Martha Tyson (1722 - bef. 1727)

Born 12 May 1722 in Abington Township, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Died before 8 Apr 1727 before age 4 in Abington Township, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania

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Biography

Martha was born in 1722. She was the daughter of Matthias Tyson and Mary Potts. She passed away before 1727.

Birth

1722 - ^[1], ^[2]
Martha, born in 3mo. 12, 1722; this converts to a modern date of 12 May 1722. ^[3]
Note: LDS PRF confuses the calendar and misinterprets the month as March instead of May.

Death

Before 08 April 1727 - ^[4], ^[2]
Note: This is the date of her father's will and she is not mentioned so assume she has passed away by this date.

Burial

~dd Month ccyy - ^[4]
Abington Friends Cemetery
Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Plot: .

Note: Speculation that Martha was buried in the Friends Meeting House Cemetery where her parents were members.

Sources

Books

1. Jordan, John W., ed. Colonial Families of Philadelphia (Lewis Publishing Company, 1911.)

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1. ↑ Jordan: Vol. 1, p. 692.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Source: #OR02 LDS PRF.
3. ↑ OR01
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Jordan: Vol. 1, p. 692.

Other Resources

OR01 Dates:Two things to be aware of - Quakers didn't use the names of months, just the numbers (7 8m 1742 for example), and until 1752, "8m" would have been October, not August, since the year started in March (1m). [1]

OR02 Pedigree Resource File. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MCY9-RP9 : accessed 2016-02-26), entry for Martha TYSON. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

Research Notes

Acknowledgments

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