President TYLER John, IV

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 10th US President
• Alt. Death: 18 Jan 1861, Charles City County, VA; Death

Notes:

President John Tyler had 15 children, still a record.
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When Tyler was just seven years old, his mother, Mary, died from a stroke. At the age of 12 he joined the College of William and Mary like his father before him, and later enrolled in the collegiate program of the college. He graduated in 1807 when he was 17 years old.
After that, Tyler studied law, first under the tutelage of his father, then under his cousin, and finally under Edmund Randolph, the first US Attorney General. Tyler was admitted into the Bar in 1809 and, in 1840, became the Vice President under William Henry Harrison. Harrison died after just a month in office which made John Tyler the president.

John Tyler's Executive papers primarily consist of incoming correspondence during his two one-year terms as governor between 12 December 1808 and 15 January 1811. The correspondence in this collection relates to a variety of topics including appointments & recommendations for state positions; the Virginia Manufactory of Arms; the Virginia Penitentiary; amendments to the U.S. Constitution; arms and ammunition; the militia; French inhabitants expelled from Cuba; the embargo; public improvements; resignations; extraditions; state expenses & revenue; elections; and others. In addition to correspondence, there are resolutions from the Virginia Senate & House of Delegates; accounts; oaths; contracts; pardons; proposals; receipts; election returns & certificates; qualifications; lists; proclamations; petitions; pay rolls; reports; appointments; resignations; bonds; commissions; orders; proceedings; opinions; and other sundry items.

The Governor received correspondence from three main sources: the Federal government, Virginia State government, and Governors from other states. Federal government correspondents include President Thomas Jefferson; Robert Smith, Secretary of State; Henry Dearborn & William Eustis, Secretaries of War; and Virginia's delegates in Congress. President Thomas Jefferson writes Governor Tyler on 20 Jan. 1809 regarding a letter from Henry St. John Dixon offering the services of his company of volunteer riflemen of the 105th Regiment. On 10 Aug. 1810, Robert Smith, Secretary of State, transmits copies of the laws of the 1st & 2nd session of the 11th Congress. As Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, writes the Governor regarding the appointment of an officer of the militia near each point of entry to assemble a sufficient force to maintain the authority of the laws respecting the embargo (1809 Jan. 18). Dearborn also writes on 4 Feb. 1809 regarding Virginia's quota of militia. On 17 April 1809, William Eustis writes the Governor regarding pensioners. Eustis also encloses pay rolls and a letter from Robert Brent, Pay Master for the U.S. Army, regarding money paid by the U.S. to detachments of the Virginia Militia called into service in 1808 (1809 Dec. 7). Lastly, Eustis writes regarding land warrants issued by the state on lands already surveyed and sold to individuals by authority of the United States between the Little Miami & Scioto Rivers (1810 Dec. 19). In addition, there is a letter from William Simmons, War Dept., Accountant's Office, regarding tents furnished the militia during the Chesapeake Affair (1810 Jan. 11). William B. Giles & Richard Brent, Virginia's senators in Congress, write on 10 June 1809 regarding the French inhabitants expelled from Cuba and the importation of their slaves. Giles & Brent also write concerning a machine exhibited at the Capitol (1810 Feb. 6). Finally, Giles encloses the proceedings of a Committee of the U.S. Senate regarding the resolutions of the Virginia General Assembly on the subject of bounty lands to officers & soldiers of the Virginia State Line (1810 Nov. 1). There are also letters from both Wilson Cary Nicholas and John G. Jackson resigning from their seats in the U.S. House of Representatives (1809 Nov. 27 & 1810 Sept. 28).

The majority of correspondence in John Tyler's Executive Papers originates from Virginia State government. Significant correspondents from Virginia State government include John Clarke & John Staples, Superintendents of the Virginia Manufactory of Arms; Abraham Douglas, Keepers of the Penitentiary; Philip Norborne Nicholas, Attorney General; Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council; Samuel Coleman, Assistant Clerk of the Council of State; James Pleasants, Jr., Clerk of the House of Delegates; Theodosius Hansford, Clerk of the Senate; and Samuel Shepard, Auditor of Public Accounts.

