Robert Tyler (Y-DNA)

Status summary

Completed as of March 24, 2021:

• Recruiting additional direct male-line Robert Tyler descendants for NGS/WGS SNP testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Still to do as of March 24, 2021

• NGS/WGS test multiple Robert Tyler Y-DNA descendants to firmly place family clade as well as discover any subclades unique to descendants lines

Biography

First Generation

Robert Tyler was born Andover 19 Jul 1689 son of John Tyler & Hannah Parker. He died aft 25 Aug 1754. Robert married Duxbury 13 Dec 1721 Hannah Samson and they had five children (born Mendon): Dorcas (1722), Zilphah (1724), Elijah (1727), Hannah (1729) and Robert (1735-1735/6)

Second Generation

Elijah Tyler was born Mendon 8 Nov 1727 and enumerated at Westhampton in the 1790 Census. He married Uxbridge 14 Sep 1749 Ruth Owen and they had ten children (first 8 born Upton): Anna (1750), Nathan Webb (1752), Stephen (1754), Catherine (1756), Eunice (1758), Ruth (1761), Hannah (1763), Moses (1766) Sally (c1768) and Simeon (1770).

DNA Results R1b-FT246370

Previous testing

The Tyler Family DNA Project Group: Haplogroup R1b - Lineage 1 documents the haplogroup for this Tyler family as: R1b-U106>>Z381>>L48>Z9>>Z326>Z8168>FGC18842>FT73970>BY63937>BY20434>BY20445>FT246370

NGS/WGS testing

NGS/WGS testing of descendants of Robert Tyler would identify the haplogroup for the family and possibly define subclades for descendants.

External Links and References

• Sherman, Robert Moody and Ruth Wilder Sherman (edited by Robert S. Wakefield), Mayflower Families through Five Generations... vol. 20 (Samson) part 1 (First four generations) General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA 2000