1840) |
Biography
| Birth | 29 September 1697 | George Tilley was born on 29 September 1697 in Ideford, Devonshire, England.1 |
| Baptism | 12 October 1697 | He was baptized on 12 October 1697 in Ideford, Devonshire, England. "Sonne of John Tilly (poor)"1 |
| Marriage | He and Elizabeth Galpin were married, date unknown2 | |
| Marriage | He and Mary were married, date unknown Second wife of George Tilley, mother of their children John (1748-1823), James (1750 - 1840) and Thomas (1762-?)3 | |
| Death | 12 October 1761 | He died on 12 October 1761 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts,2,4 |
| Burial | 14 October 1761 | He was buried on 14 October 1761 at Granary Burying Ground in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. George is buried in the same plot as his wife Elizabeth, a son who died young, and William Tilley (his cousin the Rope-maker) and William's wife Isabell. |
| DNA Clues | 2021 | David Brown Tilley, Jr. took a Y-DNA test at Family Tree DNA, and has two Y matches, Will Tilley and Wayne Paul Tilley, both of whom descend from this George Tilley, through his grandson John Merritt Tilley. This confirms the connection of our Tilley line (from the brother William Tilley) to William's brother George, and gives genetic confirmation of the connection to the Tilleys of Ideford, Devon. |
| Last Edited | 30 July 2022 |
Citations
- [S971] MA. BD., Rector of Ideford Rev. H. F. Fulford Williams, "Registers of the Parish of Ideford, Devon, 1598 - 1840", transcribed march-april 1952, Filmed by LDS, Film# 917151, Batch C05120-1. Ideford begins at image 331 of 512., Online at Familysearch.org., p. 36+, Image 377+
- [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID = 21753535
- [S978] Merritt E. Tilley, Family of George Tilley, Wharfinger of Boston (Wilmington, DE: 1999), p.19; digital, FamilySearch, familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/175117/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= : accessed
- [S978] Tilley, Family of George Tilley, Wharfinger of Boston, p.4
Sarah Tilley
F, #10709, b. 17 March 1698, d. October 1699
Parents
| Father | John Tilley (b. about 1665) |
| Mother | Honour (d. June 1722) |
Biography
| Birth | 17 March 1698 | Sarah Tilley was born on 17 March 1698 in Ideford, Devonshire, England.1 |
| Baptism | 3 April 1698 | She was baptized on 3 April 1698 in Ideford, Devonshire, England. "daughter of John Tilley, by me, Jo. Richards. A poor day laborer."1 |
| Death | October 1699 | She died in October 1699 in Ideford, Devonshire, England,1,2 |
| Burial | 25 October 1699 | She was buried on 25 October 1699 in Ideford, Devonshire, England.2 |
| Last Edited | 16 February 2021 |
Citations
- [S971] MA. BD., Rector of Ideford Rev. H. F. Fulford Williams, "Registers of the Parish of Ideford, Devon, 1598 - 1840", transcribed march-april 1952, Filmed by LDS, Film# 917151, Batch C05120-1. Ideford begins at image 331 of 512., Online at Familysearch.org., p. 36+, Image 377+
- [S989] Tilley Family Members, Newport, R.I., to Librarian R. Hammett Tilley, correspondence, provided from the files of the Newport Historical Society., copier unknown BMD copied from the Rectory at Ideford in the 1800's; Tilley Family Papers; privately held by Newport Historical Society, Newport, R.I.
