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William Starr

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1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID= 120390485, William Starr, Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, CT

James Starr

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1. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID= 120390368, James Starr, Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, CT

Jerusha Huntingdon

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1. [S985] R. Hammett Tilley, Genealogy of the Tilley Family (Newport, R.I.: John P. Sanborn, Steam Book and Job Printer, 1878), p. 43; digital images, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogyoftille1878till/page/n4/mode/1up : accessed
2. [S976] Huntington Family Association, The Huntington family in America: a genealogical memoir of the known descendants of Simon Huntington from 1633 to 1915 (Hartford, CT: Huntington Family Association, 1915), p. 986; digital images, archive.org, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/huntingtonfamily00hunt/page/n10/mode/1up : accessed
3. [S975] Connecticut Town Records; familysearch.org database

Simeon Huntingdon

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1. [S976] Huntington Family Association, The Huntington family in America: a genealogical memoir of the known descendants of Simon Huntington from 1633 to 1915 (Hartford, CT: Huntington Family Association, 1915), p. 986; digital images, archive.org, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/huntingtonfamily00hunt/page/n10/mode/1up : accessed; Person 1.3.10.3.3
2. [S976] Association, The Huntington family in America, p. 986

Freelove Chester

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1. [S976] Huntington Family Association, The Huntington family in America: a genealogical memoir of the known descendants of Simon Huntington from 1633 to 1915 (Hartford, CT: Huntington Family Association, 1915), p. 986; digital images, archive.org, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/huntingtonfamily00hunt/page/n10/mode/1up : accessed; Person 1.3.10.3.3

Leonard Tilley

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1. [S985] R. Hammett Tilley, Genealogy of the Tilley Family (Newport, R.I.: John P. Sanborn, Steam Book and Job Printer, 1878), p. 36; digital images, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogyoftille1878till/page/n4/mode/1up : accessed

Samuel Tilley

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1. [S985] R. Hammett Tilley, Genealogy of the Tilley Family (Newport, R.I.: John P. Sanborn, Steam Book and Job Printer, 1878), p. 38; digital images, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogyoftille1878till/page/n4/mode/1up : accessed
2. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID = 202569900, Gagetown Anglican Church Cemetery, Gagetown, NB, Canada
3. [S987] , Some Descendants of Samuel Tilley, UE,c1740-1814: With Addendum 23 Feb 2003 by Barbara L Winn, Westmount, Quebec (Gagetown, New Brunswick: Queen's County Historical Society, Gagetown, N.B., 24 May 1999); pdf, Queens County Heritage, http://www.queenscountyheritage.com/index.php (http://www.queenscountyheritage.com/TilleyGenealogy.pdf : accessed
4. [S987] , Some Descendants of Samuel Tilley, UE,c1740-1814, p. 1
5. [S986] James Hannay, The life and times of Sir Leonard Tilley: being a political history of New Brunswick for the past seventy years (St. John NB, Canada: n.d.), p. 177; digital images, Hathitrust, hathitrust.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082393293&view=1up&seq=1 : accessed

Elizabeth Morgan

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1. [S985] R. Hammett Tilley, Genealogy of the Tilley Family (Newport, R.I.: John P. Sanborn, Steam Book and Job Printer, 1878), p. 38; digital images, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/genealogyoftille1878till/page/n4/mode/1up : accessed
2. [S987] , Some Descendants of Samuel Tilley, UE,c1740-1814: With Addendum 23 Feb 2003 by Barbara L Winn, Westmount, Quebec (Gagetown, New Brunswick: Queen's County Historical Society, Gagetown, N.B., 24 May 1999); pdf, Queens County Heritage, http://www.queenscountyheritage.com/index.php (http://www.queenscountyheritage.com/TilleyGenealogy.pdf : accessed

