Family:John Tilley and Joan Hurst (1)

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Husband
John Tilley
Chr: 19 DEC 1571, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Death: Winter 1621, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents: Robert Tilley and Elizabeth Unknown (1)
Wife
Joan Hurst
Chr: 13 MAR 1568, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Death: 1621, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
Parents: William Hurst and Rose Fisher (1)
Marriage S1
20 Sep 1596
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Children
Rose Tilley
Birth: 23 OCT 1597
John Tilley
Chr: 26 AUG 1599, Henlow, Bedford, England
Death: OCT 1636, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
Rose Tilley
Chr: 28 FEB 1601/2, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Robert Tilley
Chr: 25 NOV 1604, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Death: 21 DEC 1687, Swansea, Bristol Co, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Tilley
Chr: 30 AUG 1607, Henlow, Bedford, England
Death: 22 DEC 1687, Swansea, Bristol, MA
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John and Joan, as well as his brother Edward and his wife Ann, immigrated aboard the Mayflower with their youngest daughter Elizabeth. All four of the adults died the first winter, leaving Elizabeth without family in the new colony.



The Mayflower (1620)
The Mayflower was the first settlement voyage to New England, carrying primarily English Separatists known as Pilgrims. It was destined for the mouth of the Hudson River, but landed at Cape Cod in present-day Massachusetts.
Sailed: 6 Sep 1620 from Southampton, England under Captain Christopher Jones
Arrived: 11 Nov 1620 at Plymouth, Massachusetts
After spending the winter aboard ship, the surviving passengers moved ashore on 21 Mar 1621.
Next Vessel: The Fortune (1621)

Passengers:
104; 24 families left descendants (Full List)
Pilgrim Families: Allerton (Asst. Gov. Isaac) - Bradford (Gov. William) - Brewster (Rev. William) - Chilton - Cooke - Fuller (Edward) - Fuller (Samuel) - Priest - Rogers - Sampson - Tilley (Edward) - Tilley (John) - White - Winslow (Edward)
Other Families and Servants: Alden - Billington - Browne - Doty - Eaton - Hopkins - Howland - Mullins - Soule - Standish (Capt. Isaac) - Warren - Winslow (Gilbert)

Resources: Primary Sources: Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation - Mourt's Relation - Pilgrim Hall (wills and other contemporary documents)
Wikipedia: Mayflower (voyage) - Passenger List - Pilgrims - Plymouth Colony - Captain Christopher Jones

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