Individual Details

Birth

ABRAHAM TYSON, son of Reynier and Mary, was born in Germantown, 8mo. (October) 10, 1694, and removed in childhood with his parents to Abington township

Marriage

He married 9mo. (November), 1721, Mary Hallowell; they received permission of Abington Monthl y Meeting to marry on 8mo. 30, 1721, and the marriage was reported accomplished at the meetin g of 9mo. 27, 1721. She was born 9mo. 7, 1705, daughter of Thomas and Rosamond (Till) Hallowel l,of Abington township, and granddaughter of John and Mary (Sharpe)Hallowell, the progenitor s of the family, who in 1683 came from Hucknow,parish of Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England, t o Darby township, Chestercounty, Pennsylvania, from whence they later removed to Abingtontown ship, Philadelphia county.

Event

By deed dated January 22, 1764, Abraham and Mary con- veyed to their son Samuel a tract of 153 acres of land which they had purchased from Nicholas Austin and Abel James.

Death

He is buried in the grounds of the Abington Eriends' Meet- ing, his headstone being the oldest dated stone in the yard.

ABRAHAM TYSON, son of Reynier and Mary, was born in Germantown, 8mo.(October) 10, 1694, and r emoved in childhood with his parents to Abingtontownship, where he resided until his death, 3 mo. 12, 1781; his death isrecorded on the Abington Monthly Meeting death register of that dat e, asfollows: "Abraham Tyson of Abington, Aged 86 yrs. 4mos. 18days."

The will of Abraham Tyson, of Abington township, dated 4mo. 8, 1776,proved June 9, 1781, regi stered at Philadelphia, in Will Book R, p. 425,devised his plantation in Abington to son Samu el, allowing out of thesame "a sufficient Maintenance to my well Beloved wife Mary," and on h erdeath, Samuel to pay one hundred pounds to the testator's son Abraham,and three pounds annu ally to the testator's daughter Rosamond; ifRosamond become a widow, she was to have a certai n room in the house onsaid plantation; all personal estate to Samuel; executors, sons Abraham and Samuel.