Cornelius Tyson

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Cornelius Tyson

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Birthplace: Beaufort county, North Carolina
Death: August 01, 1781 (32)
Moore, County North Carolina
Immediate Family:

Son of Cornelius Tyson and Jane Tyson
Brother of Sabra Gilbert; Richard L. Tyson; Benjamin Tyson; Thomas Tyson; Sarah Stinson and 4 others

Managed by: Eugene Thomas
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About Cornelius Tyson

Cornelius was born in 1749. He was the son of Cornelius Tyson and Jane Cheek. He passed away in 1781.

His parents are shown in the minutes of Cane Creek MM as being from Cumberland County. They were received there on 4 August 1759 on request.

The marriage is recorded on this date (Quaker style): 22nd day 2nd month, 1770, under the care of Cane Creek Meeting (then in Orange County, North Carolina).

Sources
Married Arcadia Benbow

History of North Carolina: North Carolina biography, by special staff of writers. Lewis Publishing Company, 1919: North Carolina. pg. 205-208.
Cane Creek (NC) Meeting records: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, edited by William Wade Hinshaw, Volume I, pages 374 & 424.

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Cornelius Tyson's Timeline

1749
February 21, 1749
Beaufort county, North Carolina
1781
August 1, 1781
Age 32
Moore, County North Carolina