Thomas Tilley
M, #10710, b. 12 September 1700
Parents
| Father | John Tilley (b. about 1665) |
| Mother | Honour (d. June 1722) |
Biography
| Birth | 12 September 1700 | Thomas Tilley was born on 12 September 1700 in Ideford, Devonshire, England.1 |
| Baptism | 26 September 1700 | He was baptized on 26 September 1700 in Ideford, Devonshire, England. "son of John Tilly, was baptized by me, ffran. Strode." [Francis Strode]1 |
| Last Edited | 21 November 2020 |
Citations
- [S971] MA. BD., Rector of Ideford Rev. H. F. Fulford Williams, "Registers of the Parish of Ideford, Devon, 1598 - 1840", transcribed march-april 1952, Filmed by LDS, Film# 917151, Batch C05120-1. Ideford begins at image 331 of 512., Online at Familysearch.org., p. 36+, Image 377+
Mary Tilley
F, #10711, b. 6 October 1702, d. January 1719
Parents
| Father | John Tilley (b. about 1665) |
| Mother | Honour (d. June 1722) |
Biography
| Birth | 6 October 1702 | Mary Tilley was born on 6 October 1702 in Ideford, Devonshire, England.1 |
| Baptism | 19 October 1702 | She was baptized on 19 October 1702 in Ideford, Devonshire, England. "by me, John Sweeting."1 |
| Burial | 28 January 1713 | She was buried on 28 January 1713 in Ideford, Devonshire, England. "daughter of John"2 |
| Death | January 1719 | She died in January 1719 in Ideford, Devonshire, England,2 |
| Last Edited | 13 February 2024 |
Citations
- [S971] MA. BD., Rector of Ideford Rev. H. F. Fulford Williams, "Registers of the Parish of Ideford, Devon, 1598 - 1840", transcribed march-april 1952, Filmed by LDS, Film# 917151, Batch C05120-1. Ideford begins at image 331 of 512., Online at Familysearch.org., p. 36+, Image 377+
- [S989] Tilley Family Members, Newport, R.I., to Librarian R. Hammett Tilley, correspondence, provided from the files of the Newport Historical Society., copier unknown BMD copied from the Rectory at Ideford in the 1800's; Tilley Family Papers; privately held by Newport Historical Society, Newport, R.I.
James Tilley, Sr.
M, #10712, b. 16 January 1703/04, d. after 26 October 1757
Parents
| Father | John Tilley (b. about 1665) |
| Mother | Honour (d. June 1722) |
Family 1: Ruth Fosdick (b. 27 June 1689, d. 29 June 1741)
Family 2: Hannah Savalls
| Daughter | Mary Tilley+ (b. 20 March 1742/43, d. 8 September 1800) |
| Son | James Tilley, Jr.+ (b. 24 November 1744, d. 6 May 1816) |
| Son | John Tilley (b. 1749, d. 11 August 1800) |
Biography
| Birth | 16 January 1703/04 | James Tilley, Sr., was born on 16 January 1703/04 in Ideford, Devonshire, England. The Mayflower Descendants database at NEHGS also gives John Tilley of "Edford" as the father of James.1,2,3 |
| Baptism | 24 January 1703/04 | He was baptized on 24 January 1703/04 in Ideford, Devonshire, England.1 |
| Immigration | before 1717 | He immigrated before 1717 to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, James was named in his cousin's will, with whom he lived in 1717 and the will states he was under 21. |
| Bequest | 14 November 1717 | He was mentioned in the will of William Tilley, the Ropemaker, on 14 November 1717 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. |
| Relocation | BY 1725 | BY 1725, James Tilley, Sr., moved to New London, New London County, Connecticut. R. Hammett Tilley states that James donated 10 pounds towards the construction of the First Episcopal Church of New London in this year. He would have been 21.2 |
| Church Affiliation | 6 June 1725 | As of 6 June 1725, James was affiliated with Episcopal Church, in New London, New London County, Connecticut. He is mentioned in the earliest entry on the parish records, being one of 12 subscribers "for the building and erecting a church for the service of Almighty God, according to the Liturgie of the Church of England as by law established." James pledged 10 pounds. Frances Caulkins notes in her History of New London, "Most of these subscribers, but not all, were residents in New London. Gridley and Kay belonged in Newport, Buor, Tilley and Smith were all Englishmen who had recently established themselves in the place. James Tilley was from Edford, in Devonshire, England."4 |
| Marriage Bann | 21 January 1726/27 | Marriage banns for James Tilley, Sr., and Ruth Fosdick were published on 21 January 1726/27.5 |
