Unknown TULLIS
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Robert (presumed) TULLIS
(Abt 1680-Bef 1726)

 

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Robert (presumed) TULLIS

  • Born: Abt 1680, ? Scotland
  • Marriage: Unknown
  • Died: Bef 1726, NJ (Salem County, New Jersey)

  Noted events in his life were:

• Note, 1704, Burlington County, NJ. In 1704 Robert Tullis was listed in Burlington Co, NJ, as a Friend unwilling to bear arms and kill.

• Note, 1714, NJ. In 1714 Robert Tullie was one of the signers of a paper refusing to pay the Royal Governor's taxes. In June 1715, all of the signers were indicted, and the statement was made that they are all of Cohansey (the Cohansey River area). A copy of the indictment was forwarded to London along with the statement that "They are all from New England that have signed it." (History of the Counties of Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland, NJ, by Thos. Cushing and Charles Sheppard, 1883, pp. 519-520.) This has led to speculation that Robert Tullis was from New England, perhaps Connecticut.

• Note, 1715, NJ. In 1715 his name appeared on the list of Colonial Militia from the north side of the Cohansey River.

• Note, 1725, Greenwich, Salem County, NJ. Robert Tullis had died some time before March 8, 1725/26 when Henry Joyce, of Greenwich (then Salem Co, now Cumberland Co), willed 5 shillings to the widow of Robert Tullis, in addition to cancelling all debts owed to him by Robert Tullis. He also mentioned "all my stones that Robert Tulles digged in the Woods".

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In March 8, 1725/6 Henry Joyce of Greenwich left by will five shillings to the widow of Robert Tulles in addition to cancelling all debts owed to him by Robert Tulles. He mentioned "all my stones" that Robert Tulles buried in the woods. Researchers have expressed the view that this widow may be that Ester Fithian, a daughter of Samuel and Priscilla (Burnett) Fithian based on the fact that Henry Joyce made a bequest to Jeremiah Fithian, son of the executor, Josiah Fithian. Samuel Fithian and Mathias Fithian were witnesses to the will along with John Cox. (Ref: Doc. No. 2; No. 4, pg. 189).

• Note: children. Church records of the Pittsgrove (NJ) Presbyterian Church and the Deerfield (NJ) Presbyterian Church make it reasonably clear that Robert was the father of Robert Jr, Francis, William, and Priscilla. That is because they all stayed in that part of New Jersey. However, we know that Moses moved to Virginia. Consequently, no record of him is found in any of these early New Jersey church records. Therefore, the evidence that Robert was the father of Moses is circumstantial-- based on the fact that Moses was from Cumberland Co, NJ, and of about the right age to have been a son of Robert, and this was the only Tullis family in the area at that time. Note that William (another son of Robert) named one of his sons Moses, which could be viewed as evidence that William and Moses were brothers; however, the father of William's wife was also named Moses.

• Note. It is also widely believed that Robert Tullis emigrated from Scotland and research in Scotland indicates that the name Tullis (with older spellings and variations such as "Tullus","Tullois", "Tullos") originated in Fife. In about 1700, a Robert Tullis (also spelled "Tillas" or "Tholas") was born in Largo, a parish in South Fife. This Robert Tullis was the grandfather of another Robert Tullis that founded R. Tullis & Company (later Tullis Russell & Company) and began operating a paper mill near Markinch, on the river Leven, in 1809. This Robert Tullis was also the original publisher of the county newspaper, the Fife Herald, numerous books and was the official printer for St. Andrews University. This branch of the Tullises in Fife used two first names with great frequency: Robert and William (the name of the father of Robert, the printer and paper manufacturer, as well as the name of his brother and a son). (Ref: Doc. No. 69; No. 70).
Robert Tullis, who lived in New Jersey, appears to have been born sometime around 1680. No trans-Atlantic connection has yet been made between Robert Tullis of New Jersey and the Tullis families who lived in Fife during 17th Century. However, the strikingly similar naming patterns used by Robert Tullis of New Jersey and the descendants of the Robert Tullis born in Largo are noteworthy. In addition there are other possible connections. For instance, in 1668 Thomas Tullos married Janet Garner in Crail. In 1683 Robert Tullous married Barbara Gardener ("Gairdner") in St. Andrews. (Ref: Doc. No. 52; No. 70).
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• See also. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tomtullis&id=I1858

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tullis/genealogy/index.htm

http://www.tullistrees.org


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