First Generation

1. Peter Jordan TYLER was born about 1752 in North Carolina. He appeared in the census in 1810 in Warren Co., Kentucky.¹ Peter Tyler is listed as head of a household containing:

6 males</=10 yrs. (prob. Thomas abt 10, Edmund abt 8, Allen abt 6, Uriah abt 2, Earl abt 1, and maybe Preston as an infant)
1 male 10-16 yrs. (prob. Solomon abt 12)
1 male 16-26 yrs. (prob. Baker, abt 17)
1 male 45+yrs. (Peter, about 58)

1 female </=10 yrs. (could be an infant Silviah or a 10 year old Lavina)
3 females 10-16 yrs. (prob. Ruth abt 14, Scina abt 10 and Levisa abt 11)
1 female 16-26 yrs.(probably Mary abt 20)
1 female 26-45 yrs. (Rachael, prob. about 45)

No slaves or Indians.

We don't know if all of Peter's children were single births. There is always the possibility, with that many children, that a set or two of twins is in there, but I don't know of any at this time.

He appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1830 in Lawrence Co., Arkansas Territory.² Peter Tylor is listed as head of a household containing:

1 male 5<10 (Is this a youngest child who died before Peter's will was written two years later, or a visiting grandson? The missing Solomon Hulsey? We'll probably never know!)
2 males 15<20 (My guess is that these are Preston, abt 19 and Lindville, abt 17. It could read 1 or 2 males. The number is almost a 2, since there is a bit of loop at the bottom, but it's not as clear as the other ones or twos on the page)
1 male 70<80 (Peter, abt 78)
1 female 15<20 (Elafair, abt 15)
1 female 20<30 (Silviah, abt 20)
1 female 50-60 (Rachael)

It looks like the census taker first wrote Taylor, then drew a leading line from the T across the "a" to make it Tylor instead.

He signed a will on 9 Feb 1832 in Lawrence Co., Arkansas Territory.³ Will of Peter Tyler, transcribed by Rebecca Lambert, 22 July 1998
Page 1 (179)

Arkansas Territory
County of Lawrence I Peter Tyler consid-
ering the uncertainty of this mortal life and
being of sound mind, blessed be Almighty
God for the same, do make and publish this
my last Will and Testament in manner
and form following (That is to say) first
I give and bequeath unto John B. Tyler,
James Tyler, William Tyler, Mary Snod-
grass, Griffin Tyler, Baker Tyler, Ruth
Roberts, Solomon Tyler, Scina Saylors,
Levisa Frost, Lavina Cochran, Thomas
Tyler, Edward Tyler, Uriah Tyler, Allen
Tyler, Earl C. Tyler, the sum of One Dollar
each. I do also give and bequeath unto

Will of Peter Tyler
Page 2 (180)

Silviah Tylor and Elafair Tylor two cows
and calves, and two feather beds and bedding
and also two sets of household furniture
of an ordinary kind. I also give and devise
and bequeath unto Preston Tyler and Lind-
ville J. Tylor, their heirs and assigns all that
my messuage on tenement situate lying and
being in Lawrence County and Territory of
Arkansas, and immediately on Reed's
Creek and according to James Mais obliga-
tion and blazes I there made on the South
side of the Creek, this messuage to comm-
ence at the North East of Section One, run to
the South bank of Reed's Creek on the South
margin of the same. Thence West to an Oak
called a Water Oak with 2 notches and one blaze
thence south to the division line, then
North to the Corner, thence East to the corner.
Where the survey set out, this messuage is the
North half of North East quarter of Section
One Township 15 North, Range four West
and lastly as to all the rest, render and
remainder of my real and personal Estate
goods and chattels of what kind and nature
soever, I give and bequeath the same to my
said beloved wife during her widowhood Rachel
Tyler, who I hereby appoint sole Executrix
of this my last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking all former Will by me made in
writing wherof I have hereunto set my hand,

Will of Peter Tyler
Page 3 (181)

and seal, this ninth of February Eigh-
teen hundred and Thirty two Feb. 9. 1832 ______
N.B. interlined before signed
Peter Tyler
Signed, sealed, published
and declared by the above named
Peter Tyler to be his last
Will and Testament in the
presence of us who have
hereunto subscribed our names
as witnesses in the presence
of the Testator.
John Milligan
Wm Smith
Benjamin Watson
Territory of Arkansas This day personally
County of Lawrence appears before me
David W. Lewi___ Clerk of the County Court
in and for said county, John Milligan
and William Smith two of the subscribing
witnesses to the foregoing last Will and
Testament of Peter Tyler, and after being
duly sworn for that purpose, testify and
say that said Peter Tyler at the time of ma-
king his will was of sound and disproving mind
and that he subscribed his name to the same
in their presence and appeared to fully un-
derstand the true intent and meaning of the
same, and that they were called upon to wit-
ness the same, and that they did subscribe
their names to the same in his presence.

