Tillney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Tillney family

The surname Tillney was first found in Southampton at Rotherwick. "Tylney Hall, here, the ancient seat of the Tylney family, has been taken down some years, but the park is still preserved." 1

Early History of the Tillney family

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Tillney Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tilney, Tillney, Tilnie, Tilnee, Tylney, Tynlie and many more.

Early Notables of the Tillney family

Distinguished members of the family include John Tilney (fl. 1430), Carmelite friar, who "seems to have had some connection with the Grey Friars of Colchester. " 2 Sir Edmund Tilney (or Tylney) (c.1536-1610) was a courtier best known now as Master of the Revels to Elizabeth I and James I. He was the only son of Philip Tilney (d.1541), Usher of the Privy Chamber to King Henry VIII. Agnes Howard [née Tilney] (c.1477-1545) was the second wife of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and the stepmother of the parents of Anne Boleyn, second wife and...
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Tillney migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tillney Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Symon Tillney, who landed in Virginia in 1639 3

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)