Ludric Tilley

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Research Note		The connection between Ludric Tilley (and thus all the Tilleys of Granby) and the Tilleys originating in Ideford, Devonshire, rests completely on the Tilley Genealogy of R. Hammett Tilley (RHT), published in 1878. I have not found any documentation connecting the two families. RHT on pp. 36-38 of his booklet gives quite a few little details, the names of most of Ludric's children (whom he attributes to Alexander) and some of their spouses, the given name of Ludric's wife, and the names of many of Ludric's grandchildren. He speaks of some of them in the present tense, i.e., "They have no children." So one assumes he had some contact with them. But his basis for stating that they descend from the Ideford Tilleys is not explained. Researcher Cynthia Farr Brown has researched and documented this family, and believes that it has a Hilliard background, and Ludric changed the surname to Tilley around 1790. The immigrant of this Hilliard line, Hugh Hilliard, also went by Tilley in some records.
Birth	about 1760	Ludric Tilley was born about 1760 in New Braintree, Massachusetts. The death register of Belchertown, in the death listing for Ruth (Tilley)Bartlett, says that Ludric was born in New Braintree, Worcester County, MA. The death record of his daughter Sally (Tilley) Sheldon says he was born in Granby. The New Braintree Town Minutes are on familysearch, film # 007011127. It is not indexed. I searched through the whole film (which ends at the Revolutionary War, in 1776) and found no reference to a Tilley. There are town meetings, and some marriages and children of parents listed in families. The Granby Town Minutes are on familysearch, film # 007009564. Not indexed. This film also contains records of children born to residents, starting on page 358 (image 208 of 314 on familysearch) Ludric is in the 1784 tax list, if he was 21 at that time, birth year would be 1763.
Tax List	1784	Ludric appeared on the tax list of in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, in 1784. This is the first Tax List for Granby. It is about 5 pages long, and at the end it says "A Tax of Assessment on the Town of Granby for the year 1784 to Repair the Highway and to Support Bridges Made by us. Granby 16 of April 1784. Experience Smith, Josiah Montague, Reuben Moody, Assessors of Granby." The names are not alphabetical, so perhaps they are listed geographically. Near the bottom of the first page is an entry which could be Alexander Tilley. It looks like Alexander Truley. As in the 1790 census, he is listed with Bartons (Jared and Martha) and Bartletts (Ebenezer, Oliver and Titus). 5 entries further, at the top of the next column, is "Luderick Hilliard". Ludric was not married until 1786. As in the 1790 census, he is listed with numerous Taylors: Jacob, Ithamar, Samuel, Shubal, Bennoni. I can't read the column headings. The last 4 columns seem to be Rates, and Alexander does not have any. There are some others who do not have any, such as Elijah Butterfield, John Montague, David Nash, but most of the entries have Rates in both sets of columns. The first column *may* say "Improved acres" and then perhaps the second column is "Unimproved acres." This is from the Massachusetts, US, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Granby, Tax Lists on Ancestry.com.
Tax List	1785	Ludric appeared on the tax list of in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, in 1785. Again, Ludric is listed as Luderick Hilliard. The 1785 list is alphabetical. See attached.
Marriage	28 February 1786	He and Jerusha Taylor were married on 28 February 1786 in Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Marriage listed in Belchertown records as Luddwick Tilly and Jerusha Taylor. Ludric is always listed near Taylor's in Tax lists and censuses. In their History of Hadley, Judd and Boltwood provide some genealogy of a local Taylor family. The neighbors of Ludric are the family of Jacob Taylor, son of Ebenezer Taylor, son of John Taylor who d. 17 Oct 1713. John married Mary Selden and had at least 9 children from 1667 to 1697. Ebenezer was the youngest, b. 1 Mar 1697. Ebenezer moved to Granby as early as 1731, and lived at least until 1756. He married Mehitable Smith and had Jacob, Ebenezer, Lois and Mary. Jacob was born 10 Jul 1718. He married (1). Elizabeth Lane about 1751, and (2) Widow Ruth (Rood) White. His children by Elizabeth were Ithamar, b. 1752, Susanna (1754) Samuel (1756), Shubael (1759), and Benoni (1761). His children by Ruth were David, Silas (1768), Jerusha, Lucinda (1776). See page 53 of "History of John Taylor" (see footnote) for detailed information on Jacob. See page 89 for information on Jerusha and some of her children.1,2,3
Census	1790	He appeared in the census 1790 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Ludric is listed as: "Ludr'k Hilliard" 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16 2 females. Next to Jacob Taylor, Itham'r Taylor, Shub'l Taylor, and Nathan Lilly on the other side. Ludric is 11th in the column: At the top of the column is Alex'dr Truely, with 1 male over 16, 1 under 16 and 3 females. In between Bartons and Bartlett's: David Barton and David Barton, Jr., and Ebenezer and Oliver Bartlet. Hilliard is also the surname listed for Ludric in the 1790 Tax List. A puzzle.
