| 1. | {{Massachusetts}} {{Unsourced}} == Biography == Elizabeth was born in 1620. She passed away in 1684. She was buried at the Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. One profile for Elizabeth indicated she was born in 1632 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Marriage to Thomas Merrick Aug. 21, 1653.<ref>"MERRICK... Thomas andElizabeth Tilly, Aug. 21, 1653."HR and "MIRRICK... [torn]mas [Thomas,written in a different handwriting] and Elisabeth Tilley, 21: 8m: 1653." Springfield Vital Records, Marriages, Book 1, p. 13.</ref> Children: (incomplete list): Tilly<ref>"MIRICK... Tilly, s. Thomas, Oct. 20, 1667."Springfield Vital Records, Births, Book 1, p. 21, and "MIRICK... Tilly, s. Thomas and Eliz:, Oct. 20, 1667." HR.</ref> : James<ref>"MIRICK... James, s. Thomas and Elizabeth, Mar. 2, 1669/70." Springfield Vital Records, Births, Book 1, p. 22 and "MIRRICK... James, s. Thomas and Elizabeth, Mar. 2, 1669/70." HR</ref> <ref>"MERRICK... James, Lt., a. 95 y., Sept. 8, 1765." CR3 and "MIRICK... James, Lt, Sept. 8, 1765."Springfield Vital Records, Deaths, Book 2, p. 57.</ref> : Abigail<ref>"MIRICK... Abigail, d. Thomas and Eliz, Sept. 7, 1673. HR and "MIRICK... Abigaill, d. Thomas, Sept. 7, 1673." Springfield Vital Records, Births, Book 1, p. 24.</ref> Death: Aug. 21, 1684.<ref>"MIRRICK... Elizabeth, w. Thomas, Aug. 21, 1684." HR and "MIRRICKE... Elizabeth, w. Thomas, Aug. 21, 1684." Springfield Vital Records, Deaths, Book 1, p. 51.</ref> Thomas' death: Sept. 7, 1704.<ref>"MIRICK... Thomas Senior, Sept. 7, 1704."Springfield Vital Records, Deaths, Book 1, p. 98.</ref> Possible information regarding Elizabeth's parentage from ''Descendants of John Porter'', p. 49:: Thomas Merrick... married (second wife) 1653, Elizabeth Tilley, daughter of William Tllley, [who came] from England in the ship "Abigail," in 1635, with his wife Alice.<ref>N.B. William and Nathaniel are theonly people surnamed Tilly/Tylly on the Abigail's 1635 passenger list. [http://www.winthropsociety.com/ships/abigail.htm (Winthrop Society)]. However, those lists were generated in England, and there was usually some shuffling of names before departure.</ref> Elizabeth was born about 1632. Elizabeth Tilley ... She passed away in 1684.<ref>A source for this information is needed.</ref> == Sources == <references /> * Ancestral File Number: 8JQP-N0 * [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Hampden/Springfield/ The Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts]. * The Great Migration: Ships to New England 1633-35.[http://www.winthropsociety.com/ships.php#passname Winthrop Society. * [http://books.google.com/books?id=sJpIAAAAMAAJ ''The Descendants ofJohn Porter of Windsor, Conn. 1635-9: Volume 1'']. Compiled by Henry Porter Andrews. G.W. Ball, Publisher, Saratoga Springs, 1893. * <span id='S32'>S32</span>: Ancestral File, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998. Repository <span id='REPO6'>REPO6</span> Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA. * <span id='S1'></span>Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. <i>[[Space:Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College|Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College]]</i> (Holt, 1885) [http://books.google.com/books?id=LektAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA431#v=onepage&q&f=true Vol. 1, Page 431] === Footnotes === |