"In 1983 and again in 1990 Robert L. French set forth the hypothesis that John Tilley of Dorchester was son of John Tilley of the Mayflower [MQ 49:16-17, 56:118-211]. While the ages of the two men are about the same, Bradford's 1651 account of the earlier John Tilley would seem to rule this possibility out conclusively [Bradford 446], and this hypothesis should not be accepted."