In his will, Peter Tyler's wife is identified as Rachel. It is likely, however, that he had more than one wife as his twenty children seem to have been born over a span of at least thirty-five years. The surnames of some of Peter's sons-in-law are known because he used those names in his will.

Rachel's surname (Wolfe) was provided by F. N. Hines, a descendant of Peter's son, Baker.

Peter's middle name was provided by F. N. Hines.

His children are basically in the order they were presented in the will and many birthdates are estimated from census records.

The youngest four children received specific bequests in Peter's will while the older ones (presumed independent and already married) received one dollar. Peter had probably already provided things for them, so concerned himself with leaving his youngest four children provided for.
He died before 23 Apr 1832 in Powhatan, Lawrence, Arkansas Territory. His will was proved, so he died before then.
It is speculated that Peter Tyler and his brother/relatives were Loyalists during the American Revolution. There are records of a hearing about the Llewellen Conspiracy involving William and Peter Tyler, but we can't prove he is our Peter Tyler, beyond it being a man of the right name at the right time and place. Perhaps lingering anti-Loyalist sentiment is why he removed from North Carolina to the wilds of Kentucky.

Peter Jordan TYLER and Rachel (WOLFE?) were married before 1810 in Kentucky. Peter married a Rachel, possibly a Rachel Wolfe, who may be the Rachel in his will.
If Rachael is the same wife he had on the 1810 KY census and 1830 AR Terr. census (and in his will), then she could not be the mother of his oldest few children, because she was born 1770-1780.
She may well be the mother of all of his Kentucky-born children, but because of her birthdate possibilites from the census, we can conclude that Peter had at least two wives.
Rachel (WOLFE?) was born between 1770 and 1780. She died before 1850 in Arkansas. There is a Rachel Tyler on the tax list for Strawberry Twp., Lawrence, AR Territory in 1833.

We haven't found Rachel Tyler on census records in 1840 or 1850, so we don't know when she died. Two sons have a 60-70 year old woman living with them in 1840: Edmund and Earl Clifford Tyler. Either man could have a mother-in-law living with the family. Peter Jordan TYLER and Rachel (WOLFE?) had the following children:

2	i.	John B. TYLER was born about 1778 in North Carolina. Nothing is currently known about this John Tyler.
+3	ii.	James TYLER.
+4	iii.	William TYLER.
+5	iv.	Mary TYLER.
+6	v.	Griffin S. TYLER.
+7	vi.	Baker TYLER.
+8	vii.	Ruth TYLER.
9	viii.	Solomon TYLER was born about 1798 in Kentucky. Nothing definite is currently known about our Solomon Tyler. There is a Soloman Tyler in Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky in 1820 (HeritageQuest census images). He is head of a household containing: 1 free white male 16<26 (our Soloman is prob. about 22) 1 person engaged in agriculture (presumably Soloman) There is a Solomon Tyler in Warren Co., Kentucky in 1830. Perhaps elderly grandparents or other in-laws are living with him, since the household contains: 1 male 10<15 1 male 30<40 (Solomon, abt 32) 1 male 80<90 1 female <5 1 female 20<30 1 female 80-90 Both the elderly male and female are too old to be either Solomon or his wife's parents, if they really are each 80 or older. There is a Solomon Tyler on the 1834 tax list for Crawford Co., Arkansas Territory. There is a land patent for a Solomon Tyler in Crawford Co., Arkansas in 1840, for 80 acres.
+10	ix.	Scina TYLER.
+11	x.	Levisa "Vicey" TYLER.
+12	xi.	Lavina TYLER.
+13	xii.	Thomas TYLER.
+14	xiii.	Edmund B. TYLER.
+15	xiv.	Allen TYLER.
+16	xv.	Uriah TYLER.
+17	xvi.	Earl Clifford TYLER.
+18	xvii.	Silviah TYLER.
+19	xviii.	Preston TYLER.
+20	xix.	Lindville J. TYLER.
+21	xx.	Elafair TYLER.