Oath of Allegiance	April 1790	Ludric took an Oath of Allegiance on April 1790, Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. "Personally appeared Benj'n Eastman, Sam'l Clark, Aaron Moody, Phin's Smith, Eli Dickinson, Select Men of Granby, also Luddrick Tilley, Oliver Bartlet & Perez Cook, Constables for said Town & took & subscribed the oath of allegiance to the Commonweath of Massachusetts before me, Sim'n Moody, Town Clerk."
Tax List	1793	Ludric appeared on the tax list of in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, in 1793. Ludric is still listed as "Hilyard." He is still next to the Taylors. The Alexander Truley entry is not on this tax list, where it had been listed with the Bartlett's, further up the list above Ludric.
Tax List	1796	Ludric appeared on the tax list of in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, in 1796. In this tax list, Ludric is again listed with all the Taylors, and here he is listed as Tilly and not Hilliard.
Tax List	1798	Ludric appeared on the tax list of in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, in 1798. Occupant: Luddrick Tilley Owner: Tilley, Lud'k. Tract: 1 Farm, 1 Barn 38 feet by 28 feet Description: Lot No. 18, West Tier in the Crank. House: 1, Value $40 Land Subject to Valuation: 100 acres Valuation: $423 p. 660, Massachusetts and Maine, Direct Tax, 1798, americanancestors.org database
Census	1800	He appeared in the census 1800 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Ludric is listed as: Ludderick Tilley 1 male under 10 1 male 10-15 1 male 26-44 2 females under 10 1 female 10-15 1 female 26-44 Living in a group of Taylors, Sgt. Samuel Taylor, Shuball Taylor, Philander Chapin, Jacob Taylor, Ilthamar Taylor, Silas Taylor, David Taylor.
Census	1810	He appeared in the census 1810 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Ludric is listed as: Ludrick Tilley (May be indexed under Filley, it looks like it was listed in the F's) 2 males under 10 1 male 10-15 1 male 16-25 1 male 45 and over 1 female under 10 3 females 16 - 25 1 female 26 - 44 Image 5 of 14. This census is alphabetical, and the Granby records are mixed in with Springfield records. The towns are identified in the margins.
Census	1820	He appeared in the census 1820 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Ludric is listed as: Ludrick Tilley 1 male 16-18 3 males 16-26 1 male 45 and up 1 female 10-16 1 female 45 and up 4 in Agriculture Neighbors: Leonard Tilley two names away. Warner, Aaron and Jonathan Carver, William Root, William Snow, Samuel Taylor, Abner Hathaway, Ariel Taylor, Shubael Taylor
Death	23 February 1826	He died on 23 February 1826 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts,4
Newspaper Mention	19 April 1826	The 19 April 1826 edition of the Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Massachusetts, reported "Notice is hereby given, that the subscriber has been duly appointed Administrator on the estate of LUDRICK TILLEY, late of Granby, in the County of Hampshire, deceased; and has taken upon himself that trust, by giving bonds as the law directs. And all persons having demands upon the estate of the said deceased, are required to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to the said estate are called upon to make payment to LEVI TAYLOR, JR, Administrator 4 April 1826 Levi Taylor, Jr., the Administrator of Ludric's estate, was the son of Levi Taylor (1764-1832), son of Ebenezer, Jr. who was Jacob Taylor's brother. Levi, Jr. was born in 1787, died in 1849. He was therefore Jerusha's cousin's son. Elbert Taylor writes that he "was a man of great energy and business capacity, exerting a commanding influence in his native town. He belonged to the firm of 'Samuel Ayres, Jeriel Preston and Levi Taylor', engaged in the manufacture of woollen goods in Granby, on Batchelor's Brook, and was the superintendent of the business. He served as selectman through seven terms, was elected several times as representative to the legislature, and was two years a member of the State senate."5
Newspaper Mention	21 March 1827	The 21 March 1827 edition of the Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Massachusetts, reported "By order of the Court of Probate will be sold at public vendue, at the house of the Widow Jerusha Tilley, in Granby, on Tuesday, the third day of April next, at one of the clock in the afternoon, for the payment of his debts and the incidental charges of sale -- so much of the real estate of LUDRICK TILLEY, late of Granby, deceased, as shall produce the sum of two hundred and ten dollars. Said real estate consists of the homestead whereon the deceased last lived. Terms of sale made known at the time. LEVI TAYLOR, JR. Administrator March 6, 1827
Newspaper Mention	25 April 1827	The 25 April 1827 edition of the Hampshire Sentinel and Farmers and Manufacturers Journal, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, reported NOTICE By order of the Court of Probate will be sold at Public Vendue at the house of Alpheus Ferry, inn-keeper in Granby, on the 9th day of May next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, for the payment of his debts and the incidental charges of sales, so much of the real estate of Ludrick Tilley, late of Granby, deceased, as shall product the sum of $210. Said Real Estate consists of the Homestead whereon the deceased last lived. Terms of sale will be made known at the time of sale. Levi Taylor, Admin'r Aril 10, 1827

