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Source for: Daniel Tilley, BEF 27 OCT 1587 - UNKNOWN
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Name source: S260Text: Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Name source: S519Page: Database online.
Name source: S544Page: Fleming Family History - Will of Robert TILLEY_(TILLE) accessed 2017-06-10
Text: Notes for Robert TILLEY_(TILLE)
He was also said to have been born May, 1540. 363, 291
sources: Banks, Charles Edward, THE ENGLISH ANCESTRY AND HOMES OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS, 1965 Benn, Bertha L., THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST AND NEW HAVEN GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE, "White-Leggatt-Tilley-Howland" vol 23-4 pp 118-119 Holmes, Frank R. DIRECTORY OF THE ANCESTRAL HEADS OF NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES 1620-1700, 1964 p 198-208 MAYFLOWER QUARTERLY Aug 1961 p 3-5
Robert Tilley was a yeoman and was executor of the will of William Ellborne of Henlow, shearman, dated 16 Jan 1587/8, proved 1 Oct 1588 (Archdeaconry of Bedford 22:55). Robert's will (dated 31 Dec 1612) is as follows: "Will of Robert Tilley, Archdeaconry of Bedford 30:70 f.: In the name of god Amen: I Robert Tilley of Henlowe in the countie of Bedd: yeoman sicke in bodie but whole and of good and perfect remembrance, thankes be give to god therefore, doe this 31th daie of december A 1612 renounce and revoake all former willes by me hearebefore made, and doe nowe make and ordaine, this my laste will and testament in manner and forme followinge that is to saie: First I bequeathe my soule to allmightie god my maker, and to Jesus Christe his sonne my reedemer, by whose deathe and passing I hope to be saved and my bodie to be buried att the discretion of my executrix: secondlie I give and bequeathe unto Elizabeth nowe my wife, for and duringe her naturall life, my free house whearein I dwell, with the backe side, ortchards, and garden. with the appurtenances theareunto belonginge with a little stripe of platte of grounde, wheareon sometimes did stande a barne, wch Willyam Tilley purchased of one Richard Huckle as by a deede thereof made betweene them appeareth and froam and after her deathe, I will and bequeathe the saide freehouse, with the ortcharde, garden, and all other the premisses aforesaide, withe the appurtenances to my sonne John Tilleye; to have and to holde to him and his heires for ever, with and uppon this Condition nevertheless viz.: that he my saide sonne John shall within six monethes next after the decease of me the saide Robert, and Elizabeth nowe my wife, paie unto my sonne Edward Tilley his brother, his executors or assignes, the some of thirtie poundes of lawfull englishe money; and if my saide sonne John shall make defaulte of payment of the saide thirtie poundes and nott paie the some unto my sonne Edward Tilley his executors or assignes, att or before the time aforesaide, then my will and minde is, and I doe hearebie give and bequeathe the saide freehouse and other the premisses aforesaide with the appurtenances unto my said sonne Edwarde, and his heires for ever; Item I doe moreover give and bequeath to my saide sonne Edwarde, the some of fortie and nine poundes of lawfull englishe money wch is to be apide unto me by my saide sonne John att such daies and place as by the bondes thereof appeareth togeather with the saide bondes of obligatons themselves nowe remaynine, in my own custodie, the wch my will is, my executrix shall presentlie deliver unto him my saide soone Edwarde, after my deathe and suffer him to see the same in her name, if defaulte of payment by made of the saide money att the tyme specified in the saide bondes or obligations: allsoe I give unto my saide sonne Edwarde, the [ ] lyned beddsteede in the outermoste chamber, and the [ ] lyned cheste, standinge in the same chamber, I give to my sonne William Tilley, bothe wch bedsteede & cheste are to be delivered unto them severallie, after my wife decease, unless she shall thincke good to lett them have the same before; Iten I give to my daughter Rose x s. and to everie one of her children a sheepe; Item I give to my daughter Elizabethe x s. and to everie one of her children a sheepe: Item I give to everie one of my sonne Johns