John married CHRISTIAN Letitia on 29 Mar 1813 in Cedar Grove, New Kent County, Virginia. Letitia was born on 12 Nov 1790 in Cedar Grove, New Kent County, Virginia; died on 10 Sep 1842 in Washington, DC; was buried in Cedar Grove, New Kent County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. TYLER Letitia "Lizzie" was born on 11 May 1821; died on 28 Dec 1907 in Baltimore, Md.
2. TYLER Mary was born on 15 Apr 1815 in Charles City County, VA; died on 17 Jun 1848 in New Kent County, VA.
3. TYLER Robert was born on 9 Sep 1816 in Charles City County, VA; died on 3 Dec 1877 in Montgomery, Alabama.
4. TYLER John was born on 17 Apr 1819; died in 1896.
5. TYLER Elizabeth was born on 11 Jul 1823; was christened in Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA; died in 1850.
6. TYLER Anne Contesse was born on 5 Apr 1825; died in Jul 1825.
7. TYLER Alice was born on 23 Mar 1827; died on 8 Jun 1854.
8. TYLER Tazwell was born on 6 Dec 1830; died on 8 Jan 1874 in California.

John married GARDINER Julia on 26 Jun 1844 in New York, NY. Julia and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. TYLER Gardiner David was born on 12 Jul 1846 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, USA; died on 1 Sep 1927 in Sherwood Forest, Charles City, Virginia, USA.
2. TYLER John Alexander was born on 7 Apr 1848 in Sherwood Forest, Charles City, Virginia, USA; and died.
3. TYLER Julia Gardiner was born on 25 Dec 1849 in Sherwood Forest, Charles City, Virginia, USA; and died.
4. TYLER Lachlan Tyler was born on 2 Dec 1851 in Sherwood Forest, Charles City, Virginia, USA; and died.
5. TYLER Lyon Gardiner was born on 24 Aug 1852 in Sherwood Forest, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Feb 1935.
6. TYLER Robert Fitzwalter was born on 12 Mar 1856 in Sherwood Forest, Charles City, Virginia, USA; died about 1927.
7. TYLER Pearl was born on 13 Jun 1860 in Sherwood Forest, Charles City, Virginia, USA; and died.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Birth: Abt 1757; Alt-Birth
• Political Office: 1808-1811, Virginia; Governor of Virginia

Notes:

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY
LYON GARDINER TYLER
Published 1915, in New York, by the Lewis Historical Publishing Company. This work is in five volumes. The fourth and fifth volumes are numbered as if they were one, and the index to both is in the fifth volume:
35-36]
Tyler, John, son of John Tyler, marshal of the vice-admiralty court, and Anne Contesse, his wife, daughter of Dr. Lewis Contesse, a French Huguenot physician, was born in James City county, Virginia, February 28, 1747. He attended the Grammar school at William and Mary in 1754, and afterwards was a student in the college. In his nineteenth year he stood in the lobby of the house of burgesses and heard Patrick Henry's speech on the Stamp Act, which roused in him a great hostility to England. He studied law under the eminent lawyer, Robert Carter Nicholas, and removed to Charles City county in 1770. Here in 1774 he was a member of the county committee of safety, and in 1775, when he heard of Lord Dunmore's act of removing the powder from the government magazine in Williamsburg, he raised a company of troops in Charles City county and joined his forces with those of Patrick Henry, to demand restoration or compensation. In 1776 he was appointed a commissioner of admiralty for one year, and in 1778 was elected to the house of delegates. Here he was a warm supporter of the revolutionary war, and in 1781 supported the proposition to permit Congress to levy a five per cent. duty on urged the needs of education upon the legislature, and it was in response to his remonstrances that the legislature established the Literary Fund. His appointment as United States judge was strongly pressed by Mr. Jefferson on President Madison, as an exception to the rule he had made for himself "never to embarrass the President with my solicitations." In Jefferson's opinion, Judge Tyler had the firmness "to preserve his independence on the same bench with Marshall," and there was scarcely a person in the state "so solidly popular." He was an earnest advocate of the war of 1812, and decided the first prize case that came up for decision. His death occurred at his residence, "Greenway," in Charles City county, February 6, 1813, due to pleurisy contracted during inclement weather whole holding court in Norfolk. His wife, whom he married in 1776, was Mary Armistead, daughter of Robert Booth Armistead, of York county, by whom he had, with other children, a son of the same name who became President of the United States (1841-1845).
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John Tyler married Mary Armistead, daughter of Robert Booth Armistead, in 1776. Their son, John Tyler, Jr., served as both governor of Virginia from 1825 to 1827 and as the 10th President of the United States from 1841 to 1845. Tyler died at "Greenway", his residence in Charles City County, on 6 January 1813.
A GUIDE TO THE GOVERNOR JOHN TYLER EXECUTIVE PAPERS, 1808-1811