| Marriage | 5 March 1727 | He and Ruth Fosdick were married on 5 March 1727 in New London, New London County, Connecticut,3 |
| Marriage | 27 May 1742 | He and Hannah Savalls were married on 27 May 1742 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, The Barbour Records extract reads "Tilley, James, of New London, s. John, of Edford, County of Devonshire, Great Britain, m. Hanah Savel, of New London, d. of John, of New London, May 27, 1744. Book 2, p. 84"3,6 |
| Family History | between 1728 and 1757 | Between 1728 and 1757 Entries mentioning James in the Diary of Joshua Hempstead. Joshua Hempstead was a neighbor of James Tilley. He kept a diary from 1711 to 1758. One of Joshua's daughters, Elizabeth, married Daniel Starr. They had a son Joshua, who married James' daughter Mary Tilley. 30 Aug 1728 "I was at home & in Town with Tilley aftern." p.201 4 Oct 1730 "a Court Minor & Tilley." p. 227 19 Jul 1739 "in the foren I was at Capt Coits writing between Tilley & Hug & Thos Minor about Woodmansees Lot. p353 11 Dec 1739/40 "In the morning I went into Town & Sent £6 in bills & Dogs. by old Mr. Beebee of Southold to Sheriff Cory for a bb of beef I had last Spring of him. I Recd £3 of Mr Seabury. I pd Deacon fosdick 40s yt I borrowed yesterday for Tilly." p359 14 Jul 1740 "I helpt Tilly measure 18 Rod of Land for Jno Rogers the N Cornner of woodmansees Lot." p366 29 Jun 1741 "Ruth Tilly wife of James Tilley aged 40 odd Died at night of a flux and vomiting." p379 16 May 1742 "James Tilley & Han Savels publisht." p393 7 Jun 1742 "Nattee is gone to Live with James Tilley Rope maker as an apprentice if he & I like (till 21 yr old) & if not to have 3s od p Day & victualls." p394 [Nattee, Joshua's grandson, was born in 1727. Nattee's father Nathaniel, had died in 1729.] 4 Sep 1742 "Adm & Sarony Raked Salt hay most of the Day. adm first Carted down a Cable for Tilley." p398 30 Apr 1743 "In the foren I was helping James Tilley measure his Land that was Woodmansees & Halls, &c." p408 18 May 1743 "I was about home & in Town to mill and to the funeral of a Barbadian one Wright aged about 38 years who Died yesterday morning at the house of James Tilley of a Consumption. he came over here for his health & was much Recruited till within a week [ ]." p409 25 Nov 1744 "Tilley a Child Bap James." p 434 14 Mar 1746/7 "Joshua hath had the Team 3 days for Tilly 40s p day & was pd of & he pd mee." p. 477 17 Mar 1746/7 "Joshua had ye Team for Tilly." p 477 14 Jul 1747 "adm Raked the medow, and Carted a Ld for Tilly. pd." p484 16 Oct 1747 "adm was drawing up the Rest of Mr Tillys frame." p490 23 Jun 1748 "I pd Edwd Palmes 5s 6d yt Remained due to him for my Coat buttons & I Recd of Mr Tilly 7 dollers & 1/2 for Nattee att 52s p is £19 10s 0d." p 501 20 Jul 1748 "Jos Lester mowed ye Side hill in the foren & helpt me Josh & adam in prying out a very Large Stone by ye apple Tree next Tillys Copper, in the aftern Joshue & Jos Lester mowed the Barley & I filled up ye hole &c." p503 7 Mar 1750/51 "bad Treveling miry tho Snow. I Set out for Hartford on my Sorril Mare in Company with Samuel Edgcumbe to be a Wittness for Jonathan Pratt (versus) Joseph Bradford &c & before wee got to Colchester Mr Tilley overtook us. wee oated at Well's att Colchester & Stood along to Hebron. Tilley Stopt there att Buels & I too. Expences 10s." p 566 30 Jan 1751/52 "I was about home all day. In the Evening Cuffey Mr Tilleys Negro man & Cate Tanosha a free Indian woman were Joyned in Marriage with the allowance of Mr Tilley Certifyed by Ebe Griffing & ___ Roger his apprentices." p 583 12 Aug 1755 "I was att home foren. in the aftern att the vendue Selling the House & Land that was taken by Execution from Judah Coleman for stealing the Spanyards Gold. Sd House was built by Samll Harris Decd Son of Peter Harris Decd about the year 1713 & had many owners. Ja. Tilley bot it." p.654 25 Sep 1755 "an Indian freewoman wife to Mr Tilleys Negro Cuff Died." p 656 2 May 1757 "I Delivered unto Capt Daniel Coit Several Bonds & notes for the ministry mony which were the Effects of £300 Connecicut Bills of Credit Some years in the hands of Capt Richd Dowglass Decd & paid to Mr Mill & my Self by his Executors & Let out to Divers persons in our names for ye use of the Society who have voted to take other Security (vizt) for