children a sheepe: All the rest and residewe of my goodes cattell and chattells whatsoever unbequeathed, my debtes paide and my funerall ezpences dischardged, I give and bequeathe to Elizabethe my wife, whome I doe make and appointe my sole executrix of this my laste will and testament, and I doe make and appointe my lovinge frende Mr. Richarde Edwardes of Henlowe aforesaide gent. to be my overseer of this my will intreatinge him to aide and assiste my saide executrx, with his councell and advise in the due execution hearof to whome I give x. s. as a token of my love and goodwill unto him: It witnes wheareof I have heareunto sett my hande and seale, and daie and yeare first above written. Witnesses John Willisone, Edmonde Master, Leonard Bonefeilde, George Edwardes. [Proved 6 April 1612.]”361
“The parish of Henlow, Bedfordshire, was home to the Mayflower families of Samson, Cooper, and Tilley. These families, too, owned some property and were taxed. Robert Tilley, husbandman, the father of Mayflower passengers John and Edward Tilley, was taxed quite a few times in Henlow, on goods valued at £3. He was taxed 3 shillings in 1582, 1586, and 1597; and he was taxxed 8 shillings in 1594, 1598, and 1600.” 525
“The English origins of Mayflower passengers John and Edward Tilley, their respective wives Joan Hurst and agnes Cooper, along with Henry Samson and Humility Cooper, were thoroughly examined by Robert Leigh Ward in a series of articles from the 1970s that ran in The American Genealogist and The Genealogist. He shows that the Samson, Tilley, Hurst, and Cooper families originated from Henlow, co. Bedford, England. The families were well-represented there and several of the lineages even trace as far back as Wido de Reinbudcourt, the Doomsday Lord of Chipping Warden, born in the early eleventh century. Ward’s groundbreaking discoveries came primarily from analysis of the probate and parish register records in the parishes of Arlesey and Henlow. It recently occurred to me, however, that a significant source of Henlow records has been heretofore overlooked: manorial records. The parish of Henlow, Bedfordshire, contained a manor called Henlow Grey. A manor was basically the administrative unit of a landed estate and typically consisted, more or less, or the lands within a given parish. Within the estate, numerous activities took place. Rents were paid, leases were bought and sold, services were performed for the lord, frankpledges were organized and maintained, and court sessions were held to adjudicate various misdemeanors and review property transactions. These activities were recorded in what are known today as manorial records, typically written on rolls of parchment, and - at least for the time periods we are interested in - often in Latin. It turns out that the Cooper, Tilley, and Hurst families are referenced regularly throughout the manorial records of Henlow Grey. This article is an attempt to summarize and make sense of these records.” 516
“Robert Tilley was the father of Mayflower passengers John and Edward Tilley. He was born probably about 1540, married a woman named elizabeth about 1570, and was buried at Henlow on 21 February 1612/3. In 1588, Robert Tilley was executor to the will of William Ellborne, and he as also an overseer and witness of a 1579 will of William Ward.
From the manorial records of Henlow, we can gather a few more tidbits. Robert Tilley first appears in the records in 1585, when he was listed as one of the homage jurors on 15 April 1585. At that manorial court session, he, along with Edmund Cooper, helped pass along a transfer of property belonging to Elizabeth Swinbourne, called ‘Le abbi howe’ and eight acres of land. She had requested the property be surrendered to Simon and Robert Cross, upon her death.” 516
“The court session of 1585 also issued another resolution, namely that ‘none shall put their beasts or cattle in the fields where the horses do usually go, [un]til such time as John Ravens, John Rush, Edmund Cooper, James Master, John Clark, and Robert Tilley,’ with the penalty being 10 shillings per offense. John Tilley, and Edmund Cooper (who will be discussed in detail next) is the father of Mayflower passenger Agnes, wife of Edward Tilley, and the grandfather of Mayflower passengers Henry Samson and Humility Cooper.