A COLLECTION IN
THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA
ACCESSION NUMBER 41223

Birth:
John Tyler, Sr., was born on 28 February 1747 in James City County to John Tyler and Ann Contesse. Tyler attended William and Mary College and later studied law under Robert Carter Nicholas. Tyler began practicing law in Charles City County in 1770. An ardent supporter of the Revolution, Tyler served as a member of the Committee of Safety for Charles City County in 1774 and raised a company of troops when Lord Dunmore removed the powder from the magazine at Williamsburg. In 1776, he was appointed to a one-year term as judge of the Court of Admiralty. Tyler was elected to represent Charles City County in the House of Delegates where he served from 1778 until 1786. While a member of the House of Delegates, Tyler succeeded Benjamin Harrison as Speaker of the House of Delegates in 1781, serving in that capacity until 1785. In addition, Tyler, along with James Madison, proposed a meeting of states in Annapolis in 1786 to discuss granting Congress to power to regulate commerce. The Annapolis Convention led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation. In 1786, Tyler replaced Benjamin Waller as judge of the Court of Admiralty. As vice-president of the Virginia Convention of 1788, Tyler, a states-rights advocate, voted against the ratification of the Federal Constitution. Tyler was elected to the General Court in 1788 when the new Constitution assigned jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty to the federal courts. Tyler served as judge of the General Court until 12 December 1808 when he was elected to succeed William H. Cabell as governor. Tyler was elected to two additional one-year terms, but resigned the governorship on 15 January 1811 in order to accept an appointment as judge of the Federal District Court for Virginia.

John Tyler married Mary Armistead, daughter of Robert Booth Armistead, in 1776. Their son, John Tyler, Jr., served as both governor of Virginia from 1825 to 1827 and as the 10th President of the United States from 1841 to 1845. Tyler died at "Greenway", his residence in Charles City County, on 6 January 1813.

Political Office:
Mary Armistead, married John Tyler Sr (III). who served as governor of Virginia, 1808 - 11. A college roommate of Thomas Jefferson and ardent supporter of the Revolution, Tyler served as a member of the Committee of Safety for Charles City County in 1774

John married ARMISTEAD Mary Marot in 1776 in York County, VA. Mary (daughter of ARMISTEAD Robert Booth and SHIELDS Ann) was born about 1761 in York County, VA; died on 5 Apr 1797 in Charles City County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

VOLUME I ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY
by: LYON GARDINER TYLER
[Pages 35-36]
Tyler, John, son of John Tyler, marshal of the vice-admiralty court, and Anne Contesse, his wife, daughter of Dr. Lewis Contesse, a French Huguenot physician, was born in James City county, Virginia, February 28, 1747. He attended the Grammar school at William and Mary in 1754, and afterwards was a student in the college. In his nineteenth year he stood in the lobby of the house of burgesses and heard Patrick Henry's speech on the Stamp Act, which roused in him a great hostility to England. He studied law under the eminent lawyer, Robert Carter Nicholas, and removed to Charles City county in 1770. Here in 1774 he was a member of the county committee of safety, and in 1775, when he heard of Lord Dunmore's act of removing the powder from the government magazine in Williamsburg, he raised a company of troops in Charles City county and joined his forces with those of Patrick Henry, to demand restoration or compensation. In 1776 he was appointed a commissioner of admiralty for one year, and in 1778 was elected to the house of delegates. Here he was a warm supporter of the revolutionary war, and in 1781 supported the proposition to permit Congress to levy a five per cent. duty on urged the needs of education upon the legislature, and it was in response to his remonstrances that the legislature established the Literary Fund. His appointment as United States judge was strongly pressed by Mr. Jefferson on President Madison, as an exception to the rule he had made for himself "never to embarrass the President with my solicitations." In Jefferson's opinion, Judge Tyler had the firmness "to preserve his independence on the same bench with Marshall," and there was scarcely a person in the state "so solidly popular." He was an earnest advocate of the war of 1812, and decided the first prize case that came up for decision. His death occurred at his residence, "Greenway," in Charles City county, February 6, 1813, due to pleurisy contracted during inclement weather whole holding court in Norfolk. His wife, whom he married in 1776, was Mary Armistead, daughter of Robert Booth Armistead, of York county, by whom he had, with other children, a son of the same name who became President of the United States (1841-1845

(Medical):When Tyler was just seven years old, his mother, Mary, died from a stroke. At the age of 12 he joined the College of William and Mary like his father before him, and later enrolled in the collegiate program of the college. He graduated in 1807 when he was 17 years old.
After that, Tyler studied law, first under the tutelage of his father, then under his cousin, and finally under Edmund Randolph, the first US Attorney General. Tyler was admitted into the Bar in 1809 and, in 1840, became the Vice President under William Henry Harrison. Harrison died after just a month in office which made John Tyler the president.

