Individual Details

Marriage

John Tyson married (first), 9mo. (November), 1720, Priscilla Naylor; (Abington Monthly Meeting granting permission 8mo. 31, 1720). She was no doubt a daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Naylor, who in 1683 came from Monyash, county Derby, England, and took up a tract of land on the stream now called Naylor's Run, in that part of Darby township, Chester county, which afterwards became Upper Darby township, Delaware county. She was born 9mo. (November) 31, 1697, according to the Darby register, and died 5mo. (May) 18, 1760, according to the Abington Meeting register, which under date of 1760 has the following: "Priscilla, wife of John Tuson, Senr., of Abington, died 5mo. 18th Inter'd 19th." She was buried in the graveyard of Abington Meeting, of which she was an elder. The minutes of Abington Monthly Meeting, for 4mo. 24, 1758, have "Abington women ffrds with the approbation of this m:g Chooseth Sarah Paul an Elder of their Particular Meeting in the Room of Priscilla Tyson, who Through indisposition of body is become incapable of Performing the duty of that Station." And on 7mo. 28, 1760, in answer to the first annual query, is entered, "one Elder deceased since last account, to wit Priscilla Naylor."

Death

according to the Abington Meeting register, which under date of 1760 has the following: "Priscilla, wife of John Tuson, Senr., of Abington, died 5mo. 18th Inter'd 19th." She was buried in the graveyard of Abington Meeting, of which she was an elder. The minutes of Abington Monthly Meeting, for 4mo. 24, 1758, have "Abington women ffrds with the approbation of this m:g Chooseth Sarah Paul an Elder of their Particular Meeting in the Room of Priscilla Tyson, who Through indisposition of body is become incapable of Performing the duty of that Station." And on 7mo. 28, 1760, in answer to the first annual query, is entered, "one Elder deceased since last account, to wit Priscilla Naylor."