Robert Tilley appears next as a homage juror at the view of the frank pledges that occurred on 29 April 1587, 14 December 1587, 19 January 1587/8, and 1 March 1587/8. These sessions dealt primarily with lands belonging to Henry Hurst, probably grandfather of Mayflower passenger Joan (Hurst) Tilley, who will be discussed in more detail later. [Signatures of Edward Cooper & Robert Tilley on Henlow Grey manorial record BRO L26/698, acknowledging a land transaction between Henry Hurst and Thomas Page. Reproduced with permission of the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives.)” 516
“In October 1596, Robert Tilley is again enumerated as a homage juror, and he received a fine (payment) from Richard Ravens of £4 10s, who wanted to be admitted to the manor: but his admission was deferred until the next court because Richard could not be present at the court session.” 516
“Robert Tilley’s last appearance in the manorial records is on a rental roll for the manor of Henlow Grey, dated 18 December 1598. He is listed as a copy-holder, meaning he retained a copy of the court roll recording his admission to the manor, and his rent was 9s, 6d, payable twice a year (on Michaelmas Day, September 29; and Lady’s Day, March 25). “ 516
“The manorial records of Henlow Grey provide an interesting glimpse into the Cooper, Tilley, and Hurst families. From these records, the Coopers - especially Edmund Cooper - appear to be the most prominent tenant of the manor, with the largest landholdings and the largest rents. The Hurst family is perhaps a distant send, and the Tilleys are right up there as well. Unlike most Mayflower passengers, these families had significant lands, social status, and inheritances.” 516
“In Robert Tilley’s will, dated 31 December 1612 and proved 6 April 1612 [sic 1613], he mentions ‘my free house wherein I dwell, with the back side, orchards, and garden, with the appurtenances thereunto belonging with a little stripe or plat of ground, whereon sometimes did stand a barn, which William Tilley purchased of one Richard Huckle as by a deed thereof made between them appeareth.’ He bequeathed this land to son John Tilley, upon the death of his widow Elizabeth ‘my now wife’ (suggesting she was not the mother of his children), on the condition that John paid his brother Edward Tilley ‘the sum of thirty pounds lawful English money.’ If he did not, then Edward was to receive the house and property.” 516
Fleming Family History - Person Sheet - NameRobert TILLEY_(TILLE) FOOTNOTES
286. Johnson, Caleb, “Mayflower Web Pages,” Online
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291. Betty M. Styer, “Elizabeth Tilley of the Mayflower,” The Esssex Genealogist, Vol. 2, 1982.
361. Robert Leigh Ward, “English Ancestry of Seven Mayflower Passengers: Tilley, Sampson and Cooper,” The American Genealogist, 52, No. 4, (October, 1976).
363. Gail Ann Adams, “The Tilley’s of England and New England: Part 1,” The Howland Quarterly, Vol. 71, No. 1, March, 2006.
442. Henry James Young, George Eldridge, Hydrographer and Eliza Jane his wife; Their Ancestors and their Descendants, (Carlisle, PA: privately printed, 1982).
516. Caleb H. Johnson, “The Manorial Records of Henlow Grey: New Information on the Tilleys, Coopers, and Hursts,” The Mayflower Quarterly, Vol. 76, No. 2, June, 2010.
525. Caleb Johnson, “Taxing Times for the Pilgrims and their Ancestors in England,” The Mayflower Quarterly, Vol. 75, No. 2, June, 2009. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbpretz/ps01/ps01_419.htm
Birth source: S260
Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Birth source: S519
Page: Database online.
Birth source: S260
Text: Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Birth source: S744
Page: DANIEL TILLE M CHR 27 OCT 1587
Baptism source: S744
Page: DANIEL TILLE M CHR 27 OCT 1587
Christening source: S519
Page: Database online.
Name source: S744
Page: DANIEL TILLE M CHR 27 OCT 1587
Page: DANIEL TILLE M CHR 27 OCT 1587
Name source: S260
Text: Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005 Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Megan Tilley and others, WebSearches - LDS, RootsWeb, etc, Web/Internet, Date of Import: 27 Nov 2005.
Name source: S519
Page: Database online.