The names Tice, Tyss and Theiss in England

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Dora Smith

The names Tice, Tyss and Theiss in England

Legg inn av Dora Smith » 23 jul 2007 03:16:24

I am trying to trace a Tice/ Tyce family in Shaftesbury and Motcombe,
Dorsetshire, England, in the early 17th century. The will of an extremely
prosperous man, William Tyce, in 1649, mentioned a sister Anne Tice in New
England and her posterity, mentioned a Thomas King and his eight children
for no apparent reason, leading to speculation that Thomas King of
Shaftesbury who is known to have gone to New England had married Anne Tice.
Thomas's brother or his son (not sure offhand which) was a wealthy mercer
and became mayor of Shaftesbury. William seems to have belonged to a
rather remarkable family; while he does not mention any other family members
in New England, leading one to wonder why Anne would have been there unless
she accompanied a husband tehre, since a daughter of this family would not
have gone there as a servant. He does mention a friend or relative who was
living in India - probably I would think in connection with the textile
trade.

Beyond this he mentions a sister Mary, two brothers in law Walter Tice and
Peter Tice, a cousin William Mojar, and a cousin John Crouch.

Documents suggest that possibly this William, who was born at Motcombe near
Shaftesbury to unknown parents, belonged to a prosperous Tyce/ Tice family
that was spread out into clumps here and there across three adjacent
counties of England.

I wasn't aware that Theiss/ Tyss was an English name. I am under the
impression that it is a Dutch name. Some spellings don't look unlikely to
be found in France.

I actually wonder if they were Protestant refugees from mainland France,
Flanders or the Netherlands. These families were much of the petit
bourgeois of France at the time, and they prospered in England.

What do people here think: Was Theiss/ Tyss an English name, or did these
people come fairly recently from western Europe?

Is anyone famliar with a well off family with this name in southern England
in the early 17th century?

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Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, TX
tiggernut24@yahoo.com

AdrianBnjmBurke

Re: The names Tice, Tyss and Theiss in England

Legg inn av AdrianBnjmBurke » 24 jul 2007 02:33:02

On Jul 22, 10:16 pm, "Dora Smith" <villan...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
I am trying to trace a Tice/ Tyce family in Shaftesbury and Motcombe,
Dorsetshire, England, in the early 17th century. The will of an extremely
prosperous man, William Tyce, in 1649, mentioned a sister Anne Tice in New
England and her posterity, mentioned a Thomas King and his eight children
for no apparent reason, leading to speculation that Thomas King of
Shaftesbury who is known to have gone to New England had married Anne Tice.
Thomas's brother or his son (not sure offhand which) was a wealthy mercer
and became mayor of Shaftesbury. William seems to have belonged to a
rather remarkable family; while he does not mention any other family members
in New England, leading one to wonder why Anne would have been there unless
she accompanied a husband tehre, since a daughter of this family would not
have gone there as a servant. He does mention a friend or relative who was
living in India - probably I would think in connection with the textile
trade.

Beyond this he mentions a sister Mary, two brothers in law Walter Tice and
Peter Tice, a cousin William Mojar, and a cousin John Crouch.

Documents suggest that possibly this William, who was born at Motcombe near
Shaftesbury to unknown parents, belonged to a prosperous Tyce/ Tice family
that was spread out into clumps here and there across three adjacent
counties of England.

I wasn't aware that Theiss/ Tyss was an English name. I am under the
impression that it is a Dutch name. Some spellings don't look unlikely to
be found in France.

I actually wonder if they were Protestant refugees from mainland France,
Flanders or the Netherlands. These families were much of the petit
bourgeois of France at the time, and they prospered in England.

What do people here think: Was Theiss/ Tyss an English name, or did these
people come fairly recently from western Europe?

Is anyone famliar with a well off family with this name in southern England
in the early 17th century?

--
Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, TX
tiggernu...@yahoo.com

i can't help you much dora although when you wrote about her being
from too good a family to have gone to NE as a servant to some one
else reminded me of the article outlining agnes harris' royal descent
by richardson i believe - and he found that she had come to NE as a
bonded servant to her uncle if i am remembering correctly and she was
from a gentle family so perhaps other young girls from good families
did make their away to america in such form....for what it's worth!

adrian benjamin burke

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