The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-31

Henry Cd, John 60. Francis (i). DR.
Tyler writes of this Francis: .IIe was
under sheriff OF James CITY County
in 1928: his will probably lost in the
destruction of the records OF that
county. 1t is believed he left Williams
burg and settled In STAFFORD. and of his
sons named In grandfather's will, John,
of Stafford, was doubtless his SON"
Henry (3), the eldest son CHenry ..
Henry -. again closely quoting DR..
Tyler. removed to Sussex In 1852. hav-
ing sold the Inheritance (date not
given. described in deed as having been
granted to his grandfather. who de-
viscd the same by will to Srnntor. He
married Sallie, by whom he had one
daughter, who married and died child
less In the lifetime OF her father a
Will recorded in Sussex bequeathed
homestead and 500 acres TO John Tyler.
n great nephew residing in James City
County. and 500 acres to another
nephew. William Tyler. of Sussex.
In other words. when sixty-eIgh:
years OF age, with all the energy and
strength OF young man. this Henry
Tyler, TO whom was devised the an
cestral home in williamsburg, sold his
patrimony. broke up old ties. removed
to new place, married. outlived his
only child and died aged ninety. and
with him, be IL noticed, the eldest
branch of the York Tylers.
All this seems too improbab bic not to
| merit challenge. But there was such Il
Henry who filled just those conditions.
Can find him?
| Going back to the will or the second
Henry. in 1929. we read therein named
the grandsons. Henry tD, John and
Francis. sons of Francis. 1t will ut
once seem evident to any one that it
was this Henry OF n younger generation
whose life is thus set forth; else where
do we And nephew William for him?
He emigratcd to Sussex a Young man
| purchased his land 1900 acrcs) or
| homestead at q time and manner the
records there will show. and died about
| fifty gears Of age. The nephew VIII
liam left II will in 1892. names Peggy
daughter OF brother Frank, and
nephcws William and Frank The
name of Frank in those two genera
ton indicate the descent from Francis
and his father Francis. third son of
Henry, Of York. who died 1929.
The Parish Overwharton Register is
n small-sized book whose entries. saved
as brand from tho burning. are in
valuable. The great regret is that from
cover TO cover 1t should embrace such
a limited space of years
Among the baptlsmal records are the
! following:
John, son OF Henry and Elsie Tyler.
| baptized 1743: Elizabeth, daughter of
Henry and Elsie Tyler. baptized l74S;
Anne daughter OF Henry and Elsie
Tyler. baptized 1919; Mary. daughter of
Henry and Elsie Tyler. baptized 1851.
Also as follows:
| L. Susanna Fitzhugh. daughter of
John aud Alice Thornton l'itzugh. bap-
| TIED 1855; sureties. Mr.. Henry Tyler
and his daughter, Miss Betty Tyler.
9 Alice. baptized 1853; sureties. Mr..
and Mrs. Tyler and mother.
g. Frances, baptized 1861 Oater wife
Of Mr.. John Waugh; surety. Miss Jane
Massey.
4 Sarah Ann, baptized 1765; surety.
| Miss Ann Tyler.
| If this last child were named in hon
or OF her only sponsor. then was she
J Sarah Ann Tyler? l notice this in
| passing, because In that very year Mr..
t'Charles Tyler, of Dumfries, who gave
strictly family names to his children.
called one Sarah Ann q think she was
his aunt)
Now just here 1 ask especial atten-
ton. Would any minister OF the Church
OF England have allowed a child eight
years old to take upon herself the vows
of sponsorship?
If not, we must concede that Henry
Tyler. eldest son of Henry and Eliza
beth Chilcs is on record in the Over
wharton Parish Book-at least, / do not
see how 1t can be any other way. There
certainly was Henry Tyler in York,
who sold out his inheritance and emf
grated, leaving no record OF marriage,
children or death; who owned part of
the Nomine estate, and whose b:ofEe:'
John had probably preceded him there.
Miss Betty Tyler. the sponsor. was a
grown woman of the same general ton
Of Harry Tyler and his wife. Elsie. Her
father, therefore, was an older Henry
about the age Of one born "l6S5"---and
n fnr in, Z oh let
ing just scventy-onc.
And as John Tyler of Falmouth, had
no son. as we have seen, and as there
was at that early time no other OF his
name and generation in the Parish OF
overw harton than this Mr. Henry
Tyler. father OF Miss Betty" 1t were
almost foolish in n family gathering
like this to conclude that he were other
than the father of Henry, who married
Elsie; of Francis, who. in 1744 married
Anne Strothcr 60 R) and OF Miss Ann
as well as OF Miss Bette"
1t is to be noticed that he carried to
his cmiGrant home the family names OF
York, Francis" Elizabeth" and Ann,
while his only grandson was John "
and his son Henry" IL is moro than
probable that the divisor of 1857 was
his son (son or nephew. There is an
other conclusion to be drawn just here
viz; That John Tyler. baptized 49, son
-. iltUIN anu Elsie yer, was none
other than Mr. John Ty,er, OF Dumrries.
No other prominent man of his name
and age can be found there and then
TO dispute his placc--and no other way
to account for him elsewhere
DR.. Tyler once wrote he could not
place the Henry and Francis who
patented land in Orange in l74o. 1t
would seem that they were these two
brothers here at hand born in the first
decade Of the century, sons OF Henry
I CD, of York, emigrant TO Stafford,
married respectively to Elsie and Alice
Strother.
In an old land book OF the Alex
ander family owned by Mrs. George
Calvert, of Alexandria, is an agreement
between John and Philip Alexander for
division OF land recorded in King
George in lT+l and attested by Henry
II. Tyler. clerk court"
| wrote TO AIR. G. A. Bryan. present
clerk. concerning 1t. and received his
prompt and courteous reply. The first