Individual Details
Peter Tyson
(6 May 1700 - 9 Mar 1791)
Events
| Birth | 6 May 1700 | Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |  |  | |
| Marriage | Feb 1727 | Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania - Mary Roberts | | | |
| Event | 28 Feb 1746 | Philadelphia | | ||
| Death | 9 Mar 1791 | Abington,Philadelphia,PA | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Roberts (1711 - 1756) |
| Child | Peter Tyson ( - ) |
| Child | Eleanor Tyson ( - ) |
| Child | Thomas Tyson (1740 - 1821) |
| Child | Rynear Tyson (1735 - 1796) |
| Father | Reiner Theissen (1659 - 1745) |
| Mother | Margaret Streypers (1664 - 1745) |
| Sibling | Matthias Tyson (1686 - 1727) |
| Sibling | Isaac Tyson (1688 - 1766) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Tyson (1690 - 1765) |
| Sibling | John Tyson (1692 - 1775) |
| Sibling | Abraham Tyson (1694 - 1781) |
| Sibling | Derrick Tyson (1696 - 1776) |
| Sibling | Sarah Tyson (1698 - 1780) |
| Sibling | Henry Tyson (1702 - ) |
Notes
Birth
went with his parents to Abington when an infant, and lived in that township all his lifeMarriage
Peter Tyson married, 2mo., 1727, Mary Roberts, granted permission at Monthly Meeting at Abington, 1mo. 27, 1727, and the marriage was reported at the next Monthly Meeting, 2mo. 24, 1727; she was daughter of Thomas Roberts of GermantownEvent
He was an active member of Abington Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends, though not so prominent in the affairs of the meeting as his brothers John and Derrick; he was appointed representative to the Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting from Abington, 2mo. 28, 1746, and probably later.Death
buried atAbington Meeting graveyard 3mo. 9, 1791. (Abington Register).Endnotes
1. The Original 13, Settlers of Germantown, PA.
2. Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Volumes I-III 1911.
3. Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Volumes I-III 1911.