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William Sellen Tyson 1723–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 March 1723

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 28 January 1810

Death Location: Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Matthias Tyson

Mother: Barbara Sellen

Spouse(s): Alice Nash

Children(s): Barbara Ziegler, William Tyson, Magdalena Umstead, Isaac Tyson, Joseph Tyson, Anna Casselberry, Mary Tyson, Catharine Hunsberger, Mathias Tyson

In 1723, William Sellen Tyson entered the world in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Matthias Tyson And Barbara Marieken Sellen. William Sellen Tyson married Alice Godshalk Nash, and had children including Anna Nash Casselberry, Barbara Nash Ziegler, Catharine Nash Hunsberger, Isaac Nash Tyson, Joseph Nash Tyson, Magdalena Umstead, Mary Nash Tyson, Mathias Nash Tyson, William Nash Tyson. William Sellen Tyson passed away in 1810 in Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1723, William Sellen Tyson entered the world in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Matthias Tyson And Barbara Marieken Sellen.
  • William Sellen Tyson married Alice Godshalk Nash, and had children including Anna Nash Casselberry, Barbara Nash Ziegler, Catharine Nash Hunsberger, Isaac Nash Tyson, Joseph Nash Tyson, Magdalena Umstead, Mary Nash Tyson, Mathias Nash Tyson, William Nash Tyson.
  • William Sellen Tyson passed away in 1810 in Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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William Tyson's Ancestors

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William Tyson
1723–1810
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Matthias Tyson
1682–1766
Krefeld, Stadtkreis Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Barbara (Marieken) Sellen
1693–1769
Germantown, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Cornelius Tyson
1652–1716
Germany
Margaret Unknown
1655–1716
Krefeld, Germany
Hendrick Sellen
1666–1749
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
MARY\MARIA Unknown
1668–1715
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jacob **
1640–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Tyson's Descendants

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William (Sellen) Tyson (26 March 1723–28 January 1810) m. Alice (Godshalk) Nash (August 1722–February 1803)
  1. 1. Barbara (Nash) Ziegler 1758–1809
  2. 2. William (Nash) Tyson 1762–1848
  3. 3. Magdalena Umstead 1753–1784
  4. 4. Isaac (Nash) Tyson 1766–1823
  5. 5. Joseph (Nash) Tyson 1748–1825
  6. 6. Anna (Nash) Casselberry 1748–1823
  7. 7. Mary (Nash) Tyson 1752–1803 m. Jacob Shoemaker 1754–1847
    1. 1. John Shoemaker 1775–1828 m. Mary Shantz 1775–1866
      1. 1. Jacob (S) Shoemaker 1798–1875 m. Elizabeth Shoemaker 1802–1876
        1. 1. Elizabeth Shoemaker 1829–1921
        2. 2. Hannah Hett 1838–1916
        3. 3. Jacob Shoemaker 1842–1919
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) McNally 1826–1909
        5. 5. Magdalena Clemens 1828–1924
  8. 8. Catharine (Nash) Hunsberger 1760–1819
  9. 9. Mathias (Nash) Tyson 1745–1825

William Tyson's Timeline

2 Records

1723
26 March 1723
Birth of William Sellen Tyson in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1810
28 January 1810
Age 87
Death of William Sellen Tyson in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1723
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1810
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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