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William TILLEY

Male Abt 1607 - Aft 1668  (~ 61 years)


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  • Name William TILLEY 
    Birth Abt 1607 
    Gender Male 
    Name William TILLY 
    Reference Number LVVQ-SDW 
    Death Aft 27 Mar 1668 
    Notes 
    • (1) www.findagrave.com:

      William Tilley
      Birth: 1607, England
      Death: Unknown, USA

      WILLIAM TILLEY came from Holy Trinity Minories, London to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the Abigail (on 19 June 1635, "W[illia]m Tilly," aged 28, holding "a certificate [of conformity] from the minister of the parish of Little Miniries," was enrolled at London as a passenger for New England on the Abigail).

      His first residence here is unknown but in was living in Barnstable by 1640, Boston by 1647, and Cape Porpus by 1649.

      OCCUPATION: Wine merchant.

      EDUCATION: Signed legal documents.

      OFFICEHOLDING: "Will[ia]m Tilly" was in the Barnstable section of the 1643 Plymouth Colony list of men able to bear arms.

      ESTATE: On 26 June 1649, "Alice Tilly (affirming she hath power from her husband) did grant to Anthonie Stoddard of Boston, merchant, . . . one dwelling house of her husband William Tillie's with the ground, yard & appurtenances to the same belonging . . . and Hugh Gunnison" warranteed the sale.

      He was born about 1607 (aged 28 on 19 June 1635; "aged about fifty-three years" on 13 April 1660). He died after 27 March 1668 (when Alice Tilly referred to herself as "the wife of William Tilly").

      He married soon after 6 July 1640 (probably at Barnstable) Alice (Frost) Blower, daughter of Edward Frost and widow of THOMAS BLOWER {1635, Boston}. (On 6 July 1640, John Mayo, minister at Barnstable, certified "that the purpose of marriage betwixt Mr. Tylly of Barnestable and Mrs. Blower of Boston hath been three several times published in the meeting at Barnestable" [WP 4:262].)

      CHILDREN: None recorded.

      ASSOCIATIONS: William Tilley may have been closely related to NATHANIEL TILLEY {1635, Unknown} who sailed for New England on the same vessel in 1635.

      Family links: Spouse: Alice Frost Blower Tilley (1594 - ____)

      Burial: Unknown

      Created by: Linda Mac
      Record added: Dec 11, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 62790049
    Person ID I37068  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Family Alice FROST,   b. Bef 1 Dec 1594, Stanstead, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Aft 6 Jul 1640  Probably Barnstable, Barnstable County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sarah TILLEY,   b. Abt 1619   d. Aft 1673 (Age ~ 55 years)
    Family ID F16024  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024