Elizabeth Tilley

Elizabeth Tilley

Female Bef 1607 - 1687  (> 80 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Tilley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth Bef 30 Aug 1607  Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Baptism 30 Aug 1607  Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Christening 30 Aug 1607  Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FSID LZ8B-H42 
    Burial 1687  Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 21 Dec 1687  Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I7261  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Father John Tilley,   b. 15 Dec 1571, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan and Mar 1621, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Joan Hurst,   b. Bef 13 Mar 1568, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan and Mar 1621, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 20 Sep 1596  Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage John was 24 years and 9 months - Joan was 28 years and 6 months. 
    Family ID F4780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Howland, Sr. of Fenstanton,   b. Abt 1599, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1673, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1623  Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Elizabeth was ~ 15 years and 4 months - John was ~ 24 years. 
    Children 
    +1. Desire Howland,   b. Abt 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F890  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • mtDNA HAPLOGROUP: H1a1

      Elizabeth Tilley came on the Mayflower, at the age of about thirteen, w ith her parents John and Joan (Hurst) Tilley. Her parents, and her aunt a nd uncle Edward and Agnes Tilley, all died the first winter, leaving he r orphaned in the New World. She soon married, about 1624 or 1625, to f ellow Mayflower passenger John Howland, who had come as a manservant, o r apprentice, to Governor John Carver who died in April 1621.

      John and Elizabeth Howland raised a large family with ten children, all o f whom lived to adulthood and married. As a result, they likely have mo re descendants living today than any other Mayflower passengers. Some o f their descendants include Franklin D. Roosevelt; both President Bush' s; actors Alec and Stephen Baldwin, Humphrey Bogart, Christopher Lloyd; M ormon church founder Joseph Smith; poet Ralph Waldo Emerson; and Doctor B enjamin Spock.
      mtDNA HAPLOGROUP: H1a1

      Elizabeth Tilley came on the Mayflower, at the age of about thirteen, w i th her parents John and Joan (Hurst) Tilley. Her parents, and her aunt a n d uncle Edward and Agnes Tilley, all died the first winter, leaving he r o rphaned in the New World. She soon married, about 1624 or 1625, to f el low Mayflower passenger John Howland, who had come as a manservant, o r a pprentice, to Governor John Carver who died in April 1621.

      John and Elizabeth Howland raised a large family with ten children, all o f w hom lived to adulthood and married. As a result, they likely have mo re d escendants living today than any other Mayflower passengers. Some o f t heir descendants include Franklin D. Roosevelt; both President Bush' s; a ctors Alec and Stephen Baldwin, Humphrey Bogart, Christopher Lloyd; M o rmon church founder Joseph Smith; poet Ralph Waldo Emerson; and Doctor B e njamin Spock.
      mtDNA HAPLOGROUP: H1a1

      Elizabeth Tilley came on the Mayflower, at the age of about thirteen, w ith her parents John and Joan (Hurst) Tilley. Her parents, and her aunt a nd uncle Edward and Agnes Tilley, all died the first winter, leaving he r orphaned in the New World . She soon married, about 1624 or 1625, to f ellow Mayflower passenger John Howland, who had come as a manservant, o r apprentice, to Governor John Carver who died in April 1621.

      John and Elizabeth Howland raised a large family with ten children, all o f whom lived to adulthood and married. As a result, they likely have mo re descendants living today than any other Mayflower passengers. Some o f their descendants include F ranklin D. Roosevelt; both President Bush' s; actors Alec and Stephen Baldwin, Humphrey Bogart, Christopher Lloyd; M ormon church founder Joseph Smith; poet Ralph Waldo Emerson; and Doctor B enjamin Spock.
      mtDNA HAPLOGROUP: H1a1

      Elizabeth Tilley came on the Mayflower, at the age of about thirteen, w i th her parents John and Joan (Hurst) Tilley. Her parents, and her aunt a n d uncle Edward and Agnes Tilley, all died the first winter, leaving he r o rphaned in the New Worl d. She soon married, about 1624 or 1625, to f el low Mayflower passenger John Howland, who had come as a manservant, o r a pprentice, to Governor John Carver who died in April 1621.

      John and Elizabeth Howland raised a large family with ten children, all o f w hom lived to adulthood and married. As a result, they likely have mo re d escendants living today than any other Mayflower passengers. Some o f t heir descendants includ e Franklin D. Roosevelt; both President Bush' s; a ctors Alec and Stephen Baldwin, Humphrey Bogart, Christopher Lloyd; M o rmon church founder Joseph Smith; poet Ralph Waldo Emerson; and Doctor B e njamin Spock.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S41] England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", databaseFamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:V5GY-ZY5 : 5 February 2023), Elizabeth Tilly, 1607.

    2. [S27] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:QVVG-FCFL : Tue Jun 17 22:36:16 UTC 2025), Entry for Elizabeth Tilley Howland.

    3. [S413] Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986.
      "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," imagesFamilySearch ( https:///ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89Z7-5CZM?cc=2106411&wc=MCBR-538%3A3616127 01%2C362501301 : 22 May 2014), Plymouth > Deeds 1620-1651 vol 1 > image 2 12 of 239; county courthouses and office

    4. [S413] Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986.
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    5. [S639] Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986.