Elizabeth Tilley b. Abt 1607 Henlow, Bradfordshire, England d. Dec 1687 Swansea, Massachusetts: Some of My Favorite Genealogy

Abt 1607 - 1687 (~ 80 years)

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Name	Elizabeth Tilley [1, 2]
Born	Abt 1607	Henlow, Bradfordshire, England [1]
Gender	Female
Name	Elizabeth Howland [1]
Biography	From the Wikipedia entry for her husband: Until Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation was discovered in 1856, it was presumed that John Howland's wife, formerly Elizabeth Tilley, was the adopted daughter of the Carvers. (Her parents, uncle and aunt who came to the New World died of sickness during the first winter.) This mistake was even recorded on a gravestone that was erected for Howland on Burial Hill, in 1836. However, the Bradford journal revealed that she was, in fact, the daughter of John Tilley and his wife, Joan (Hurst). Elizabeth Tilley Howland was born in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England where she was baptized in August, 1607. She and her parents were passengers on the Mayflower. John Tilley and his wife Joan both died the first winter as did his brother Edward Tilley and wife Ann. This left Elizabeth an orphan and so she was taken in by the Carver family. The Carvers died about a year later, and part of their estate was inherited by their servant, John Howland, and Elizabeth became his ward. In 1623/24, she married John Howland. Elizabeth Tilley outlived her husband by 15 years. She died December 21 or 22, 1687, in the home of her daughter, Lydia Brown, in Swansea, Massachusetts, and is buried in a section of that town which is now in East Providence, Rhode Island.
Died	Dec 1687	Swansea, Massachusetts [1]
Person ID	I3885	Our Family
Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

Father	John Tilley, b. Abt 1571, d. Feb 1620/21, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age ~ 50 years)
Mother	Joan Hurst, b. 1567, England , d. Abt Feb 1620/21, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 54 years)
Married	20 Sep 1596	Henlow, England [3]
Family ID	F1409	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family John Howland, b. Abt 1591, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England , d. 23 Feb 1672/73, Rocky Nook, now Kingston, Massachusetts (Age ~ 82 years)

Married Abt 1623 [1]

Children

	1. Desire Howland, b. Abt 1625, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. 16 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age ~ 58 years)
	2. John Howland, b. 24 Feb 1626/27, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. Aft 18 Jun 1699, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age > 72 years)
	3. Hope Howland, b. 30 Aug 1629, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. 9 Jan 1683, Barstable, Massachusetts (Age 53 years)
	4. Elizabeth Howland, b. Abt 1631, Maine? , d. 1691 (Age ~ 60 years)
	5. Lydia Howland, b. Abt 1633, Maine? , d. Jan 1710/11, Swansea, Massachusetts (Age ~ 78 years)
	6. Hannah Howland, b. Abt 1637, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. 1708 (Age ~ 71 years)
	7. Joseph Howland, b. Abt 1640, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. Jan 1703/04, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age ~ 64 years)
	8. Jabez Howland, b. Abt 1644, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. Bef 21 Feb 1711/12 (Age ~ 68 years)
	9. Ruth Howland, b. Abt 1646, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. Bef Oct 1679 (Age ~ 33 years)
	10. Isaac Howland, b. 15 Nov 1649, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. 9 Mar 1723/24, Middleboro, Massachusetts (Age 74 years)

Last Modified 18 Dec 2016

Family ID F1396 Group Sheet | Family Chart