John married CONTESSE Anne. Anne and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William Booth was probably another son of Robert Armistead, the clerk. He sat on the York County Bench of Justices as early as 1677. His wife was Margaret and he had a daughter Elizabeth who was second wife of Capt. Robert Armistead, having previously married Capt. William Sheldon. Her children were Booth, Robert and Angelica. No doubt Katherine's Grandmother Margaret was like Anne, the mother of Captain Armistead's first wife, a daughter of Col. James Bray. Apparently two Bray sisters married two Booth brothers, and Captain Robert Armistead married successively the granddaughter and great-granddaughter of Col. James Bray.

Robert married SHIELDS Ann about 1760. Ann (daughter of Col. SHIELDS James and MAROT Ann, daughter of INGLIS James and MAROT Anne) was born on 31 Jul 1742 in Williamsburg, VA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James II and Anne's daughter, Anne Shields married Robert Booth Armistead and their daughter, Mary Armistead, married John Tyler Sr. who served as governor of Virginia, 1808 - 11. A college roommate of Thomas Jefferson and ardent supporter of the Revolution, Tyler served as a member of the Committee of Safety for Charles City County in 1774 and raised a company of troops in 1775 in rebellion against Lord Dunmore , the Royal Governor of Virginia. He had ordered the removal of gunpowder from the magazine at Williamsburg and that action, among many others, inspired the colonists to rebel and Lord Dunmore retreated to a ship.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Birth: 1684, York County, VA

John married JARRETT Elizabeth Lowe. Elizabeth (daughter of JARRETT John and LOWE Joanna) was born in 1694 in York County, VA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Inventory of estate of Ellyson Armistead 1758, February 20th

In Obedience to an Order of York Court bearing date the 16th day of January 1758 We the Subscribers being first Sworn have appraised in Current Money the Estate of Capt. Ellyson Armistead late of York County decd. as follows Vizt.
ntbl 1 Desk £4..10/. 1 Chest of Drawers 20/. 1 Screwtore 50/s 0..0ntbl 1 Clock £5. 1 Table 15/. 6 Chairs 40/. 1 large looking Glass 40/. 9..15..0ntbl 1 Arm Chair £4..6/. 1 pr. hand Irons & tongs 25/ 5..11..0ntbl 1 Spy Glass 20/. 4 large Maps 40/. 3 Maps with Cuts 30/. 4..10..0ntbl 5 Maps with Glasses 25/. 1 Tea table 17/6 2.. 2..6ntbl 12 Volumes of Tillotsons Sermons 4..10..0ntbl Dr. Tillotsons Life 8/. A Parcel Books 50/ 2..18..0ntbl A Case Razors & Strop 20/. 1 China Bowl 10/ 1..10..0ntbl 6 old Leather Chairs 20/. 35 Pewter Plates £3 4.. 0..0ntbl 9 Pewter Dishes & 2 Basons 45/. 19 Earthen & Tin Pans 10/ 2..15..0ntbl 2 Chamber Pots 2/6. 5 brass Candlesticks 20/. 1.. 2..6ntbl 1 pr. Flat Irons a Box Iron & Heaters 0.. 7..6ntbl A Coffee & a Chocolate Pot 26/. a Coffee Mill & Sauce pan 6/ 1..12..0ntbl A Parcel Earthen Ware 5/. 1 doz: Knives & forks 10/ 0..15..0ntbl 1 pr. Wool Cards 2/6. 9 old Table Spoons £4 4.. 2..6ntbl 6 Tea Spoons 26/. 1 old Desk 30/. 1 Dressing Glass 20/ 3..16..0ntbl 1 Case Bottles 15/. A Parcel old Books &c 10/ 1.. 5..0ntbl 6 old flag Chairs and a Table 0.. 9..0ntbl 1 Standing Bed with Curtains &c 10.. 0..0ntbl 1 Bed & furniture £4. 1 Bed & furniture £5 9.. 0..0ntbl 4 Butter Pots 15/. A Parcel Lumber in the Closet 15/ 1..10..0ntbl 1 Warming Pan & pr. hand Irons 0..10..0ntbl 1 pr. Tongs Shovel &c 7/6 1 Tea Kettle 7/6 0..15..0ntbl 5 pr. Sheets & 3 Counterpanes 5.. 0..0ntbl 3 Trunks 1 Chest 1 Table & 1 old Arm Chair 2..10..0ntbl 4 Beds & their furniture £12. 2 Chests & 5 Chairs 35/ 13..15..0ntbl 1 old Sein &c 40/. 1 Close Stool & a pr. hand Irons 20/ 3.. 0..0ntbl Peter £20. Gift £50 Jenny £50 120.. 0..0ntbl Nell £50 Hannah £40 Charles £ 35 125.. 0..0ntbl Lucy £45 Cate £5 Philadelphia £50 100.. 0..0ntbl 1 Silver Watch £6 6 Oxen £15 21.. 0..0ntbl 8 Steers £12..4/. 20 Cows £30 42.. 4..0ntbl 15 Young Cattle £11..5/. 41 Sheep £10..5/. 21..10..0ntbl 1 Old Horse £4. 1 Horse £8 12.. 0..0ntbl 1 Mare & Colt £5 2 Horses & a Mare £7..10/ 12..10..0ntbl 8 Yearlings 48/. 1 Cart Wheels Chain &c £5 7.. 8..0ntbl 21 Hogs £7..17..6 1 Chair & Harness £5 13..17..6ntbl 1 pr. large hand Irons 40/. 4 Iron Pots Hooks & racks £3 5.. 0..0ntbl 3 Frying Pans 12/6. 1 Pestle & Morter Tongs & Shovel 15/. 1.. 7..6ntblntbl£536..18..0 Lewis Burwell Exor