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1. [S768] Massachusetts Town Records, Must view at FHC: Indexed as Luddwick Tilley and Jerusha Taylor; familysearch.org database
2. [S979] Sylvester Judd & Lucius M. Boltwood, History of Hadley: including the early history of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts (Springfield, MA: H. R. Huntting & Company, 1905), p. 142; digital images, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofhadleyi00judd/page/n10/mode/1up : accessed
3. [S983] Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley: including...the genealogy of the descendants of the ancestor (Boston: Taylor Reunion Association, 1903), p. 72, p. 89; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofjohntay00tayl/page/n7/mode/1up : accessed
4. [S716] Massachusetts Town Clerk, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org (), Town records of Granby, MA, 1745-1844, Vol. A, p. 452, image 254/305
5. [S983] Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley, p. 99-100

Jerusha Taylor

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Note		Surname based on death record of Orrin Tilley, Massachusetts, in Granby in 1886. Orrin's death record lists his parents as Ludrick Tilley and --- Taylor. The Granby Town Records list Orrin as a child of Ludric and Jerusha Tilley.
Birth		Jerusha Taylor was born.
Marriage	28 February 1786	Ludric Tilley and she were married on 28 February 1786 in Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Marriage listed in Belchertown records as Luddwick Tilly and Jerusha Taylor. Ludric is always listed near Taylor's in Tax lists and censuses. In their History of Hadley, Judd and Boltwood provide some genealogy of a local Taylor family. The neighbors of Ludric are the family of Jacob Taylor, son of Ebenezer Taylor, son of John Taylor who d. 17 Oct 1713. John married Mary Selden and had at least 9 children from 1667 to 1697. Ebenezer was the youngest, b. 1 Mar 1697. Ebenezer moved to Granby as early as 1731, and lived at least until 1756. He married Mehitable Smith and had Jacob, Ebenezer, Lois and Mary. Jacob was born 10 Jul 1718. He married (1). Elizabeth Lane about 1751, and (2) Widow Ruth (Rood) White. His children by Elizabeth were Ithamar, b. 1752, Susanna (1754) Samuel (1756), Shubael (1759), and Benoni (1761). His children by Ruth were David, Silas (1768), Jerusha, Lucinda (1776). See page 53 of "History of John Taylor" (see footnote) for detailed information on Jacob. See page 89 for information on Jerusha and some of her children.1,2,3
Death	7 February 1840	She died on 7 February 1840 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts,4

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1. [S768] Massachusetts Town Records, Must view at FHC: Indexed as Luddwick Tilley and Jerusha Taylor; familysearch.org database
2. [S979] Sylvester Judd & Lucius M. Boltwood, History of Hadley: including the early history of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Massachusetts (Springfield, MA: H. R. Huntting & Company, 1905), p. 142; digital images, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofhadleyi00judd/page/n10/mode/1up : accessed
3. [S983] Elbert O. Taylor, History of John Taylor of Hadley: including...the genealogy of the descendants of the ancestor (Boston: Taylor Reunion Association, 1903), p. 72, p. 89; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofjohntay00tayl/page/n7/mode/1up : accessed
4. [S716] Massachusetts Town Clerk, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org (), Town records of Granby, MA, 1745-1844, Vol. A, p. 452, image 254/305