Lawfull mony James Tilleys Bond £57 Wm Douglass's £50 Ebenezar Darrows £37. Jno Congdons Note £60 or £10 Lawfull mony. Anthony whipples Note £50 odd -- the Interest of the abovesd Bonds & Notes have been duly paid before last year past." p.685 26 Sep 1757 "in the morn I went into Town to Mr Tilleys & & Bought his House that was Samll Harris's (Called the Shephards Tent) & gave 5 Bonds for the paymt 1. to the County Treasurer £60 in 3. years wth Interest & & 2 Bonds £40 Each to be pd in 3 yrs & 1. in 4 to Robert Cromelian of New York, & 2 Bonds more to ye Executors of Paul Richards Esqr late of N. York Decd. £40 Each to be paid .1. in 3 yr without Interest & ye last in 4 year with Lawfull Interest all amounting to £220 Lawfull mony. I Recd the Possession of the House & premises in the presence of Daniel Coit Esqr & John Hempsted. I Dined att Tilleys & afterward Carryed the Deeds to Record & Rid down to John Plumb Lot & fenced in an Oat Stack Except Staking it." p 693 1 Nov 1757 "in the foren I Rid down to the cornfield & Loaded up a Stout Ld of Clover. adm brot itt home & putt itt in to my New Barn I bot of Tilley near the Shephards Tent." p694 |
| Death | after 26 October 1757 | He died after 26 October 1757 On this date he is mentioned in Joshua Hempstead's diary, who dined with him.3 |
| Last Edited | 7 February 2023 |
Citations
- [S971] MA. BD., Rector of Ideford Rev. H. F. Fulford Williams, "Registers of the Parish of Ideford, Devon, 1598 - 1840", transcribed march-april 1952, Filmed by LDS, Film# 917151, Batch C05120-1. Ideford begins at image 331 of 512., Online at Familysearch.org., p. 36+, Image 377+
- [S985] R. Hammett Tilley, Genealogy of the Tilley Family (Newport, R.I.: John P. Sanborn, Steam Book and Job Printer, 1878), p. 42; digital images, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogyoftille1878till/page/n4/mode/1up : accessed
- [S972] "Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880", online database, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org), Volume of William Brewster (MFIP Jonathan); extracted from General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass, December 1620 (N.p.:n.p.n.d.), p. 130
- [S974] Frances Manwaring Caulkins, History of New London, Connecticut: from the first survey of the coast in 1612, to 1860. (New London, CT: H. D. Utley, 1895 (originally 1860)), p. 440; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/stream/historyofnewlond00caul#page/n8/mode/1up : accessed
- [S973] Joshua Hempstead, Author, Diary of Joshua Hempstead of New London, Connecticut: covering a period of 47 years from September 1711 to November 1758 (New London, CT: The New London County Historical Society, 1901), 180; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/diaryofjoshuahem00hemp/page/n11/mode/1up : accessed
- [S736] Lorraine Cook White, Editor, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: In Ancestry.com's Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1879 database, Vol 1-55 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Between 1994 and 2002), New London TR, p. 299
Martha Tilley
F, #10713, b. 1 January 1705, d. August 1706
Parents
| Father | John Tilley (b. about 1665) |
| Mother | Honour (d. June 1722) |
Biography
| Birth | 1 January 1705 | Martha Tilley was born on 1 January 1705 in Ideford, Devonshire, England.1 |
| Baptism | 21 January 1705 | She was baptized on 21 January 1705 in Ideford, Devonshire, England. by John Sweeting.1 |
| Death | August 1706 | She died in August 1706 in Ideford, Devonshire, England,2 |
| Burial | 18 August 1706 | She was buried on 18 August 1706 in Ideford, Devonshire, England. |
| Last Edited | 16 February 2021 |
Citations
- [S971] MA. BD., Rector of Ideford Rev. H. F. Fulford Williams, "Registers of the Parish of Ideford, Devon, 1598 - 1840", transcribed march-april 1952, Filmed by LDS, Film# 917151, Batch C05120-1. Ideford begins at image 331 of 512., Online at Familysearch.org., p. 36+, Image 377+
- [S989] Tilley Family Members, Newport, R.I., to Librarian R. Hammett Tilley, correspondence, provided from the files of the Newport Historical Society., copier unknown BMD copied from the Rectory at Ideford in the 1800's; Tilley Family Papers; privately held by Newport Historical Society, Newport, R.I.
