First Generation

1. John TILLEY Sr. (*) (~) was born on 19 December 1571 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England.^1,2 (This is a painting of a replica of the Mayflower.) He was christened on 19 December 1571 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England.³ He emigrated in 1620 from England, United Kingdom.^1,3 on the Mayflower. He was the 16th of the 41 signers of the Mayflower Compact. John died on 11 January 1621 at the age of 49 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.¹ He was buried on 10 April 1621 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^1,2 in the Coles Hill Burial Ground.

John TILLEY Sr. (*) (~) and Elizabeth COMYNGS were married before September 1596 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England.¹ Elizabeth COMYNGS died on 16 February 1621 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.⁴ She was born in Leiden, Zuid (South) Holland, The Netherlands.^1,4

John TILLEY Sr. (*) (~) and Joan HURST (*) (~) were married on 20 September 1596 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England.^2,3 Joan HURST (*) (~), daughter of William HURST and Rose MARSHE, was born on 13 March 1568 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England.² She was christened on 13 March 1568 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England.² She emigrated in 1620 from England, United Kingdom.³ on the Mayflower with her daughter Elizabeth, who was the only one of the five children to accompany her on the voyage. Joan died on 11 January 1621 at the age of 52 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^2,3 She died shortly after arrival in America.

John TILLEY Sr. (*) (~) and Joan HURST (*) (~) had the following children: