William Tyler Sr. (abt. 1634 - abt. 1693)

Born about 1634 in England

Husband of Abigail (Terrill) Tyler — married 1662 in New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 1693 at about age 59 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

William Tyler can often be found on the internet as a son of Laurence Tyler and Dorothy Unknown. This is incorrect and they have been disconnected as parents. The will of Laurence Tyler does not name a son William and there is no baptism to suggest that this is true.

Some publications postulate that he was from Devonshire, England but this is undocumented.^[1] Some believe he is the William Tyler who arrived Boston in 1656.^[2]

He took the oath of fidelity in New Haven 7 Apr 1657.^[3] He removed to Milford where he married Abigail Terrell by 1660 at Milford.^[4]

Children

It should be noted that Savage sees and discusses discrepancies in names of the children as seen in various places.

Records of the First Church [Milford] (1640-1829) contain the following baptisms:

William bap 19 Sep 1669^[5]

John bap 19 Sep 1669^[5]

Elizabeth bap 19 Sep 1669^[5]

Abigail bap 19 Sep 1669^[5]

Mary (Marie?) and Thomas, twins, bap 6 Feb 1670^[5]

Sarah bap 14 May 1671^[5]

Hannah bap 26 Jan 1673^[5]

Thomas bap 22 Nov 1674 (indicating the earlier twin did not survive?)^[5]

Ruth bap 10 Feb 1677^[5]

His death is variously seen as 1692 in Milford^[1]; 1693 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut^[4]

The inventory of William Tyler late of Milford deceased was taken on 8 February 1692/93 and recorded at New Haven.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Stearns, Ezra S. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire (Lewis Publishing Co., 1908) Vol 4, Page 1730
2. ↑ DRAKE, SAMUEL G. Result of Some Researches Among the British Archives for Information Relative to the Founders of New England: Made in the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860. Originally collected for and published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, and now corrected and enlarged. Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1860. 143p. Reprinted with corrections by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1963. 131p.
3. ↑ Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1862) Vol. 4, Page 356
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Vol III:1561 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.

   Vol. 3, Page 1561 Tyler, William (-1693) & Abigail [Terrill] (1644-); b 1660; Milford, CT Tyler, William (1665-) & Mary Lothrop; 3 Jun 1692; Derby, CT

   {Ackley-Bosworth 150; New Haven Gen. Mag. 41, 1922, 1723; Tyler Gathering 6; Miner Anc. 143; TAG 33:182; Parke Anc. 118}

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8} Milford, CT: Records of the First Church, 1640-1829. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018. (Original manuscript: Baptisms in the First Church of Milford; baptisms and marriages in Milford Second Society Church records., R. Stanton Avery Collection). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2748/rd/53848/65/1424181764
6. ↑ “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9J4-5 : 13 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 326. New Haven Probate Record, 1668-1703, Vol. 2, Part 1, page 122.