Ancestral Trails 2016 » Henry TILLEY (1465-1520)

Personal data Henry TILLEY 

• He was born in the year 1465 in Henlow, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.Source 1
• He died November 1520 in Henlow, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, he was 55 years old.Source 1

Household of Henry TILLEY

He is married to Johan Smallacombe.

They got married in the year 1489 at Henlow, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, he was 24 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Thomas Tilley  1490-1556 
2. William Tilley  1495-????

Notes about Henry TILLEY

Henry Tilly (Tilley) died between 1 Sept 1520, when he made his will, and 4 Dec 1520, when it proved in the court of county Bedford, England.

Marriage and Children
Henry Tilly married Johan (Unknown), mentioned as his wife in his will. In his will, Henry names his sons, Thomas and William. It is unknown if Johan was his only wife and mother of his son, or if he was married and widowed before. It is unknown if he had children other than the two sons named in his will.

Will: Signed 01 SEP 1520, Proved 04 Dec 1520, "Probate Records, Archdeaconry Court of Bedford"
Note: Will of Henry Tilly, Archdeaconry of Bedford 2:163: In the name of god amen. The yere of or lord ye [m]cccccxx the first day of the moneth of Septeber, I Henry Tilly of Henlow in the com. of Bed. in the dioc. of Lincoln hole of mynd and remembrance make my testament in this manr. First I bequeth my sowle to almyghty god or lady and all the company of hevyn my bodie to be buryyd in the church yard of Henlow.
Item I bequeth my best good for my mortuary after the custome of the towne.
Item I bequeth to the high aulter of Henlow ii busshellys barley. Also I bequeth to the bellys in the sayd church ii busshellys barley.
Item I bequeth to the gild prest of or lady in the said church of Henlow i part f[ ]e to syng specially for me and my frends and generally for all the bretherne and sustunance of the same gild xxvii s. iiii d. if thir be none b[r]othered prest then an other honest prst to have the sayd part f[ ]e.
Item I bequeth to the children of Thomas Tilly my Sonne ech of them the out see of a cow of x annas.
Item I bequeth my place to Johan my wiff terme of her liff after the decease of her I bequeth it to Willm Tilly my sonne if they both consent to selle the sayd place I will that Thomas Tilly my sonne by it byfore any other payying asmoch as a nother man will. If William my sonne decease wthout Issue byfore the sayd place be sold then I will it to be sold and have a prest to pray for me and my frends whill the money lasteth. The Resedu of my goods my detts payd and all thyng done I bequeth them to Johan my wiff and Willm Tilly my sonne whome I make and order myy executors. Also I ordayn Thomas Tilly my sonne supervisor, provyn at Henlow the day and yere aforesyd. Witnes hereof Jhn Underwood, Willm March, Ser Albert, Bisshopp Wothen. [Proved 4 Dec. 1520 by William Tilly, executor.]
Sources
English Ancestry of Seven Mayflower Passengers: Tilley, Sampson, and Cooper, by Robert Leigh Ward, TAG Vol 52 (1976), pages 198-205
S55 The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Abbreviation: "TAG", English Ancestry of Seven Mayflower Passengers: Tilley, Sampson, and Cooper, by Robert Leigh Ward, TAG Vol 52, pages 198-205
SOURCE: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tilly-6

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