Researching Colonel Tye
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1724 people with the Tye surname? In that year Tye was ranked number 2010 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Colonel Tye on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Colonel Tye and the Tye Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2212 people with the Tye surname in the UK? Tye is now ranked number 2218 for popularity in the UK. |
Tye Family History Databases
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Tye Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Tye surname in the USA? Tye is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Colonel Tye
Colonel Tye
Titus Cornelius, also known as Titus, Tye, and famously as Colonel Tye ( – 1780), was a slave of African descent in the Province of New Jersey who fought as a Black Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War; he was known for his leadership and fighting skills. He fought with a volunteer corps of escaped Virginia Colony slaves in the Ethiopian Regiment and the "Black Brigade" associators. Tye died from tetanus and lockjaw from a musket wound in the wrist following a short siege in September 1780 against Captain Joshua Huddy. Tye was one of the most feared and effective guerrilla leaders opposing the American patriot forces in central New Jersey.
Source: Colonel Tye, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Tye
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