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Note: I am not researching this family - this is part of a transcription project. Beth Hurd, Johnston, RI
from
History of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Biographical
NY: The American Historical Society, Inc.
1920
pp. 87 - 88:
"SIMEON B. TILLEY -- While not with the seventeenth century settlers of New England, William Tilley, the ancestor of Simeon B. Tilley, of Providence, came early in the eighteenth century and founded one of the large and influential families of Rhode Island. This William Tilley was a nephew of another William Tilley, a rope maker, who preceded his nephew to the New England Colony and resided in Boston, a member of the Old South Church and the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company until his death in 1717. William Tilley, the nephew, was born in Devonshire, England, about 1685, son of John Tilley. In 1710 William Tilley, the uncle, sent to England for the sons of his brother John to come over, and in response three of them, John, James and William Tilley, came to Boston and for a time were with their uncle. They then separated, John going to New York State; James to New London, Conn.; and William going to Newport, R. I., in 1732, and establishing a rope walk. He married Dorcas Earle, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Slocum) Earle. He died in Newport about 1755.
(II) Deacon William Tilley, son of William and Dorcas (Earle) Tilley, was born in Newport, R. I., October 19, 1738, and followed his father's business, rope manufacturing. His rope walks were upon Kay street, on lands he owned running from Truro street, and he was the owner of a large tract east of Vernon street. He was a prominent Baptist, long a member of the Scond Church of Newport, and for forty years a deacon of that church. He died April 14, 1825, having lived a life of piety and usefulness, and for sixty years lived in the conscientious discharge of religious and moral duties, and as husband, father, son, brother and friend fulfilled every obligation.
Deacon Tilley married (first), October 26, 1759, Elizabeth Rogers, of Middletown, R. I., daughter of Jeremiah and Patience Rogers. She died August 28, 1800, aged fifty-nine, and he married (second), in January, 1802, Catherine Sabine, of Rehoboth, who died October 15, 1817. He married (third), November 4, 1821, Elizabeth Reed, who died January 3, 1836, aged eighty-six years. The family home was on Elizabeth street, Newport, near the Jewish Cemetery. Deacon Tilley and his first wife were the parents of seventeen sons and daughters, thirteen of whom lived to maturity. At the time of his death Deacon Tilley had living: ten children, seventy-nine grandchildren and forty-four great-grandchildren.
(III) John Tabor Tilley, fourteenth child of Deacon William Tilley and his first wife, Elizabeth (Rogers) Tilley, was born in Newport, April 5, 1778, and died August 22, 1828. He, like his father and grandfather, was a rope manufacturer. He married, April 20, 1800, Margaret Nicoll, born March 23, 1780, died October 1, 1864, daughter of John and Sarah (Bouton) Nicoll, and great-granddaughter of William Nicoll, speaker of the New York House of Assembly, and great-great-granddaughter of Mathias Nicoll, third mayor of New York. They were the parents of nine sons and daughters, and their sixth child, William J. Tilley, was the father of Simeon B. Tilley, of Providence.
(IV) William J. Tilley, of the fourth generation of his family in Rhode Island, was born in Newport, October 5, 1811, and died April 30, 1885. He was a leading merchant tailor on South Main street, Providence, for several years, then retired and devoted himself to the management of estates for others, and to real estate dealings. He was a man of great energy, an ardent Republican and a devout Baptist. At one time he was city assessor and on property values his opinion was authoritative. He married, September 11, 1838, Jane Barker, born January 5, 1820, daughter of Simeon Barker, of Middletown, R. I. They were the parents of three sons and a daughter: William H., born in 1840, died Nov. 5, 1843; Simeon B., of further mention; Emma J., the widow of Herbert L. Perry, of Boston; William J. (2), who enlisted as a drummer boy in Company H, Tenth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, served during the Civil War, was later and for years railway postal clerk, died November 19, 1909.
(V) Simeon B. Tilley, second son of William J. and Jane (Barker) Tilley, was born in Providence, R. I., September 4, 1843. After completing public school courses of study, grammar and high, he spent one year at Greenwich Seminary, then for a time was engaged as a bank clerk in Providence. He spent two years in California after leaving the bank, then returned to Providence, entering the employ of George F. Young & Brothers, the wholesale and retail tobacco manufacturers and dealers. He was cashier and office manager for that firm for many years, retiring but a few years ago. He is an Independent in politics, but has devoted his life to his business to the exclusion of political clubs or fraternal activities.
Mr. Tilley married, in Providence, Abbie B. Foyer, daughter of Robert Foyer, a leading designer, long associated with W. W. Sprague and the Cranston Print Works. Mr. and Mrs. Tilley's only child, Robert Foyer, born December 16, 1892, died January 28, 1893."
from the RI Historical Cemeteries Database Index:
TILLEY, WILLIAM, DEA 1739c - 14 APR 1825 NT003
TILLEY, ELIZABETH 1743c - 28 AUG 1800 NT003
TILLEY, CATHARINE 1744c - 15 OCT 1817 NT003
TILLEY, ELIZABETH 1750c - 3 JAN 1836 NT003
TILLEY, JOHN TABOUR 1768c - 23 AUG 1826 NT001
TILLEY, MARGARET B. 1780c - 21 OCT 1864 NT001
TILLEY, W JOHN 1811 - 30 APR 1885 PV001
TILLEY, JANE (BARBER) 1820 - 6 JAN 1901 PV001
TILLEY, SIMEON B 1843 - 3 SEP 1927 PV001
TILLEY, ABBIE F 1864 - 11 NOV 1943 PV001
TILLEY, ROBERT FOYER 1892 - 28 JAN 1893 PV001
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