Individual Details
Squire Henry Tyson
(5 Oct 1742 - 24 Mar 1817)
He moved to York County just before the Revolution, was a local magistrate, served in the Militia during the war and was a representative to the state legislature under the first and second PA state constitutions just after the revolution.
Henry served in the first class of a Company of York Co., PA Militia commanded by Alexander Liggett. This company was engaged chiefly in guarding the frontier and guarding and transferring prisoners. At the time of the Revolution he was a resident of Windsor Twp., York Co., PA and assessed on 155A of land. Source: PA Archives, 3rd Series, pp 232-361, III Battalion, Company of Capt. Liggett, Vol. 2 p 492, PA Archives, 6th Series.
Henry served in the first class of a Company of York Co., PA Militia commanded by Alexander Liggett. This company was engaged chiefly in guarding the frontier and guarding and transferring prisoners. At the time of the Revolution he was a resident of Windsor Twp., York Co., PA and assessed on 155A of land. Source: PA Archives, 3rd Series, pp 232-361, III Battalion, Company of Capt. Liggett, Vol. 2 p 492, PA Archives, 6th Series.
Events
| Birth | 5 Oct 1742 | Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1763 | ABT 1763 - Sarah | |||
| Death | 24 Mar 1817 | York, Pennsylvania, United States |  |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah (1743 - 1821) |
| Child | Hannah Tyson (1764 - 1829) |
| Child | Isaac Tyson (1768 - 1819) |
| Child | Jacob Tyson (1770 - 1822) |
| Father | Cornelius Sellen Tyson (1713 - 1776) |
| Mother | Barbara Pennypacker (1720 - 1792) |
| Sibling | Matthias Tyson (1739 - 1825) |
| Sibling | Mary Tyson (1740 - ) |
| Sibling | John Tyson (1744 - ) |
| Sibling | William Tyson (1746 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Tyson (1751 - 1829) |