Genealogy of the Maryland Branch of the Tyson Family. [bound, printed typescript]
by Malcolm Van Vechten Tyson
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
[America. 1902]. [2], 43, [1]pp. 4to. Black cloth with gilt titling on upper cover. Printed on rectos only. Ownership inscription of Lillie R. Semple; bookplate of Helen Semple. Clipping from the Baltimore Sun ("Maryland Heraldry"; 1905) mounted on rear endpaper. Both hinges tight, each with hairline cracks; Very Good.
Very rare. Genealogy of seven branches of the Tyson Family, 1683 Quaker emigrants from England via Germany to William Penn's Province of Pennsylvania. The Tysons came over with Daniel Pastorius and first settled in Germantown, near Philadelphia, later moving into Maryland in the 18th century. Related family names include Amos, Perin, Randall, Hopkins, Mitchell, Janney, Knight, and Crownover. Includes an 8-page general account of the family.
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- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA) (US)
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- 3731769
- Title
- Genealogy of the Maryland Branch of the Tyson Family. [bound, printed typescript]
- Author
- Malcolm Van Vechten Tyson
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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