Orrin Tilley

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Birth	1 January 1801	Orrin Tilley was born on 1 January 1801 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
Marriage	17 January 1822	He and Mary Carver were married on 17 January 1822 "A record of the Persons I joined in Marriage between the first day of April 1821 & the first day of April 1822....January 17th 1822 Orin Tilly & Mary Carver both of Granby. Recorded April 1st 1822, Charles Ferry."1
Marriage	about 1824	He and Almira A. Rogers were married about 18241
Witness	25 March 1826	He was mentioned in a property transaction of Arnold Thayer on 25 March 1826 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Arnold and his wife Lucinda "both of Ludlow in the County of Hampden and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in consideration of one hundred and fifty Dollars paid by Orren Tilley of Granby in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth aforesaid, the receipt whereof we do hereby ...sell and forever quit claim unto the said Orren...all right...to a certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being in Granby...being one eighth, part of all the undivided real estate which Ludrick Tilley, late of Granby aforesaid, died seized." Arnold and Lucinda signed this the 25th of March, 1826, and Nathaniel Chapin and Hiram Thayer were witnesses.
Property Record	9 May 1827	Orrin was involved in a property transaction on 9 May 1827 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He purchased his father's real estate for $210.00 from the estate administrator, Levi Taylor, Jr., who was authorized to sell Ludric's estate "so far as should be necessary to satisfy the just debts by him owing at the time of his death and for incidental charges." The property was "a certain piece or parcel of land situate in Granby aforesaid, being a part of the homelot on which the deceased last lived, beginning at the Northeast corner of said lot on the West ____ of the Crank Highway so called, then Southerly on said highway forty two rods and four feet to Sam'l Taylor's Northeast corner, then Westerly on Samuel Taylor, Porter Tilly and Gorden Pinny far enough to contain forty-eight acres and seventy rods, then Northerly forty two rods and four feet to the South line of land lately owned by Asa and Aaron Smith, then Easterly on said line to the first beginning." Levi Taylor, Jr. stated that "the said Oren Tilly offered most for the said premises, and the same was thereupon struck off to him, for the sum aforesaid, at a public vendue held at the house of Alpheus Ferry on the ninth day of May instant." Witnesses Augustus Carver and George Tilley
Census	1830	He appeared in the census 1830 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Orrin is listed as: Orin Tilley 1 male under 5 1 male 10-15 1 male 20-29 1 male 30-39 2 females under 5 1 female 5-10 3 females 20-29 1 female 60-69 Neighbors: William Snow, Avery Keith, Samuel Taylor,Eli Barton, Leonard Tilley, Abner Hathaway. Levi Taylor a few houses further on.
Contract	30 September 1836	As of on 30 September 1836, Orrin entered into a contract, in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, I, Orin Tilley of Springfield, have this day received of David Carver of Granby, one wagon, one bay horse, one harness, one sleigh, for which I agree to pay the said Carver seventy five dollars in one year from date, or thirty dollars sent for the same, the necessary wear excepted. Said Horse Wagon & Harness & sleigh are not to be my property nor at my disposal until the sum of seventy five dollars be paid to said Carver and this receipt taken up. Orin Tilley Homer Lyon A true copy of the original, Attest W. Belcher, R. Clerk2
Newspaper Mention	10 February 1846	The 10 February 1846 edition of the Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Massachusetts, reported See attached. This is odd, because Orrin son of Ludrick didn't die until 1886. And yet these children are some of the children listed for Orrin, both in the Town Records, and on p.38 of RHT's book. The same notice was published on 10 Mar, 1846, and 17 Mar 1846, but the name was corrected to Orren Tilley.
Census	1850	He appeared in the census 1850 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Orrin is listed as: Orrin Tilley (age 49, Farmer, $800 estate, b. Mass.) Almira A. (age 39) Antonett M. (age 15, attended school) Lorenzo B. (age 13, attended school) Lucious B. (age 10, attended school) David A. (age 8, attended school) Ellen T. (age 6, attended school) Frank A. (age 1) Lovinsky White, male, age 20, machinist, b. Mass. In the 1850 census, their daughter Jane (age 18) was living in the nearby household of Derrick Carver and his family. Listed right after Jane in the same household is Mary Jane Tilley, 11 months old. Living next to Leonard Tilley and family, and George Tilley and family.
Census	1860	He appeared in the census 1860 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Orrin is listed as: Orrin Tilley (50, Farm Laborer, Real Estate $250, Personal $100, born in Mass.) Almira (age 38, born in Mass.) Ellen (age 16, born in Mass.) Frank (age 10, born in Mass.) Neighbors: Leonard Tilley and wife Anna, Luman Bartlett and family including mother Ruth (71), Earl Keith, James B. Hill, Dayton Taylor, Alonso Warner, Clarissa Carver.3
Death	8 February 1886	He died on 8 February 1886 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, His death listing in the Granby Town Records, says he was married at time of death, age was 85 years, 1 month, 7 days, cause of death was Old Age, Residence, Place of Death and Burial were all Granby, Occupation Farmer, and Place of Birth, Granby. Parents: Ludrick Tilley and --- Taylor.
Burial	10 February 1886	He was buried on 10 February 1886 at West Street Cemetery in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.4

Citations

1. [S716] Massachusetts Town Clerk, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org (), Town records of Granby, MA, 1745-1844, Vol. A, p. 384, image 221/305
2. [S716] Massachusetts, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org, Granby Town Records, 1745-1844 vol A, p. 538, image 297/305
3. [S606] , National Archives and Records Administration microfilm, M653, 1438 rolls., 1860 Federal Census (1 June 1860) (.)
4. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID = 124276551 , West Street Cemetery, Granby, MA

Porter Tilley

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1. [S684] Massachusetts Town Records, Film # 0070009565, Town Records, Granby, 1769-1844, Vol A.; familysearch.org database
2. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID = 112399722 , Porter Tilley, Ludlow Center Cemetery, Ludlow, MA

Ruth Tilley

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1. [S977] Massachusetts, U.S. Death Records 1841 - 1915: image 448/1214., Granby, Hampshire County, 1872; ancestry.com, Also on FamilySearch, Film 2401910
2. [S716] Massachusetts Town Clerk, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org (), Town records of Granby, MA, 1745-1844, Vol. A, p. 384, image 221/305
3. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, ID= 125826884 Ruth Tilley Bartlett, West Street Cemetery, Granby, MA

Zebina Bartlett

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1. [S716] Massachusetts Town Clerk, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org (), Town records of Granby, MA, 1745-1844, Vol. A, p. 384, image 221/305

