John
Tyson
Born in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Orem Tyson
and Margaret (Siler) Tyson
Brother of
Thompson Siler Tyson and Mahala (Tyson) Pickett
Husband of
Margaret (Bethune) Tyson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Bethune Tyson
Died
at age 67
in North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Apr 2019
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Biography
John was born in 1784. He is the second son of Thomas Tyson and Margaret Siler. John became a very successful planter in North Carolina, owning a large number of slaves. He operated a lumber mill as well as a mill that ground corn and wheat.[1]
John married Margaret Bethune, from the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
He died in 1851 and is buried in the Old Scotch Graveyard, Moore County, North Carolina [2]
Sources
- ↑ History of North Carolina: North Carolina biography, by special staff of writers. Lewis Publishing Company, 1919: North Carolina. pg. 206-208 [1].
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 April 2019), memorial page for John Tyson (20 Mar 1784–30 Oct 1851), Find A Grave Memorial no. 35775768, citing Old Scotch Graveyard, Moore County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by gleebigg (contributor 47112850) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
Michele (Boudreaux) Cirillo
:
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