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directory vii! show, and in numbers
may compete with Robinson after
Jones. smith and Brown. but none had
crystalizcd into heading with so
many ramfications as that of Prince
William.
How connected, If at all. these sun
dry families were no one had ever
attempted to show. Dr. Lyop ryler's
Introduction 20 an early dcvivitive in
Westmoreland, with numerous branches.
was the first Information OF the family
he calls now the "Wcstmorcland Ty-
iers.' and doubtless considers the
Northern Virginia family
In the William and Mary Quarterly.
Vol XVI. can no found tentative
history of tho Westmoreland Tylers'
compiled by him, its editor in which
the inference must be drawn. though
not definitely stated. that the Prince
William family is a branch of that
estmoreland name. Indeed in private
correspondence such opinion has been
avowedly expressed. VIZ: consider
that the Prince William Tylers are
| undoubtedly descended from Charles,
| of Westmoreland: and again. Henry
Tyler. clerk Of Stafford. is from West
moroiand. but there is no proof"
The loss during the war OF old re
cords in Stafford, Prince William and
tracing of many families irremcdiable.
To heighten the difficulty in the Ty-
Ter lines. two Charles Tylers OF West
moreland and Prince William, married
two Ann Moores, whose mothers were
Mary.
Intending to review n part OF what
DR.. Tyler has written of the families
OF his name In York and Prince Will
liam, because there Is no other source
OF information--none more painstaktns
possible must needs quote entirely
from the Letters and Times OF the
/ Tylers' and from the Qua-;erlies. My
reason for this review will hereafter
be shown.
Henry Tyler was first OF his name in
York County, born. according to his
own deposition, in 1904 He patented,
January Z. 1862, for six persons, in
Guiding wife Mary" He married
secondly Mrs. Ann Orchard. widow OF
John orchard. who died 1853. Later
ne patented 1890 acres for thirty six
persons.
| The late Alex. Brown is authority for
the opinion that no error was more
| frequently made in the earlier gencr-
atoms OF the colony than the omission
OF n generation through similarity OF
names" This may have been possible
just here, for had wife Mary" been
of her husbands age, they might have
, had u son Henry, old enough TO have
/ married in l755 the widow Orchard
| instead of himself, aged tifty-one And
1t is more than likely that such was the
case. not that it matters one way or
the other.
In 1872 Henry Tyler. the husband
died, leaving three sons under twelve
years OF age--Hcnry (2), John. Daniel
The widow was granted administra-
ton on the estate That same year
preparatory 10 her marriage with Mat.
thew Gadncr. she executed deed OF
trust 10 him rs guardian for her two
younger sons the eldest inheritinS the
homestead in York; OF $500 acres or
the branches of the Nomine. between
| the Potomac and Rappahannock, now
KING George. appointing him guardian
| for the three sons until each attain
! twenty one years. ! have tried with
out success to learn something OF this
| deed OF so much land. believing il
| would throw light on this early his
/ Tory. put ii seems to have been OF
! too early date TO locate now. Or
January ), 1851, Henry (o) the eldest
receipted to his guardian, and John
/ CD receipted January IS, 1855, thus es-
/ tabishing their respective dates OF
birth. as l660l664.
In 1890 the third son, Daniel born
/ 1869. had not been heard from FOR
seven years, and ii was supposed n,
had been carried into Algiers by the
/ Turks. He was Of agc in thar wear
Tor mis- two brothers pctitioned the
| court for division OF his share OF the
/ 2,3oo-acre tract, which was granted
| The second son, John ~. also dis
! appeared from York County records
ana DR.. Tyler believes he settled IN
/ Hanover. There Is recorded in New
/ Kent and Hanover parish the baptism
May s, 1890 OF Sarah. eldest daughter
| Of John Tyler.
In 1857 VIII is recorded in King
George of n certain John Tylcr-a
! generation younger than the abov,
| John-who died an old man, devising tc
/ grandchildren. the eldest Of whom was
! eighteen. The wife and mother was
Margaret bowman, of BAH. and Tray
/ er's relationship, by whom he had only
! one daughter. married in 1898 (OR) tC
! William Waugh. Her four children
! were Tyler. Priscilla Thomas and Mil
non Waugh. He desired to be buried
| at his home In Falmouth, and the OK
/ ecutors OF his viii were Harry TYLER
and John Fitzhugh. OF Stafford DR.
/ Tyler has expressed the opinion tina
! there Is nothing to show connection
! between this tcstator OF 1857 and
! Henry. clerk of Stafford" the above
/ executor In default Of male descend
/ ants we need not trouble as to this
I relationship, only that these executor.
I ships in sparsely settled neighbor
/ hood are more than suggestive ot such
/ Henry Tyler t2). eldest son of Henry
! Cd and Mrs. Ann Orchard. born 1860. is
thus seen to have been the only son
| OF that generation to remain in York
| He was justice of the peace until his
death. in 1929. He was married three
times: first wife. Elizabeth Chiles. OF
which marriage much has been writ
ten II is on record by an order OF
court she was his wife in 1888 by
her he had four daughters and three
sons. viz:
| I. Henry (3), born near 1854
>. John (3). born near 1856, named
in will OF Colonel John Page in 1856
as his grandson" n student at William
and Mary in 1904 died in 1877. two
years before his father, aged about
forty one From hin, descend the VII
liamsburg family fully described In
Quarterlies.