TYLER, President John III^[1]

1747 - 1813  (65 years)   Has 14 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	TYLER, John
  Title	President
  Suffix	III
  Birth	28 Feb 1747	James City County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Jan 1813	Tyler Family Cemetery [Greenway Plantation], Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Death	6 Jan 1813	Greenway, Charles City County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Virginia Governor, Politician, Judge and Lawyer. He graduated from the College of William and Mary, studied law and became an attorney. During the Revolutionary War, he commanded a unit of the Charles County Militia as a Captain. Tyler served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1778 to 1786, and was Speaker from 1781 to 1785. He was the Judge of Virginia's Admiralty Court in 1776 and again from 1786 to 1788, which also made him a Judge of the state Supreme Court. In 1788, he was Vice President of the state convention called to ratify the U.S. Constitution. From 1788 to 1808 Tyler was Chief Judge of Virginia's General Court, the state's highest judicial office. He was elected the 15th Governor of Virginia in 1808 and served until 1811. In 1812, President Madison appointed Tyler as Virginia's U.S. District Court Judge, a position in which he served until his death. Tyler County, West Virginia was named for him. His house at Greenway Plantation in Charles City County still stands and is a private residence. John Tyler Sr. was the father of the 10th United States President John Tyler (1790-1862). Bio by: Bill McKern [3]
  Age	65 years
  Person ID	P2847	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	TYLER, John II           b. 2 Oct 1714, Williamsburg, Williamsburg City County, Virginia, USA           d. 26 Aug 1773, Williamsburg, Williamsburg City County, Virginia, USA (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	CONTESSE, Anne           b. 1712, Williamsburg, York County, Virginia, USA           d. 22 Jun 1774, Williamsburg, York County, Virginia, USA (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Abt 1730  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 15 years and 2 months - She : ~ 18 years.
  Children	1. TYLER, President John III           b. 28 Feb 1747, James City County, Virginia, USA           d. 6 Jan 1813, Greenway, Charles City County, Virginia, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F5847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Feb 1747 - James City County, Virginia, USA Burial - Jan 1813 - Tyler Family Cemetery [Greenway Plantation], Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA Death - 6 Jan 1813 - Greenway, Charles City County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  My 7th Cousin 4 Times Removed [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Find a Grave Originally Created by: Bill McKern Added: 9 Jun 2007 Find a Grave Memorial #19793543 [S50] Findagrave.com.