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Originally Posted by gregndodgers
Back to Tyler for those interested, the family consists of just 8 generations in America (based on the living grandson) going back to Henry Tyler who was born about 1607 possibly in London, England and who immigrated to America and subsequently acquired the “Middle Plantation” in Virginia, that eventually became Williamsburg. So the family has been in America around 400 years and have had just 8 generations! Crazy! All of the men were having children with one leg already in the coffin!
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While this is interesting ,it’s probably not as unusual as you think. I have traced my genealogy back about 10 generations to the first immigrant who came over about 10-15 years after the Mayflower (1620). This original immigrant with the Brigham surname settled around Marlboro Massachusetts and I can trace all 10 generations IN THE SAME TOWN back to the mid 1600s!
And a friend of mine with the surname Alden is a direct descendant of the John Alden who was on the Mayflower. He has a couple relics like primitive silverware and cookware that have been passed down through family as relics from the Mayflower.