William Tyler

Brief Life History of William

When William Tyler was born on 27 December 1747, in Virginia, United States, his father, Captain Charles Tyler III, was 32 and his mother, Ann Hereford, was 26. He married Letitia George on 15 August 1774, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 17 March 1843, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 95.

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William Tyler
1747–1843
Letitia George
1755–1848
Marriage: 15 August 1774
Charles Tyler
1774–1860
William Tyler
1780–1861
Susannah Tyler
1783–1834
Sarah Tyler
1794–1863
Benjamin Tyler
1783–1825
Ann Tyler
1785–
Jessie Tyler
1793–
Mary Tyler
1795–
George Tyler
1797–

Sources (6)

  • Legacy NFS Source: William Tyler - birth:
  • Wm Tyler in entry for Silas Fitzgerald and Savannah Tyler, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9DL-N66Z?cc=1875188&wc=37RB-RM7%3A173385301%2C1561670502

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Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Old French tieuleor, tiewelier, tuilier, Middle English tiler(e), tiʒeler ‘tiler’, for someone who made or laid tiles for floors or roofs. This name may have become confused with Tiller . Wat Tyler was a leader of the English Peasants' Revolt in 1381, although his name may not have been hereditary at the time.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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