Agnes "Ann" Cooper was baptized 7 Nov 1585 at Henlow, Bedfordshire, England.[1] She was the daughter of Edmund Cooper and Mary Wynne. Ann married Edward Tilley on 20 Jun 1614 at Henlow.[2] They moved to Leiden, Holland by 1618, and traveled in 1620 on the Mayflower to Plymouth, with nephew Henry Samson and niece Humility Cooper. Ann's sister Martha was the mother of Henry Samson, and her brother Robert was the father of Humility Cooper.[3]

Bradford names "Edward Tilley and Ann his wife, and two children that were their cousins, Henry Sampson and Humility Cooper" in his list of Mayflower passengers [Bradford 442]. "Edward Tilley and his wife both died soon after their arrival, and the girl Humility, their cousin, was sent for into England and died there. But the youth Henry Sampson is still living and is married and hath seven children." [Bradford 446].[4]

Some of the lines of Agnes Cooper's ancestry have been traced as far back as Wido de Reinbudcourt, the Doomsday Lord of Chipping Warden and Burton, Northampton, who lived in the 11th century, but no royal line has yet been found.[3]

Agnes (Cooper) Tilley died sometime the first winter at Plymouth, between January and March 1621, as did her husband. She and Edward had no known children.[3]

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Agnes (Cooper) Tilley (bef. 1585 - 1621)

Agnes "Ann" Tilley formerly Cooper

aka Cowper

Born before 7 Nov 1585 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

Daughter of Edmund Cooper and Mary (Wyne) Cooper

Sister of Elizabeth Cowper, Joan Cowper, Michael Cowper, Benjamin Cooper, Martha (Cooper) Samson, James Cooper, John Cooper, Thomas Cooper, Mary Cooper and Robert (Cowper) Cooper

Wife of Edward Tilley — married 20 Jun 1614 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

Died 1621 in Plymouth

Agnes (Cooper) Tilley was a passenger on the Mayflower.

Sources

↑ "The Parish Register of Henlow,1558-1812"; Bedfordshire County Record Office 1942; https://archive.org/details/bedfordshirepari26bedf/page/n10 ↑ "The Parish Register of Henlow,1558-1812"
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Caleb Johnson's Mayflower History - Agnes Tilley
↑ NEGHS, 2020 American Ancestors, Edward Tilley
Ward, Robert Leigh. English Ancestry of Seven Mayflower Passengers: Tilley, Sampson and Cooper, The American Genealogist (The American Genealogist, Barrington, RI, 1976) Vol. 52, Page 203 & Page 206
Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation (Massachusetts Historical Society, 1856) "Edward Tilley, and Ann his wife; and 2 children that were their cousins; Henry Sampson and Humility Cooper." "Edward Tillie, and his wife both dyed soon after their arrival; and the girle Humility their cousen, was sent for unto England, and dyed there. But the youth Henry Sampson, is still liveing, and is married, & hath 7 children. John Tilley and his wife both dyed, a litle after they came ashore." pp 449, p. 453 "Edward Tillie and his wife both dyed soon after their arivall; and the girle Humility, their cousen, was sent for into England, and dyed ther. But the youth Henery Samson is still liveing, and is maried, & hath 7, children."
Bradford, William, 1590-1657. Of Plimoth Plantation: manuscript, 1630-1650. State Library of Massachusetts "List of Mayflower Passengers." In Bradford's Hand.

Arrived in America aboard the Mayflower.

http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/AgnesCooper.php

Mayflower Rider

Death: Sometime the first winter at Plymouth.

Children: None recorded.

Biographical Summary

Agnes Cooper was born in 1585 in Henlow, Bedford, England, the daughter of Edmund and Mary (Wyne) Cooper. She married Edward Tilley on 20 June 1614 in Henlow. Agnes' sister Martha married James Samson, and they were the parents of Mayflower passenger Henry Samson. Agnes' brother Robert was the father of Mayflower passenger Humility Cooper.

Agnes Cooper's ancestry has been successfully traced back as far as Wido de Reinbudcourt, the Domesday Lord of Chipping Warden and Burton, Northampton, England, who lived during the 10th century; but no royal lineages have yet been noted for any of her lines.

Sources

1. 56. Ward, Robert Leigh, English Ancestry of Seven Mayflower Passengers: Tilley, Sampson and Cooper, American Genealogist, 52, (1976), pp. 198-208, available in the Newberry Library.

Links

• http://fabpedigree.com/s086/f010246.htm

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WAS A PILGRIM WHO CAME TO AMERICA ON BOARD THE MAYFLOWER IN 1620.

Agnes died in the first winter (between January and March, 1621) after arriving to America, likely from starvation or heat deprivation.

Biography

From [http://mayflowerhistory.com/tilley-agnes/]:

Agnes Tilley

Agnes Tilley was baptized on 7 November 1585 at Henlow, co. Bedford, England, the daughter of Edmund and Mary (Wyne) Cooper. On 20 June 1614, she married Edward Tilley. They moved to Leiden, Holland by 1618, and came on the Mayflower to Plymouth in 1620 with Henry Samson and Humility Cooper. Agnes' sister Martha was the mother of Henry Samson, and her brother Robert was the father of Humility Cooper. Some of the lines of Agnes' ancestry have been traced as far back as Wido de Reinbudcourt, the Doomsday Lord of Chipping Warden and Burton, co. Northampton, who lived in the 11th century, but no royal line has yet been found. Agnes died sometime the first winter at Plymouth, between January and March 1621. She and Edward had no known children.