Catherine Sabine

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Leonard Tilley

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Birth	28 December 1786	Leonard Tilley was born on 28 December 1786 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
Marriage	14 January 1811	He and Anna Little were married on 14 January 1811 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, "A record of the Marriages Solemnized by the Rev. Elijah Gridley from April 1810 to April 1811: January 14 1811 Leonard Tilly of Granby to Anna Little of Ludlow."
Property Record	31 May 1814	Leonard was involved in a property transaction on 31 May 1814 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Theodore Morgan of South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, yeoman, for consideration of $250, paid to him by Leonard Tilley of Granby, yeoman, sells and conveys to Leonard Tilley "a certain piece of land situate in Granby aforesaid with all the Buildings on the same, South on Pliny Chapin's heirs and West on the Crank Highway, and contains one acres and half be the same more or less." Signed 31 May 1814 by Theodore Morgan and Patty Morgan, witnessed by Gardner Preston and Gardner Preston, Junr. From History of Hadley, "The tract of land in the south-eastern part of Granby, granted to the inhabitants south of Holyoke in 1727, was called the Crank in old land records and deeds. I find no account of the division of this tract. It was not considered very valuable. In 1736, nine proprietors sold their undivided rights to Capt. James Bowdoin of Boston. Many others sold their rights in the Crank." (p. 280)1
Property Record	28 December 1815	Leonard was involved in a property transaction on 28 December 1815 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. William Snow of Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, yeoman, for consideration of $186, paid to him by Leonard Tilley of Granby, yeoman, sells and conveys to Leonard Tilley "a certain piece of land lying in Granby and is bounded as follows, viz. West on John Montague's land, North on Samuel Taylor's Land, East on the said William Snow's land and South on Gideon Moddy's land, and extends East from John Montague's East Line Fifty-seven Rods, the whole width of Crank Lot No. 21, it being either 42 Rods and 4 feet or 44 Rods and 4 feet wide and to contain fifteen acres." Signed 28 December 1815 by William Snow and Nancy Snow, and witnessed by Jonathan A. Stacy and Permelia Root. Signed 31 May 1814 by Theodore Morgan and Patty Morgan, witnessed by Gardner Preston and Gardner Preston, Junr.1
Church Affiliation	29 November 1819	As of 29 November 1819, Leonard was affiliated with Methodist Episcopal Society, in Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts. This is certified in the Town Minutes of Granby: "This may certify whom it may concern that Leonard Tilly of the Town of Granby has actually become a member of the Methodist Episcopal Society in the Town of Ludlow. Signed Joseph Hamilton, Samuel Frost, Committee"
Census	1820	He appeared in the census 1820 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Leonard is listed as: Tilley Leonard 1 male under 10 1 male 26-45 2 females under 10 1 female 26 - 45 1 in Agriculture Neighbors: Warner, Aaron and Jonathan Carver, William Root, William Snow, Samuel Taylor, Ludrick Tilley, Abner Hathaway, Ariel Taylor, Shubael Taylor
Property Record	21 December 1821	Leonard was involved in a property transaction on 21 December 1821 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. This is a mortgage transaction. "We Leonard Tilley of Granby...yeoman and Anna Tilley wife of said Leonard" for the consideration of $90 paid by Josiah Bardwell of South Hadley in said County, Merchant, convey to Josiah Bardwell "a certain tract or parcel of land lying in said Granby containing 15 acres being the same tract conveyed to me by William Snow and Nancy his wife as by thei rDeed bearing date December 28, 1815, reference to be had to said Deed for description. Also as another Tract lying in said Granby aforesaid containing one fourth of an acre bounded North by Land of William Snow, West and South by Land set off to sd. Snow this day, and East on the Highway, with the dwelling thereon standing, being the premises whereon we now live." Agreed on 21 December 1821, "provided nevertheless ___ the foregoing Deed is on the following condition that whereas the said Leonard has made and executed his promissory note of hand having even date for the sum of $64.01 on demand with Interest. Therefore if the said Leonard...shall well & truly pay to said Josiah...the full contents of the said promissory note within one year from the date hereof then the foregoing Deed to be void otherwise to remain in full force. Signed by Leonard Tilley, Anna Tilley, and witnessed by Eli Warner, Aaron Carver.
Property Record	16 March 1822	Leonard was involved in a property transaction on 16 March 1822 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. This is a mortgage deed. Leonard Tilley of Granby, for the sum of $160 paid to him by James Dwight of Springfield, Hampden County, and Edmund Dwight of Boston in the County of Suffolk releases and conveys "the piece of Land with the buildings thereon standing situated in Granby aforesaid being the place in which I now live, bounded as follows, North South & West on Land of William Snow, and East on the Highway, also one other Tract of Land lying in Granby aforesaid containing fifteen acres & bounded West on land of John Montague, North on land of Josiah Taylor & east on land of William Snow, South on land of Gidion Moody." Agreed on 16 March 1822 "Provided nevertheless and the foregoing Deed is on the following condition that whereas the said Leonard has made and executed his promissory note of hand bearing even date hereof for the sum of $98.41 payable to J. & E. Dwight & $8.50 cost of Court [?] with Interest. Therefore if the said Leonard...shall well and truly pay to said James and Edmund...the ____ contents of the said promissory note within one year from the date hereof, then the foregoing Deed to be void otherwise to remain in full force. Signed by Leonard Tilley, witnessed by William _____, Jun'r and Benj'n Day.
Census	1830	He appeared in the census 1830 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Leonard is listed as: Leonard Tilley 1 male 5-10 1 male 30-39 1 female 10-15 1 female 15-20 1 female 30-39 Neighbors: William Snow, Avery Keith, Samuel Taylor,Eli Barton, Orin Tilley, Abner Hathaway. Levi Taylor a few houses further on.
Census	1850	He appeared in the census 1850 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Leonard is listed as: Leonard Tilley (age 63, Farmer, $800 estate, born in Mass.) Anna (age 62) Adeline (age 38) Ruth (age 35) Jerusha (age 18)
Census	1855	He appeared in the census 1855 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Leonard is listed as: Leonard Tilley, age 68, Farmer born in Mass. John Sears, age 22, Farmer, born in Ireland.2
Census	1860	He appeared in the census 1860 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Leonard is listed as: Leonard Tilley, age 72, Farm Laborer, $500 real estate, $100 personal estate. Anna, age 71, b. Conn. Living next to Orrin Tilley and family.
Death	4 October 1861	He died on 4 October 1861 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Granby Death Register lists: Leonard Tilley, Male, Married, age 74, Cause of Death: Accidental, Place of Death Granby, Occupation Farmer, Place of Birth Granby, Parents Ludrick & Jerusha Tilley.3

