Person:Francis Tyler (1)

Name^[1]	Francis Tyler
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	Bef 1646	Signed church & plantation covenant 1667.
Marriage	Bef 1681	to Unknown Unknown
Marriage	Bef 1695	to Sarah Page
Will^[1]	4 Mar 1711/12
Death^[1]	Bet 4 Mar 1711/12 and 7 Apr 1712	Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesBetween date of will and date of probate
Probate^[1]	7 Apr 1712

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Brigham, Willard Irving Tyler, and Calvin Cedric Tyler. The Tyler Genealogy: The Descendants of Job Tyler of Andover, Massachusetts, 1619-1700. (Plainfield, New Jersey and Tylerville, Connecticut (Vols. 1 & 2); Grand Rapids, Michigan (Vol. 3): Cornelius B. Tyler and Rollin U. Tyler (Vols. 1 & 2); Calvin Cedric Tyler (Vol. 3), 1912, 1976).

Francis Tyler (Roger), settled in Branford, Ct.; died there in 1712. … He drew a lot in Bradford in 1679; was "propownded for a freeman" at Hartford 9 May 1678. An iron worker. First heard of as an original signer of the "New Plantation and Church Covenant", 20 Jan 1667. Joined the Church 1688. His sister or sister-in-law was Mrs. Frisbie, wife of Ebenezer Frisbie. He was appointed guardian of his brother Charles, 1698. {See Branford Land Records, Vol. 1, p. 123; Vol. V, p. 143; N.E. Gen. Register, Vol. iii; Savage's N.E. Gen. Register, Vol. IV; Taintor's Extracts of Colchester Records). A copy of his will shows execution by "his mark", dated 4 Mar 1711-1712; probated 7 Apr following, and is recorded in New Haven Probate Records, Vol. IV, p. 10.