(Note: source often referred to in online trees - needs proper citation)
... son of Rev. William Tyner, a Baptist clergyman. the earliest American ancestor was John Tyner, who came from Wales in 1720, and settled on the Catawba River, near the dividing line between North and South Carolina. his son, Harris Tyner, was born 8/6/1740, and married Nancy Adair, a former governor of KY. Their children were: Richard, William, John, James, Hetta, and Margaret. ...
The children of the Rev. William Tyner by his first marriage were: Harris, Mary Ann, Martin, Richard, John, Melinda, Solomon, Ezekiel, and Silas; and by a second marriage he had five others. About the year 1800 he [William] removed to Indiana territory, being one of the first preachers to locate there. He settled at Brookville, where his son Richard, on reaching maturity, established himself in a general mercantile business ...