Citations

1. [S981] Hampshire County, Deeds 1821-1822 vol 48, Film 007464530, p. 178-179; digital images, Family Search, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9Z8-LJWJ?owc=waypoints&wc=MCBB-BNP%3A361613601%2C364039101&cc=2106411).
2. [S683] , Census, Microfilmed, familysearch.org census records.
3. [S716] Massachusetts Town Clerk, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org ()

Mary Carver

Biography

Marriage	17 January 1822	Orrin Tilley and Mary Carver were married on 17 January 1822 "A record of the Persons I joined in Marriage between the first day of April 1821 & the first day of April 1822....January 17th 1822 Orin Tilly & Mary Carver both of Granby. Recorded April 1st 1822, Charles Ferry."1
Death	about 1837	She died about 1837

Citations

1. [S716] Massachusetts Town Clerk, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org (), Town records of Granby, MA, 1745-1844, Vol. A, p. 384, image 221/305

Lucinda Tilley

Parents

Biography

Birth	13 March 1791	Lucinda Tilley was born on 13 March 1791 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
Marriage Bann	8 January 1820	Marriage banns for Lucinda Tilley and Arnold Thayer were published on 8 January 1820 "Arnold Thayer of Wilbraham gave information of his intention of Marriage with Lucinda Tilly of Granby. They have been published in the Town of Granby as the law directs. Jan 24th 1820, per me, Charles Ferry, Town Clerk."1
Marriage		Arnold Thayer and she were married, date unknown
Witness	25 March 1826	She was mentioned in a property transaction of Arnold Thayer on 25 March 1826 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Arnold and his wife Lucinda "both of Ludlow in the County of Hampden and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in consideration of one hundred and fifty Dollars paid by Orren Tilley of Granby in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth aforesaid, the receipt whereof we do hereby ...sell and forever quit claim unto the said Orren...all right...to a certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being in Granby...being one eighth, part of all the undivided real estate which Ludrick Tilley, late of Granby aforesaid, died seized." Arnold and Lucinda signed this the 25th of March, 1826, and Nathaniel Chapin and Hiram Thayer were witnesses.

Citations

1. [S716] Massachusetts Town Clerk, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org (), Town records of Granby, MA, 1745-1844, Vol. A, p. 502, image 279/305

Arnold Thayer

Biography

Marriage Bann	8 January 1820	Marriage banns for Arnold Thayer and Lucinda Tilley were published on 8 January 1820 "Arnold Thayer of Wilbraham gave information of his intention of Marriage with Lucinda Tilly of Granby. They have been published in the Town of Granby as the law directs. Jan 24th 1820, per me, Charles Ferry, Town Clerk."1
Marriage		He and Lucinda Tilley were married, date unknown
Property Record	25 March 1826	Arnold was involved in a property transaction on 25 March 1826 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Arnold and his wife Lucinda "both of Ludlow in the County of Hampden and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in consideration of one hundred and fifty Dollars paid by Orren Tilley of Granby in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth aforesaid, the receipt whereof we do hereby ...sell and forever quit claim unto the said Orren...all right...to a certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being in Granby...being one eighth, part of all the undivided real estate which Ludrick Tilley, late of Granby aforesaid, died seized." Arnold and Lucinda signed this the 25th of March, 1826, and Nathaniel Chapin and Hiram Thayer were witnesses.