Elizabeth Galpin
F, #10714, b. 1695, d. 14 December 1736
Family: George Tilley (b. 29 September 1697, d. 12 October 1761)
| Son | George Tilley (b. 9 February 1728, d. 22 July 1730) |
| Daughter | Mary Tilley (b. about 1731, d. 31 December 1774) |
| Daughter | Martha Tilley (b. 18 September 1732, d. 20 March 1769) |
Biography
| Birth | 1695 | Elizabeth Galpin was born in 1695.1 |
| Marriage | George Tilley and she were married, date unknown1 | |
| Death | 14 December 1736 | She died on 14 December 1736 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts,1 |
| Burial | 1736 | She was buried in 1736 at Granary Burying Ground in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.1 |
| Last Edited | 22 November 2020 |
Citations
- [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID = 21753535
Mary Tilley
F, #10715, b. about 1731, d. 31 December 1774
Parents
| Father | George Tilley (b. 29 September 1697, d. 12 October 1761) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Galpin (b. 1695, d. 14 December 1736) |
Family: John Torrey (b. 13 October 1717, d. 16 December 1776)
Biography
| Birth | about 1731 | Mary Tilley was born about 1731 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.1 |
| Marriage | 10 October 1751 | John Torrey and she were married on 10 October 1751 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, By the Rev. Andrew Eliot1 |
| Death | 31 December 1774 | She died on 31 December 1774 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts,1 |
| Burial | January 1775 | She was buried in January 1775 at Burial Hill in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.1 |
| Last Edited | 22 November 2020 |
Citations
- [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID = 20770250
John Torrey
M, #10716, b. 13 October 1717, d. 16 December 1776
Family: Mary Tilley (b. about 1731, d. 31 December 1774)
Biography
| Birth | 13 October 1717 | John Torrey was born on 13 October 1717 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. |
| Marriage | 10 October 1751 | He and Mary Tilley were married on 10 October 1751 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, By the Rev. Andrew Eliot1 |
| Death | 16 December 1776 | He died on 16 December 1776 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, |
| Last Edited | 22 November 2020 |
Citations
- [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID = 20770250
George Tilley
M, #10717, b. 9 February 1728, d. 22 July 1730
Parents
| Father | George Tilley (b. 29 September 1697, d. 12 October 1761) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Galpin (b. 1695, d. 14 December 1736) |
Biography
| Birth | 9 February 1728 | George Tilley was born on 9 February 1728 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. |
| Death | 22 July 1730 | He died on 22 July 1730 at Granary Burying Ground in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, |
| Burial | July 1730 | He was buried in July 1730 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. |
| Last Edited | 22 November 2020 |
Martha Tilley
F, #10718, b. 18 September 1732, d. 20 March 1769
Parents
| Father | George Tilley (b. 29 September 1697, d. 12 October 1761) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Galpin (b. 1695, d. 14 December 1736) |
Family 1: Jonas Clark (b. 11 September 1726, d. 28 November 1790)
Family 2: William Rickard (b. 1734, d. 20 August 1766)
Biography
| Marriage | Jonas Clark and Martha Tilley were married, date unknown | |
| Birth | 18 September 1732 | She was born on 18 September 1732 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.1 |
| Marriage | 10 July 1762 | William Rickard and she were married on 10 July 1762 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Marriage recorded in Plymouth, MA, Town Records, 1626-2001, p. 124, image 67 of 275 on FamilySearch. Register says both "of Plymouth."2 |
| Death | 20 March 1769 | She died on 20 March 1769 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts,1 |
| Burial | March 1769 | She was buried in March 1769 at Copp's Hill Burying Ground in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.1 |
| Last Edited | 22 November 2020 |
Citations
William Rickard
M, #10719, b. 1734, d. 20 August 1766
Family: Martha Tilley (b. 18 September 1732, d. 20 March 1769)
Biography
| Birth | 1734 | William Rickard was born in 1734. |
| Marriage | 10 July 1762 | He and Martha Tilley were married on 10 July 1762 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Marriage recorded in Plymouth, MA, Town Records, 1626-2001, p. 124, image 67 of 275 on FamilySearch. Register says both "of Plymouth."1 |
