Surname Saturday - Tyler

 

Surname Saturday - Tyler

Gravestone of Sinia Gillespie Tyler (1825-1874)

Vandalia, Prairie Ciy, Jasper Couny, Iowa

Earlier, on the Yager, post, we reported that:

Albert Thomas Yager (1825-1886) married Sinia Gillespie Tyler (1825-1874).

Sinia was the daughter of:

Nelson C. Tyler (1794-1846) married Mary Enis Hodges (1794-1877).

Nelson was one of at least 11 children of:

Daniel Tyler (1758-1845) married Sarah Cash (1763-1849).

Daniel, born in Amherst Co, VA, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. 

Daniel was the son of:

Nelson C. Tyler (1730-1795) married Elizabeth Wade (1730-1778).

This Nelson was the son of:

William Tyler (1700-1772) married Margaret Pratt (1710-1755).

William was the son of 

Charles Tyler (1660-1721) married Jane Unknown (1660-1723)

Charles Tyler starts to appear in Westmoreland Co, VA, records in the 1690s. Charles had become a fairly wealthy planter in the county. The land records indicate he owns at least 1000 acres.