John Lester ^{his mark}
Nathl. Buch Senr.
John Hyde
Fred: Bryan
Returned into York County Court the 20th day of February 1758 and Ordered to be recorded.
Examd.
Teste
Thos. Everard Cl: Cur:

Ellyson married ANDERSON Jane about 1740 in Prince George County, VA (Westover). Jane and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Colonial Williamsburg® - Digital Library
Inventory of estate of Jane Armistead 1767, March 16


In obedience to an order of York court bearing date the 16.th day of Feby 1767 we the subscribers met and being first sworn have appraised the slaves and personal estate of mrs Jane Armistead dec.d as follows in Prince George county
ntbl Will a negro fellowntbl Dick do 65..0..0ntbl Patt a negro wench 20..0..0ntbl Amy do 30..0..0ntbl Phebe do 25..0..0ntbl Aga do 50..0..0ntbl Aga a child 10..0..0ntbl Will a boy 35..0..0ntbl Mylin do 30..0..0ntbl Jess do 45..0..0ntbl Cato do 35..0..0ntbl Amy a girl 25..0..0ntbl N(a)tty a young (torn) 55..0..0ntbl Harry a young fellow 55..0..0ntbl Suckey a girl 20..0..0ntbl Sall do 15..0..0ntbl Phebe a girl 30..0..0ntbl Frank a young wench 55..0..0ntbl Melvin a young fellow now with mr Pinkard 50..0..0ntbl A parcel of corn supposed to be 100 barrl @ 11/ 55..0..0ntbl A parcel of hoes axes &c 1..10..0ntbl A mare 0..15..0ntbl A horse 8..0..0ntbl A cart 1..5..0ntbl 28 head of cattle and 4 calves 30..0..0ntbl 11 head of hogs 3..0..0ntbl 1 cut saw 1..15..0ntbl 1 hand saw 0..2..6ntbl 1 meal bag 0..2..6ntbl 3 pans 0..1..6ntbl 819..4..6ntblntbl 654 lb. Tobacco @ 2.d 5..9..0ntbl824..10..6 John Wilkins
Richard Reese
Wm Bradley
William Wilkins
Returned (into York Co)unty court by Frederick Bryan under-sherif (of the) said county the 16th day of March 1767 and (ordered to be recorded)
Exd
Teste
Thos Everard Cl. Cur.
This document was transcribed and then edited from the original. Electronic transcripts are not legal records of the clerk of the circuit court of the county of York, Virginia.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 962
• Occupation: 1729-1732, Isle of Wight County, VA; Clerk of Isle of Wight

Notes:

James Inglis who was clerk of Isle of Wight County from 1724 to 1732

James married MAROT Anne. Anne (daughter of MAROT John and MAROT Unknown) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 963