| Death | 20 August 1766 | He died on 20 August 1766 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, |
| Last Edited | 22 November 2020 |
Citations
- [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID = 92343055
Jonas Clark
M, #10720, b. 11 September 1726, d. 28 November 1790
Family: Martha Tilley (b. 18 September 1732, d. 20 March 1769)
Biography
| Marriage | Jonas Clark and Martha Tilley were married, date unknown | |
| Birth | 11 September 1726 | He was born on 11 September 1726. |
| Death | 28 November 1790 | He died on 28 November 1790 |
| Last Edited | 22 November 2020 |
Honour
F, #10722, d. June 1722
Family: John Tilley (b. about 1665)
| Daughter | Jane Tilley (b. 1689) |
| Son | William Tilley+ (b. 1690) |
| Son | John Tilley+ (b. 20 December 1694) |
| Son | George Tilley+ (b. 29 September 1697, d. 12 October 1761) |
| Daughter | Sarah Tilley (b. 17 March 1698, d. October 1699) |
| Son | Thomas Tilley (b. 12 September 1700) |
| Daughter | Mary Tilley (b. 6 October 1702, d. January 1719) |
| Son | James Tilley, Sr.+ (b. 16 January 1703/04, d. after 26 October 1757) |
| Daughter | Martha Tilley (b. 1 January 1705, d. August 1706) |
Biography
| Note | The baptism of their son William in 1690 lists her name as Honour. She may or may not be the mother of the other children, for whom no wife's name is listed in the register. | |
| Death | June 1722 | Honour died in June 1722 in Ideford, Devonshire, England, |
| Burial | 26 June 1722 | She was buried on 26 June 1722 in Ideford, Devonshire, England. |
| Last Edited | 8 March 2023 |
Ruth Fosdick
F, #10723, b. 27 June 1689, d. 29 June 1741
Family: James Tilley, Sr., (b. 16 January 1703/04, d. after 26 October 1757)
Biography
| Birth | 27 June 1689 | Ruth Fosdick was born on 27 June 1689 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. |
| Marriage Bann | 21 January 1726/27 | Marriage banns for Ruth Fosdick and James Tilley, Sr., were published on 21 January 1726/27.1 |
| Marriage | 5 March 1727 | James Tilley, Sr., and she were married on 5 March 1727 in New London, New London County, Connecticut,2 |
| Church Affiliation | 3 March 1727/28 | As of 3 March 1727/28, Ruth was affiliated with in New London, New London County, Connecticut. "Ruth Tilley took into the church."3 |
| Death | 29 June 1741 | She died on 29 June 1741 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, |
| Last Edited | 30 November 2020 |
Citations
- [S973] Joshua Hempstead, Author, Diary of Joshua Hempstead of New London, Connecticut: covering a period of 47 years from September 1711 to November 1758 (New London, CT: The New London County Historical Society, 1901), 180; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/diaryofjoshuahem00hemp/page/n11/mode/1up : accessed
- [S972] "Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880", online database, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org), Volume of William Brewster (MFIP Jonathan); extracted from General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass, December 1620 (N.p.:n.p.n.d.), p. 130
- [S973] Hempstead, Diary of Joshua Hempstead of New London, Connecticut, 195
Hannah Savalls
F, #10724
Family: James Tilley, Sr., (b. 16 January 1703/04, d. after 26 October 1757)
| Daughter | Mary Tilley+ (b. 20 March 1742/43, d. 8 September 1800) |
| Son | James Tilley, Jr.+ (b. 24 November 1744, d. 6 May 1816) |
| Son | John Tilley (b. 1749, d. 11 August 1800) |
Biography
| Marriage | 27 May 1742 | James Tilley, Sr., and Hannah Savalls were married on 27 May 1742 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, The Barbour Records extract reads "Tilley, James, of New London, s. John, of Edford, County of Devonshire, Great Britain, m. Hanah Savel, of New London, d. of John, of New London, May 27, 1744. Book 2, p. 84"1,2 |
| Last Edited | 28 November 2020 |
Citations
- [S972] "Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880", online database, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org), Volume of William Brewster (MFIP Jonathan); extracted from General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass, December 1620 (N.p.:n.p.n.d.), p. 130
- [S736] Lorraine Cook White, Editor, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: In Ancestry.com's Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1879 database, Vol 1-55 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Between 1994 and 2002), New London TR, p. 299
James Tilley, Jr.
