Francis Thijssen (abt. 1624 - 1699)

Biography

Francis Tyssen, merchant, of Flushing and afterwards of London, naturalized by act of parliament, a D.L. of the Tower Hamlets 1689. His will is dated 5 May 1690, and was proved 30 July 1900. He was buried 23 Mar 1699, at the Protestant Dutch Church, Austin Friars, London, of which he was appointed an elder 1666.

"Francis Tyssen (c.1625-99) came to England from Flushing in Holland in the 1640s and settled in London. He owned plantations in Antigua in the West Indies, from leasing which he accumulated sufficient capital to purchase the Shacklewell estate at Hackney in 1685. His son, Francis Tyssen (c.1653-1710), inherited the Bridge plantation in Antigua and expanded the Hackney estate, buying all three manors in Hackney parish in 1697-99. When he died in 1710, the Hackney property went to his eldest son, Francis Tyssen (1690-1717), who married the heiress of the neighbouring Beauvoir estate in 1712, while the Antiguan plantation went to a younger son, Samuel Tyssen (1698-1748). Dying at the age of 27, Francis (d. 1717) left a small young family consisting of a daughter, Mary (1715-77), who through her two marriages established the Benyon family at Englefield House (Berks), and a posthumous son, Francis John Tyssen (1717-81)." ^[1]

Burial

• Burial:
  • Date: 23 MAR 1698/99
  • Place: Protestant Dutch Church, Austin Friars, LND

Will

• Will:
  • Place: 5 May 1690 pr 30 July 1700 by son Francis

Occupation

• Occupation:
  • Place: of Flushing (Vlissingen) in Zeeland afterwards of Philpot Lane, St
• Occupation:
  • Place: Merchant

Event

• Event:
  • Type: Appointment (1)
  • Date: 3 JUN 1689
  • Place: Deputy Lt of the Tower Hamlets. Elder of the Dutch Church 1666
• Event:
  • Type: Naturalised
  • Place: By Act of Parliament

Sources

1. ↑ "LandedFamilies.Blogspot.com: (122) Tyssen-Amherst (later Cecil) of Didlington Hall and Foulden Hall, Barons Amherst of Hackney."

• The Landed Gentry page 1428.

https://books.google.ca/books?id=qmh2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1428&lpg=PA1428&dq=apollonia+ridley&source=bl&ots=pOmm2WUG0s&sig=ACfU3U0r0mAKC46beXmQpt84X-0YKkR6Nw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7rP3CpvvnAhXQvJ4KHcBFAukQ6AEwAnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=apollonia%20ridley&f=false

• British History Online: Hackney [1]

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Tyssen-49 created through the import of MERRYWEATHER_2009-10-28.GED on Oct 23, 2012 by Alan Merryweather.