2. John² TILNEY (John¹) (#3) was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England June 8, 1618. In 1672, John gave a statement that he was 53 years of age. (ref: Whitelaw) The names of John's parents, the specific date of birth and location were found in an LDS file without reference or proof. John died May 28, 1701 in Northampton Co. VA, at 82 years of age. (ref: Marshall)

He married three times. He married Ann BOUTON. (Ann BOUTON is #4.) Ann was born May 15, 1625. That John married Ann Bouton is not proved. This information was found in an LDS file. Whitelaw calls Mary John's second wife and no evidence of this earlier marriage has been located. This marriage would have been in England and there is no evidence that he had a wife when he came to the colony.

He married Ann SMYTH March 1, 1647. In a statement in 1672, John Tilney said he was married on March 1, 1647. (ref: Whitelaw) Ann's date of death is unknown. (Ann SMYTH is #5.) Ann was the daughter of Thomas SMYTH and Sarah.

He married Mary before 1688. References by Whitelaw and information found in an LDS record show Mary as the last wife of John Tilney. Her surname is unknown. John and Mary were married by 1688, when her name appears on land transactions. (ref: Whitelaw) (Mary is #8.)

Mary was born 1659. Court records show a Mary Tilney, age 29, in Court May, 1688. (Houston) For nearly twenty years, there is very little documentation on John Tilney -- from John Holloway's will in 1643 until the early 1660s, when Tilney began accumulating land and is appointed to public office.

About 1640, John Holloway received 550 acres in Northampton/Accomacke Counties for sponsoring the transportation of individuals, among whom was John Tilney (Tylley). (Accomacke Co Pat. Bk I, pt II, p. 726, Chuck Warrington-Ghote)

In his 1643 will, John Holloway named Tilney, leaving him "all my phisick and Chirurgery with the chest instruments and lancetts," and 100 acres of land in Northampton County, Virginia (N55), calling it the land "hee stands Charge of by the Bridge; untill such time as the lawfull heyres there of come to age." Whitelaw suggests the 'unborn child' in Holloway's will to be the heir intended and that she was Priscilla Holloway. This land was sold by her husband in 1669. (ref: Whitelaw and Marshall) The land 'by the Bridge' is suggested by Whitelaw to be in the vicinity of Bridgetown.

In 1643, John Holloway's will gives us some insight. It appears Tilney was an educated man and may have had some medical knowledge. Holloway named a servant in his will, but referred to Tilney as "Mr. John Tilney." It might be that John Tilney was an associate or assistant to Dr. Holloway. Later, John Tilney would be associated with another doctor, Dr. George Hack. In Hack's will of 1665, Tilney, along with Hugh Yeo and James Weadon, were asked to assist Hack's wife in Accomacke and with her transportation 'up the Bay.' (ref: Nottingham) John Tilney was a Planter.

John Tilney did not begin purchasing land until about 1663, when he started patenting tracts in Accomack and Northampton Counties, Virginia. Tilney was able to purchase and give land to all of his children, and it appears his gifts came to most of his children when they began to have their own families. His unmarried daughters, Mary and Martha, received their land at the time of his death.

Major John Tilney took the Oath of Allegiance & Supremacy, along with the Oath of a Commissioner for Accomack County, with Anthony Hodgkins, Cpt. George Parker and John West, on March 23, 1662-3. (ref: Nottingham) Sir William Berkeley appointed Major Tilney a Justice in 1663, and he may have been a Sheriff at one time in the county. (ref: Chuck Warrington - Ghote) Records of Hungars Church show John was a Vestryman. (ref: Whitelaw)

Various land transactions show Tilney holding the title of Major in 1662 and 1672 and that of Colonel by 1674. (ref: Whitelaw)

Two marriages of John Tilney are of record. His first marriage shown in this history was only referenced in a LDS record without sources. The dates of birth for his children have been taken from this same LDS record and are not proved. These dates do, however, match up to approximate dates shown in information submitted for this project and the Christening date for John's son, William. Land records show John married to Mary by 1688; his daughter, Martha, was a child from this marriage.

Because the date of death for Ann Smyth is unknown, which children were hers is unknown. Until more is known, all children except Martha are shown as children of Ann Smyth. Again, the dates shown are not proved. Information submitted for this project from Bill Wilkins and Bill Leatherbury suggest Mary has the mother of John Tilney, Jr.

John TILNEY and Ann SMYTH had the following children:

+ 3 i. Ann³ TILNEY was born about 1650.

+ 4 ii. Sarah TILNEY was born November 18, 1650.

+ 5 iii. Susanna TILNEY was born about 1653-1659.

+ 6 iv. Margaret TILNEY was born 1658.

+ 7 v. William TILNEY was born about 1661.

+ 8 vi. Mary TILNEY was born 1663.

9 vii. Thomas TILNEY (#23) was born in Northampton Co. VA 1668. Thomas died before 1700 in Northampton Co. VA. (ref: Whitelaw)

10 viii. George TILNEY (#170) was born 1670. George died before 1701. That George was the son of John Tilney is only found in an LDS record without proof. George was not named in his father's will.

+ 11 ix. John TILNEY was born 1675.

John TILNEY and Mary had the following child:

12 x. Martha TILNEY (#24) was born in Northampton Co. VA 1699. Martha died after 1701 in Northampton Co. VA. In 1701, Thomas Tilney having died without issue, Col. Tilney left the 100 acres of land (N81) to his daughters, Mary and Martha. Martha's name disappears from the records thereafter and Mary was in possession of the land at its sale in 1728. (ref: Whitelaw)

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