M, #10725, b. 24 November 1744, d. 6 May 1816
Parents
| Father | James Tilley, Sr. (b. 16 January 1703/04, d. after 26 October 1757) |
| Mother | Hannah Savalls |
Family 1: Mary Miller (d. September 1796)
| Daughter | Elizabeth Tilley (b. 16 April 1773, d. 11 February 1791) |
| Son | James Tilley, III (b. 28 May 1777) |
| Son | William Tilley (b. 7 January 1781) |
| Daughter | Mary Tilley (b. 17 October 1783) |
Family 2: Elizabeth Miller
| Son | Jeremiah Miller Tilley (b. 6 January 1797) |
| Son | George Tilley (b. 7 July 1799) |
Biography
| Birth | 24 November 1744 | James Tilley, Jr., was born on 24 November 1744 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.1,2 |
| Marriage | September 1771 | He and Mary Miller were married in September 1771 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, Mary, daughter of Jeremiah Miller.3 |
| Census | 1790 | He appeared in the census 1790 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. James is listed as: James Tilley (indexed Filley on Ancestry) 9 free white males 16 and up 6 males under 16 4 females 2 slaves Living next to John Miller. I don't see a John Miller as a son of Jeremiah Miller, but perhaps they are related. Towards the bottom of the same column, about 20 people down, is John Tilley. Other neighbors Hannah Short, John Shepherd, Mary Gardiner, James Lamphier, Ann Winthrop, Jonathan Starr, Junr, Jared Starr, John Way |
| Marriage | 15 January 1797 | He and Elizabeth Miller were married on 15 January 1797 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, Elizabeth, daughter of Jeremiah Miller4 |
| Census | 1800 | He appeared in the census 1800 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. James is listed as: James Tilley 2 males under 10 2 males 16-25 1 male 26-44 1 male 45 and over 1 female 16-25 1 female 26-44 1 female 45 and over 3 slaves Neighbors Elias Perkins, Sarah Clark, Edward Lewis, David Beckwith, Deborah Rockwell, Mehitabel Leet, William Harris |
| Property Record | 1804 | James was involved in a property transaction in 1804 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. He opened Tilley Street, forty-one feet wide, called by him Union Street, but when accepted by the city, it was named Tilley Street. I am not sure this reference is to this same James Tilley. I see two other James Tilleys5 |
| Census | 1810 | He appeared in the census 1810 in Garrison Township, New London County, Connecticut. James is listed as: James Tilley 2 males 10-15 1 male 18-25 1 male 26-44 1 male 45 and over 1 female 16-25 2 females over 45 1 "all other free persons" Neighbors: Deb. Rockwell, Henry Hempsted, Henry Jepson, D. B. Hempsted, Jas. Lampheir, Jon'a Starr, Elias Perkins, Danl. Tinker Jr., Wm Penniman, Seabury Rogers, Moses Bishop, Rich'd D. Starrr I am not able to locate a placename of Garrison in New London County, or even in CT. |
| Death | 6 May 1816 | He died on 6 May 1816 in New London, New London County, Connecticut,6 |
| Last Edited | 3 December 2020 |
Citations
- [S736] Lorraine Cook White, Editor, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: In Ancestry.com's Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1879 database, Vol 1-55 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Between 1994 and 2002), New London, CT TR, p. 299, ref. Book 2, p. 84
- [S973] Joshua Hempstead, Author, Diary of Joshua Hempstead of New London, Connecticut: covering a period of 47 years from September 1711 to November 1758 (New London, CT: The New London County Historical Society, 1901), p 434; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/diaryofjoshuahem00hemp/page/n11/mode/1up : accessed
- [S736] White, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, New London CT TR, p. 299
- [S736] White, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, New London, CT TR, p. 299, ref. Book 3, p. 225
- [S974] Frances Manwaring Caulkins, History of New London, Connecticut: from the first survey of the coast in 1612, to 1860. (New London, CT: H. D. Utley, 1895 (originally 1860)), p. 628; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/stream/historyofnewlond00caul#page/n8/mode/1up : accessed
- [S774] Charles R. Hale, Editor, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629 - 1934: WPA Transcriptions of Connecticut Headstone, Online Database at Ancestry.com, some available at www.hale-collection.com (Hartford, CT: Connecticut State Library, Between 1932 and 1935), Vol. 19, p 165 and Vol. 53, p 25