Adam Tysinger Sr. 1
- Born: Abt 1756, , , , DEU 1 2
- Marriage (1): Sara Summey about 1783 in , Rowan, NC
- Died: 1822, Silver Hill, Davidson, NC about age 66 1 2
Noted events in his life were:
1. He signed a will on 23 Nov 1821 in , Davidson, NC. In the Name of God Amen I Adam Tysinger of the County of Rowan & State of North Carolina being there the abundant mercy and good of God the weak in Body yet of a sound & perfect understanding and memory do make & Constitute this my last will & testament imprimis. I most humbly bequeath my soul to God my maker beseeching his most gracious acceptance of it this the all sufficient merits and meditation of my most compassionate redeemer Jesus Christ who gave himself to be an atonement for my sins and is able to save to the utmost all that come to God by him seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them and who I trust will not reject me a returning penitent sinner when I come to him for mercy in this hope and confidence render up my soul with comfort humbly beseeching the most blessed & glorious trinity one Gog most holy and gracious to prepare me for the time of my dipilation & then to take me to to himself in that peace & rest & incomparable felicity who he has blessed for those fear & love his holy name Amen blessed be god.
Imprimis I give my body to the Earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of its resurrection from the use to the last day. As for my burial I desire it may be at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named who I doubt not will manage it with all requisite prudence. As to my worldly estate I will and positively order that all my just debts be paid.
Item I give to my daughter Barbary Tysinger. one new livested and one half of my late wife's fine close and one feather and shaff bed and furniture.
Item I give to my well beloved niece Lear Summey daughter of Jacob Summey the other half of my wifes close.
I give to my well beloved son Peter Tysinger five shillings.
I give to my well beloved daughter Polly Evans five shillings.
Item I give to my well beloved son Adam Tysinger five shillings.
Item I give to my well beloved daughter Rebecca Umphrey five shillings.
Item I give to my well beloved son Michael Tysinger five shillings.
All the rest of my property not named in my will to be sold and after my debts are paid the balance I give to my well beloved daughter Lucy Tysinger and do constitute and appoint my worthy friend Gasper Smith and my son Peter Tysinger my Executors of this my last will & testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 23 day of November in the year of our Lord 1821.
(signed) Adam Tysinger.
2. Book: The Heritage of Davidson County 1982: Adam Tysinger Descendants 1163, 1982. 1
Adam Tysinger Descendants 1163
By Hazel Tysinger Smyth
Sources: Bureau of Census, records from Salisbury and Lexington courthouse, wills and deeds of descendants, family records, grave stones, church records, and personal papers.
About 1770-1778, 3 Tysinger brothers came from Germany. Nicholas settled in Pa., one brother (name unknown) settled in Va. In Shenandoah Valley section, and Adam settled in Silver Hill section in N.C. Records show this to be the first Tysinger (also spelled "Tisinger" and "Tisineer") to come to this state.
Adam Tysinger married a Summey and they had 6 children named: Barbara, Polly who m. an Evans, Adam, Rebecca who m. and Umphrey, Michael and Peter.
His son Adam m. Molly Beeker. They had 9 children: Henry m. 5 Mar. 1862 Sovina Beck, Mary, Adam, Peter, Sophia, Philip, Polly, Peggy and John. The family moved to Old Salem, now known as Winston-Salem. Some descendants moved to Asheboro and other parts of Randolph Co.
His son Peter m. Margaret Beeker. They had 7 children: John m. Catherine Beck 3 Apr. 1855; David m. (?); Barbara m. Leonard Rickard; Elizabeth m. Daniel Back; Margaret m. James Mills; Philip m. Anne Lanier and had 4 children; Adam never married.
His son Michael (b. c1804) m. Dovey Williams (b. c.1800 had red hair). They had 5 children: Priscilla; Tom who m. Nancy Wilkerson; Eliza m. Bill Cameron (both are buried in family cemetery 2 miles off High Rock Rd.); Robert; and Mary.
Michael Tysinger and wife Dovey are buried In the edge of a field about 5 miles outside Denton on Yates Rd. He was a blacksmith.
3. Biography: Written by Rayvon Tysinger, "Tysingers of Davidson County", in 2008. 2 Adam Tysinger, born around 1756, is the first known Tysinger ancestor to live in Davidson County, North Carolina (actually Rowan County at that time). The first record for Adam Tysinger in Rowan County, NC, was in 1778, when he applied for a Land Grant. The land office re-opened in 1778, having closed in 1765. It is possible that Adam was in Rowan County earlier than 1778. After Adam paid the taxes (50 shillings for every 100 acres) and the land was surveyed, he was awarded State Grant #1003 on 4 November 1784 for 390 acres of fertile farmland. His grant was located on the south side of Stoney Run creek near its intersection with present day Holly Grove Road ( map ). A deed description dated 4 November 1784, in which Adam is listed as Frederick Dickinger, is on file at the archives of Rowan County. Curiously, he remained the owner of this grant for less than three years, transferring the land to Philip Coontz on 14 May 1787.
Adam is listed in the 1784 Rowan County Tax List of Captain Frederick Smith's District and in the First Census of the United States, Salisbury District, Rowan County in the year 1790.
Adam married Sara Summey in 1783-1784 and they had seven children; Peter (b. ca 1786, d. 1876), Adam II (b. ca 1788, d. 1844), Polly (b. ca 1791), Rebecca (b. ca 1794), Barbara (b. ca 1796), Michael (b. ca 1804, d. between 1870 and 1880), and Magdelena (b. 7 Aug 1806, d. before 1821). Adam and his family eventually resettled in southern Davidson County in the Silver Hill community. There the family farmed and worked at the Silver Hill mine during the 1800's.
Adam's original will, signed 23 November 1821, is filed at the NC Archives in Raleigh. Adam died in 1822 and is buried in Rowan County, perhaps at Beck's Reformed Church, as he attended there.
Adam married Sara Summey about 1783 in , Rowan, NC. (Sara Summey was born about 1766 and died before Nov 1821 in Silver Hill, Davidson, NC.)
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