Citations

1. [S716] Massachusetts Town Clerk, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org (), Town records of Granby, MA, 1745-1844, Vol. A, p. 502, image 279/305

Lodensy Tilley

Parents

Biography

Note		On the death certificate of her daughter Mina Cordelia (Butterfield) Hall, Lodonsy's name is written as Lordensia, and her birthplace is listed as Bennington, VT.
Birth	12 October 1793	Lodensy Tilley was born on 12 October 1793 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
Marriage Bann	30 May 1810	Marriage banns for Lodensy Tilley and Charles C. Gillet were published on 30 May 1810 "Charles C. Gillet of Glastonbury & Lodensy Tilley of Granby entered their names with their intention of marriage with the T. Clerk, May 30th, 1810 & public notice was then given thereof."1
Marriage	4 July 1810	Charles C. Gillet and she were married on 4 July 1810 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, "Charles C. Gillet of Glastenbury (Connecticut) to Lodensy Tilly of Granby." by Rev. Elijah Gridley.2
Marriage		Oliver Butterfield and she were married, date unknown
Biography	1903	In 1903: Elbert Taylor in his "History of John Taylor of Hadley" writes of Lodensy" ...m. 1814, Oliver Butterfield of Chesterfield, Mass., where their two eldest children were born, thence removed to Rushford, N.Y., where all the other children were born. From Rushford, they removed to Friendship, N.Y., in about 1838, and from thence about 1853 to Lake Mills, Wis., where he died in 1854." They had a number of children and Taylor lists some information about them on pages 89 and 90.

Citations

1. [S716] Massachusetts Town Clerk, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org (), Granby Town Records, 1745-1844 vol A, p. 546, image 301/305
2. [S716] Massachusetts, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org, Town records of Granby, MA, 1745-1844, Vol. A, p. 535, image 296/305

Oliver Butterfield

Biography

George Tilley

Parents

Biography

Birth	15 January 1804	George Tilley was born on 15 January 1804 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
Marriage Bann	2 November 1828	Marriage banns for George Tilley and Hannah Sheldon were published on 2 November 1828 "Mr. George Tilly entered his name in this office with his intention of marrying Miss Hannah Sheldon of Ludlow. They have been published as the law directs. G. Moody, T. Clerk."1
Marriage	22 November 1829	He and Hannah Sheldon were married on 22 November 1829 in Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, George of Granby, Hannah of Ludlow. By Josiah Simms, Justice of the Peace.2
Census	1850	He appeared in the census 1850 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. George is listed as: George Tilley (age 44, Farmer, Real Estate $700, born in Mass, as were all the others in the family.) Hannah (age 45) James (age 20, Farmer) Norris (age 18) John (age 16) Mariah (age 13) Benjamin (age 11) Hyram (age 9) Lugine (female, age 6) Jerome (age 1) Living next to Orrin and Leonard and families
Death	6 June 1874	He died on 6 June 1874 in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, The Granby Town Records Death Register lists: George Tilley, Male, Married, age 70y 5m, 21d, Cause: Consumption of the lungs, Residence: Granby, Occupation: Farmer, Birthplace: Granby, Father Ludrick Tilley born in Granby, Mother: Jerusha ( ___ ) born in Ludlow.3
Burial	8 June 1874	He was buried on 8 June 1874 at West Street Cemetery in Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

Citations

1. [S716] Massachusetts Town Clerk, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org (), Town records of Granby, MA, 1745-1844, Vol. A, p. 510, image 283/305
2. [S716] Massachusetts, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org, Town records of Granby, MA, 1745-1844, Vol. A, p. 427, image 242/305
3. [S716] Massachusetts, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org, Granby Death Register, 1874, p. not legible, image 399 of 1165 on ancestry.

Sally Tilley

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Biography

Citations

1. [S683] , Census, Microfilmed, familysearch.org census records, Granby, Hampshire County, MA, image 12/14. Dwelling 165, Family 191.
2. [S977] Massachusetts, U.S. Death Records 1841 - 1915: Town of Granby Death Register, p. 58 (image 392/691), Film 0960196 (004221411), 1870; ancestry.com, Also on FamilySearch, Film 2401910

Isaac Ambrose Sheldon

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Biography

Citations

1. [S716] Massachusetts Town Clerk, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org (), Ludlow Town Records, p. 18
2. [S683] , Census, Microfilmed, familysearch.org census records, Granby, Hampshire County, MA, image 12/14. Dwelling 165, Family 191.
3. [S606] , National Archives and Records Administration microfilm, M653, 1438 rolls., 1860 Federal Census (1 June 1860) (.)
4. [S716] Massachusetts, "Vital and Town Records 1626-2001", digital images of film #007010692, familysearch.org, Granby Town Records

Asenath Buckland